Express Logistics & Supply Chain Conclave Agenda

Express logistics supply chain conclave.

How to build collaborative relationships in your supply chain to involve customers and suppliers in a vertical collaboration The key moves you need to make to align your organization, people and capabilities for the challenges ahead How to build your own specialist innovation structure and translate innovation investment strategies into ROI and a competitive advantage Integrating end-to-end supply chain collaboration across the business: Manufacturing, R&D, commercial and supply chain Assurance of supply: Why alignment with suppliers is needed across corporations to ensure a seamless flow of high-quality goods Supply chain capabilities that are now essential to maximizing the life cycle value of the solution portfolio for customers and shareholders Exploring the impact of the 'manufacturing revolution' on the supply chain and how can you best prepare your strategy Financial supply chain: How the purchase-to-pay process intersects with and is informed by physical supply chain events all along the chain IT for global orchestration: Why companies need information from outside their four walls, and the kind of technology they're adopting that is capable of working across a network of trading partners. 10:30 am – 11:45 am Main Ballroom. 11:45 am Tea / Coffee & Networking Break. Leadership Supply Chain Track. Retail & E-Commerce Supply Chain Track. Fast Moving Consumer Supply Chain Track. Pharma Supply Chain Track. 12:15 am PANEL DISCUSSION. S&OP process as an enabler to fulfill customer's needs: An industry perspective Product launches: How to create an agile and speedy supply chain strategy that ensures your new products reach your customers on time across all markets How can you use IBP as a key enabler for demand driven strategic and tactical end-to-end planning to meet the needs of your customer Steps to take to re-align your business (and its supply chains) with customers and suppliers, including the invaluable 3PL external resource Techniques for securing agile and responsive supply chain partnerships that consider the customer at every level to avoid lost sales, excess inventory and missed innovation opportunities Implementing a fully integrated end-to-end operation from manufacturing to user delivery From customer to collaborator: Getting the most out of customer relationships. 12:15 am – 01:30 pm Ballroom 1. 01:30 pm LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK. 02:15 pm PANEL DISCUSSION. Open new paths to profitability: How to access complete stock visibility throughout your network and control the way you move stock with an efficient inventory strategy Understand the benefits of inventory optimization: Releasing working capital in times of growth, improve turns, reduce inventory holding costs and enjoy greater customer satisfaction Prepare accurately for demand: Introduce scalable order processes and auto-replenishment tools to automate optimal stock during promotions and meet shifting seasonal demands Coordinate your order management strategy: How to align dynamic order routing with your replenishment strategy for successful inventory distribution Redesign your network to increase operational efficiency: How to utilize an IT platform, network tools and fully connected systems to optimize your operations Leverage a smart distribution network: How to conduct network studies to identify the best ways to align your fulfilment capabilities across multiple sales channels Develop a change management program to ensure cross-company buy in: Create a digital roadmap to show the plans, scope and impact of the new implementations. 02:15 pm – 03.30 pm Ballroom 1. 03.30 pm Individual Presentation. 03.45 pm TEA / COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK. 04:15 pm PANEL DISCUSSION. The demands of supply chain are quickly changing and across industries companies are lagging when it comes to supply chain talent. Supply chain leaders must be flexible and agile with an innate ability to adapt to new technologies and an ability to speak multiple functional languages Understanding the skillsets and capabilities needed for next generation supply chain teams Identifying critical skillsets that are needed now and mapping them to the future Handling make vs. buy decisions when it comes to in-house talent and consulting Revolutionizing how to attract and develop female talent in supply chain to meet future workforce needs Radically rethinking collaborative relationships within the supply chain community to fill the industry pipeline with trainable talent Rethinking leadership development to ensure ready-now supply chain leaders who can build high-performing teams What is the right balance of creativity versus rules followers in terms of talent development Leveraging the millennial workforce through new career development strategies and well-defined competencies How to measure the business impact of your talent supply chain. 04:15 pm – 05:30 pm Main Ballroom. 05.30 pm CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. 12.00 pm Individual Presentation. 12:15 am PANEL DISCUSSION. Transforming supply chain design strategy from multichannel execution to a unified commerce engine. How do retail leaders go about doing this What steps must organisations take to replace existing, siloed channels with a unified experience that strategically links any consumer across any channel at any time to achieve success What this trend means for retail operations and key steps supply chain leaders must take to support a unified commerce supply chain strategy Maintain the brand element for your customers' last mile - Create a fulfilment and distribution strategy to deliver the brand experience your customers expect, internationally Solutions to overcome obstacles such as regulatory issues and taxation to allow cross-border eCommerce to function as efficiently and seamlessly as it does at a domestic level How to access complete stock visibility throughout your network and control the way you move stock with an efficient next level inventory optimisation The morphing of B2B, B2C, retail, wholesale, brands, clicks and bricks into COMMERCE - With B2B eCommerce on course to expand to twice the size of B2C by 2020, as they both merge to become 'commerce', why retail is no longer about merchandising: in the new era, it is all about the supply chain Redesign your network to increase operational efficiency: How to utilize an IT platform, network tools and fully connected systems to optimize your operations. 12:45 am – 01:30 pm Malabar. 01:30 pm LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK. 02:15 pm PANEL DISCUSSION.

The customer; where it all starts: What does it truly mean to have a customer-centric culture? How you can pivot your entire supply chain organization to take a customer-centric approach to achieve long-term benefits through loyalty and retention Enhance your supply chain through cutting-edge technologies: Which technologies will revolutionize your supply chain and play a crucial role towards increasing efficiencies and lowering costs The store is dead, long live the store: Discuss the evolving and expanding role of the store - from customer touch-point and facilitator of returns, fulfilment and picking up online orders to full-fledged node in your supply chain Put your customer in control: How to establish a simple, consolidated platform to enable customers to manage their delivery preferences, choose delivery slots, track shipments and feedback on their experience Innovative distribution policy: Benefits of new vs conventional thinking for network optimization, such as utilizing stores as distribution nodes rather than pure retail outlets to provide a hugely enhanced customer experience Identify crucial "return" nodes: How to identify the best returns network for your customer-base to ensure minimum added cost, while maintaining customer satisfaction Scaling your supply chain - How to maintain an exceptional brand experience when balancing the demands of high-growth eCommerce fulfilment. 02:15 pm – 03.45 pm Malabar. 03.45 pm TEA / COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK. 04:15 pm PANEL DISCUSSION. The demands of supply chain are quickly changing and across industries companies are lagging when it comes to supply chain talent. Supply chain leaders must be flexible and agile with an innate ability to adapt to new technologies and an ability to speak multiple functional languages Understanding the skillsets and capabilities needed for next generation supply chain teams Identifying critical skillsets that are needed now and mapping them to the future Handling make vs. buy decisions when it comes to in-house talent and consulting Revolutionizing how to attract and develop female talent in supply chain to meet future workforce needs Radically rethinking collaborative relationships within the supply chain community to fill the industry pipeline with trainable talent Rethinking leadership development to ensure ready-now supply chain leaders who can build high-performing teams What is the right balance of creativity versus rules followers in terms of talent development Leveraging the millennial workforce through new career development strategies and well-defined competencies How to measure the business impact of your talent supply chain. 04:15 pm – 05:30 pm Main Ballroom. 05.30 pm CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. 12:15 am PANEL DISCUSSION. S&OP process as an enabler to fulfill customer's needs: An industry perspective Product launches: How to create an agile and speedy supply chain strategy that ensures your new products reach your customers on time across all markets How can you use IBP as a key enabler for demand driven strategic and tactical end-to-end planning to meet the needs of your customer Steps to take to re-align your business (and its supply chains) with customers and suppliers, including the invaluable 3PL external resource Techniques for securing agile and responsive supply chain partnerships that consider the customer at every level to avoid lost sales, excess inventory and missed innovation opportunities The importance of customer segmentation: How customer segmentation can help you optimize service delivery, focus on innovation and gain customer buy-in to achieve customer centricity Building a customer-centric team: How your team can increase customer satisfaction and loyalty through better customer visibility, increased customer engagement and continuous feedback Implementing a fully integrated end-to-end operation from manufacturing to user delivery From customer to collaborator: Getting the most out of customer relationships. 12:45 am – 01:30 pm Ballroom 1. 01:30 pm LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK. 02:15 pm PANEL DISCUSSION. Health care supply chains have an opportunity to modernize processes to provide a better patient experience alongside securing greater cost savings and quality of care. Leaders must look at innovations outside of the health care industry to evolve the current health care supply chain model. Open new paths to profitability: How to access complete stock visibility throughout your network and control the way you move stock with an efficient inventory strategy Understand the benefits of inventory optimization: Releasing working capital in times of growth, improve turns, reduce inventory holding costs and enjoy greater customer satisfaction Prepare accurately for demand: Introduce scalable order processes and auto-replenishment tools to automate optimal stock during promotions and meet shifting seasonal demands Coordinate your order management strategy: How to align dynamic order routing with your replenishment strategy for successful inventory distribution Redesign your network to increase operational efficiency: How to utilize an IT platform, network tools and fully connected systems to optimize your operations Leverage a smart distribution network: How to conduct network studies to identify the best ways to align your fulfilment capabilities across multiple sales channels Develop a change management program to ensure cross-company buy in: Create a digital roadmap to show the plans, scope and impact of the new implementations Developing proficient warehousing strategies to reduce cost and improve the responsiveness of your supply chain network. 02:15 pm – 03.30 pm Ballroom 1. 03.30 pm Individual Presentation. 03.45 pm TEA / COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK. 04:15 pm PANEL DISCUSSION. The demands of supply chain are quickly changing and across industries companies are lagging when it comes to supply chain talent. Supply chain leaders must be flexible and agile with an innate ability to adapt to new technologies and an ability to speak multiple functional languages Understanding the skillsets and capabilities needed for next generation supply chain teams Identifying critical skillsets that are needed now and mapping them to the future Handling make vs. buy decisions when it comes to in-house talent and consulting Revolutionizing how to attract and develop female talent in supply chain to meet future workforce needs Radically rethinking collaborative relationships within the supply chain community to fill the industry pipeline with trainable talent Rethinking leadership development to ensure ready-now supply chain leaders who can build high-performing teams What is the right balance of creativity versus rules followers in terms of talent development Leveraging the millennial workforce through new career development strategies and well-defined competencies How to measure the business impact of your talent supply chain.