2010 key highlights

 

 

More than 25 outstanding case studies from top Chemical/ Oil and Gas Manufacturers
In this conference, more than 25 successful case studies will be presented to you by our top CPG/ Retailers manufacturers from Top Fortune companies in the industry. These case studies will be a chance for you to get an inside look into how these leaders are tackling with the current challenges and what new innovations are they planning to execute in 2011.

 

Chemical Manufacturers and Transport Carriers Dialogue
Transportation cost is on the rise and ensuring just-in-time delivery is getting more crucial so to achieve high customer service level standards but what are the transport carriers’ views on these issues? This dialogue will be an excellent opportunity for practitioners to have a chance to listen to the shippers’ perspective and discover ways to improve collaboration partnership between each party to achieve cost optimization and high customer service level.

Procurement and Inventory Management Discussion
A rise in raw materials have caused practitioners to rethink their options of whether to chose between cost or good quality as their key sourcing and procurement criteria. We will be looking for long term strategies that will allow practitioners to balance cost and quality and explore how warehouse control systems and other handling methodologies helps to enhance inventory management.

 

Synchronizing Demand and Supply Panel
An interactive session to explore the shift from a supply-push model to demand-pull model and how it has helped to shape a more responsive supply chain for this unique industry. Also, we will be discussing the benefits of these models and the new strategies that practitioners can implement into their supply chain to gain a fast and flexible supply chain.

 

Compliance and Risk Management Forum
How do you manage your risk management? What procedures/ technologies do you have in place to ensure supplier’s compliance? In this discussion, we will be answering such questions through case studies and panel discussions to give you new ideas on ways to ensure risk management and strategies such as master data management that will help to drive supply chain traceability.