John Arbuckle

VP Sales and Marketing
Javelin Logistics

John Arbuckle has invested his entire career in the logistics and supply chain industry. He began his career 25 years ago as a management trainee and has evolved in the industry by becoming a student of the discipline and consistently involved in learning opportunities. Starting out in operations management for the first half of his career, he mastered the “how to”. In the second half of his career he is very interested in sharing his expertise with his clients to create innovative solutions that provide lower landed cost solutions while raising scores in KPI measurements. John’s approach to every opportunity is to take the view of the client in creating a solution. He knows the technical side of the business but is most interested in build trust and value. John has won many client service awards throughout his career, he views these as his personal scorecard.

John earned his bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University while on athletic scholarship. Since then he has earned several industry related certifications which aid him in his ongoing education in theindustry. John is currently a board member (Treasurer) of the local roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in San Francisco. More information on John’s background can be found on his Linked In page.

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April 30: Capitalizing On Supply Chain Partnerships For Greater Efficiency & Customer Service

Monday, April 4th, 2016

10:50 Interactive Roundtable Discussions

Choose two (30 minutes each)

#1 Restructuring Manufacturing And Supply Chain Operations To
Achieve Critical Mass
Darrell (Andy) Clapper
EVP Operations & Supply Chain Management
Welch Allyn

#2 Electronically Tracking And Reporting Consigned And Loaner
Field Inventory To Achieve Visibility And Optimized Inventory
Howard Weathersby
VP Global Business Development
WebOps

3. On-shoring: Creating a strong business case for doing what is good for the American Economy.
John Arbuckle, VP Sales & Marketing, Javelin Logistics
• IP-How do we protect this with the known and unknown threats present?
• Rising labor rates world wide
• Sustainable supply chains (carbon footprint)
• Unpredictable transportation costs
• Knowing your true cost of manufacturing
• Speed to market: today is the new next day

#4 Improving Import Lead Times in Brazil
• Uncovering the latest challenges in Brazil distribution and how medical device firms are conquering them
• Getting more stable operators and people capable to distribute your product in Brazil while remaining cost effective
• Stabilizing global trade lanes in Brazil
• Identifying which 3PLs and global carriers are leaders in Brazil and can support your supply chain

#5 Strengthening Your China Transportation And Distribution
Strategy For Cost Savings And Efficiencies
• Outlining changes in current market entry models into China to ultimately cut costs
• Stabilizing global trade lanes in China
• Assessing whether you need to modify your postponement strategy to manage China’s recent labeling initiative
• Identifying which potential partners are experts in China and can support your transportation and distribution strategy