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SOLE - The International Society of Logistics
presents
SOLE 2010
45th Annual International Logistics Conference and Exhibition
GLOBAL
LOGISTICS SUSTAINABILITY
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas
Dallas (Irving), Texas
17-19 August 2010
Workshops: 15-16 August 2010
Conference: 17-19 August 2010
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SOLE - The International Society of Logistics is
proud to present three full days of exciting, educational and topical
proceedings, designed to provide logisticians from all countries a unique
understanding of the issues associated with the role of logistics in addressing
the growing focus in the public and private sectors on seeking out sustainable
products and services while also improving the sustainability of traditional
ones (e.g., operational sustainability). At the same time, it will address the
environmental pressures and attendant business liabilities on global logistics
chains and operations. Some of the world’s leading subject matter experts will
lead the conference attendees in addressing a broad spectrum of issues critical
to understanding the significance of logistics in the "sustainability
imperative."
Under the leadership of this year’s General
Chair, Charles P. Nemfakos, former Deputy Undersecretary of the Department of
the Navy and elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration,
the conference has been structured to explore all aspects of logistics and
sustainability. The three-day symposium will - from both strategic and
operational perspectives - horizontally examine the issues and
interrelationships surrounding this emerging "mega-trend." Focus areas include:
- Transparency and Accountability in Logistics
- Designing and Sustainability
- Sustainability in Space
- Defining and Growing the 2020 Logistician
- Sustaining Capability through Risk Management
- Logistics Enterprise Sustainability
- The Role of Public-Private Logistics
Partnerships
- Tradeoffs in Information Sharing and
Information Protection
- New Structures for the Future
(Tuesday, 17 August) Day 1 will lay the
foundation for the conference by exploring the role of logistics and
sustainability. From government, industry and academic vantage points the
presenters throughout the day will address global sustainability concerns and
how logistics initiatives can have an effect on many of those concerns.
Keynote Addresses: "Sustainability Issues Facing
the Global Logistics Community." Our opening keynote speakers - Charles Freese,
Executive Director of Fuel Cell Activities, General Motors and Shannon E. Cunniff,
Director, Chemical and Material Risk Management, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary
of Defense (Installations & Environment) – will address the sustainability issues in
supporting the global logistics community The thought-provoking session will
challenge the symposium audience of systems designers, operators and maintainers to
adopt new processes and methods that will not only reduce the consumption of our
limited global assets while enhancing operational readiness and support; but also
minimize the environmental risk and impact of our activities.
Plenary Debate - "Logistics Influencing Design:
Are We There Yet?" In what is sure to be a thought-provoking exchange of point
and counterpoint, Randy T. Fowler, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Defense
(Materiel Readiness) and Nicholas Torelli, Deputy Director, Office of the
Assistant Undersecretary of Defense (Defense Research and Engineering/Systems
Engineering) will explore both sides of the question of whether logistics is
adequately influencing equipment and system design. With a challenge that the
DoD community has not made enough progress/seen strong enough results in
logistics impacting design, and an answer that logistics is adequately included
in the design and planning phases, this moderated debate promises to be a lively
exploration of the sufficiency of technology advancements and process
changes/reform; as well as the organizational expectations that the acquisition
and operational communities need to "get there."
Scheduled such that all conference attendees will
be able to participate in both offerings, Moderated Panels will talk to the
challenges and benefits of including sustainability in a systems engineering
approach for both product design and manufacturing processes.
- "Design for Total Affordability." Suzanne C.
Schwitalla, CPL, President, Ability Worldwide, Inc., will lead this panel in
addressing - from commercial, industry, defense and academic standpoints - the
critical impact designing for both supportability and sustainability has on a
system’s total life cycle operational capability and sustainment costs. The
group will explore the business dilemmas faced by supportability vs.
sustainability trade-offs, especially under financial constraints; as well as
changes in risk assumption and channels of post-production support.
- "The Logistics of Global Stewardship." As
perhaps the largest consumer of energy in the U.S. economy, the Federal
government can and should lead by example when it comes to creating innovative
ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, conserve
water, reduce waste, and use environmentally - responsible products and
technologies. This panel will explore how system design and life cycle support
must work together to engineer systems, platforms, equipment, facilities and
operations to protect readiness, people and the environment by identifying,
managing and reducing environmental risks and energy consumption - regardless
of operational setting.
Continuing the day’s theme of sustainability in
system design and life cycle support, concurrent "Best Practices" Paper
Presentations will focus on issues such as those associated with the inclusion
or exclusion of sustainability considerations in the engineering phase of new
product design and development and/or manufacturing; insertion of advance
sustainment technologies in the planning phases; development and use of the
right models and metrics for both sustainability and supportability; and
sustainability in the power generation and energy industries, both here and
abroad.
(Wednesday, 18 August) Building upon the
present and looking toward the future, Day 2 will open with a keynote address
and a plenary session that will explore not only changing management and design
paradigms, but also industry cultures to lay the framework for both enhanced
capability and long-term sustainability of both missions and operations.
Keynote Address: Frank J. Cepollina, Deputy
Associate Director, Space Servicing Capabilities Office, NASA Goddard
Spaceflight Center, will open the day with a look at "Sustainability in Space:
Mission Possible." A 2003 inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and
the 2005 winner of SOLE’s Jack H. William Space Logistics Medal for his seminal
role as Lead Engineer for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions, his 40+
year-long commitment to preserving and upgrading precious space assets through
in-orbit repair as the best, most cost-effective way to do business in space has
led to the integration of engineering design and logistics support in all
aspects of space flight (both manned and unmanned). Mr. Cepollina will share
with attendees NASA’s current initiative to demonstrate that a wide range of
satellite repair, refueling and maintenance activities can be performed by human
and robotic missions; with the ultimate long-term goal being technology transfer
to the commercial sector.
Plenary Round Table - Brig Gen (Ret) Robert E.
Mansfield will moderate senior leaders from government and industry in an
exploration of "Logistics Enterprise Sustainability: Getting from Here to
There." With today’s global economic environment as a frame of reference, the
group will issue a challenge to leadership to shift from a culture of
outsourcing and bottom-line management to one of restoration of manufacturing
capabilities and technical excellence/expertise.
Day 2’s Moderated Panels will explore the
relationships between the practice and the practitioner by highlighting the role
the workforce plays in achieving operational and system sustainment.
- "Sustaining Capability through Risk
Management." Future supply chain risk management will require a greater
awareness of the threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences associated with
acquisition decisions; the development and employment of tools and resources
to technically and operationally mitigate risk across the lifecycle of
products (from design through retirement); the development of new acquisition
policies and practices that reflect the complex global marketplace; and
partnership with industry to develop and adopt supply chain and risk
management standards and best practices.
- "The 2020 Logistician." As the first decade of
the 21st Century draws to a close, the demands for system sustainment may well
be at the highest levels in more than four decades. Analysis of the many
lessons learned from rapid industry globalization, high defense engagement,
and the interdependence of national security requirements over the past ten
years has led to a redefining of the role of the logistician in both the
government and civilian sectors.
Dr. James H. Barnard, CPL, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program Chair
for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide and his panel will
explore this redefinition by discussing who will "define" the 2020
logistician;, identify those areas with the most critical need for the "new"
logistician; and provide insight into just how those needs could be met.
Identifying and reinforcing the "how’s" and
"why’s" will be the day’s "Best Practices" Paper Presentations. Through the
discussion of case studies and tools, presenters will address issues associated
with the operational aspects of sustainability such as preparing for the
unexpected, (e.g., extreme solar weather, mitigating risk in the global supply
chain, the role of employees in risk management); the impact of the declining
supply base on the US aerospace industry; sustainability through security; and
risk analysis for health care logistics sustainability.
(Thursday, 19 August) With an eye toward
the future, Day 3 will explore the aspect of changing practices, and those
emerging requirements and constraints that will shape the delivery of
sustainability.
Keynote Address: "Transparency and Accountability
in Logistics." In light of the current economic instability and fiscal
constraints, it is imperative that the public sector improve its stewardship of
its diminishing resources. In this keynote, Richard L. Skinner, Inspector
General of the US Department of Homeland Security, will address the need and
requirements for greater accountability and transparency in the management of
public programs. Building upon both his recent testimony to the United States
Congress, and numerous operational reports, this highly-respected public servant
will speak to the critical role that accountability and transparency play in the
sustainment - and sustainability - of mission delivery and effectiveness.
Plenary Round Table - "Public-Private
Partnerships: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally," moderated by Arthur L. Smith,
Vice President, Finance, National Council for Public Private Partnerships, will
bring together thought leaders from the public and private sectors to discuss
developing trends and the global marketplace for logistics partnerships. The
participants will explore the need for new relationships between government
agencies and industry to deliver state-of-the art solutions both to rebuild our
decaying and failing global physical infrastructure and ensure sustainability of
the global supply chain.
The conference’s morning Moderated Panels will
provide insights into some of the more pressing decisions management faces in
designing/redesigning both organizational structures and their supporting
infrastructures.
- "Tradeoffs in Information Sharing and
Protection." Both the revolution in information technology and vast
improvements in information management systems ushered in an atmosphere of
information sharing to improve collaborative decision making. However, the
global security challenges subsequent to the September, 2001 attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon precipitated a critical look at the need
to share information - yet we still face major challenges in balancing the
need to share information for decision making with data protection. Data
security and forensic expert Duane Hopkins, President, Innovative Corporate
Solutions and his panel will not only address where we are today in balancing
these challenges, but also discuss the implications this dilemma has on both
the development and sustainability of logistics information systems.
- "Restructuring for the Future - Now." Dr. John
L. Motloch, Director of Ball State University’s Land Design Institute, and his
panel of experts from government, industry and academia will examine global
sustainability as we move from a period of accelerated resource consumption
and waste generation to one based on a new economic model of maximized
resource productivity. As the knowledge-driven integration of resource
life-cycles into supply chains unfolds, competitive advantages will shift away
from traditional linear toward innovative non-linear supply strategies.
Logisticians will be at center stage in the "eco-economic" restructuring of
businesses and institutional organization models and practices.
Concurrent "Best Practices" Paper Presentations
will conclude the symposium with a look at aspects of sustainability delivery
such as information sharing as a tool for protection against counterfeit parts,
design and development of data standards, protection of intellectual property,
sustaining the logistics chain in developing countries, and the role of
stakeholders in the development of emergency response and recovery.
Exhibit Hall: The Exhibit Hall will open with a
reception on Monday evening and will close Wednesday afternoon. Major providers
of logistics products and services - from the government and private sectors, as
well as academia - will demonstrate their capabilities. To ensure optimum access
to these displays, the Reception on Monday, lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday and
refreshment breaks will be held in the Exhibit Hall.
Workshops: As in the past, pre-conference
technical workshops will be presented on Sunday and Monday. Workshops currently
scheduled include:
- Systems Engineering for Logistics (4 hours,
Sunday AM, 15 August) This workshop explores the concepts of systems
engineering and management as integrated within logistics. Starting with an
overview of the overall concepts, Dr. James H. Barnard, CPL, PMP (SOLE’s VP,
Education) will focus on the key factors of reliability, maintainability, and
sustainability. A working understanding of/ familiarity with statistics is
required.
- High Intensity Disaster Response Application
(HIDRA): A Logistics-Oriented Approach to Disaster Response (4 hours, Sunday
PM, 15 August) Andrew Ogan, LMI Government Consulting, will lead attendees in
interactive role-playing and model use designed to: 1/ appreciate the
complexities of disaster response; 2/ understand the role of the logistician
in disaster response; and 3/ learn about methods to gauge effective and
successful disaster response.
- Modeling, Simulation and Optimization for
Analysis of Energy Issues in System Design and Acquisition (4 hours, Monday
AM, 16 August) Bruce M. Thompson, Sandia National Laboratories, will provide
an overview of the impact of increased emphasis on the inclusion of energy
efficiency metrics in overall analysis; discuss modeling and simulation tools;
and present various approaches highlighting how to use them to explore energy
efficiency issues at the system, organization, and enterprise levels.
- Leadership Focus for Manufacturing
Sustainability (4 hours, Monday PM, 16 August) Brig Gen (Ret) Robert E.
Mansfield, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide will address the
impact that the movement of US manufacturing off-shore is having on the US
economy and national defense. All attendees will receive a copy of "Aerospace
Economic Report and Outlook 2010: Manufacturing Indicators for the Aviation
and Aerospace Industry.
Special Events: A number of special events are
planned, including the Opening Reception and book signing on Monday evening in
the Exhibit Hall, a Welcome Reception on Tuesday evening, and both the
President’s Luncheon and the annual Awards Banquet on Thursday.
Registration & Exhibits:
SOLE - The International Society of Logistics
8100 Professional Place, Suite 111
Hyattsville, Maryland 20785-2229 USA
Phone: 301-459-8446; Fax: 301-459-1522
solehq@erols.com
www.sole.org
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