Tuesday, February 24, 2009 from 8:00am to 3:30pm
at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus

The 2009 Supply Chain Management Research Center Annual Conference, co-hosted by the Ozark Roundtable of the CSCMP is an educational outreach program that provides funding for student activities. This is our 8th conference.

About the Conference

Supply chain management, the integration of business processes within a company and between companies, constantly strives to improve customer service levels and reduce costs.   The current economic conditions only magnify the importance of identifying and correctly evaluating strategic supply chain options.  This one day conference will give you insight and practical guidance from leading supply chain industry professionals and academia, looking well beyond just the fundamentals of surviving a down cycle economy.  Plan to join our distinguished speakers from Europe, Washington DC, the world’s largest retailer, leading consumer package goods companies and transportation and third party service providers.

What You Can Expect to Learn

• Insights regarding both current and long term economic and government issues relevant to the Supply Chain
• Supply chain fundamentals necessary to create value for the customer 
• A focus on how to create supply chain value in a tough economic environment, including:

• Cost to serve strategies.
• A case study demonstrating when lowest cost per unit marketplace leadership becomes a strategy for losing market share.
• Amplifying cost savings with “Green is Lean” strategies.
• “Wonderment;” looking outside traditional supply chain fundamentals to create value.
  

Confirmed Speakers

• Johnnie Dobbs, Executive Vice President Logistics & Supply Chain at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
• Janet Kavinoky,  Director of Transportation Infrastructure Congressional and Public Affairs for the US Chamber of Commerce
• The 2008 Walton College FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case Team
• Wes Kemp, President & Chief Operating Officer,  ABF Freight System, Inc.
• Pat Reed, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, FedEx Freight
• Gary Whicker, Sr. Vice President Engineering Services, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. 
• Dr. J. Rod Franklin,  Vice President Product Development/Contract Logistics, Kuehne + Nagel
• Matthew Lindsey, Director Customer Service, Unilever
• Dr. John Ozment, Professor of Logistics and Oren Harris Chairholder, University of Arkansas
• Lisa Lowie, Director Customer Service/Logistics, Procter & Gamble
• Mike Liebherr, Vice President Transportation, ConAgra Foods
• Andres Lopez, Global Director Customer Logistics, Johnson & Johnson
   
  

For questions or assistance, please contact Monica at 479-575-7334 or MSprankell@walton.uark.edu