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Global Logistics: The Next Generation
Program Code:
G-4
Date:
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Time:
3:45 PM to 5:00 PM
EST
SPEAKER
:
David Jacoby,
CFPIM, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, C.P.M., President,
Boston Logistics
David S. Jacoby, President of Boston Strategies International (www.bostonstrategies.com), has been consulting to manufacturers, distributors, supply chain software and service providers, and carriers in over a dozen countries for 18 years. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a Masters in International Business from the Lauder Institute, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Past President of Boston APICS and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP)’s New England Round Table. He also is a Director of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)'s Logistics and Transportation Group, a member of the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA)'s Ptak Prize Selection Committee, and a member of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L). Boston Strategies International provides custom industry research, cost and pricing analysis, and supply chain strategy consulting, helping to make critical decisions that involve investment and risk.
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SUBMITTER
:
Katy Weener
Description
The session will help global supply chain executives construct a total supply chain for international shipping. In the process of doing this, the session will explore current issues involved in shipping internationally to and from sourcing hotspots such as China, Malaysia, and Latin America. The presenter will draw from benchmarks, company examples, pictures, video clips, and interactive quiz questions. The content will be based on Boston Logistics "Logistics in..." studies, which through a series of mostly live-onsite sessions in various countries, has explored the current challenges and opportunities facing global shippers today.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
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- Construct a total supply chain cost
- Know whether transit times and rates are competitive
- Avoid high-risk shipping situations that could result in theft, damage, or delay