Tuesday 24 May 2016
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08:15 | Registration and welcome coffee
08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair
Jonathan Dutton, Managing Director, JD Consultancy
BUILDING THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF THE FUTURE
09:00 | Addressing regulation and infrastructure requirements to optimise Australia’s logistics flow
- Identifying the main areas within regulation and infrastructure where improvements are needed to achieve a better flow management
- Understanding the need for improved planning around key freight routes to help accelerate supply chain efficiency
- Improving road, rail, port and intermodal facilities to keep up with freight demand
Michael Kilgariff, Managing Director, Australian Logistics Council
09:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION: How is the supply chain industry evolving and what might it look like in 2030?
- What are the main challenges facing supply chain managers today?
- How might automation and robotisation impact supply chain and logistics operations and how could it create new opportunities?
- Which preparation measures within supply chain divisions are needed to stay competitive in the expected changing environment?
Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton, Managing Director, JD Consultancy
Panellists:
Victoria Sherwood, General Manager Supply Chain, Boral
Ben Hare, Director - Chief Operating Officer, Tinyme
Karina Sharp, Procurement Manager, Cochlear
Steve Allouche, Continuous Improvement Manager, Fettayleh Smallgoods
Amrik Sohal, Director of the Australian Supply Chain Management Research Unit, Monash University
10:15 | The digital supply chain: connected. intelligent. predictive.
- Analysing the impact of digitisation on the supply chain, as individuals, businesses and societies become interconnected in real time
- Identifying how a digital supply chain can be more collaborative, transparent and responsive, with increased productivity and economic value
- Benefitting from managing information and processes simultaneously across the extended supply chain
Jon Wilson, Director Business Development Asia Pacific / Japan, SAP
10:35 | Morning tea
ENSURING FLOW OPTIMISATION THROUGH BETTER COLLABORATION STRATEGIES
11:05 | Optimising material and information flows between suppliers, manufacturing, distribution and retail
- Improving collaboration among key parties to maximise customer satisfaction
- Overviewing different collaboration approaches to boost the efficiency across supply chain operations
- Evaluating collaboration performances on a regular basis in order to strengthen collaboration practices between key parties
Victoria Sherwood, General Manager Supply Chain, Boral
11:35 | Ensuring operational supply chain efficiency through better supplier collaboration strategies
- Understanding the main obstacles to achieving a higher level of collaboration with suppliers
- Transforming your supplier relationship management system into a predictive rather than a reactive one
- Delivering suppliers that are cost conscious and timely in their operations but at the same time can adapt to the changing demands of end customers
- Exploring new strategic approaches to manage critical suppliers
Crispin Powis, Director of Operations, Kimberly-Clark Australia
12:05 | Re-inventing the retail supply chain through mass customisation
- How can mass customisation efficiently provide customers exactly what they want
- Analysing how Tinyme has pioneered mass customisation in Australia
- Understanding the implications for the retail supply chain of the future
Ben Hare, Director – Chief Operating Officer, Tinyme
IMPROVING FORECASTING AND STOCK INVENTORY ACCURACY – THE HOLY GRAIL FOR PSCM MANAGERS
12:35 | Improving long range demand and supply planning capabilities in order to achieve the ‘4 Rights’ – right item, right location, right quantity, right time
- What are the competencies your team needs to always get the ‘4 rights’?
- Gaining insights into the importance of defining lead times successfully and how to achieve this
- Analysing strategies to improve accuracy and control with long supply leading time
Dean Newman, Head of Supply Chain, UGL Limited
13:05 | Networking lunch
14:05 | Developing demand forecasting strategies in order to achieve a competitive advantage
- Analysing the key factors that need to be taken into account in a consumer-demand forecasting model
- Gaining insights into the different capabilities needed for short vs long term forecasting
- Identifying the main forecasting challenges and how to overcome them
Patrick Vialle, National Demand & Supply Planning Manager, Parmalat Australia
MAXIMISING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES THROUGH MORE EFFICIENT RESOURCE PLANNING
14:35 | Improving decision making capabilities by implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
- Identifying where ERP stands today and what is needed to improve satisfaction of decision process outcomes across key participants
- Rethinking talent development models to improve data-driven decision making capabilities
- How improving the performance of their ERP helped Fettayleh reduce inventory and drive profitability
Steve Allouche, Continuous Improvement Manager, Fettayleh Smallgoods
15:05 | Afternoon tea
15:35 | CASE STUDY: Reducing waste and improving performance by building a lean supply chain
- Better integrating logistics activities by implementing incentives in order to support organisational goals and strategies
- Building more agile capabilities by splintering into smaller operations
- How lean is too lean and what are the risks of operating a lean supply chain?
Michael Batiste, Supply Chain Manager – GLNG, Santos
16:05 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Achieving supply chain maturity by implementing better resource planning strategies
- What are the main benefits of implementing resource planning strategies and how can you overcome the challenges?
- How to standardise your resource planning processes to increase revenue, conflict resolution and project delivery time
- Analysing workforce skills needed for data driven decision making and how to tackle these human resource skill gaps
Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton, Managing Director, JD Consultancy
Panellists:
Ben Hare, Director - Chief Operating Officer, Tinyme
Dean Newman, Head of Supply Chain, UGL Limited
Max McLachlan, National Supply Chain Manager AU & NZ, Staples
Patrick Vialle, National Demand & Supply Planning Manager, Parmalat Australia
Kristie Kiam, Director Supply Chain, Clarins Group
16:50 | Closing remarks from the Chair
17:00 | End of Day One and networking drinks
18:30 | Official event dinner