Sept 2nd - PDM: The Age of 4PL Services

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This presentation will focus on the need for extended services required by product manufacturers who by design, or not, need to gain or regain control of their entire supply chain.  Historically this has been segmented into internal groups such as planning, purchasing, shipping/receiving departments, freight estimators, carriers, warehousing, distribution and suppliers.  This fractionalized approach is no longer acceptable with extended global supply chains and client companies that need the visibility and control of the entire supply chain process.
 
A new generation of contract service providers has evolved in the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) community that provides this solution via customized supply chain strategies.  These include all of the previously departmentalized functions along with a systematic approach to gain visibility and control of suppliers, inventory, transportation, warehousing, distribution and their associated costs.  These client companies are looking for the simplest, most reliable, cost effective solution as the supply chain extends past historical boundaries into a global community.
 
The presentation will explain how this is accomplished using a 4PL approach: outsourcing this service to a non-biased service provider who can detangle the current supply chain and make it more effective.
 
This service has become one which requires specialized skills that many companies cannot afford internally, but desperately need.  By outsourcing, the client has access to industry experts on an as-needed basis, which can scale to meet their specific growth plan.

Speaker:

Tom David is Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions with Global Supply Chain Solutions, a Dallas, Texas-based company that offers supply chain and materials management solutions to the electronic manufacturing industry.  In his role, David works with client companies to determine their specific supply chain pain points and develops solutions that provide short and long term relief.

David is a seasoned supply chain executive with a deep background in new product introduction, global outsourcing, operations and supply chain development.

As such, David is extremely knowledgeable about the extended services required by product manufacturers who need to gain or regain control of their entire supply chain. 

From his prior extensive travel on behalf of Sanmina, David assisted many tier one customers with lowest cost of ownership solutions to accommodate both domestic and global sourcing and distribution strategies for their end product.

After attaining his Bachelors of Business Degree at the University of North Texas, Tom began his career with the Texas Instruments Equipment Group managing production planning and material supply strategies for their airport radar programs.  He has since been an executive team member with SCI, Flextronics and Sanmina totaling a decade of experience in the EMS industry.  He has also managed diverse materials and sourcing organizations within the telecom industry at DSC and Alcatel.  He gained operational expertise working within the equipment sector while at Flextek, a designer and manufacturer of high performance conveyance systems used in SMT assembly.  This diverse background provides Tom unique perspective and insight to the client needs of GSCS.

Register for the September 2nd PDM