Main Summit Day Two: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
7:00 Breakfast & Registration
7:45 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Morning Keynote Sessions
8:00 Keynote: US Navy Strategic Logistics Operations And Support Objectives
Pasquale Tamburrino
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics
8:40 Keynote: Adaptive Logistics-Global Sustainment for the Battlespace
- Intelligent agent technology and cognitive decision support tools to drive key aspects of sense and respond logistics
- Rapidly change planned or ongoing logistics operations in response to changes
Lori Lindholm
Lockheed Martin
9:20 Keynote: Strategic Objectives of the Air Force Mobility Command to Support Evolving Warfighter Requirements
Lt Gen Vern M. “Rusty” Findley, USAF
Vice Commander
Air Mobility Command
10:00 Networking & Refreshment Break
10:45 Keynote: Distribution Asset Visibility Initiatives at USTRANSCOM
- Efforts to mature the JDDE
- Leverage collaboration and partnerships
- Synchronize the distribution pipeline
Robert Osborn, SES
Deputy Director for Portfolio Management, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems
USTRANSCOM J6
11:25 Keynote: Logistics Support Objectives at USCENTCOM
- Objectives and challenges to reset the force in the CENTCOM AOR
- Materiel management
- Lifecycle sustainment and support
BG Kenneth Dowd
Director of Logistics
USTRANSCOM
12:05 US Army Business Transformation Initiatives at IMCOM
- Key process improvement components of IMCOM modernization
- Business process re-design and contractor support opportunities for major service improvements
Mr. Ed Horton
Director of Logistics and Stationing US Army
IMCOM
12:45 Lunch
Track A: Asset Visibility and Supply Chain Management |
Track B: Performance-Based Logistics |
1:45 Automatic Identification Technology For In-Transit Visibility Of Medical Supplies
- AIT enabled systems to provide tracking/in-transit visibility of less than pallet/case quantity medical shipments from the point of origin
- Tracking solutions to ensure on-time and secure delivery of critical supplies
John DePasquale
Program Manager, Medical Logistics, Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Thomas R. Lippert
Integrated Logistics Systems Coordinator
Navy Medical Logistics Command
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1:45 Assessment Of PBL Strategies: The Fundamental Attributes Of Successful PBL Implementation
- Aligning risks and rewards consistent with the assignment of accountability and responsibility
- Achieving the optimal top-level outcomes
- Promoting continuous improvement of performance, availability, and reliability while mitigating obsolescence risk
Jerry Cothran
Logistics Engineering Senior Manager
Lockheed Martin
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2:30 PBL Roundtable Discussion
Topics to be discussed include:
- New and existing revisions to PBL guidance and policy
- Guidance for ACAT III programs, Quick Reaction Capability (QRC), and other programs outside the normal ACAT I/II purview
- Guidance on establishing Organic PBL contracts and how to incentivize the Depots
- Multi-service collaboration/cooperation on PBL guidance for logisticians
Moderated by:
Jerry Cothran
Logistics Engineering Senior Manager
Lockheed Martin
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2:30 Asset Visibility Roundtable Discussion
Topics to be discussed include:
- Update on new US DoD Active RFID storefront for Logistics Technology: “RFID III Contract Vehicle”
- Passive RFID policy and guidance
- International standardization and common data exchange
Moderated by:
Erik Wood
Vice President
Hi-G-Tek
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3:15 Networking & Refreshment Break
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3:45 Active And Passive RFID In The End To End Global Supply Chain
- Outline of EPCglobal transportation and logistics action group pilot
- Illustrate the use of active and passive tags in the pilot
- EPCglobal standards development
Ian Robertson
Global Industry Development Director
EPCglobal
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3:45 Winning PBL Contracts: Case Studies And Best Practices For Success
- Selecting Performance Metrics
- Cost analysis requirements
- Public-Private Partnerships
Ron Klein
President
Belzon Inc
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4:30 Afternoon Keynote: Optimization-Enabled Sourcing Solutions
- Flexibility and analysis capabilities to optimize transportation networks
- Increase supply chain efficiency
James Yan, PMP
Executive VP & Chief Consulting Officer
InfoPro Incorporated
5:15 End Of Main Summit
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