The 2nd Global Distribution Strategies Europe Conference 2009

The conference focussed on the impact of the down turn on shippers, carriers and service providers and actions that can be taken to mitigate its worst effects. 

In his presentation, Alan Braithwaite introduced LCP's 5 maxims as a way to ease the effects of the down turn.

LCP Executive Briefing 2009

Surviving the downturn and thriving in the upturn

An audience of over 80 supply chain professionals from across Europe packed the library of the Royal Institution on 2nd April for the second annual LCP Executive Briefing. The great turnout was especially pleasing considering the need to brave both the turmoil of London logistics and the G20 summit!

The Briefing is a chance for clients and friends of LCP to share experiences and learning in a convivial atmosphere. We are pleased to say the feedback was universally positive – and so we will start planning the Briefing for 2010.

The presenters this year covered many aspects of ‘Surviving in the downturn and thriving in the upturn’ from across the practitioner and academic spectrum.

Topics covered – the 5 Supply Chain Maxims to Survive and Thrive; reducing working capital and generating cash; practical design & implementation of S&OP; creating visibility from ‘field to fork’; supply chain planning; the ‘T’ shaped person in collaboration and making decisions using both ‘Carbon and Cost’ - a  true illustration of the diversity involved in developing and operating today’s supply chains.  Summary of presentations

The eight excellent presentations came from:

·        Professor Alan Braithwaite, LCP Chairman – a viewpoint on ‘Surviving in the downturn and thriving in the upturn’ - Surviivng the downturn

·        Professor Martin Christopher – Managing Supply Chains in Turbulent Times - Turbulent times

·        Christian Borel, Head of Supply Chain Integration, Merck Serono – Supply chain integration and the role of S&OP - Supply chain integration

·        Jerome Saint-Marc, Logistics Development Director, Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc – Field to fork, creating visibility in a vertically integrated supply chain - Field to fork

·        Professor Richard Wilding, Cranfield School of Management – Achieving supply chain resilience through collaboration - Supply chain resilience

·        Atle Pedersen, Factory Manager, Rieber & Son ASA-Toro – Practical experience in implementing sales and operations planning - S&OP

·        Emile Naus, Network Strategy Lead, Marks & Spencer plc – Planning in an uncertain world - Uncertain world

·        Rob Hollis, Director Regional Supply Services and Production, Fosters Wine Group – Reducing CO2 emissions in the wine supply chain.