Letter from the Chairman

Clifford F. Lynch
President
C. F. Lynch & Associates

As supply chains lengthen and customer requirements become more precise and complex, firms are finding that their success in particular markets is more and more dependent on the efficiency of their supply chains.

Increasing global movements are requiring a knowledge of new modes of transport, as well as languages, cultures, geography, and regulations that can be challenging to many logistics managers.

Combine these with many firms’ underlying aversion to risk, and you have a wonderful opportunity for outsourcing.

Many logistics service providers also have recognized the trends and changing requirements, and have become much more sophisticated and knowledgeable than they were just a few short years ago.

The result is that an increasing number of firms are finding that outsourcing can be a very effective method of meeting their supply chain challenges.  While outsourcing has always been a meaningful force in the industry, it is now even more so.

Clifford F. Lynch
President
C. F. Lynch & Associates

Gene Tyndall
President
Supply Chain Executive Advisors

I am very pleased to be one of the chairs for the 5th 3PL Summit and 3rd Outsourcing Logistics conference this year.

It is widely recognized that eyefortransport organizes and delivers some of the best content-driven conferences in our supply chain and logistics industries.  Excellent speakers, insightful panel sessions, and interactive roundtables provide for outstanding learnings, sharing, and actionable ideas for all. In addition, there are several opportunities for meeting others and networking.

I look forward to seeing many industry supply chain and logistics people in Atlanta again this year.

Gene Tyndall
President
Supply Chain Executive Advisors

Clifford F. Lynch, President, C. F. Lynch & Associates

Clifford F. Lynch of C. F. Lynch & Associates has been in the logistics industry for 47 years.  He was with The Quaker Oats Company for 29 years, the last 13 of those as Vice President – Logistics.  He was president of Trammell Crow Distribution Corporation from 1987 – 1993, and has provided management advisory services in logistics for the past 13 years.

He attended public schools in Memphis, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

He is a Certified Member of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics and is a member of:

• Editorial Advisory Board, DC Velocity
  
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business Logistics
  
• Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
  
• Editorial Review Board, Supply Chain Management Review
  
• Warehousing Education and Research Council

Mr. Lynch is a member and past president of the Council of Logistics Management and has received numerous awards in the field of logistics.  Among them are:

• CLM Distinguished Service Award
  
• Traffic Management Magazine Professional Achievement Award
  
• University of Tennessee Department of Marketing and Transportation Distinguished Alumnus
  
• President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  
• 1992 Salzberg Memorial Medallion
• 1997 AST & L Outstanding Transportation/Logistics Executive
  
• 2000 AST & L Chairman’s Award of Excellence
  
• 2000 – 2001 e-Business & e-Supply Chain Executive
  
• 2005 Eagle Award from Operation Stimulus

He is the editor of Axis, a regional logistics magazine, an adjunct at the University of Memphis and a frequent lecturer at other colleges and universities and an author of numerous articles on the subject of logistics and two books on logistics outsourcing.

Mr. Lynch is a director of The Memphis Food Bank, and is licensed as an affiliate real estate broker in the State of Tennessee.

He has consulted for clients in the United States, China, The Philippines, Mexico, and European countries.

Gene Tyndall, President, Supply Chain Executive Advisors

Gene Tyndall is currently President of Supply Chain Executive Advisors, LLC, (SCEA), a global Professional services firm comprised of senior executives who provide strategic advice and management counsel to senior business and public officials around the world.

He is a founding partner of the firm in 2003. Gene is a globally experienced and recognized management consulting and business executive, having advised over 100 corporations in over 40 countries. He has co-authored four books; dozens of articles; and is frequently quoted in business and industry media. He is a frequent seminar/conference speaker and panelist around the world. Gene is a Director of Public and Private Boards.

Prior to founding SCEA, Gene was Executive Vice-President at Ryder System, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 global corporation based in Miami, FL. He was also President of the company’s Global Logistics Division, a $1.8Billion Business Unit.. While at Ryder, he led the corporation’s strategic planning process; transformed its practices and operations; and initiated new technologies, change management, and knowledge management programs, as well as a new product development process.

Prior to joining Ryder, Gene was a Senior Partner and Leader of the Global Supply Chain Management Consulting Practice, growing the business to $1Billion annually. He advised and led strategy formulations for over 100 well-known global corporations during his consulting career – across several industries such as High-Tech, Consumer Electronics, Health Care, Energy, Transportation, and Automotive. He lived in 4 countries and worked in over 40 nations. He also was a member of the firm’s Strategic Planning Team, as well as a lead facilitator with the firm’s Accelerated Strategy Solutions Center.

Gene was a U.S. Navy Officer, serving on an aircraft carrier and at the Pentagon.  He graduated from the University of Maryland; The George Washington University; the Institute of Management Development in Switzerland; and several short executive training programs at Stanford, Harvard, and the University of Miami.

Gene was named one of the “Top Ten Innovators for 2002” by Information Week magazine. He has won several awards as a Keynote Speaker, Group Facilitator, and Conference Chairman.

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