23 May 2007, Wednesday
Masterclass A:
Chemical Regulations - Implications for Business
Conducted by:
Paul Beatley, ENHESA
In an increasingly regulated business environment, ensuring regulatory compliance has become a key factor for business success of chemical companies. Chemical regulations are undergoing fundamental changes as a result of the Globally Harmonized System and the European Union REACH Regulation. Booming production and increasing trade globalization make this even more complex for business in Asia.
This Masterclass will provide you with the practical knowledge on how to deal with current, pending and future chemical regulations around the globe. The class will discuss the crucial issues in understanding how chemicals are being regulated today in terms of production and marketing, and what type of systems and tools are needed to manage this successfully.
Key topics of the MasterClass:
· What is the meaning of chemical regulations for business today
· How will the Globally Harmonized System change the way in which chemicals are regulated
· What is the business impact of the European Union REACH Regulation for chemical companies in Asia
· How to cope with the multitude and diversity of national chemical regulations?
· Business systems and tools to ensure ongoing compliance
· How to turn regulatory threats into business opportunities?
About your masterclass leader:
ENHESA is a global environmental, health and safety consultancy, providing EHS regulatory compliance assurance support to industry worldwide.
For over 15 years, ENHESA has been advising companies in the chemical industry to ensure ongoing worldwide regulatory compliance as well as turning regulatory challenges into business opportunities. Both bulk and specialty chemical companies rely on Enhesa services for ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance.
As one of ENHESA’s Directors, Paul has over twenty years of professional experience in EHS management and regulatory consulting. He has led consulting assignments, including compliance audits, due diligence assessments, and management studies around the globe. He has assisted a large number of global companies to develop and implement cost-effective EHS strategies and programs aimed at managing compliance and other risks and at realizing business opportunities through proactive management of regulatory concerns.
Masterclass B:
Supply chain and working capital improvement in the chemical industry
Conducted by:
Bayer Technology Services
With increasing production, sales volume and market complexity, the importance of efficient supply chain and logistics processes and utilisation of assets will significantly increase.
This MasterClass will provide its participants with the practical knowledge to optimise their supply chain processes and to reduce their working capital. The class will discuss the crucial issues in understanding their supply chain and where process costs can be reduced and quality optimised.
Key topics include:
· Supply chain processes
· Production planning
· Inventory control
· Network optimisation
· Chemical logistics in China
· Product identification
About the MasterClass leaders:
· Prof Ludger Bruell, Vice President and Head of Supply Chain and Logistics, BTS Germany
· Hartmut Lenz, Director and Head of Logistics Planning, BTS Germany
· Dr Juergen Strusch, Head of Supply Chain and Logistics, BTS Asia
· Dr Xiaotao Wan, Senior Supply Chain Consultant, BTS Asia
About Bayer Technology Services:
Bayer Technology Services stands for competence throughout the service life of processes or units. At its Supply Chain and Logistics Competence Center (SCL), Bayer Technology Services sets standards in the field of logistics consulting and engineering. SCL views the supply chain from the planner’s aspect and develops solutions along the entire value-added chain. Procurement and sales management, production planning and manufacturing and distribution logistics are precisely synchronised. SCL utilises well-founded know-how and innovative information technology to make the ever more complex material and information flows manageable.
Registration for both Masterclasses begin at 8.30am. Masterclasses will commence at 9.00am and end at 5.00pm, with breaks for refreshments and lunch.
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