Disaster Logistics
A 2-Day Workshop on Managing Logistics for Emergency Situations
Logistics/Supply Chain planning and execution during crisis events, DoD and Commercial best practices, Logistics/Supply Chain risk assessment and mitigation tools to implement
Registration has closed for this event. You may still register at the door by bringing this form with you the day of the event.
February 7-8, 2008
Arlington, VA
About
the 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. 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.
This workshop will offer ideas and tools to help your organization better understand the ‘blocking and tackling’ of logistics and supply chain planning (beyond supply and transportation). 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:
- 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
- Be prepared to make logistics outsourcing decisions
- 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:
- Executives/Managers/Leaders responsible for organization supply chain management and logistics (Air, Road, Rail, Rivers)
- Service executives concerned with maintaining uninterrupted supply chains (i.e., mitigate risks, reduce losses, and protect supply chain operations)
- Managers or executives who want to expand their practical knowledge of logistics and supply chain risk management
- Private safety directors and 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 knowledge of securing logistics processes and their supply chain
Speakers and
Agenda:
DAY 1 (Introduction, background, preparation)
- Preparing for the next event (i.e., Terrorist Attack, another Katrina, wildfires, etc.)
- Logistics overview
- Supply Chain overview
- How Logistics functions factors into Homeland Security success
- Asset tracking, Net Centric operations, Sense & Respond Logistics
- Logistics Mission for Homeland Security
- Disaster support for all-hazards and through all phases – preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation
- Homeland Security Supply Chain Security Strategic Objectives
- Disaster Preparedness and Logistics IT
- Importance of hardware and software
- Logistics Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Community of Practice (COP)
- Importance of interagency logistics functions interoperability
- Logistics Planning Importance to Crisis Situations
- Field logistics sites such as staging areas, prior to the occurrence of a natural or man-made disaster
- Pre-identifying state and county-level guidelines for staging areas.
- Logistics and Supply Chain Lessons learned from industry and DoD
- Securing the Supply Chain
- Examples of Supply Chain security gone bad
- Leveraging commercial supply chains
- Configuration Management and Logistics…critical planning tool before a crisis occurs
- Using 3PLs (pros/cons/why outsource/decisions to make)
- DoD expertise
- National Guard’s Role (transportation, medical, supplies…)
DAY 2 (Tool development, synthesis)
- Logistics and Supply Chain Risk Assessment…developing a tool to use
- 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
- Define the potential situations/environment
- Describe the situation/environment effects
- Evaluate all threats to the operation
- Determine threat courses of action
- Warehouse Security and Technology
- Managing a warehousing for a crisis, Inventory Control, Theft/Damage/Asset Protection, Insurance, Cargo Preparation/Safety Regulations, Bar Coding/RFID/Handheld Technology
- Value Added Services during a crisis
- Workshop Summary and Q&A
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
Corporate Sponsors:
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.
Media Sponsors:
Homeland Defense Journal is a monthly magazine now in its fifth year of print. Our subscriber base of over 28,000 readers has been developed entirely from within the homeland security sector. Our readers are federal, DoD, state and local executives and decision-makers charged with the development, testing and deployment of solutions. Homeland Defense Journal focuses on programs, projects, funding, grants, R&D, and lessons-learned.
www.homelanddefensejournal.com
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an Exhibitor or Sponsor
Our sponsors and exhibitors will have a unique opportunity to network with, and showcase their products and services to, government decision-makers and leaders. For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact Jon Emery at (703) 894-1097.
Registration Fee
- Government attendees: $595 per person
- Small Business (less than 100 employees): $645 per person
- Industry (includes gov't contractors): $695 per person
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Workshop Location
The workshop will be held in the Homeland Defense Journal Training Center in the NRECA Building at 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite #1003 (10th floor), Arlington, VA 22203. Public parking at the facility is available for $9 a day. The NRECA Building is just one block from the Ballston Metro Station in the orange line. Please note: the parking garage and a side entrance to the building is on Taylor Street.
Map and directions to the conference location
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