Global Supply Chain Experts Meet in Shanghai: Meeting the Challenges of a Booming Economy and Global Trade

Global Supply Chain Experts Meet in Shanghai: Meeting the Challenges of a Booming Economy and Global Trade

July 28, 2006

    SHANGHAI, China, July 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Hundreds of international logistics and supply chain
management leaders will converge on Shanghai August 2-3,
2006 for China Conference 2006 sponsored by the Council of
Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Executives
from leading companies in China, the US, and other
countries around the world will exchange the latest
logistics techniques and share best-world supply chain
practices.

    "China has become the second largest trading
partner with the US, so China is reshaping the world's
supply chain structure," said Rick Blasgen, president
and chief executive officer of CSCMP. "Consequently,
China's logistics and supply chain industries are playing a
key role in world business that no manager can afford to
ignore."

    The two-day event entitled Transformation and Evolution
of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in China will be
held August 2-3, 2006 at the Pudong Shangri-la Hotel in
Shanghai. Opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 am with
representatives from the Shanghai Government, China
Enterprise Association, and Rick Blasgen, president and CEO
of CSCMP. On-site registration begins at 8:00 am.

    Speakers feature prominent Chinese and US business
leaders and academics including:

    -- Guangyu Huang, president of GOME Electrical
Appliances Holding Ltd.,
       China's leading consumer electronics retailer

    -- Junj Liu, COO of Lenova Group, China's leading
personal computer
       company

    -- Dr. Robert Yap, CEO and chairman of YCH Group, a
leading third party
       logistics company working with Motorola and other
top companies

    -- James Kellso, supply chain master, Intel
Corporation, a global leader
       in semiconductors

    "Managing the supply chain is a vital corporate
challenge," said Rick Blasgen. "It requires
planning, technology, communication, and most importantly,
collaboration."

    About CSCMP

    Founded in 1963 as the preeminent association for
individuals involved in supply chain management and
logistics, CSCMP provides educational, career development,
and networking opportunities to its over 9,000 members and
the entire industry worldwide.  CSCMP's Asian office is in
Beijing; its world headquarters is in Lombard, Illinois,
USA.

    For more information about the Shanghai conference,
visit http://www.cscmpchina.org .

    More information about CSCMP is available at
http://www.cscmp.org .

    For more information, please contact:

    China Contacts:

     Calvin Fang
     Email:  [e-mail] 
     Phone:  [phone] x618 

     Leo Liu
     Email:  [e-mail] 
     Phone:  [phone] x608

     Joyce Zou
     Email:  [e-mail]
     Phone:  [phone] x600

    US Contacts:

     Madeleine Miller-Holodnicki
     Email:  [e-mail]
     Phone:  [phone]

     Herb Ritchell
     Email:  [e-mail]
     Phone:  [phone]

SOURCE  Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals