{"49859":{"#nid":"49859","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Supply Chain Executive Forum: Reaches for Superior Performance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe fall 2008 meeting of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum (SCEF) met in October to highlight and discuss the work and experience from industry professionals and faculty on the theme of \u0022Reaching for Superior Performance: Strategies and Tools for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement.*\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recent meeting continued the mission of providing supply chain executives with the opportunity to improve the design and functioning of their supply chains. The theme allowed time to be spent on focusing on examples of how companies better measure and improve supply chain performance. In addition, robotics and materials handling innovations were highlighted as well as their role in helping to create the needed improvement in supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. John Langley, Director of the Supply Chain Executive Programs, welcomed the group to campus and reviewed the following key questions and issues for discussion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EWhat challenges are being faced by supply chain executives with regard to the need for continuous supply chain improvement?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EHow do we best assess the performance of today\u0027s supply chains?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EIn what ways can \u0022lean* help to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chains?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EWhat innovative strategies and tools are being used by companies to achieve continuous supply chain improvements?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EWhat important strategies and tools are being used by companies to achieve continuous supply chain improvements?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EWhat important roles can robotics and materials handling provide to help achieve continuous supply chain improvements?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EWhat are some success stories that help to understand effectiveness that may be gained from robotics and materials handling?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\u003Cem\u003EIn what ways can information technology help to achieve continuous supply chain improvements?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ed Frazelle, Founding Director of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute and President and CEO of Logistics Resources International, provided the opening keynote speaking on \u0022Assessing Performance of Today\u0027s Supply Chains.*  Frazelle focused his discussion on moving from the \u0022wrong* supply chain to the \u0022right* supply chain.  Starting with first things first, Frazell stated that \u0022everything develops much faster when you speak the same language; if you speak the same language, you can do almost anything.*\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECharles Barrentine, Chief Operating System Officer and Vice President at Eastman Kodak, discussed \u0022Lean Thinking- A Key to Supply Chain Productivity at Eastman Kodak.*  CB encouraged the group to look at ways to give better customer service.  When looking at ways to do more with less, he recommended looking at the entire business, not just a component. In this way, he said, you can make better decisions on how to implement the principles of lean thinking.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBruce Tompkins, Principal at Tompkins Associates, provided insight into \u0022Supply Chain Benchmarking and Best Prices.*  Bruce identified the following as the best ways to conduct benchmarking: \u0022having strong industry leadership, world-class collection and analysis tools, right participants, subscriber centric processes, a wide range of output methods, and excellence in leader network.*\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a collaborative effort, David DuBose (AVP, Limited Logistics Services), Tom Escott (President of Schneider Logistics, Inc), and Mark Holifield (SVP Supply Chain for The Home Depot), provided case studies as to what their organizations do with respect to \u0022Strategies and Tools for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement.*\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EConcluding the seminar, the following speakers discussed how robotics and materials handling innovations help achieve continuous supply chain improvement: Dr. Christian Wurll (AVP, Manager Robotics Competence Center, KUKA Robotics), Paul Moore (Director Systems Sales, FKI Logistics), Juup Willemse (Team Leader, Swisslog AG), Mark Kidwell (VP Strategic Services, Peach State Integrated Technologies)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAchieving its goal once again, The Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum provided resources and facilitation for its members and their companies to enhance their supply chains. Executives identified, discussed, debated, and resolved critical supply chain issues improving decision making in a \u0022continually-changing and increasingly-challenging business environment.*\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the Supply Chain Executive Forum, visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/professional-education\/scef\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/professional-education\/scef\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe fall 2008 meeting of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum (SCEF) met in October to highlight and discuss the work and experience from industry professionals and faculty on the theme of \u0022Reaching for Superior Performance: Strategies and Tools for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement.*\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Supply Chain Executive Forum: Reaches for Superior Performance"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-03-04 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49860":{"id":"49860","type":"image","title":"Drs. 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