Smart Supply Chain 2010

About

NEW SPEAKER CONFIRMED
We are pleased to welcome Rod de Spong the CFO of Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd  and Ikhlaq Kashkari, Leadership Team Member, Supply Chain Council (Australia / New Zealand Chapter) & Principal Consultant, Xelocity to the programme.

Supply Chains have grown more global and interconnected and we are dealing with a number of new developments. In a competitive global landscape, sharing best practices is critical to increasing the performance of an organisation.

With that in mind this year the focus will be on simple strategies, best practices, updates and skills development that will increase the performance of your supply chain. Some of the issues to be covered include:
• Building a world-class supply chain organisation
• Reducing complexity to drive profitability
• Matching supply and demand with sensible sense and responsive response
• Driving value by aligning financial thinking with the physical supply chain
• Leading a supply chain turnaround

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Agenda

Agenda: Day 1

8.30

Registration & Coffee

9.00

Opening remarks from the Chair

Keith Robinson, Director, Acumen Services

9.05

What Tomorrow’s Industry Leaders Are Thinking about Today

Certainly, today is a challenge, but what about tomorrow, next year, or 2015? Although we don’t have a crystal ball, we need to predict, plan, and transform to prepare for the supply chain of the future. Dr. Hau Lee from Stanford Graduate School of Business for example has questioned whether in fact the holy grail of supply chain management is high speed and low cost given some large companies have bucked these trends. In this Address Professor Olsen will discuss:
• Key trends supply chain and logistics professionals need to keep abreast of
• Reflections on Dr. Hau Lee’s framework and other new and emerging work
• The current research focus of the New Zealand Centre for Supply Chain Management
• What next for the NZCSM?

Professor Tava Olsen, Ports of Auckland Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, NEW ZEALAND CENTRE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (NZCSCM)

9.50

Driving Costs out of the Supply Chain

In this session Gijs will describe the work he has undertaken with his supply chain over the last 18 months to simplify and ultimately drive costs down.

Gijs Faber, General Manager Supply Chain, FOODSTUFFS (AUCKLAND)
Kim Chamley, Manager – Route&Retail Distribution, FOODSTUFFS (AUCKLAND)
Chris Wilmoth, Operations Manager CTD Nesdale, FOODSTUFFS (AUCKLAND)

10.35

Morning tea

10.55

Supply Chain Optimisation: An Alternative to effectively managing and monitoring performance in order to drive costs out of the supply chain

Supply chain management is reinventing its impact and capabilities at an increasing pace, with supply chains viewed as dynamic and uncertain rather than deterministic and predictable. In order for companies to effectively contribute to their bottom line with real-time cost intelligence, for continuous productivity improvements and 'lean' supply chains they need an everyday operational and common-sense framework that can effectively integrate the foregoing facts.

Scott Kerr, Managing Director, KERRECT LOGISTICS

11.40

Dealing with Crisis and Enhancing you Supply Chain Value Drivers

Global studies show that supply chain executives expect supply outages and disruptions to increase over the next 3 years, yet less than half of businesses have procedures or systems to assess and respond to such risks. In this fast-changing and super-competitive environment being lean and efficient are also no longer enough to give companies a sustainable supply-chain-based advantage. This speaker will discuss:
• A case study of a major supply disruption
• How this type of situation can be anticipated and mitigated
• How innovation and focus on their key supply chain value drivers led to the creation of competitive advantage and value

Andrew Van Der Bent, Supply Chain Manager, HOLCIM (NZ)

12.25

One Organisation’s Journey to Building a World-Class Supply Chain Organisation

• Harmonising processes and organisation across local markets
• Revamping sourcing strategies to develop lean, consistent decision making processes
• Improved supplier performance through a consistent SPM programme
• Total cost of ownership - reducing supplier complexity, clear savings definition, global sourcing compliance

Stephen Lonie, Supply Chain Manager - New Zealand, BIC (NEW ZEALAND)

1.05

Lunch

1.55

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Survivors of the 21st Century Supply Chain Battles

In this fast-changing and super-competitive environment being lean and efficient are essential to give companies a sustainable supply-chain-based advantage. This session will explore what is required to become more fluid in the 21st century and which supply chain practices will best equip companies to meet these challenges.

Danie Vermeulen, Chief Executive, KAIZEN INSTITUTE NZ

2.40

Lessons Learned in the Downturn: A Catalyst for Supply Chain Innovation

• Establishing Supply Chain Management as a key driver to competitive advantage
• Aligning operational activities to the supply chain strategy
• Identifying areas of focus for operational improvements
• Case study of how Douglas Pharmaceuticals achieved operational excellence through Supply Chain innovation

Rod de Spong, CFO, Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Ikhlaq Kashkari, Leadership Team Member - Supply Chain Council (Australia / New Zealand Chapter) & Principal Consultant, Xelocity

3.25

Afternoon tea

3.45

Driving value by aligning financial thinking with the physical supply chain

• Addressing the critical link between finance and supply chain
• Unlocking value through efficient supply chain finance to optimise working capital position
• Collaborating with the Finance Director to streamline the financial chain and drive bottom line
• Re-defining financial frameworks across the value chain to meet the requirements of an economic recovery

Hamish Stevens, Former General Manager – Finance & Planning, DB BREWERIES

4.30

Closing remarks

4.40

End of Day & Networking Function

Join speakers and your peers for complimentary drinks

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