Back to Basics – The New Fundamentals for Efficiency, Agility and Innovation

Having the basics in place creates the foundation for business performance. We know what the foundational building blocks are for today, but new risks and opportunities are challenging this foundation, and companies need to add the next layer of “basics” to remain competitive. Leaders will not just add capability, but will solidify these additions with the “glue” of change management, talent, innovation and governance, thus achieving “orchestration." An ensemble of Gartner's leading supply chain analysts will encourage out-of-the-box thinking, and set the stage for the rest of the event.

Guest Keynote: The Supply Chain as an Enabler for the Transformation of the Business Model

How do companies drive innovation in their business models and what role does the supply chain play? Anthony draws on experiences in the healthcare industry “from pallet to patient” to illustrate how environments can suddenly change, and the need to proactively adapt. Understanding your customers’ mindset and objectives is critical to be able to “partner for profit.” Building on the basics of a demand-driven supply chain strategy, he will show how customised technology solutions can be used within the supply chain to differentiate and innovate.

Guest Keynote: Driving Profitable Business Growth in a Volatile Environment

In Unilever we have the ambition to double our sales and halve our environmental footprint at the same time. Managing a global supply chain for these deliverables is a true challenge, even more so in the light of volatility we face in our input costs, our customer’s demand and consumer trends. By integrating our network end to end, through the eyes of our customers and consumers, supply chain is a key driver for profitable business growth.

Guest Keynote: Supply Chain Management at Siemens: A Hidden Champion

There are success factors for companies that are not obvious at first sight. These include, for instance, cross-functional tasks like supply chain management. This is not just a matter of material costs and on-time delivery, but also of innovation networks and a comprehensive regional setup. An effective supply chain organization is essential to run a global player in more than 190 countries. Accordingly, it is firmly embedded in the company’s strategy, which is fundamental to Siemens’ economic success.

Guest Keynote: Organizing to Orchestrate

In the wake of a change in business model and commercial organization, Syngenta – a leading agriculture organization focused on creating a worldwide step-change in farm productivity – took the opportunity to consolidate their approach to supply chain to build on their success to date. Learn first hand how they have created new structures within a harmonized framework across the world to deliver global synergies whilst providing tailored solutions to local markets.

Solution Provider Sessions

Roundtable: Effective Supply Chain Segmentation Strategies (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices from their experiences in segmenting their supply chains for optimal effectiveness. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story.

Roundtable: Best Practices in Demand Shaping and Sensing (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices related to supply chain planning processes. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story.

Roundtable: Sales and Operations Planning Governance (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices for governing sales & operations planning (S&OP) activities. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story.

Roundtable: Best Practices in Supply Chain Talent Management (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices related to identifying, recruiting, managing and cultivating the next generation of talent in their supply chain. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story.

Roundtable: Supply Chain Planning Best Practices (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices related to supply chain planning processes. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story.

Roundtable: Best Practices in Inventory Management and Optimization (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices related to managing and optimizing inventory levels and flow. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story. Roundtables are available to end users only, and capped at 12 participants.

Roundtable: Best Practices in Sustainable Supply Chains (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices related to ensuring sustainability throughout your supply chain. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story. Roundtables are available to end users only, and capped at 12 participants.

Roundtable: Best Practices in Production Planning and Scheduling (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices related to supply chain planning processes. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story. Roundtables are available to end users only.

Roundtable: Cost-to-Serve Learnings (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices and lessons learned in their quests to rationalize their cost-to-serve customers across their products. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story. Roundtables are available to end users only, and capped at 12 participants.

Roundtable: Best Practices in Maximizing Product Life Cycle Value (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices related to maximizing the full life cycle value of your products. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story. Roundtables are available to end users only, and capped at 12 participants.

Roundtable: Best Practices in Global Logistics Strategies (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices for creating and executing on a global logistics strategy within your organization. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story.

Roundtable: Best Practices for Procurement Value Contribution for Chief Procurement Officers (end-users only, limited availability)

With an analyst moderating, procurement executives will share best practices from their experiences in delivering value to their organizations through their procurement activities. This is an interactive sharing of best practices designed for procurement executives, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story.