Disaster Logistics
A 2-Day Workshop on Managing Logistics for Emergency Situations
This event has been cancelled
May 28-29, 2008
Memphis, TN
Registration Time: 8:00 AM
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-up: 4:00 PM
About
this Workshop:
Disaster Logistics – a 2-Day Workshop on Managing Logistics for Emergency Situations provides you with logistics and supply chain planning and implementation tools for crisis events from a unique perspective…a synergistic DoD and commercial logistics best practices perspective. Some people call this disaster logistics, others call it crisis supply chain management…others, unfortunately, don’t even know it exists. When an organization ‘doesn’t know what it doesn’t know’ about disaster logistics, the door is wide open for huge infrastructure dangers and even loss of life.
The military is the expert in crisis planning. All branches of the service understand the importance of planning for crisis events and then have the confidence to implement the plans with incredible success. Unfortunately though, those plans and implementation expertise typically occur for events that occur in other countries. The U.S. logistics industry spent over $1.3 trillion and accounts for approximately 9.9% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Our country knows how to manage supply chains. It only makes sense then to converge both military and commercial logistics best practices during crisis events within the United States.
Using a hands-on case study/exercise approach, this workshop will offer ideas and tools (some from DoD) to help your organization better understand the ‘blocking and tackling’ of logistics and supply chain planning. It will offer lessons learned from DoD and industry to better secure the supply chain during crises within our own borders. The workshop will also offer a logistics/supply chain risk assessment tool allowing for better risk mitigation.
The workshop experience will be enhanced with tools you will be able to use immediately on the job (whether you are an experienced logistician or just beginning).
What
You Will Learn:
- Go beyond theoretical ‘overviews’ to use tools and understand how other agencies cooperate with yours through various interactive hands-on small group case study development and then group analysis
- Understand how DoD and Commercial logistics/supply chain processes are used together during crisis events
- Understand how all logistics processes affect the success/failure of crisis events
- Understand the steps involved with logistics and supply chain risk planning
- Understand the structured, disciplined logistics and supply chain processes to plan, assess, manage and control risk
- Understand that it takes a team approach for logistics and supply chain risk planning
- Understand the importance of logistics IT during the planning and execution phases during a crisis
- Bring home logistics and supply chain risk management tools to use immediately
A Homeland Defense Journal "Certificate of Completion"
will be provided to all attendees upon conclusion of the workshop.
Who
Should Attend:
- Managers/Leaders responsible for organization supply chain management and logistics (Air, Road, Rail, Rivers)
- Service managers concerned with maintaining uninterrupted supply chains (i.e., mitigate risks, reduce losses, and protect supply chain operations)
- Managers who want to expand their practical knowledge of logistics and supply chain risk management
- Private safety managers who want to expand their practical knowledge of logistics and supply chain risk management
- Organization operations managers (i.e., traffic, operations, maintenance, facilities, security)
- Private security personnel who need effective and useful training for continuing education
- Police managers with physical security responsibilities (to include motor carriers and distribution centers)
- Government leaders/managers interested in increasing their knowledge of better securing their logistics processes and their supply chain especially during crisis events
Agenda:
DAY 1 (Introduction, Process Identification, Begin Tool Development)
- Case Study/Exercise #1
- Logistics—‘Blocking and Tackling’ to preparing for the next event
- Creating a Disaster Logistics Scorecard (tool development overview)
- Logistics and Supply Chain overview
- DoD and Commercial Logistics
- Logistics Mission for Homeland Security (FEMA and others)
- Key Disaster Logistics Processes and Functions
- Homeland Security Supply Chain Security Strategic Objectives Implementation Tool
- Disaster Preparedness and Logistics IT (DoD and commercial applications)
- Importance of hardware and software
- Asset tracking, Net Centric operations, Sense & Respond Logistics
- RFID Set-Up Costing Tool
- Importance of interagency logistics functions and their interoperability
- Incident Command System (ICS)..the connection to DoD
- National Response Framework
- Target Capabilities List
- Logistics Planning for Crisis Situations
- 10 Elements of DoD Logistics to Design for Support to Support the Design
- Staging Areas (Field logistics site selection criteria tool)
- Points of Distribution
- Case Study/Exercise #2
- Recap of Tool Development and Recap of Day 1
DAY 2 (Synthesis, Applying DoD Knowledge and Tools Developed)
- Securing the Supply Chain (Industry and DoD)
- Supply Chain Vulnerability Map
- Supply Chain Resiliency
- Leveraging commercial supply chains
- Warehouse Security…and Again, The Importance of Technology
- Managing a warehousing for a crisis, Inventory Control, Theft/Damage/Asset Protection, Insurance, Cargo Preparation/Safety Regulations, Bar Coding/RFID/Handheld Technology
- Using 3PLs (pros/cons/why outsource/decisions to make)
- National Guard’s Role
- Logistics and Supply Chain Risk Assessment
- Define (to develop a process map)
- Customer, processes, key players, suppliers, suppliers’ suppliers, sources and their processes, how their processes affect your operations, information requirements, tradeoff of stockpiles of materials for information
- Measure (Conduct vulnerability assessments, Supplier certifications)
- Analyze (Risk Assessment Matrix Tool)
- Improve
- Control
- Logistics and Supply Chain Risk Mitigation…developing the Risk Management Plan
- Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
- Flexible Supply Chain Security Best Practices Tool
- Military Decision Making Process (Tailored for Crisis Management/Disaster Logistics)
- Case Study/Exercise #3
- Recap of Tool Development and Recap of Day 2
- Analyze Case Study/Exercise Progress (after-action discussion)
- Workshop Summary and Q&A
*Agenda is subject
to change.
About Your Speaker:
Paul C. Kovarovic has almost 23 years of combined logistics experience as a military officer, a support contractor and as an industry senior logistics/supply chain executive. He is President of Paul Kovarovic Associates, Inc. having consulted for all branches of the military, prime defense contractors and their subs, manufacturers, and universities from coast to coast. He spent 10 years in the U.S Air Force as both a wartime operational logistics officer for an F-16 wing and as an integrated logistics support manager influencing the design of the F-16 fighter for supportability. Over the last 12 years, Paul has run logistics and supply chain organizations and consulted with small and large organizations. Over the years, Paul has taught, trained and conducted seminars for his customers around the country as well as in a classroom setting at various universities. He brings a unique experience level and skill set to this seminar. His instruction method is educational, humorous and lasting. Paul holds a master’s degree in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Georgia.
Sponsors:
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PKA Inc. is a consulting firm specializing in Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial logistics/supply chain management. PKA offers clients executive-level logistics experience as well as program management, project management and process development solutions. The company focuses on acquisition logistics, operational logistics, and outsourced logistics. |
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| Media Sponsors: |
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Homeland Defense Journal is the first and most trusted independent monthly magazine dedicated exclusively to covering issues of critical importance to U.S. homeland security and defense. Each month, the industry’s leading journalists and experts provide in-depth coverage and analysis of programs, projects, new initiatives, government funding and innovative products that help keep America safe, strong and secure. |
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This workshop will be held at the University of Memphis Millington Center:
University of Memphis
Millington Campus
6500 Navy Road
Millington, TN 38053
901-678-4171
Room 132
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