Lean in the Boardroom: How to Get Global Sponsorship

Lean in the Boardroom: How to Get Global Sponsorship [2.0M]
Roy Piciacchia, Lockwood Greene
Wednesday - 9:00 a.m.

The globalization of Supply Chain Logistics is causing corporate America to examine supply chain logistics optimization, global product sourcing, product security and the impact of non-performance in the eyes of the customer. Internally, executives must keep a watchful eye on profitability, productivity, market share and global competition. Find out how the optimization of the Supply Chain Enterprise can provide an organization with a strategic perspective and vision that leads to improved ROI performance: For your top and bottom line!

Traditional thinking that each entity within the extended supply chain has no collective value to improving performance and profitability-as an integrated enterprise-is being thrown out the window! As we experience global market growth, sourcing and competitiveness, corporate boardrooms are looking for solutions that will enhance delivery, profitability and cost reduction.

The primary focus of this session will address these issues and present a "Path Forward Vision" for developing concepts and strategies to enhance the performance of Supply Chain Logistics. It will take a look backward in production history to the days of the "silver bullet" fixes sought by corporations in the alphabet soup days of MRP, MRPII, JIT, CIM, WCM, BPR, etc. for very good lessons-learned criteria to insure future success in the path forward.

The focus on four primary elements will be highlighted and examined: Time, Distance, Integration and Productivity-TDIP Factor phenomena. Translated to today's language, Lean Production, Supply Chain Management and Lean Enterprise Integration initiatives found in many corporate strategic plans.

Worldwide Lean Production initiatives are addressing Time and Productivity, while the Supply Chain initiative is addressing Time and Distance. All of these key factors then derive the need to address" value" in the eyes of the customer or consumer and that focuses on the Integration factor within the Lean Enterprise.

Developing a vision and strategy for these four key factors will be the central focus of this session. The session examines:
The effectiveness of Push, Pull and Hybrid operations for optimized supply chain utilization
How plants, warehouses and supply chain entities can be integrated to enhance performance
The role technology plays in creating a supply chain that is both cost efficient and responsive
The use of Third Party Logistics Providers (3PL's) to improve supply chain performance
Improving top and bottom line financial performance within the entire supply chain
Growing global market share through new products and future available capacity