09:30 Automatic Identification Technology Workshop

This workshop will focus on the problems of bringing real-time visibility to physical objects and processes using RFID

What will be covered:

• Using RFID to Achieve Real-Time Visibility
• RFID technology to track products through the supply chain
• Demonstrations of:
  • Large-scale simulator-millions of facilities
  • Lightweight protocols based on RSS

How you will benefit:

• Recognize how the problems extracting higher level events from voluminous data is a key issue, since even today 70% of the data in ERP systems is unused
• Discover how simple technological advancements can dramatically improve data processing and analysis
• Hear actual examples of real time visibility to physical objects and processed using RFID

Dr. Abel Sanchez,
Auto ID Laboratory,
MIT

09:30 Business Process Transformation Tools For Rapid Reconfiguration

Development of a BP transformation tool for warfighters and other SMEs

What will be covered:

• On-the-fly reconfiguration to meet changing mission objectives by exploiting disparate and geographically dispersed services
• Align data models and messages from netcentric services via fuzzy logic, inference, and cognitive learning to overcome information disparities
• Extending the LiquidApps toolset How you will benefit:
• Cut time to create BPs up to 80% and training time to learn tools as much as 40- fold, compared to industry-leading BP design studio tools
• Support composing then orchestrating efficient mission-oriented applications that infuse real-time data but meet system performance demands and QoS guarantees
• Reduce work for SMEs in the future

Dr. Marc Abrams
President and CTO
Harmonia Federal Services

09:30 Performance Based Logistics Problem Set

Bring your PBL questions and challenges to the table at this one of a kind session. Work through your toughest obstacles with a peer group of PBL professionals. This expertly facilitated discussion will outline opportunities and potential solution sets to a wide range of PBL issues.

Topics to be discussed include:

• PBL sustainment
• Training opportunities and challenges
• Government and industry partnerships
• Establishing performance metrics
• And many more!

Moderated by:

Bob Daniell,
Principal Consultant,
SRA International

11:30 Asset Visibility 2.0 Workshop

As DLA's newest release of its asset visibility system comes online, it is imperative to understand the new release and increased functionality of the program.

What will be covered:

• This interactive Asset Visibility (AV) workshop will demonstrate how the AV application can be used to track assets throughout the logistics pipeline
• How the application has the ability to track items that are on the shelf ready to issue or from the original requisition.
• How to follow items through the transportation pipeline to final destination
• A demonstration of how Passive and Active RFID technology are enablers within AV that are part of the end to end visibility of assets

How you will benefit:

• Gain hands on experience using DLA's latest release of AV
• Determine how the program's increased functionality will benefit your organization
• Hear the ins and outs of DLA's AV system from its creators

Karen Blanck
Deputy Director of Asset Visibility
DLA

Stephen Dubernas
Defense Logistics Information Service

11:30 Rapid Realignment Of Business Processes To Achieve Business Transformation Through The Implementation Of Serviceoriented Solutions

Business Transformation initiatives are planned through creative planning and design. Likewise transformation initiatives are realized through business process realignments that are enabled by enabling technologies. This presentation focuses on tools and methods that are appropriate for the realization of Business Transformation.

What will be covered:

• Mitigating the risks of Service-oriented Architectures by leveraging commercial tools and methodologies
• Demonstration of how composite applications can be used to realize business transformation, including all the benefits there-of
• Live demonstration using composite applications to enable a core end-to-end logistics process.

How you will benefit:

• Improved alignment of systems and data with end-to-end processes
• Integration of multiple enterprise applications
• Develop a risk-averse plan to implement or improve existing SOAs

Dr. Thomas Gulledge
Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Public Policy
GMU

Gulledge will be assisted by
Ms. Danielle Manning and
Mr. Raj Mannath.

11:30 BPM Problem Set

Come armed with your toughest BPM challenges! Define what it takes to dramatically improve your business processes and transform your organization. This discussion will outline opportunities and potential solution sets to a wide range of BPM issues.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Change Management
• Mitigating the risk of implementing Service Oriented Architectures
• Capturing and analyzing metrics to identify success
• And many more!

Moderated by:

Ronald Rezek,
Special Assistant to the Deputy Undersecretary of the Army and Director, Continuous Process Improvement

Kerri Kuester,
Special Assistant to the Deputy Undersecretary of the Army

Douglas Matty,
Phd Candidate at MIT

2:00 UID for I-GUIDES

Learn how to streamline the management of the Unique Identification (UID) process now being required by the DoD through I-GUIDES Compliancy, a web-based application available to DoD contractors and suppliers.

How you will benefit:

• Discover successful ways of sharing expertise with others in government and industry
• Learn how to achieve significant cost savings by eliminating the need to develop and maintain an in-house solution

What you will cover:

• Overview of DoD UID Mandate
• Overview of UID Compliancy - what it takes to be compliant
• Overview of I-GUIDES as a UID Compliancy Tool
• Case Study in UID Compliancy

Session Leader:

2:00 Advanced Sourcing Application Platform

All sourcing problems are inherently combinatorial, technology capable of solving for thousands if not millions of variables is necessary for determining the optimal solution.

What will be covered:

• Best-practice sourcing tools
• How specific needs and constraints are addressed in supplier proposals
• Robust decision guidance tool for enterprises

How you will benefit:

• Identify the most effective, lowest cost, and innovative sourcing solutions for unique strategic sourcing needs
• Broadcast supply and demand more effectively than ever before

Sid Kaul
VP, Federal & Strategic Programs
CombineNet

2:00 Supply Chain Management And Asset Visibility Problem Set

Asset visibility is critical to providing the right logistics support to battlefield commanders. Discuss the hard issues with experienced practitioners and work through practical solutions to your challenges. Topics to be discussed include:

• In-transit visibility and the last tactical mile
• Challenges of ERP integration
• Analysis and processing tools to handle increased information and data flow.

Moderated By: