-- Supply chain responsiveness -- visibility and agility combine for responsive supply chain -- Strategic alignment with business objectives and internal stakeholders -- Integration/collaboration with trading partners -- Gaining sustainability through green initiativesConfirmed 2008 summit presenters include:
-- Rita Lane, SVP of Integrated Supply Chain, Motorola -- Kevin Harrington, VP Global Business Ops/Global Supply Chain Mgt, Cisco -- Ken Syme, VP-Global Purchasing, Xerox -- Tony Quartararo, EVP, Supply Chain, Burt's Bees -- Michael Saitow, CIO, MS Walker -- Larry Smith, VP, Supply Chain, BD -- Tom Dadmun, VP of Supply Chain, Adtran -- David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems, MIT -- Ben Cubbit, VP Transportation and Logistics, Rock-Tenn -- Gregg Bostick, VP, Transportation, Pinnacle Food -- Shelbie Berry, VP Procurement and Supply, Charter Communications -- Ed Feitzinger, Senior VP of Operations, Golden Gate Logistics -- Harold Goodman, VP- Retail Logistics, Dick's Sporting Goods -- Robert Fort, CIO, Virgin Megastores -- C Randell Adams, Manager - Telecommunications - SCM & Operations, Genie Industries"Our research shows that supply chains are being driven to transform and evolve due to market realities such as globalization of supply, increasing competitive pressures, and dwindling product life cycles," said Bob Shecterle, VP/Group Director of Research for Supply Chain. "This Summit will provide a forum where supply chain executives across industries can share their transformation experiences and challenges as they learn what Best-in-Class companies can achieve." During the proceedings Aberdeen will also recognize five Best-in-Class organizations as 2008 Aberdeen Achievement Award Recipients for Best-in-Class supply chain accomplishments in the following categories:
-- Process excellence -- Executive stewardship -- Business evolution -- Innovation in technology -- Performance excellenceFor additional information on the summit or to register, please visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/GSC08/ Call for presenters - to nominate an executive summit presenter, please visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/GSC08/speakers.asp Sponsorship - Technology Vendors and Solutions Providers that wish to participate, please visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/GSC08/sponsors.asp or contact Jason Hobart, Sales Director, Phone 617-854-5243 or jason.hobart@aberdeen.com About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
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