-- Supply chain responsiveness - the combination of visibility and
agility to enable responsive supply chains
-- Strategic supply chain alignment - ensuring that supply chain strategies
support business objectives and internal stakeholders alike
-- Integration/collaboration - driving deeper interactions with trading
partners of all kinds
-- Supply chain sustainability - improving competitive advantage and
reducing costs through green initiatives and social responsibility programs
A participant of the SCM summit had this to say about the proceedings:
"This event is a must attend for any Integrated Supply Chain Executive. The
topics covered addressed many of the challenges facing today's global
supply chain. The presentations and networking opportunities enhance every
participant's possibility to come away with multiple ideas and concepts to
improve their own company's competitiveness. I would strongly recommend
this summit to all my supply chain executive colleagues." Gary Busch,
Director of Purchasing at Shiloh Industries
SCM Summit attendees heard from the following industry experts:
-- Rita Lane, SVP, Integrated Supply Chain, Motorola
-- Kevin Harrington, VP, Global Business Ops/Global Supply Chain Mgt, Cisco
-- Ken Syme, VP, Global Purchasing, Xerox
-- Tony Quartararo, EVP, Supply Chain, Burt's Bees
-- Michael Saitow, CIO, MS Walker
-- Larry Smith, VP, Supply Chain, BD
-- Tom Dadmun, VP, Supply Chain, Adtran
-- David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems, MIT
-- Ben Cubbit, VP, Transportation and Logistics, Rock-Tenn
-- Gregg Bostick, VP, Transportation, Pinnacle Food
-- Shelbie Berry, VP, Procurement and Supply, Charter Communications
-- Ed Feitzinger, Senior VP, Operations, Golden Gate Logistics
-- Bruce Beveridge, Director of Operations, WABTEC Railway Electronics
-- Dan Polak, Business Unit Process Manager, Cargill Inc.
-- Peter Murray, Supply Chain & Integrated Business Management
Competency & Development Leader, DuPont
"Our research shows that supply chains are being driven to transform and
evolve due to market realities such as globalization of supply, increasing
competitive pressures, and dwindling product life cycles," said Bob
Shecterle, VP/Group Director of Research for Supply Chain. "This Summit
provided a forum for supply chain executives across industries who are
transforming their supply chain processes by seeking best processes from
industry thought leaders and technology providers on site."
During the proceedings Aberdeen awarded five Best-in-Class organizations
with 2008 Aberdeen Achievement Award in supply chain management for
accomplishments. These companies were:
DuPont won the Process Excellence Award for demonstrating process
ingenuity, agility, flexibility and scalability in addressing changing
business requirements. Award recipients: Peter Murray and Donald Chris
Koelsch. "The Aberdeen conference gave us some great validation on our
company's progress on supply chain improvement and also opened up our
thinking on new areas like the green supply chain and the insight as to how
to bring it into the business process."
Peter W. Murray, CIRM
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) won the Performance Excellence Award for
harnessing the performance impacts of supply chain activities and mastering
methodologies for financial, operational, and customer-centric performance
excellence. Award recipients: Larry Smith, Domenick Gasbarro and Warren
Cohen. "On behalf of BD's Supply Chain associates, I would like to thank
the Aberdeen Group for this award recognizing the Performance Excellence of
our global supply chain. Our Supply Chain Associates -- in Business Units,
Regions, and Corporate roles -- along with our external logistics partners,
are very focused on supporting BD's global growth by continuing to improve
service levels to our customers, while also improving operational
effectiveness." Larry P. Smith, VP, Global Supply Chain
Unilever won the Executive Stewardship Award for achieving performance
heights due to direct involvement and leadership from executive management.
Award Recipient: Ann Deming
Cisco won the Business Evolution Award for managing information flow across
internal functional practices to achieve measurable business growth. Award
recipient: Kevin Harrington
VIP Parts won the Innovation in Technology Award for maximizing technology
solutions to solve pressing supply chain issues and positively impact
company performance. Award recipients: Dan Grosz and Rich O'Connor
Congratulations to the award winners for their excellence in the supply
chain management arena!
Look for Aberdeen's SCM Summit to be a staple in the global supply
management industry for many years to come.
For additional information on the summit, visit
http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/gsc08/default.asp.
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