07 - 09 September, 2020
| Mantra Resort, Lorne, VIC
Exchange Day One: Tuesday, 8th September 2020
7:30 am - 8:20 am
BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
8:20 am - 8:30 am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
8:30 am - 9:00 am
KEYNOTE: How Kathmandu is leveraging automation to support business growth and drive efficiency
Caleb Nicolson -
GM Group Supply Chain, Australia, NZ & UK,
Kathmandu
Warehouse and DC automation is a challenging task, and the complexity of supply chain adds another layer of difficulty to it. In this session, Caleb we will share Kathmandu’s automation journey:
· An overview on Kathmandu’s current automation systems – and the plan moving forward
· Using automation as an enabler for greater visibility, traceability and responsiveness
· Increasing savings by eliminating double tasks
· Preparing teams and stakeholders for transformation and automation
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Using AI and IoT to achieve more accurate, responsive and flexible inventory management
Ron Hurley -
Director Supply Chain – Pacific,
Pernod Ricard Pacific
Supply chain professionals must be quick and precise at predicting and meeting market demand while keeping costs low.
However, how can they find the right balance between improving strategic decision making and finding the best operational processes models? What are the key strategies to successfully manage and control your inventory? In this session, Ron will share his experiences in migrating from standard inventory control practices to AI and IoT applications.
9:30 am - 10:30 am BrainWeave: How to build a more flexible, responsive and adaptive supply chain Rajeev Mitro - Managing Director, Aera Technology
The transformative power of digital technology is redefining the enterprise. To remain competitive, a modern enterprise must create a new layer of cognitive automation - connected digital intelligence that supports responsive decision-making and helps to orchestrate end to end business operations in real time.
Aera Technology invite you to join us to learn and here examples of how companies have re-built the processes of planning and execution using cognitive automation to operate in real time, respond pro-actively to changing conditions and been able to adapt their internal structures within weeks.
9:30 am - 10:00 am One-to-One Business Meetings
10:00 am - 10:30 am One-to-One Business Meetings
10:30 am - 11:10 am
MORNING TEA & NETWORKING BREAK
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Transportation and logistics management for the digital age
Sivakumar Ayyaswamy -
Head of Logistics – Regional Asia Pacific,
BSH Home Appliances
- Best practice in planning, executing and optimising your logistics operations
- Improving transportation operations efficiency by choosing the most appropriate system and technologies to your business
- Getting the system right before taking the cost-reduction conversation to the table
11:40 am - 12:40 pm BrainWeave: Ethics, sustainability and the modern day slavery act Caleb Nicolson - GM Group Supply Chain, Australia, NZ & UK, Kathmandu
From responding to investor demands for transparency to vying for consumer allegiances, sustainable practice plays a central role in contemporary supply chains.
- Why whole-of-life management is no longer an option – what it means to your business and how to adapt
- Will circular economy become the new norm in a changing customer demand environment?
- The importance of supply chain transparency to stay relevant and competitive in business
- How to improve visibility and traceability across global markets in a volatile and politically changing landscape
11:40 am - 12:10 pm One-to-One Business Meetings
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm One-to-One Business Meetings
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
Increasing business profitability through SCM in the highly competitive retail sector
Rosita van Vuuren -
Executive Director, Global Sourcing, Operations and Transformation,
Best & Less
As the retail industry struggles to increase business revenue in sales with continually lower prices to remain competitive, businesses rely on supply chain transformation to improve efficiency and cost models to make major savings and increase profitability.
In this case study, Rosita shares how Best & Less is using their supply chain to achieve a competitive advantage, and to bring them closer to their customers.
Rosita van Vuuren
Executive Director, Global Sourcing, Operations and TransformationBest & Less
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
PANEL: Increasing value of the chain across economic, environmental and social practices
Rosita van Vuuren -
Executive Director, Global Sourcing, Operations and Transformation,
Best & Less
Sacha Kersten - Senior Director, Global Supply Chain, Pfizer Australia
Sivakumar Ayyaswamy - Head of Logistics – Regional Asia Pacific, BSH Home Appliances
Supply chains have always been in the spotlight by customers and stakeholders to implement corporate social responsibility initiatives. Satisfying expectations by delivering value across the triple bottom line (people, planet and profit) is now higher than ever, and companies and brands that don’t deliver optimal ethical and sustainable practices are fading the market. This session will cover how to improve visibility across local and global businesses to meet clients and partners needs and increase value of the entire chain.
Rosita van Vuuren
Executive Director, Global Sourcing, Operations and TransformationBest & Less
2:40 pm - 3:40 pm BrainWeave: Simplicity from complexity - unleashing innovation Scott James - Warehouse Manager, Ricoh Australia
Whether born of necessity or from ambition, innovation is an undeniable force in modern supply. Blockchain remodelling and the Internet of Things are converging, animating an abundance of dormant data in supply chains. Robotics technology and artificial intelligence are simultaneously absorbing rapid consumer-driven change.
- How can executives create a culture of innovation to discern realistic applications for hype-cycle technologies?
- Are leaders effectively leveraging the innovative power of suppliers?
- How can managers identify unnecessary complexity in supply?
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm One-to-One Business Meetings
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm One-to-One Business Meetings
3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING BREAK
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
How to develop cross functional collaboration to drive integration of demand and supply functions within the organisation
Sacha Kersten -
Senior Director, Global Supply Chain,
Pfizer Australia
The pace of digital transformation, changes in consumer preferences and the complexity of modern logistics is thrusting supply chain leaders to the strategic forefront. Leaders who can navigate a path through this volatility are shaping organisation-wide strategy and future proofing their orgnisations.
- How are supply chain leaders working across interior portfolios to build internal capabilities?
- How can you develop the strategic skills and capabilities to bridge the gap between internal and external clients’ needs?
- How can you leverage leadership to create a culture that supports transformation, technology and innovation?
4:40 pm - 5:40 pm BrainWeave: Implementing the ideal supply chain structure for your business
- Why one-size-doesn’t-fit-all in SCM – take a look at centralised and decentralised structures based on specific requirements and objectives
- Managing ERP integration and preparing for legacy systems
- Success stories of how to achieve a coordinated and consistent supply chain
