Key Themes
In January 2012, leading supply chain and logistics professionals gathered to address the key challenges facing the industry.
The 2012 multi-streamed sessions included the following key themes
Country Strategies
- China +1 – determining the next steps
- Developing your “go west” strategy to successfully conquer the interland
- Low cost country sourcing – where’s it going?
- Near shoring vs. offshoring - is supply chain pulling back from Asia and China? And what are the current benefits of going east?
- Establishing a supply chain base in China and reaping the benefits – using China as a base for local and international supply chain distribution
- India
Cost
- Successfully transitioning from purely low cost to becoming worldwide competitive
- Optimising total supply chain cost planning to achieve ultimate cost reduction
- Creating powerful supply chain consolidations to optimise delivery and cost reduction
- Total supply chain cost planning - understanding the true cost of transportation planning and manufacturing
- Calculating transportation planning and manufacturing costs as part of total supply chain costs
- Going from purely low cost to becoming worldwide competitive
The collaborative supply chain
- Creating profitable, efficient supply chain collaborations – successfully combining deliveries reducing cost and improving service
Service levels
- Using accurate demand forecasting tools to overcome economic uncertainly
- Achieving the perfect order in quantity, date and quality
- Embedding highly structured supply chain planning and optimisation processes
- Fully connecting sales and manufacturing through phase operation planning
Speed and velocity in supply chain connections
- Maximising supply chain velocity in supply chain connections for fmcg and high tech industries
Ensuring Quality
- Finding and securing qualified suppliers
- Successful supplier management strategies
Legal and Ip protection
- Navigating the legal minefield
- Guaranteeing IP protection
Human capital management
- Successfully attracting and retaining the right workforce
To view the recorded video and audio presentations, please see the SCL Asia Summit 2012 OnDemand package
We are currently researching the conference program for 2013, please see the 2012 programme here


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