Collaboration is a key issue in supply chain: as supply chains become increasingly complex, companies are becoming ever more reliant on their supply chain partners to compete effectively.
Not surprisingly, the issue is high up on the agenda at Extended Supply Chain Brussels. Ralph Keck, global director supply chain innovation at Procter & Gamble, together with Silvia Rossi of the Cranfield School of Management, will examine the new frontiers in horizonatal collaboration focusing on P&G’s experience.
In particular, Keck will look at the relationship between horizontal collaboration and competitiveness- asking is it a trade-off? And there will also be an examination of collaboration concepts for co-modality (CO3) – a novel business model for horizontal collaboration in freight transport.
The Extended Supply Chain Conference provides an excellent platform for supply chain thought leaders from all sectors to explore and discuss the latest developments and network with the industry’s key strategic figures.
Gerben Hieminga, senior economist at ING Commercial Banking, will provide an economic update looking at growth over the next three to five years and the business challenges that lie ahead? He will be considering the hard questions: to what extent will the third industrial revolution impact the extended supply chain – and what does this continued volatility mean for the supply chain?
The theme of volatility will be take up by Kurt Gruber, corporate vice president, corporate supply chain at Infineon Technologies. He will look at volatility in the semiconductor market and how Infineon’s supply chain has developed over the past 30 years.
Of course, the recession which started in 2008 means that world has changed significantly and in a panel debate industry leaders will look at adapting supply chain structures to meet the new realities. Are the supply chain structures which were built around solutions five to ten years ago still appropriate? And what is required to create more secure supply chain structures and overcome difficult market conditions?
Speaker include Katariina Kemppainen, vice president, master planning at Nokia; and Anita Arts, vice president, global supply chain at Liberty Global.
Increasingly, organisations, particularly in consumer facing businesses, are being called on to developing socially responsible supply chains. Wolfgang Weber, director production steering, Central Eastern Europe, at Henkel, will look at the extent to which the consumer influences supply chain responsibility in making sustainability improvements. He will also consider how you ensure a cohesive approach which takes into account different stakeholders’ sustainability requirements?
And Dominic Burbridge, associate director, business advice at The Carbon Trust, will examine the trends, opportunities, challenges of supply chain emissions. He will look at how to start building the business case for supplier engagement, how to uncover the potential for co-investment in supply chain initiatives that benefit all parties, and how to improve the sustainability of your procurement.
Extended Supply Chain Brussels takes place at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels, Belgium from Tuesday 20th to Wednesday 21st November.
Details at: www.ESC-Brussels.com
