FEBRUARY 7, 2012 | ATLANTA, GAGEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER

SUPPLY CHAINMANAGEMENT

BEST PRACTICES IN

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The Panama Canal is set to expand to twice its current capacity by 2014, causing a huge shift in the way logistics are handled in businesses big and small. This imminent change is just one in the ever-changing landscape of the supply chain industry, and your company will need to be ready to implement new strategies to face all these new challenges.

The IIE Best Practices in Supply Chain Management one-day conference is your best opportunity to obtain the tools, lessons and contacts you will need to handle the shifting supply chain scene. In just one day, supply chain experts from leading companies will provide tactics that your organization can apply to any supply chain obstacle. Topics include the development of adaptive supply chains, the management of market-driven supply chains at Coca-Cola and FedEx, and the relevance of railway systems in creating competitive advantage.

The event is being held in conjunction with MODEX, the newest expo for manufacturing, distribution and supply chain industries. This partnership allows attendees to have access to more than 500 world-class exhibitors.

If you want to get ahead and stay ahead of managing your supply chain operations, this is the right place for you. See you in Atlanta!

overview

LeArNiNG oBJeCTiveSBy attending this event the participant will

be able to ...

• Identify key issues in supply chain

management

• Analyze the risks faced in managing

the supply chain

• Appraise the efforts of leading

organizations to manage an ever

evolving supply chain

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7:30 a.m. -5 p.m. Registration

10:15 a.m. -10:25 a.m. Welcome

10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker - James Tompkins, Tompkins Associates

11:35 a.m. -12:35 p.m. Speaker - James Metzger, FedEx Ground

12:40 p.m. -1:20 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Speaker - Steve Buffington, The Coca-Cola Company

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Speaker - Kyle Hancock, CSX Transportation

3:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Speaker - John Trestrail, LLamasoft

4:50 p.m. - 5 p.m. Closing Remarks

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Continuing EduCation units

Upon request, IIE will award continuing education units (CEUs) to participants who attend the educational sessions and complete the CEU request form. The Institute of Industrial Engineers has been reviewed and approved as a certified provider of continuing education programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training. For the day program .6 CEUs earned and Professional Development Hours (6 PDHs) are also available. CEUs and PDHs available

ConferenCe registration fee inCludes:

• Admission to all education sessions on Tuesday• Keynote presentation on

Tuesday, February 7 by MODEX

• Lunch and Breaks on Tuesday• Session workbook• Admission to MODEX exhibit area

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steve BuFFingtonVice President, Supply Chain Development, The Coca-Cola Company

Steve Buffington has worked and lived all over the world in the past 30 years as a general manager of Coca-Cola bottling operations and as a supply chain leader for The Coca-Cola Co. Steve, who began as an industrial engineer with the company, led operations for a joint venture, Coca-Cola Femsa, in the mid-1990s as KO Femsa started their expansion across Latin America to become one of the strongest Coca-Cola anchor bottlers. He established an internal Coca-Cola supply chain strategy and consulting group in the late-1990s to improve leverage of KO’s massive supply chain networks. In 2001, he became managing director of KO’s bottling operations

in Sweden, Norway and the Baltic and achieved strong financial turnarounds with a focus on lean supply chain operations. In 2005, he took over management of Bottling Investment Group operations in Brazil, Uruguay, India, Philippines and Singapore. Late in 2009, he became vice president, supply chain development, responsible for supply chain strategy, targeted consulting support and capability development for the Coca-Cola system supply chain.

JaMes a. toMPkins, Ph.d.President and CEO, Tompkins Associates

Dr. James A. Tompkins is an international authority on leadership, logistics, material handling, outsourcing, and supply chain best practices. As the founder and CEO of Tompkins Associates, he has spent 35-plus years helping companies achieve profitable growth, which gives him an insider’s view into what makes great companies even better. As a high-level business advisor, his unique perspective prepares corporations and executives for the future. He developed the GoGoGo! Blog and Global Supply Chain Podcast and has written or contributed to more than 30 books, including Bold Leadership and The Supply Chain Handbook. Jim has been quoted in hundreds of magazines, such as The Journal of Commerce, Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Fortune, and he has received more than 50

awards for his service to his profession. He has a B.S. in industrial engineering, an M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D., all from Purdue University.

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kyle hancockVice President, CSX Transportation

Kyle Hancock is vice president for industrial and agricultural products for CSX Transportation, a principal operating company of CSX Corp. CSX is a leading transportation company that provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services for a transportation network that spans 21,000 miles and connects to more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports. Kyle has been with CSX for more than 26 years. He was formerly president of CSX’s logistics subsidiary, TRANSFLO Corp., and also was instrumental in the creation and operation of NDX Intermodal, a European joint venture of CSX, the German Railroad and the Dutch Railroad based in Amsterdam. Kyle has been in his current role for seven years and is

responsible for over $2.5 billion in CSX annual revenue across four business units, including Forest & Paper Products, Agricultural Products, Food & Consumer Products and Metal Products. He is on the board of GoRail, a nonprofit organization that promotes moving more freight by rail.

JaMes MetzgerSpecial Projects Manager, FedEx

James Metzger is special projects manager in the Strategic Projects group at FedEx Ground, the $9 billion small-package ground unit of FedEx Corp. With a network of more than 500 distribution hubs and local pickup-and-delivery terminals, FedEx Ground has a workforce of nearly 70,000 employees and independent contractors who use more than 20,000 motorized vehicles to deliver more than 3.7 million packages daily throughout the U.S. and Canada. James joined FedEx Ground nearly 20 years ago as a quality assurance clerk. Today, based in Pittsburgh, he serves as a liaison between the company’s largest

shippers, sales, and field operators. James works to ensure that the transition into the FedEx Ground network is smooth for new customers and that the company delivers on the specific operational requirements of each new partner. He then works closely with customers as they grow their own operations, adding product lines, relocating distribution centers and forecasting operational needs.

John trestrailDirector of Supply Chain Design, LLamasoft

John Trestrail joined LLamasoft in 2011 after having run a consulting practice focused on supply chain modeling and international shipping projects for six years. He has performed supply chain design projects for Linens N Things, ITT Corp., UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Sigvaris, United Agri Products and ExpressPoint. Prior to LLamasoft, John has filled various executive and operational engineering roles for global companies, including Cendian Chemical Logistics, Maersk Line and American President Lines. John has a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Michigan and an MBA in decision science from

Georgia State University. He is also CPIM certified through APICS and ASBA certified in cargo brokerage and ship chartering.

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10:30 - 11:30 a.m.The Adaptive Supply Chain: Today’s Mandate for Profitable GrowthKeynote Speaker: James A. Tompkins, Ph.D., president and CEO, Tompkins Associates

In today’s business climate of risk, instability and rapid change, a key characteristic of success is adaptability. More than having a great plan, adaptability is about being able to move and change very quickly to stay ahead of the market. Adaptive supply chains are not only a requirement for success, but an enabler for profitable growth. In this presentation, Tompkins Associates’ CEO James A. Tompkins, Ph.D., explores eight factors to achieve adaptable supply chains and presents the seven tools for the creation of adaptive supply chains.

11:35 - 12:35 p.m.small Package supply chain: customers and us - Maximizing Mutual Growth, Profits Through InnovationJames P. Metzger, special projects manager, FedEx

As a major, international transportation provider with multiple operating companies, FedEx Ground customers look to us to help them grow and/or increase profit margins. We want to grow with them. Optimizing mutual growth requires a full understanding of customers’ businesses and industries, as well as our own, multi-opco network.

In this presentation, FedEx Ground Special Projects Manager, Jim Metzger, will use examples of situations he has faced with large, well-known shippers to discuss how he:

• Facilitates the acquisition of new customers• Educates cross-functional internal teams about customers’ businesses and industries• Listens and implements innovative solutions to the unique requests of each customer• Anticipates future requests based on the economy and industry best practices

1:30–2:30 p.m.coca-cola’s Market driven supply chainsSteve Buffington, vice president, supply chain development, The Coca-Cola Co.

An insight into how the Coca - Cola system’s supply chains are driven by consumer and customer needs, segmented based on product and customer requirements and strive for operational excellence and sustainability .

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sessions2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

A History Of Innovation – How Rail Is A Relevant And Growing Part Of Today’s Global And Domestic Supply ChainsKyle Hancock, vice president sales & marketing - industrial & agricultural, CSX Transportation

Kyle will briefly review the history of leading innovation from America’s railroads and their contributions to our current transportation system. But more significantly, Kyle will share relevant examples of how today’s railroads are continuing to innovate as critical components of global supply chains including how leading companies use rail to create competitive supply chain advantage.

3:50 – 4:50 p.m. adapt to compete: designing supply chains that evolve Strategically with Global ChangeJohn Trestrail, Director of Supply Chain Design, LLamasoft

Change happens and there is no avoiding it. Leading companies know how to stay in front of global changes by designing their supply chains to adapt to those changes. This presentation will examine the best practices for designing a strategic supply chain models that can be adapted to stay competitive.

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MODEX 2012 will showcase equipment and systems solutions as well as learning opportunities that span the entire supply chain, from material handling and logistics across manufacturing, assembly to distribution.

MHIA anticipates 500 exhibitors and tens of thousands of manufacturing, distribution and supply chain professionals from over 80 countries around the globe to attend MODEXSM 2012.

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traVel information Fly to and from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is approximately 12 miles to downtown Atlanta. Visitors to Atlanta can take MARTA from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The MARTA station is located past the baggage claim area in the airport. This service offers the quickest and least expensive way to get to and from the airport to downtown Atlanta – take the Dome/GWCC/Phillips/CNN stop station. Taxi service is available with preset rates for trips to and from the airport and within downtown and midtown for $30 one-way with a travel time of approximately 15-20 minutes depending on the time of the day. Atlanta is easily accessible via Interstates 20, 75, 85, and Georgia 400, with I-285 forming a beltway around the city.

Hotel informationSeveral downtown hotel properties have been reserved for MODEX 2012 visitors. To receive special discount rates contact the hotel directly to make your hotel reservations. The hotels are listed on the MODEX 2012 website at http://www.modexshow.com/travel/hotels.aspx?ref=attendees.

Complimentary shuttle busses will run between the Georgia World Congress Center and all designated MODEX 2012 hotels from Feb. 6-9, 2012. Buses will run from 7:30-11 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. on three designated routes. Bus schedules will be posted at the Georgia World Congress Center and in each hotel.

Venue information georgia world congress center285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NWatlanta, ga 30313

All of the MODEX activities as well as the Best Practices in Supply Chain Management will take place in Building C at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) located in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority - which includes the 3.9 million square-foot convention center, the 71,250-seat Georgia Dome and 21-acre Centennial Olympic Park - ranks among the top five largest convention destinations in the country as well as one of the best sports and entertainment campuses in the world.

while you’re attending the conference in atlanta, you can…

• See the largest fish through the largest window in the largest aquarium at the Georgia Aquarium, where you can see tens of thousands of animals in more than 8 million gallons of water.

• Learn more about the story behind the world’s most recognizable soft drink brand at The World of Coca- Cola.

• Catch a game with one of Atlanta’s four professional sports teams with facilities downtown, so it’s game time all the time.

• Enjoy the cuisine of more than 700 Zagat-rated restaurants, 45 Wine Spectator awarding winning restaurants, 14 AAA four and five–diamond restaurant and DiRoNA Award Winners.

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