A great chance to meet key suppliers and get updated on current trends in the industry.
Manager Regional Order Fulfillment
Bridgestone UK Ltd
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"Innovative, interesting and challenging."
Logistics Manager, Fujifilm UK Ltd
This is just one of many quotes taken from previous attendees of The Supply Chain Forum at Whittlebury Hall.
The 2010 conference programme is currently under developement. If you would like to contribute to the programme we would be delighted to hear from you so please do get in touch.
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2010 Opening Address
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| Leadership |
| General Sir Mike Jackson |
General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO served as Chief of the General Staff (CGS) from February 2003 – August 2006, after a highly distinguished career in the British Army spanning more than four decades. He is now Senior Advisor at PA Consulting Group.
Prior to his appointment as CGS, General Sir Mike Jackson served most recently as Commander in Chief Land Command (from 2000), Commander Kosovo Force (in 1999), Commander ACE Rapid Reaction Corps (from 1997) and Director General Development and Doctrine.
General Sir Mike Jackson has seen considerable active service: he commanded at company and brigade level in Northern Ireland, as a divisional commander in Bosnia, and as a corps commander in Macedonia and Kosovo.
Leadership is as much an art as it is a science and as much innate as learned. It is required in all dimensions of life and is essential for transforming a group of people into a well motivated and productive team.
In his opening address, Sir Mike Jackson will explore the vast question of what makes a good leader, including areas such as decision making and implementing and knowing when to delegate.
No matter what walk of life you are in, in order to successfully lead a team you must possess certain qualities. Sir Mike Jackson will highlight and explore such qualities with the audience ranging from toughness to humanity.
He will conclude with his views on how to best to select and develop budding leaders from those around you.
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2010 After Dinner Speaker
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| Sports Commentator |
| John Inverdale |
John is a well known face and voice from BBC Sport's TV and Radio, making him an ever-popular after
dinner speaker.
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“Has the Supply Chain Come of Age? - Supply Chain Strategy and the Board Room” & “Supply Chain Collaboration Improvement Workshop”
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| Main Programme |
| Professor Richard Wilding |
“Has the Supply Chain Come of Age? - Supply Chain Strategy and the Board Room”
A presentation of the Cranfield Survey results on Supply Chain and the Board Room. This survey, with responses from over 170 senior global supply chain professionals, focuses on how supply chain strategy is developed and implemented. The research was undertaken between July and December 2009.
“Supply Chain Collaboration Improvement Workshop”
Foundational principles are required to support effective supply chain collaboration. These include Stakeholder Focus, Data Sharing, Agreed Joint processes, Agreed jointly developed KPIs, Integration of Systems and flexibility and responsiveness. The workshop will enable delegates to reflect on a key supply chain relationship they are currently involved with and identify gaps to create an action plan for improvement.
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"Active Leadership"
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| Main Programme |
| John Boulter, Managing Director of Non Food Retail - DHL Supply Chain & Michael Maynard, Director, Maynard Leigh Associates |
Presenting DHL Supply Chain as a case study, John and Michael will examine and discuss the importance of ‘Active Leadership’ with management teams as a mechanism for driving improved performance in tough times. With over 25 years experience in the Retail Logistics and Supply Chain industry, John has held positions with Tesco and DHL both in the UK and continental Europe. A founding director of Maynard Leigh Associates, Michael specialises in leadership and creativity, teams and communication skills and his presentations and publications have helped senior executives from many blue chip companies to develop and improve their leadership skills.
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“The Best of all Worlds”
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| Main Programme |
| Malcolm Wilson, Managing Director and Country Manager, Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK Ltd |
Historically, organisations which have enjoyed access to best in class distribution operations (either their own of through a third party) have been understandably reluctant to share the competitive advantage this brings and have been prepared to pay for this privilege. Whilst ‘shared-user logistics’ is by no means a new phenomenon, the majority of networks are ‘one size fits all’, in which customers must often be prepared to compromise on service levels in return for cost savings. However, an increasing number of companies are waking up to the possibility of a new breed of shared networks developed specifically to serve (often competing) organisations with a large number of shared customers, where those prepared to collaborate can benefit from both significant cost savings and premium service levels. Two case studies from the food and manufacturing sectors will show how this is working for Norbert Dentressangle’s customers.
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“Chain Reaction: Managing a Supply Chain through Downturn and Upturn”
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| Main Programme |
| Anne Bruggink, General Manager Supply Chain, Electrocomponents Plc |
| Anne will share the lessons learned at RS Components, when, during the recent downturn, he was responsible for delivering 500,000 products from 2500 suppliers to 1.6m customers globally. Anne will discuss the importance of developing a method to cope with changing economic conditions that will create optimal performance for the long term whilst achieving short term objectives. |
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“Making LinkedIn work for you”
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| Main Programme |
| Mark Williams, Managing Director, ETN Training |
By the end of 2009 LinkedIn will have an estimated 55 million users and close to 3 million of these will be in the UK. The average LinkedIn user is 41 years old with 15 years experience and is a decision maker in their business. This is one business resource you really can’t afford to ignore.
• Do you have a basic LinkedIn profile, with a few connections?
• Are you thinking – “This could be a powerful tool but where do I start”?
• Are you confused as to who you should connect with and what should be in your profile?
• Are you wondering what LIONs are and what groups are for?
This workshop is designed to demystify LinkedIn and give you some great tips on what can be done and how to get started.
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“Carbon Management in 2010 and beyond”
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| Main Programme |
| Heinrich Van Der Westhuisen of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport |
Heinrich Van Der Westhuisen are fronting the CILT's Carbon Active initiative and will be holding the most popular two sessions of the following:
1. Carbon - what is it and how does it affect my business?
2. Presentation of case studies
3. Carbon compliance and the Carbon Reduction Commitment - who is liable? How to get ahead of the pack and what else is coming down the track…
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"Accelerating Business Performance through people"
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| Main Programme |
| Alan Paterson, Operations Director for Bibby Distribution |
• Values, Culture and Behaviour – what are we aiming for as a business
• How do these Values, Culture and Behaviour translate into what people do – what do customers and other employees see/feel
• Why are these matters important to staff, shareholders and customers?
• Why getting this right will lead to a differentiated organisation that is VIBRANT, RESPECTS PEOPLE and GENERATES SUCCESS for all its stakeholders
In addition the Project has allowed us to develop communication tools and business planning processes that achieve CLARITY of purpose and set unambiguous STANDARDS against which to be measured as well as some specific interventions around Continuous Improvement tools and techniques.
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“Why the tide is turning…”
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| Peter Ward, Executive Director of Freight by Water |
The case for water borne freight is pretty clear. It is a more environmentally and economically sustainable mode than road. It delivers on the classic logistics principles of right product, right place, right time; moreover, in addition to ticking the carbon credits box, the business case for freight by water is also proven on a p/l basis.
In this presentation, Peter Ward asks why logistics professionals whose DC is more than 50 miles from Felixstowe or Southampton would opt for freight by road, when the UK offers a coastal network of over 100 ports, not to mention a network of inland waterways. In by-passing road transportation, importers/exporters avoid toll charges, congestion and pollution, simultaneously reducing their fuel costs and carbon emissions.
Freight by Water urges shippers, LSPs and demand side customers alike to take a radical look at the
benefits of modal shift – and at the government grants available to support it.
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Highlights from Past Conference Programmes
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'THE ECONOMY AT THE CROSSROADS'
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| Opening Address |
| Dennis Turner, Chief Economist, HSBC |
The outlook for the UK economy, where we are, how we got here and where we are going. Are we sliding into recession and what will this mean to consumer spending, jobs and interest rates?
Dennis is the Chief Economist of HSBC. His role involves advising lending bankers on economic trends not only at national level, but also on industries and regions.
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Closing Address
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| After Dinner Speaker |
| Will Greenwood, Former England & British Lions rugby player; sports pundit and columnist |
One of England’s greatest ever rugby players as well as one of the sport’s most engaging, intelligent, outspoken and witty characters.
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Logistics Development Project Manager
B&Q plc
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Operations Manager
Panasonic Logistics Ltd
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IS Manager Supply Chain
Argos Ltd
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Operations Director
Vax Ltd
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Head of Distribution Clothing
ASDA Stores Ltd
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