More than 8,000 members from 67 countries rely on CSCMP (the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) to help them remain connected to the best of the best — experts, technology, knowledge — in the vast and complex world of global supply chain and logistics. From Oct. 2-5 in Philadelphia, CSCMP will hold the organization’s marquee event, The Annual Global Conference.

During this year’s four-day event, attendees will gain cutting-edge knowledge about streamlining operations, reducing inefficiencies and leveraging new ways to build supply chains that reduce costs and increase profitability. To this end, I highly recommend two compelling Mega Sessions^* at CSCMP, both of which highlight critical issues that continue to face supply chain practitioners and challenge the industry as a whole— capacity and safety. The sessions are designed to help practitioners walk away with a greater understanding of the issues and, more importantly, the tools necessary to bring about change.

“The Capacity Crisis” Mega Session will be moderated by James H. Burnley IV, partner, Venable, LLC and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation. During his session, Mr. Burnley will provide attendees with a greater understanding of the causes, timing, and potential solutions to what could be the worst capacity shortage in history. He will also discuss the role of supply, demand and public policy decisions as they relate to supply chain economics and transportation budgets. Panelists joining Mr. Burnley include David D. Congdon, president and chief executive, Old Dominion Freight Lines; Noel Perry, managing director and senior consultant, FTR Associates; Bob Poole, Searle Freedom Trust transportation fellow and director of transportation policy, The Reason Foundation; and Mark Whittaker, vice president of PepsiCo Transportation.

Anne Ferro, administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), is also hosting a Mega Session — “Commercial Vehicle Safety for the Long Haul—Impacts and Benefits to the Freight Logistics Supply Chain.” She will discuss the impact that raising the bar for commercial vehicle safety will have on shippers, receivers, brokers and freight forwarders. The goal will be to provide these “upstream” players with ways they can use the information to shape their own impact on commercial motor vehicle safety in the supply chain.

^*Mega Sessions will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

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