INAUGURAL SUMMIT RECAP 

The 2011 Global Supply Chain Summit has come to a close. For two days, top retail supply chain executives and their business partners came together to tackle the toughest challenges facing the industry.

Session handouts are now available.

Check out the blog posts from the event to find out what people were talking about: 

• Crate & Barrel Executive Discusses CPSIA Guidelines  
• Supply Chain Executives Network and Discuss Industry Hot Topics  
• Fuel Costs and Service Expectations Biggest Barriers in Transportation Partnerships 
• Retail Logistic Trends to Help Companies Grow and Prosper 
• Creating a Consistent Dialogue and Fostering New Partnerships 
•  Moving Retail Cargo is Moving the U.S. Economy

Michael Rogers MSNBC's "The Practical Futurist" and Technology Expert Novelist and journalist Michael Rogers is known as one of the nation’s leading experts on the impact of technology on business and society. He discussed how information technology will be the key to operating a successful supply chain in the new decade.

Where are the Next Generation of Supply Chain Leaders? Watch Larry Bergman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations for Boscov's, Inc. discuss one of the biggest challenges facing retailers today. Read more here.