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Key Themes
Testimonials from other SCL Summits
  • "An excellent atmosphere and opportunity to interact with key stakeholders in the supply chain industry"
    Lloyds Register Quality Assurance

  • "Good networking opportunites and organisation "
    Business Development Director, CAT Logistics

  • "Outstanding combination of presentations, workshops and vendor meetings that addressed all my supply chain areas of interest."
    Worldwide Planning Leader, Lennox International

  • "Outstanding combination of presentations, workshops and vendor meetings that addressed all my supply chain areas of interest."
    Worldwide Planning Leader, Lennox International

  • "Well organised event with wide & diverse participation."
    SCP&C HQ, Rolls-Royce

  • "An ultimate platform form of networking and knowledge sharing "
    Supply Chain Director, Fabory

  • "The most important international event for gathering the logistics professionals and experts."
    Logistics Manager, Egyptian LNG

  • "This is the only supply chain seminar I attend each year because of its excellent content, timing and location."
    Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ocular LCD Displays

  • "A good event for networking and learning."
    Director, Ricoh

  • "Great networking opportunity; you decide the output by your own dedication."
    Senior VP Supply Chain, Arla Foods

  • "Excellent place to network with logistics experts from all industry sectors. "
    Director Distribution, Janssen Pharmaceutica

  • "Quality of presentations was very good."
    Head of Procurement PMO, Bombardier Transportation

  • "A real good mix between concepts with top level speakers and very interesting workshops. "
    Logistics Director, Straumann Villleret SA

  • "A highly productive event with good opportunities for networking with senior decision makers"
    Worldwide Planning Leader, Lennox International

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