JULY 2007
In this issue:
Call for Speakers and Presentations – Supply-Chain World
North America 2008
New: No-Cost SCOR Benchmarking Service
SCOR Training Comes to You
New SCC Board Members Named
Training & Events Calendar
Latest News
Supply-Chain World North America
Enabling Game-Changing Strategies for Supply Chain
Management
17-19 March, 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Call for Speakers, Presentations and Sponsors
Can you share a case study based on your organization’s
experience? Have you documented results and outcomes from your
SCOR model implementation efforts? Or perhaps you have insights
to offer your peers relevant to one of the educational tracks below.
We want to hear from you! Submit a proposal to present at this
highly visible conference.
Align your presentation with one of these content tracks:
Supply Chain Performance Management:
Metrics & Benchmarking
Truly Great People – Applying Game Changing
Strategies through Leadership, Change Management
and Education
New Challenges and Leading Practices
Strategy to Execution – Implementing Strategic Supply
Chain Change
View and complete the Call for Prensentations form by 31
August 2007.
Learn more about Supply Chain World North America.
Member Benefits
New:
No-Cost SCOR Benchmarking Service
Effective benchmarking and decision-support tools diagnose your
organization’s operational health – particularly in monitoring trends
and uncovering constraints or excesses in the real-time supply chain.
As an SCC member, you now have access to an invaluable, yet
no-cost benchmarking service: SCORmark. We have launched this
service through an alliance with APQC, a leading global resource for
best practices and benchmarking.
SCORmark is a confidential, members-only service based on
Supply-Chain Operations Reference (SCOR®) Model metrics.
It delivers these benefits:
Set reasonable performance goals based on the SCOR
model.
Calculate performance gaps against a global database.
Develop company-specific roadmaps for supply chain
competitive success.
Dramatically shorten benchmarking cycle time.
Integrate performance measures into APQC’s Open
Standards approach for more robust data analysis.
Access data that has traditionally been costly to obtain.
With these powerful tools now available – at no cost to you – you’re
well on your way. Learn more and start benchmarking today.
SCOR training comes to you
Did you know? In-house SCOR workshops – with content
individualized to your organization’s needs and interests – are now
available to SCC members. We make it convenient and
cost-effective to implement SCOR training, accelerating
improvement to your supply chain. Each course is offered in a
two-day workshop format and delivered on-site at your facility for
up to 25 attendees per course.
Learn from industry leaders without ever leaving your office. With
SCOR in-house training, get the most from your training investment:
- Save travel expense and time
- Tailor content to your needs
- Ensure consistent group learning
- Encourage team building
Learn more about workshops and pricing.
Congratulations
New SCC Board Member Named
The Supply-Chain Council is delighted to announce the election of
Mary Scheibner as the new board chair. Mary is Global Supply Chain
Director for Process Technologies with BASF. Prior to becoming the
board chair, Mary led the SCC Education & Training Committee
through the successful redesign of the SCC training curriculum,
working with Chief Technology Officer Joe Francis. Mary succeeds
Enrique Carrillo, who has resigned from the board and his position
at IBM to pursue other opportunities.
Training & Events Calendar
SCOR & DCOR Workshops
SCOR training can put your supply chain on the fast track to
improvement. Our new two-day workshops, held at convenient
locations across the country or in-house at your organization, will
quickly give your team the tools to enact change.
Reserve your spot today for upcoming public SCOR AND
DCORTM sessions:
- Tokyo, Japan (DCOR)
July 19 – 20, 2007
- Melbourne, Australia (SCOR)
July 30 – August 2, 2007
- Singapore (SCOR)
September 4 – 5, 2007
- São Paulo, Brazil (SCOR)
September 10– 13, 2007
- Chicago, Illinois (SCOR)
September 18 – 21, 2007
- Brussels, Belgium (SCOR & DCOR)
September 18 – 21, 2007
- Washington, D.C. Metro (SCOR & PBL)
October 9 – 12, 2007
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada (SCOR)
October 16 – 17, 2007
- Capetown, South Africa (SCOR & DCOR)
November (TBD)
- Johannesburg, South Africa (SCOR & DCOR)
November (TBD)
- Frankfurt, Germany (SCOR)
November 13– 14, 2007
- San Diego, California (SCOR & DCOR)
November 11 – 16, 2007
- Helsinki, Finland (SCOR)
December 3– 6, 2007
View the full training course schedule and descriptions.
Supply-Chain Council Events
Upcoming SCC events include:
Supply-Chain World – Southeast Asia 2007
Conference and Exposition
6-7 September 2007
Suntec City, Singapore
Make your supply chain ready for the future
Do you have the right strategies, leadership, people, systems and
processes in place? Learn more about conference programming,
speakers and activities. Registration is now available.
The Next-Generation Supply Chain – SCC European
Conference
10-12 October 2007
Brussels, Belgium
Proactive Management of Risk and Compliance
This two-day pan-European event offers four distinct tracks:
Regulatory Compliance, Skills Management, Supplier Disruption and
Outsourcing.
Speakers confirmed to date include:
Axel Ohse, Deutsche Bank
Jon Kihlman, Attorney, Gärde Wesslau Advokatbyrå
Bérengère Ducimetière, Solectron
Alan Waller, president of the Chartered Institute of
Logistics and Transport, chairman of the European
Logistics Users Providers and Enablers Group
Dr. Umit Bititci, Strathclyde University; the Centre
for Business Process Outsourcing
Susanne Aigner, European Commission, Head of
Supply Chain Security Sector in the Directorate General
for Taxation and Customs Union
Registration for this conference, which offers hundreds of
opportunities to learn and network, opened since 15 June.
Learn more and register for the European SCC Conference.
SCOR®/Six Sigma/Lean Convergence Forum
13-14 November 2007
San Diego, California, USA
“Bridging the Gap from Supply Chain Strategy to
Continuous Improvement”
Learn how SCOR can underpin your Six Sigma and Lean activities
while meeting and sharing information with key industry contacts.
This Third Annual Forum will emphasize how the convergence of
these methodologies bridges the gap between supply chain strategy
and continuous improvement. The keynote speaker is Paul C.
Husby, vice president of Supply Chain Services and Operations
at 3M, who will address “Improving Operational Competitive
Advantage in Our Global World.”
Learn more about the Convergence Forum.
For additional training opportunities, the Forum is followed by the
SCOR Convergence Workshop on Thursday and Friday, and
preceded by SCOR Framework training – especially valuable for
those new to the SCOR model – on Monday and Tuesday.
See SCC’s available training dates for more information.
Industry Events
Upcoming events featuring or supported by SCC include:
AVIATION WEEK’s Supply Chain & Logistics
17-18 September
Hyatt Regency DFW
DFW Airport, TX
Network with leading logistics & supply chain experts and learn how
airlines, OEMs, MROs like YOU are tackling supply chain challenges.
Get the tools and techniques you need for faster, more efficient
operations that will minimize out-of-stocks and control costs.
**25+ Airline VIPs already confirmed to attend!
As a member of the Supply-Chain Council, you qualify for the
Discounted Rate, a savings of $400. Offer ends August 8 so
register today!
eyefortransport Hi-Tech & Electronics Supply Chain
Summit 2007
25-26 September
San Francisco, California
This is the No. 1 event in North America focusing on the key issues
surrounding high-tech and electronic supply chains:
Real-world solutions to make your supply chain leaner,
faster and more resilient
How to create greater value and “lean” your supply
chain through accurate forecasting
Skill sets of today’s supply chain thought leaders – and
how to acquire them
Top tips for strategically securing your global network
supply chain
How to stay years ahead of legislation, keep customers
and gain competitive advantage
Evaluating and selecting the perfect-fit 3PL to suit your
specific needs
Best practices in forward staging, hub strategies,
planning, inventory management and order fulfillment
Maximizing synergies between manufacturing and
spare parts organizations
In addition, all attendees who enter “SHERMAN” in the discount code
box will receive a copy of Richard J. Sherman’s forthcoming book,
“Business As Usual Has Been Cancelled… Now what?” when it is
published in December. Sherman has more than 25 years of
marketing and supply chain technology experience and is a founding
member of the Supply-Chain Council.
Supply-Chain Council is a supporting organization for the Summit.
Learn more about the conference and register online.
Europe
Supplier Relationship Management Aerospace
& Defense:
24-25 September, 2007
Maritim Hotel
Berlin, Germany
Moving beyond contractual thinking into long-term strategic
partnerships
The conference will focus on strategies to optimize lead time and
visibility while operating across multiple supply chains, suppliers
and service providers. It will address all issues related to strategic
supplier relationship management – from collaborative logistics
approaches in global sourcing to early supplier involvement in
research and design. Speakers will include representatives of OEMs
and supplier enterprises as well as sub-contractors involved in the
aerospace supply chain.
Learn more about the conference.
Australia
APICS Symposium
6-7 August, 2007
Adelaide, Australia
Success in the Global Supply Chain
This event is sponsored by APICS, a nonprofit organization
committed to facilitating advancement of professionals in the field
of production and inventory management. It is ideal for production
managers, inventory controllers and others who are serious about
succeeding in the supply chain industry.
Learn more and register online, via email:
apics@eventcorp.com.au or by phone: (07) 3334 4400.
SCOR training will be held beforehand.
We’re pleased to provide the July issue of our Supply-Chain Council
(SCC) e-newsletter. We welcome your feedback and suggestions
to make it even more relevant and efficient.
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