Best Practices Consortium Supply Chain Best Practices Consortium Looking to 2007 Executive Seminar General Session September, 2006

Advisory Board Retail Distributors/Wholesalers Consumer Products Manufacturers Industrial/Commercial Manufacturers

DISTRIBUTORS/WHOLESALERS INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL MFG Schedule Shift ACTIVITY RETAIL CP MFG DISTRIBUTORS/WHOLESALERS INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL MFG Subscriptions March-September         October-March     Survey release        May December Exec Seminar         September  April Search & Query      October Reports Monthly

Advisory Board Membership For 2007, our enrollment goals and supporting initiatives are as follows: Add 50 new consortium members. Achieve a 90% renewal rate for current and former members. Send a customized copy of the new Strategic Assessment Dashboard to every current and former member company.

Advisory Boards in 2006 With the new industry alignment, the Advisory Boards would transition from the following structure in 2006:

Advisory Boards for 2007 / Nominations To the following Advisory Boards and annual cycles in 2007: Request to nominate companies for consortium membership.

New Content Priorities for 2007 As we move to provide complete coverage of the supply chain, what new content should we consider adding in 2007? Note: List of content options continued on the next slide.

New Content Priorities for 2007 (continued)

Thank you for your support of the Consortium in 2006 Thanks! Thank you for your support of the Consortium in 2006