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Conference day one - driving efficiency accross the chemical supply chain
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| 08.30 | Registration
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| 09.00 | Chairman’s opening remarks
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| CHALLENGES IN THE CHANGING EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AND SUPPLY CHAIN |
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| 09.10 | Opening address: ports in chemical supply chains
- Maritime chemical logistics
- Innovations in chemical supply chains
- opportunities for growth in chemicals and logistics
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| 09.30 | Keynote address: the European chemicals industry today
- Highlighting the importance of the European Chemical Industry as a pillar of the European economy
- The trends and discontinuities of the industry:
- Increase of the regulatory framework
- Increase attention to "Sustainable Development"
- Impact of the Enlargement of European Union
- Impact of some economic hurdles
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| 10.00 | Morning coffee
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| 11.00 | Keynote address: supply chain transformation
- The importance of effective supply chain management for the chemical industry
- Challenges for supply chain management in the chemicals industry
- Value and efficiency enhancement in the chemicals business
- Grasping opportunities for improved efficiencies of supply chains
- Overhauling supply chains long-term
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| 11.30 | Identifying the right approach to account management to deliver value creating initiatives: the role of manufacturer and logistics services provider (LSP)
- How a partnership approach will release greater value
- Reducing costs by expanding the remit of your LSP to encompass the extended supply chain
- Commercial and operational innovation to deliver continuous improvement and improved efficiency
- Driving cultural change to help identify further opportunities to enhance operational effectiveness
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| 12.00 | Networking lunch
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| 13.30 | Panel discussion: European legislation for transport safety and security: impact on chemical logistics developments
- How are we responding to new security measures being introduced by international regulations?
- Effects of EU enlargement: transport safety in / from Eastern Europe - experiences to date
- Sub-contracting of transport operations
- What impact has the new EU Working Time Directive had upon the chemical logistics industry?
- Experiences so far with the implementation of the modified RID/ADR regulations
- Implementing Responsible Care and Product Stewardship initiatives
- EC Best Practice Guidelines on cargo securing in road vehicles
Moderator: Uwe Heins
Chief Editor
Gefährliche Ladung/Dangerous Cargo Monthly
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| | Moderator: Uwe Heins, Chief Editor, Gefährliche Ladung/Dangerous Cargo Monthly Jos Verlinden, Manager, Logistics, Cefic/European Chemical Industry Council Andrea Heid, Director, Transport Division, Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) Hennie Standaar, President, Industry Committee on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods
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| 14.15 | Speed networking
Speed networking is an exciting, quick and non-pressurised way to meet fellow conference delegates and industry peers in one fifty-minute session. These brief meetings are the starting point for conversation and networking throughout the conference. This is where long-lasting and profitable business relationships begin.
- Meet…move on…meet…move on…meet!
- Exchange business cards with fellow conference delegates and industry peers
- The best 50 minute networking session you’ve ever experienced
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| 15.05 | Afternoon coffee
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| ACHIEVING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSRY |
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| 15.50 | Improving efficiencies: example of a supply chain - manufacturer’s perspective
- Supply chain management with a difference – strategies for success in a crowded market
- Building logistics requirements into the formulation of our business strategy
- Making supply chain issues a priority equal to production and sales objectives
- Inbound and outbound logistics management
- Improving co-ordination between logistics and other functions
- Integrating business units into a seamless supply chain operation
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| 16.20 | Improving efficiencies: example of a supply chain - Logistics service provider perspective
- Introducing efficiency by employing assets more efficiently
- Multi-modal efficiency concepts
- Working within chemical industry regulatory guidelines
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| 16.50 | Questions and discussion with session speakers
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| 17.00 | Close of day one
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| 17.15 | Coaches depart for boat trip around Port of Rotterdam and Evening Drinks Reception
Over 500 scheduled sailings a week connect Rotterdam to more than 1,000 ports worldwide. The port operates all year round, and boasts a wide range of facilities for cargo handling, distribution and the industrial sector. The port of Rotterdam and industrial area spans forty kilometers and runs from the city center to the North Sea. During this boat trip delegates will be shown around the Port while enjoying a drinks reception.
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Conference day two - driving efficiency accross the chemical supply chain
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| 08.30 | Registration
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| 09.00 | Chairman’s opening remarks
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| OUTSOURCING, PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES |
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| 09.10 | Case study: improving supply-chain relationships for improved performance
- Implementing measures to gain full support of LSPs: establishing joint initiatives
- Formalising agreements: evolving contractual agreements to ensure standard working practices
- Improving feedback and communication to develop stronger partnerships
- Using incentives to encourage LSPs to redesign their systems as part of an overall programme of supply chain improvements
- Setting specifications for our own supply chain
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| 09.40 | Third party logistics: incorporating outsourced operations into your supply chain
- Maintaining your grip on the outsourced elements of your supply chain through tight contractual management
- How far down the supply chain should you consider outsourcing?
- Ensuring buy-in from product line managers, sales and marketing for successful outsourced implementation
- Concepts for improving inbound cargo processes and timing
- How site logistics out of one hand may be beneficial for industrial parks
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| 10.10 | Morning coffee
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| 11.10 | Panel session: conditions required to improve relations between manufacturers and third party providers: getting the balance right
- Views on: service levels, ADR, on-time delivery, transport costs etc
- Developing relationships: how to use third party providers as partners
- What goes wrong: manufacturer and 3PL perspectives
- Preferences for the future: views on e-tendering and partnering approaches
Moderator:
Rainer Brunssen
Director
Brunssen Consulting
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| TRANSPORT OPTIMISATION & INTERMODALITY |
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| 12.00 | Keeping pace with the ongoing need for improved transport optimisation: multi-modal services
- Deploying intermodal strategies to minimise transport costs, improve visibility and better serve your customers
- Reassessing modal options: exploring opportunities for sending more product by rail or water
- Assessing cost and quality considerations when selecting optimal transport methods
- Rail liberalisation: what will it mean for the industry?
- Demanding customer-oriented services from rail operators
- Responding to the Marco Polo II programme
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| 12.30 | Managing complex transportation supply chains with adaptive fulfilment networks
- Developing an adaptive supply chain strategy to optimize your transportation and distribution channels
- Monitoring transportation execution performance driven by real time planning, event management and delivery analytics
- Integrating supply and demand planning impacts on transportation execution systems
- Optimizing logistics through advanced ERP functionality
- Future trends: transportation within an Enterprise Service Architecture (ESA)
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| | Ray Adams, Field Services Manager, IBU Chemicals, North America, SAP AG
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| 13.00 | Networking lunch
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| 14.30 | Case study: utilising inland waterways for greater efficiency in the chemical supply chain
- What is the potential of inland shipping in Europe?
- Advantages of tri-modality
- Building a barge terminal in Rotterdam: cutting costs with tri-modality
- Assessing cost and quality considerations when selecting optimal transport methods
- Concept of Pernis Combi Terminal
- Market developments : Different product - market combinations
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| BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND e-CONNECTIVITY |
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| 15.00 | Case study: applying Six Sigma and LEAN strategies in the industrial supply chain
- What is Six Sigma and LEAN, what are the differences and what should we do first?
- Resources and management essentials
- Defining and documenting your processes and measurements
- Does your business have a culture to accept change?
- Benefits of Six Sigma & LEAN to our business
- Where we came from, where we are and the future
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| | Pete Cox, Process Excellence Team Leader, Chemtura Europe
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| 15.30 | Afternoon coffee
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| 16.00 | Exploiting the potential of process automation and e-connectivity to manage the supply chain more effectively
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| | Gustavo Vallazza, Global eBusiness Process and Technology Leader, The Dow Chemical Company
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| 16.30 | Utilising VMI: a Supply Chain Inventory Control (SCIC) solution to increase visibility and control of he end-to-end supply chain
- Identifying the pros and cons of SCIC in conjunction with VMI
- managing inventory more efficiently
- managing transport capacity more efficiently
- overcoming conflict of interest in 1:1 relationships
- overcoming the risks associated with single-sourcing
- assuring neutrality and integrity in the supply chain
- How can you fully exploit the SCIC (>VMI) tool to your and your customer’s advantage?
- “Vendor hubbing”: combining VMI with multiple sourcing from several suppliers (SCIC)
- Can SCIC be used as a tool for reducing inventory and working capital?
- How complex is it to implement a SCIC solution?
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| 17.15 | Questions and discussion with session speakers
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| 17.30 | Chairman’s closing remarks and close of conference
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Post conference workshop
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| Six Sigma applied to supply chain processes in the chemical industry - how to improve key business processes by the use of Six Sigma
Hosted by R&G Global Consultants
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| 09.00 | Registration and coffee
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| 09.30 | Opening of the workshop
The workshop will incorporate presentations, case studies, group discussion and debate. The objectives of the workshop are to:
- Understand what Six Sigma is, what it can do for you and how it can improve your bottom line business results
- Learn what is required to make Six Sigma a success
- Learn how to use data to define a business process
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| 09.40 | What is Six Sigma and what can it do for your business?
- Discussion and presentation: what is Six Sigma and what it is not
- Why would a company use Six Sigma?
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| 10.20 | Coffee
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| 10.50 | Business case 1: process instability
- Increasing stability and output of a chemical plant
- Process stability and Investments
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| 11.30 | The use of data to define a business process
- The impact of process metrics
- What output data can tell you about your process
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| 12.10 | Lunch
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| 13.30 | The change agenda required to make Six Sigma a success
- Corporate culture requirements to enable successful implementation
- The role of leadership
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| 14.20 | Business case 2: customer fulfilment
- What the customer really expects
- Changing business processes for real customer impact
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| 15.00 | Coffee
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| 15.30 | R&G vision for success – the competency development model
- Various models to create Six Sigma competencies
- How to develop competencies and drive business impact
- Pitfalls of competency building
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| 16.10 | Closing panel session: chaired by workshop leader and involving all the presenters
In this session, the workshop will be summarised interactively and will give the opportunity for the audience to test ideas and raise the questions still left.
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| 16.30 | Close of workshop
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