Topics Covered at Past Transportation Benchmarking Meetings

Topics Covered at Past Transportation Benchmarking Meetings

Transportation Benchmarking Consortium

Representative Meeting Topics

2011

May 2011
Host:  Air Products & Chemicals
Location:  Allentown, PA

  •  Air Products & Chemicals Logistics & Heavy Haul Operations
  • Lead Time Effect on Routing Guide Project Update by Church & Dwight
  • State of Global Freight Transportation by PSU
  • Ariba Sourcing Tools Overview
  • Fuel Surcharge
  • Contract Management
  • Facility Tours of Air Products Solar Farm, Liquid Bulk Operations, Kraft Foods Distribution Center, Hydrogen Fuel Operations

2010

November 2010
Host:  Center for Supply Chain Research
Location:  University Park, PA

  • Coalition for Transportation Productivity
  • Supplier Diversity (Kellogg's, Kraft Foods, and Macy's)
  • Motor Carrier Industry Issues - BNSF Railway
  • CSA 2010 and Implications for Shippers
  • 2010 State of Global Freight Transportation (LTL, Parcel, Air, and Ocean)

May 2010
Host:  Church & Dwight
Location:  Princeton, NJ 

  • Church & Dwight Carrier Scorecard
  • Driver Fatigue vs. Crash Frequency
  • Johnson & Johnson Carrier Segmentation
  • Carrier Procurement Survey
  • Company Overviews of DAP, Kellogg, and Macy's

2009

May 2009
Host:  Johnson & Johnson
Location:  Skillman, NJ

  • Johnson & Johnson Global Transportation Organization (GTO) Overview
  • Johnson & Johnson Carrier Assessment Program
  • Johnson & Johnson Carrier 411 Program
  • DNBi Tool - Supplier Financial Risk Assessment Tool
  • Norfolk Southern Overview
  • Johnson & Johnson and JPChase Morgan/Vastera Case Study for Supply Chain Visibility Supplier Portal
  • Benchmarking Procurement Practices by Chainalytics

November 2009
Host:  CSCR
Location:  University Park, PA

  • Company Overviews of Products, Transportation Management Sytems, and Challenges - Kellogg, Woodstream, Macy's, and DAP Products
  • Pay-for-Performance Program - Church & Dwight
  • Carrier Scorecards
  • VICS Empty Miles Program
  • Transportation Performance Assessment

2008

October 2008
Host:  Arkema
Location:  Philadelphia, PA

  • CHAINalytics Model Based Benchmarking Consortium
  • DHL Global Forwarding: Global Ocean Export Capacity
  • SmartWay Transport Partnership Program
  • Fuel Management Strategies, Issues, and Updates
  • Rail Industry Updates
  • Supplier Diversity Initiatives
  • Carrier Liability
  • FreighWatch International North American Cargo Theft Overview
  • Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Program

May 2008
Host:  CSCR
Location:  University Park, PA

  • Logistics Issues Associated with Ethanol
  • Based Reformulated Gasoline
  • Price Index National DOE
  • Rail Fuel Surcharges
  • Ocean Industry Containerized Freight Rate Trend
  • Freight Security
  • Carrier Strategies
  • Wal-Mart Distribution Center Tour
  • CHAINalytics Benchmarking
  • Accessorial Survey Results

 

 

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