Events

The 2009 Third-Party Logistics Study will once again be launched at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference. Members of the 3PL Study team will announce the results and answer questions about the study findings. It will also be featured at other events around the world.

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Date: Monday, September 21, 2009

Title: 14 th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study: Views From the Customers and Providers

Description: Based on surveys, workshops, and focus interviews with both users and providers of 3PL services, topics addressed include management and relationship issues, information technology, and customer success. Also, the 2009 study focuses attention on how 3PL relationships are responding to business uncertainty and market volatility, the need for supply chain integration and orchestration, and information technology.

Presenters:

C John Langley
 Professor of Supply Chain Management
 Georgia Tech

Kai Peters
 VP SC Development
 Panalpina Management Ltd.

Sundar Swaminathan
 Senior Director
 Oracle USA Inc

Dennis Wereldsma
 Global Sector Leader Distribution
 Capgemini Nederland BV

Date: Tuesday, September 22 nd, 2009

Title: The Business Case for Near Shoring

Presenters: Greg Smith, Oracle and Jim Morton, Capgemini Consulting

For more information about this event, go to http://cscmpconference.org/event/overview.asp

Think Logistics Series, Singapore

Date : September 30, 2009

Presenter: Dr. C. John Langley, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Georgia Tech

Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco, California, USA

Date : October 14

Title: Trends in Logistics Outsourcing: Results of the 2009 3PL Study

Presenters: Sundar Swaminathan, Oracle and Jim Morton, Capgemini Consulting

Seventh European 3PL Summit, eyefortransport, Brussels, Belgium

Date: November 25, 2009

Title: Findings from the 14th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study - A Global Study sponsored by Georgia Tech, Capgemini, Oracle and Panalpina.

Presenters: Dennis Wereldsma, Global Leader Distribution sector, Capgemini

For more information about this event, go to http://events.eyefortransport.com/eu3pl/

Logistics in Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Date: December 1, 2009

Title: The State of Logistics Outsourcing 2009

Presenters: Jim Hay, Marketing Manager, Capgemini

For more information about this event, go to http://www.mexico-now.com/