13th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium
December 4, 2009
Views of the System After Economic Recovery
Severe economic recessions don't happen often. When the recovery begins in earnest, the business landscape could look quite different. The core challenges for the freight transportation, logistics, and manufacturing industries will come blazing back. These challenges include modal capacity, energy, the environment, and sourcing strategies and all need to be addressed to manage the transportation-related aspects of economic recovery. At this year's symposium, representatives from the business community, academia, and the public sector will discuss trends and what to expect when business picks up again as well as the infrastructure, policy, and practice changes needed with economic recovery. Two panel presentations will focus on a big-picture perspective as well as implications for Minnesota, a look at the possible post-recovery freight system, the role of the public, lessons learned from other successful inland ports, and how federal policy and funding could affect the freight system once the economy begins to recover.
Program
Welcome
- Laurie McGinnis, Acting Director, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
- Meg Duncan, Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals
Presentation (779 KB PDF)
- William Gardner, Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
Perspectives on Trends and Scenarios for the Future
- Moderator: Fred Corrigan, Executive Director, Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
- Supply Chain Logistics – Post Recovery Landscape
Richard Murphy Jr., President and CEO, Murphy Warehouse
Presentation (2.97 MB PDF)
- Six Trends That Define Gravity
Jim Butts, Senior Vice President of Transportation, CH Robinson
Presentation (104 KB PDF)
Changes Needed: Infrastructure, Policy, and Practice
- Moderator: Dave Christianson, Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Challenges to the Practice
Fred Beier, Professor Emeritus, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Presentation (114 KB PDF)
- Multimodal Strategies: Lessons for Minnesota
Robert W. Portiss, Port Director, Tulsa Port of Catoosa
Video (Flash, 13:35) - Freight System Impacts of the Federal Authorization Bill
Dan Murray, Vice President for Research, American Transportation Research Institute
Presentation (1.81 MB PDF)
Wrap-up and Adjourn
- Laurie McGinnis, Acting Director, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
Sponsors
Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, in cooperation with: