Logichem 2017 (past event)
28 - 30 March, 2017
Mövenpick Amsterdam
44 (0) 20 7368 9588
Day 1 – Tuesday 28 March 2017
08:00 - 08:45 Registration and welcome coffee
08:45 - 08:50 Welcome Remarks
Gemma Burns, Conference Director,LogiChem 2017
08:50 - 09:00 Chairman`s opening adress
09:00 - 09:20 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Critical success factors for achieving a fully integrated, globalised and harmonised supply chain in 2017 and beyond
As the trend towards globalisation continues apace, managing the supply chain has become more complex and business critical. In this keynote session, Miguel Gonzalez, Director of Global Logistics from Dupont, will help guide you through the minefield of developing a truly integrated supply chain organisation that meets the needs of a modern global business.
- Identifying the key elements of a flexible and cost-effective SC: How to prioritise your energy and resources
- How should global supply chain organisations integrate with other functions and find a good fit between local and global responsibilities?
- Ensuring harmonisation across regions, business units and product portfolios
- How can senior supply chain leadership enhance profitability and increase competitiveness of the overall business?
09:20 - 10:00 ALL STAR PANEL: Developing the next generation of supply chain leaders: How can you take talent management to the next level?
A fantastic panel of top-level supply chain decision makers from leading chemical companies share their ideas and strategies.
- How to make supply chain roles more attractive
- What are people doing to attract young, educated and skilled people into the SC function?
- What are the desired skills for logistics and planning functions?
- How to change mind set and behaviour of existing staff when necessary
- Can we increase the education level of staff? Impact of this on price
10:00 - 10:40 DUAL CASE STUDIES: Centralised vs. decentralised SC functions: How do you determine the right model?
In this session twocontrasting case studies will be presented, one on each model. This will befollowed by interactive discussion with the audience.
- What factors should be taken into consideration before a restructure?
- Assessing the impact of M&A on restructuring
- Should decentralised functions be split by region or product line?
- How do you centralise and how far? Operational vs. business unit vs. regional
- Considerations for centralised functions: Regulatory, cultural and time zones differences
- Is it best to work with external consultants do this?
- How can each structure facilitate cross function collaboration
- Understanding from both a value add and cost perspective
- Can one size ever fit all?
Decentralised:Fabrice Schneider, Head of End to End Supply Chain Processes, Merck Millipore
10:40 - 11:20 Morning networking break
STREAM A – Optimising Logistics Networks and Order Fulfilment Processes
11:20 - 12:10 CASE STUDY REVOLUTION: How to optimise the collaboration between logistics and inventory management – What tactics & strategies can drive your SC forward?- Advantages and disadvantages of consignment inventory
- Horizontal harmonisation: Harmonising inventory management within all regions of the world
- Implementing vertical harmonisation from central warehouses down
- How low can the stock be without impacting the customers?
- Made to order vs. consignment stock – impact on inventory management and logistics
- How do the regulations, self life and expiry date effect inventory management strategies?
STREAM B – Advanced Integrated Planning and Inventory Management
11:20 - 12:10 CASE STUDY REVOLUTION: How to enhance cross functional collaboration in order to drive inventory optimisation
Christian’s main responsibility is Supply Chain Excellence at Clariant: Driving continuous performance improvement across the end-to-end supply chain for all 7 business units globally, bringing supply chain innovations into our company and providing in-house consulting solutions to the business units. What has been your biggest success over the past 6 months? Significant cash generation from improved end-to-end planning and inventory management. What is your biggest challenge in your role? Breaking functional silos.
- At Clariant we have started an extensive corporate initiative focusing on inventory efficiency and product availability
- Our approach focuses on combining capability building with analytics to drive fact-based trade-off discussions
- To a large extend, optimization is triggered by cross-functional trade-off decisions
STREAM A – Optimising Logistics Networks and Order Fulfilment Processes
12:10 - 12:30 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: What are the best strategies for sharing warehouses with other chemical companies? Breaking down silos for an optimal distribution network- Dedicated vs. shared (3PL) warehouses
- What are the benefits? What are the risks?
- How many distribution centers to have and where?
- Industry benchmark: Improving cost efficiency by sharing warehousing AND transportation
STREAM B – Advanced Integrated Planning and Inventory Management
12:10 - 12:30 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: Supply planning: How to segment portfolios, increase visibility and achieve global harmonisation- Improving global harmonisation and visibility across supply planning
- What are the best strategies for product segmentation?
- How to effectively introduce new product lines after a merger or acquisition
- How can supply planning be improved by the use of big data?
- Made to order vs. consignment stock – impact on supply planning
- Effectively dealing with both internal and customer budget cuts
12:30 - 13:40 Networking lunch
Choose your afternoon track or sign up to the workshop– limited places available.
STREAM A – Optimising Logistics Networks and Order Fulfilment Processes
13:40 - 14:00 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: TMS and the multiplier effect of an empowered analyst
Your success in driving positive change through transport management technology will be multiplied by your ability to let loose an “empowered analyst” who can harness the system and its rich data, and who has the ability to drive change within the organization. Join us to hear about and discuss several compelling examples.
STREAM B – Advanced Integrated Planning and Inventory Management
13:40 - 14:00 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: How can product segmentation help you to achieve inventory optimisation?
Tobias’s main responsibilities include driving the bottom-line performance of his business from the supply chain angle and optimizing service levels, inventory and planning quality. He is proud of having successfully implemented a pragmatic and functioning S&OP process. His current challenges are change management and implementing cultural change.
- Starting point: Segmentation goals
- Defining the mechanics
- Linking segmentation to the planning process
- Which interfaces to consider?
STREAM C – SYNERGY WORKSHOP Limited spaces available
13:40 - 14:00 SYNGERY WORKSHOP: How to enhance collaboration between your logistics procurement, supply chain functions and logistics service providers in order to reduce TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)- How to improve interaction between potentially “functional silos” along the transport management process chain?
- How to best align SC strategy with logistics procurement strategy
- How to resolve conflict when logistics procurement and SC disagree What is the best reporting structure? Should logistics procurement report directly into SC or procurement?
- What are the pros and cons of each?
- How to enhance the systems and tools used within logistics procurement and SC – e.g. how to connect SAP between the functions
- What are the future trends for logistics procurement?
STREAM A – Optimising Logistics Networks and Order Fulfilment Processes
14:00 - 14:40 ALL STAR PANEL: Sharing transportation services with other chemical companies in order to minimise waste, increase customer service, improve network performance and reduce total costs
A fantastic panel of top-level supply chain decision makers share their innovative transportation strategies.
- How to improve sustainability of transport networks
- How does sharing transportation services reduce total cost of ownership and result in overall better performance?
- Challenges with automating booking processes and value of collaborative e-transport platforms Why is the chemical industry reluctant to do this in comparison to other industries?
STREAM B – Advanced Integrated Planning and Inventory Management
14:00 - 14:40 FIRESIDE CHAT: Demand Driven Material Resource Planning (DDMRP): How to implement demand driven strategies and tactics in the global chemical market
A unique opportunity to listen to hear planning experts perspective on this innovative approach.
- How do demand signals help with production planning?
- How can you make DDMRP profitable in a commodity environment?
- How to create a flexible SC with the use of DDMRP
- DDMRP vs MRP
STREAM C – SYNERGY WORKSHOP Limited spaces available
14:00 - 14:40 Session continuedSTREAM A – Optimising Logistics Networks and Order Fulfilment Processes
14:40 - 15:00 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: Sharing infrastructure and processes across channels to support sales and increase distribution efficiency- With the aspiration of being the best service provider to the industry, Ravago offers the deepest level of service to both customers and suppliers.
- Today, Ravago is heavily invested in a number of warehouses, located in strategic regions across the globe. These logistics centers operate with a lean philosophy, which allows Ravago to achieve its goal of having the lowest cost to serve its customers.
- The Ravago logistics operations handle a broad range of routine operations (such as bulk handling and packaging operations), and more sophisticated value added services (such as blending and pulverizing of resin).
- To further increase the efficiency of its network, Ravago decided to strengthen its supply chain design capabilities and review its network across the company's different channels.
- This has resulted in a change of locations and flows to increase market proximity and payload simultaneously.
- Changing flows also required a change of planning strategies, blending push and pull into a harmonized multi-echelon replenishment planning.
STREAM B – Advanced Integrated Planning and Inventory Management
14:40 - 15:00 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: Freight Rate Intelligence: Performance measurement improving procurement strategies
Heiko Wrobel
Head Group ProcessFraunhofer Center for Applied Research on Supply Chain Services SCS
STREAM C – SYNERGY WORKSHOP Limited spaces available
14:40 - 15:00 Session continued15:00 - 15:40 Afternoon networking break
15:40 - 16:30 DRILL DOWN ROUND TABLES FOR TOPICS ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Speakers:
Tim Bett Head of Supply Chain Archroma
Henning Schussmuller Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager Sumitomo Chemical
Stefan Ritschel Europe Head of Supply Chain Management Industrial Petrochemicals BASF
Tove Andersen Head of Supply Chain Yara International
Florian Kache Global Supply Chain Strategy BASF
Sven De Winter Logistics Supplier Relationship Management Leader - EMEA Dupont
Ernst Beer Director of Planning and Product Management Wacker Chemie AG
Tim Bett Head of Supply Chain Archroma
Henning Schussmuller Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager Sumitomo Chemical
Stefan Ritschel Europe Head of Supply Chain Management Industrial Petrochemicals BASF
Tove Andersen Head of Supply Chain Yara International
Florian Kache Global Supply Chain Strategy BASF
Sven De Winter Logistics Supplier Relationship Management Leader - EMEA Dupont
Ernst Beer Director of Planning and Product Management Wacker Chemie AG
These informal subject-specific roundtables give you a unique opportunity to drill down into the details of an issue by probing the knowledge and expertise of industry market leaders. Each roundtable is designed for you to meet like-minded peers and source practical solutions collaboratively.
- How to measure centralized and decentralized SC performance: What are the best practices? What are the key metrics?
- Tove Andersen, Head of Supply Chain, Yara International
- The value of digitalization: Is end-to-end supply chain visibility simply a hygiene factor or source of competitive advantage?
- Henning Schussmuller, Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager, Sumitomo Chemical
- Assessing the characteristics of planning employees: What are the human factors that need to be taken into consideration of running a successful centralized or decentralized planning system?
- Ernst Beer, Ernst Beer, Director of Planning and Product Management, Wacker Chemie AG
- Innovative transportation solutions – How to use logistics brokerage services and the physical internet concept to improve logistics efficiency
- Florian Kache, Global Supply Chain Strategy, BASF
- Why isn’t everyone using multi-modal transport yet? Exploring challenges and opportunities
- Frank Andreesen, VP Logistics Operations EMEA, Covestro
- Road and rail infrastructure: What is the outlook for the EU in the next 5 years and how will this impact the SC?
- Sven De Winter, Logistics Supplier Relationship Management Leader - EMEA, Dupont
- Integrated business planning: Does that force centralization? What is the right model and why?
- Tim Bett, Head of Supply Chain, Archroma
- How to overcome challenges caused by adverse weather conditions in order to minimise SC disruption
- Stefan Ritschel, Europe Head of Supply Chain Management Industrial Petrochemicals, BASF
16:30 - 16:50 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: How to successfully manage Industry 4.0 along the supply chain and what it will mean for the industry by 2035
Michael is responsible for Enterprise Logistics at the corresponding chair at TU Dortmund University and at the department with the same name at Fraunhofer IML. His main responsibilities are Supply Chain Management and Management of Industries 4.0. Michael’s biggest success in the last 6 months was the establishment of Kompetenzzentrum Mittelstand 4.0 and his biggest challenge is bridging the gap between “old economy” and digital natives and start-ups
- Digital refinement of operational processes and the construction of new business models with Logistics 4.0
- Managing migration: Systematic implementation of Logistics 4.0 in the company
16:50 - 17:10 OUT OF INDUSTRY CASE STUDY: Cloud supply chain transformation – What can the chemical industry learn from the pharmaceutical industry?
17:10 - 17:50 GUEST SPEAKER: Think like an explorer: Doing what has never been done before
Join an expedition with Cathy O’Dowd as she shares her stories about leading teams and executing plans in high-risk, high-stress environments, while striving for big goals. Learn why plans fail and how teams crumble, and discover the key tools that ensure you will get to the top. Reaching New
Heights draws on the lessons Cathy O’Dowd learnt from her first Everest expedition. With the focus on finances and logistics, the dynamic of the team was ignored. The team collapsed into conflict from the first day, and three members resigned before even reaching the foot of Everest. Cathy
and her team-mates discovered that there are key obstacles that have nothing to do with the mountain, but there are also overlooked tools that allow the successful 25% to triumph. This is a real-world lesson in the reasons for failure and the keys to achievement. Cathy shares the ways in
which we create our own disasters and shows you how to overcome them, refocusing your team to climb to summit success.
17:50 - 23:59 Networking Drinks Reception
After a busy day ofsolution-focused sessions, relax and unwind with fellow speakers and attendees.Take advantage of the opportunity to network, share ideas off-line and checkout new products and services from innovative solutions providers. Enjoy food,drinks and music!