From Here to Sustainability: The Profit (and Pitfalls) of Environmentally Responsible Business 
– Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com

– Ann Dozier, Vice President, Strategic Industry Initiatives, The Coca-Cola Company

– David G. Haubert, Director, Manufacturer Collaboration, Safeway, Inc. Marketing Strategies
– Marianne Timmons, Vice President, Supply Chain and Global Business to Business, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
– Lori Bigler, Manager Strategic Industry Initiatives, The J.M. Smucker Company Since Wegmans Food Markets, The Procter & Gamble Company and The J.M. Smucker Company published their New Ways of Working Together case study results and a “How To” recommendations guide for companies wishing to capitalize on New Ways of Working Together, Safeway, Inc., The Kroger Company and The Coca-Cola Company have piloted the program and will share pilot results, findings and recommendations. Join Wegmans and Coca-Cola as they detail new and emerging Direct-Store-Delivery specifics; and The J. M. Smucker Company as they share pilot findings from their Safeway, Inc. New Ways of Working Together pilot activity. The session will also provide an update on “How To” recommendations for collaborative supplier/retailer teams wishing to utilize New Ways of Working Together to eliminate disruptions and mutually grow their businesses.

Supply Chain Technology: Smaller, Faster, Better Download the PDF of the presentation!

– Jack Uldrich, President, The NanoVeritas Group
Nanotechnology, the manipulation of very small-scale matter, has immense potential to alter the CPG landscape as we know it. Learn how companies can leverage nanotechnology to improve food, beverage and consumer packaged goods quality, packaging, shelf-life, inventory control measures and transportation costs, just to name a few.

1:00 – 1:15 pm

IS/LD Welcome

– Ronald Volpe, Customer Vice President – Global Supply Chain, Kraft Foods North America, Inc.
Recently shared as a best supply chain practice at ECR Europe in Milan, and a 2007 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Innovation Award Finalist, Ronald Volpe presents the Kraft Foods Global Supply Chain developed approach for collaboration and innovation with retailers using a defined process and toolkit. In global rollout, senior managers of cross-functional teams from both Kraft and the retailer gather for a two-day open innovation session to look at the entire supply chain from manufacturer’s plant to store shelf. The end result is a shared short, medium and long term roadmap to drive category growth through supply chain transformation.

– Kremblewski, Global Business Expert, Demand Planning, The Procter & Gamble Company
Procter & Gamble’s Mark Kremblewski will present a demand planning perspective from P&G’s global initiative to become demand driven, highlighting both the benefits and lessons learned. P&G launched its Consumer-Driven Supply Network (CDSN) to leverage the power of P&G’s global supply network and ensure that P&G wins at the First Moment of Truth – when the shopper has the opportunity to select which product to buy in a store. Kremblewski will discuss new technologies in demand sensing and how they are playing a key role in P&G’s consumer-driven initiative, including a glimpse into the future of utilizing this technology for transportation requirements, forecasting and incorporating a key retailer’s POS data into the demand planning process. Participants will walk away with an understanding of the benefits of implementing demand-driven strategies and the importance of the role demand planning plays.

Collaborative Ordering Between Wegmans and Coke: A Story of New Ways of Working Together in the DSD Environment  sponsored by Oracle

– Steve Ball, Supply Chain Manager, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

– Kraig Adams, Collaborative Industry Development Manager, The Coca-Cola Company

- Leigh O’Donnell, Manager of Sales Technology and Communication, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
 

The value of data increases exponentially as it moves beyond disparate data to intelligent insights, incisive simulations and intuitive tools to bring it all together for decision makers. The incremental competitive advantage is based on timely and consistent insights shared efficiently across the enterprise and the ability to take quick actions. Wrigley capitalized on this concept by taking a multi-faceted approach to meet the challenge. The approach included streamlining reporting from disparate sources into a single consistent view, and by leveraging intuitive tools, which utilize external and internal data to provide timely answers to decision makers.  The enhanced ability of decision making resulted in noticeable gains in multiple areas.

 
Rapid Solution Development, An Innovative Approach: Welch’s Transportation Case Study Download the PDF of the presentation!
– William Coyne, Director, Procurement and Logistics, Welch Foods Inc.
– William Copacino, President and CEO, Oco Inc.
Welch Foods recently deployed a “rapid solution” to address their complex information and reporting needs in transportation with great success---implementing the solution in just six weeks! This case study describes how Welch’s receives the detailed, accurate information they need to analyze their business and to gain important insights on improvement opportunities, or to monitor the business on a day to day basis without the long time and traditional infrastructure investment in a lengthy information systems development project .

Growth Through Direct Store Delivery (DSD)

– Dale Brockwell, Customer Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Kraft Foods North America, Inc.
– Lora Cecere, Research Director, AMR Research, Inc Download the PDF of Dr. Cecere's presentation!

– Guy Blissett, Senior Consultant, IBM
– Lora Cecere, Research  Director, AMR Research Inc.
Guy Blissett and Lora Cecere will deliver an enhanced look at 2008 GMA Information Technology Investment and Effectiveness Study findings which include insight into IT complexity, the latest IT strategies, trends and resource allocation for CPG companies, and a global overview. In addition, the report will highlight perceptions of IT effectiveness from the corporate perspective. The survey will also delve into benchmarks delivered on plans and status for industry initiatives including, data synchronization, improving ROI of IT capital, ensuring disaster recovery/business continuity, increased monitoring capital, ensuring disaster recovery/business continuity, increased monitoring of social networks/blogs, etc., and more.

Supply Chain General Session

Globalization of the Supply Chain

– Sumit Chandra, Principal, A.T. Kearney, Inc.

– Mirko Martich, Partner, A.T. Kearney, Inc.

Ripe with opportunity, supply chain globalization is becoming a key priority within the organizational strategic planning process.  However, the globalized supply chain poses significant operating and supply chain complexities.  This session will look at key drivers of globalization for CPG and retail, the complexities of operating a global supply chain, key opportunities for supply chain and IT partnering, and strategies for success.  Specifically, this session will share best practices related to:

• Planning the global supply chain

• Designing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing in a global supply chain

• How IT enables the global supply chain

• Managing supply chain execution with visibility and exception management

• Effectively collaborating across the globe with multiple supply chain and logistics partners 

• Managing disparate applications, data, and architectures

- Christopher Sellers, CEO, Agentrics
-Joseph Tarnowski, Editor, Nonfoods & Technology, Progressive Grocer
Retailers and their supplier partners are working more closely than ever to enhance collaborative partnering with data sharing. Today, a clean, clear and consistent view of data shared between partners for purchasing/sales, agreed upon performance measures, inbound receiving status, and more, is possible. Learn how Ahold is revamping its technology foundations to enhance business processes employed by Ahold and their trading partners with data-enabled visibility where everyone has access to the same information and how this promotes a win/win for partners.

–  Clay Broussard, Manager, Customer Supply Chain & Logistics, PepsiCo, Inc.

–  Greg Cooper, Vice President Sales Operations, Dean Foods Company

While retailers and their supplier partners are cautious about EPC/RFID in Direct Store Delivery (DSD) operations, retailers tend to see more value potential with the technology. This session will highlight findings of the Global Commerce Initiative’s DSD Working Group survey of members pertaining to their views and experiences surrounding DSD-specific application of EPC/RFID. Discover what retailers view as the most promising potential application areas along with open dialogue on obstacles hindering wide-spread industry adoption such as strategic organizational prioritization and proof of ROI. In an effort to overcome challenges, trading partners continue to advance EPC/RFID initiatives and survey respondents offer recommendations for DSD-specific movement.

Triple-Play: Process, Practices and Performance with SCOR™- Part I

Joseph Francis, Chief Technology Officer, The Supply Chain Council

The first of two back-to-back breakout sessions focused on the Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR™) will give participants an executive overview of the benefits and components of SCOR™, which was developed by the Supply Chain Council to integrate well-know concepts into business process reengineering, benchmarking and process measurement in a cross-functional framework. Integrating business performance measurement and benchmarking using open standards along with a global supply chain language for organization and management, SCOR helps practitioner companies outperform the DOW and S&P 500.  Topics to be covered include:

·         Overview of SCOR™ performance benefits from industry research

·      The SCOR™ view of extended global supply chains – process, practice and performance

·      GreenSCOR™ components for characterizing Environmental effects of supply chain

·      RiskSCOR™ components for stability and sustainability of supply chain

·       Collection of case studies of SCOR™ program implementation

·       2007 SCORmark™ supply chain benchmarking data from a variety of global industries and regions

Vertical Market Best Practice: Integrating Demand Generation, Demand Synchronization and Demand Fulfillment in the Electronics Industry

– Joel Butler, Executive, Supply Chain Strategy, Accenture

Triple-Play: Process, Practices and Performance with SCOR™- Part II

(Requires pre-registration and participation will be limited to 30 attendees)

Joseph Francis, Chief Technology Officer, The Supply Chain Council

Attendees from SCOR™ Part I are encouraged to pre-register for this supplemental session that will dive into your particular company’s operations.  After an overview of the benefits and components of the Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR™), attendees will participate in an interactive exchange facilitated by Joseph Francis on identifying, scorecarding and benchmarking YOUR supply chain – including templates and a step-by-step “how to” guide.  Because of the hands-on, in-depth nature of this session, space will be limited to the first 30 registrants and reservations may be made by contacting Alexis Larkin at alarkin@gmaonline.org.  Participants are requested to bring a laptop. 

– Karen Butner, Global Supply Chain Management Lead, IBM, Global Business Services

RFID: Where Is the Value?    sponsored by Microsoft

Kevin Brown, Director, Information Techonology, Daisy Brand

As we look beyond the added cost of RFID source tagging for compliance, how can a company leverage the investment in this techonology to their competitive advantage to not only reduce supply chain costs, but provide superior customer service?  In this session, Kevin Brown will reveal how Daisy Brand has moved beyond compliance and further capitalized on RFID investments originally made to meet the Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club RFID mandates to drive production and distribution efficiencies, ensure freshness and increase sales and market share.

How Does a Significant Logistics Cost Savings Fit into Your “Green” Initiatives?   sponsored by ORTEC

Longin Jurkovic, Partner, IMPACT Technology Group

With fuel prices on the rise, drivers in short supply and a diverse product mix, logistics execution is becoming an increasingly complex process.  There are new and innovative ways to reduce logistics related spend.  Reducing the total number of truck loads by increasing load space efficiencies, decreasing fuel costs and miles driven through fleet route optimization, and utilizing backhaul opportunities through visibility of assets and available loads can significantly reduce logistics costs.  Join us for the best practices that logistics providers and leading CPG organizations utilize to optimize their bottom line profitability.

The CPG-Retail Equation: Increasing Supply Chain Visibility and Collaboration for Mutual Benefit  sponsored by IBM

Brad Stitt, Associate Partner, Supply Chain Strategy, IBM (moderator)

Don Mowery, Director, eBusiness, Nestle Purina PetCare Company

James Pleiman, Vice President, Logistics Schering-Plough HealthCare Products

Laura Poljanac, Senior Director, Customer Services, ConAgra Foods

Steve Rawleigh, Director, Customer Fulfillment Alberto-Culver Company

The value of collaborative business relationships is well documented, but given today's Global supply chain strategies much more is at stake. This panel will explore the aspects of supply chain visibility among the CPG and Retail business enterprises. Of particular importance are the complexities of product sourcing, multiple channel distribution, and an intensifying competitive consumer environment. The facilitated session will center around three main topics: tools and measures to increase supply chain visibility, practical solutions for increasing sales effectiveness, and actionable steps to improve demand driven replenishment operations to drive increased benefits for both Retailers and CPG manufacturers.

The Right Product, Right Place and Right Price   sponsored by Oracle
Marisa Ragsdale, I/T Supply Chain & Shared Services, Cargill Food Ingredients & Systems North America

– Larry Cooper, Vice President, Distribution, Harris Teeter, Inc.

– Additional speakers to be announced
Learn what leading CPG companies are doing now to promote an environmentally sustainable industry and what they plan for their near- and long-term futures. Industry leaders in the environmental sustainability movement present their insights into opportunities and challenges for the industry and share their company motivators - from consumer insight, share-holder requests, employees as stake holders, regulatory mandates, practical ROI, to just doing what’s right - to progress the industry’s sustainability involvement.