Logichem 2017 (past event)

28 - 30 March, 2017

Mövenpick Amsterdam

44 (0) 20 7368 9588

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Stefan Ritschel, Europe Head of Supply Chain Management Industrial Petrochemicals at BASF
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Stefan Ritschel


Europe Head of Supply Chain Management Industrial Petrochemicals
BASF
As the Europe Head of Supply Chain Management Industrial Petrochemicals The main responsibilities of me and my team are production planning (long-, mid- and shotterm), Verbund optimization, logistic concepts and optimization, material management and process optimization Over the past 6 months, Stefan considers his greatest success to be managing the Verbund and ensuring a high delivery reliability for our customers in several crisis situations. Stefan considers his greatest challenge over the past 6 months to be increasing team capabilities and balancing operational topics/trouble shooting and tactical/strategic optimization.

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Day 1 – Tuesday 28 March 2017

Monday, February 4th, 2019

15:40 DRILL DOWN ROUND TABLES FOR TOPICS ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN

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

Day 2 - Wednesday 29 March 2017

Monday, March 4th, 2019

11:50 DRILL DOWN ROUND TABLES ON TOPICS ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN

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.

  • e-Transactions in the chemical industry: Blessing or curse from the customers’ perspective?
  • Ralf Lemmerz, Vice President Order Management, Covestro

  • To insource or outsource? Where do you draw the line between integration and ownership?
  • Jan Roed, Head of Global Logistics, Borealis

  • How to achieve sustainability through collaboration for co-modality: A new intermodal network approach from FMCG
  • Maximo Martinez Avila, Supply Network Innovation Center Research Manager, Procter & Gamble

  • An industry wish for collaboration: How to achieve full collaboration in a world where certain stakeholders benefit from intransparency
  • Lars J.T. Droog, Supply Chain & General Affairs, Tosoh

  • How to align your logistics service offering with a portfolio of diverse customers and market segments
  • Arnaud Backbier, Head of Supply Chain, Smit & Zoon

  • Where does customer service fit best: Supply chain, sales or commercial?
  • Joris Jellema, Global Head of Supply Chain, Givaudan

  • How to strengthen relationships with your customers: Enhancing collaboration in order to streamline interactions
  • Stefan Ritschel, Europe Head of Supply Chain Management Industrial Petrochemicals, BASF

  • The importance of global CoEs: How setting up CoEs contribute to a successful supply chain
  • Pablo Nosti, Logistics Manager EMEA and Global Logistics Enablement Leader, Dupont
  • How does the creation of separate Business Process Optimisation function within the supply chain help to facilitate lean and six sigma?
  • Cindy Jooren, Manager Supply Chain Center of Excellence EMEA and AP, Eastman Europe