| Session C2 - New developments in Supply Chain Practice |
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Proper supply chain management remains a key factor determining competitive advantage on growing markets. It is particularly important in critical situations such as the recent economic downturn. Greater significance is being attached to: cooperation, flexibility and easy adaptability to ever-changing conditions. At the same time, sustainable solutions, based not only on economic gain but taking into account environmental and social aspects, are growing in importance. The session will present the best European practices applied in this area of activity.
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| Moderator - prof. Hans-Christian Pfohl (TU Darmstadt, European Logistics Association) |
| Introduction to New developments in Supply Chain Practice |
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Prof. Hans-Christian Pfohl - TU Darmstadt, European Logistics Association
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Head of the Management Faculty at Technische Universiteat Darmstadt. Awarded an honorary degree from the Veszprem University in Hungary (1996). He has been cooperating with businesses and consulting companies in preparing reports on the condition of logistics and logistics education in Europe. He has initiated a number of European research projects. He has been a Member of the European Logistics Association Board and the chairperson of the Research & Development Committee of this organization for many years. Author of numerous academic handbooks on logistics. His two books “Systemy logistyczne” (“Logistics Systems”) and “Zarządzanie logistyką” (“Logistics Management”) have been published in Poland by the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing.
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| How to create value through collaboration in the chain? The case of DANONE |
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Jos Marinus - Danone Waters/European Logistics Association
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| Works at DANONE Waters as Worldwide Logistics Network Leader. President of Vereniging voor Inkoop en Bedrijfslogistiek (VIB), a logistics association in Belgium. Vice-President of the European Logistics Association. Co-originator of the “Leaders in Supply Chain” undertaking established in the Benelux countries by VIB and ABCAL (Belgium), vLm (Holland) and CILT (the Great Britain). |
| Supply Chain Strategy in the Boardroom |
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Alan Waller - European Logistics Users Providers and Enablers Group (ELUPEG)/The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT UK) |
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Member of the ELA Board, President of Supply Chain Innovation at International Consultancy Solving Efeso, Visiting Professor at International Supply Chain Management at Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Cranfield School of Management, International Vice-President of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, President of European Logistics Users Providers and Enablers Group (ELUPEG), President of the Logistics Directors’ Forum, President of Leaders in Supply Chain Benelux.
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| Modular logistics: The solution for multi-channel sales |
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Jürgen Graf - Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG |
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He completed study of machine construction, economic engineering and logistics (MBE, Master of Business and Engineering in Logistics Management). Since 1987, employee of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co.KG; in 1996, appointed Managing Director Logistics; since 2002, Executive Vice President. Chairman of the Committee of the Association of Intralogistics in Baden Württemberg.
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| Competitivness Clusters in Wallonia (Belgium) : fostering logistics through network and innovation |
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Bernard Piette - Logistics in Wallonia
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| Bernard Piette is manager of Logistics in Wallonia (Belgium). Logistics in Wallonia is an organisation supported by the Walloon authorities to create networks for the logistic sector, support innovative projects and to promote the logistic sector abroad. It has more than 220 members. Logistics in Wallonia is a private initiative but got support in the framework of a global plan to stimulate the Walloon economy. Previously, he was Consultant International Trade at the Chambers of Commerce of Maastricht (the Netherlands) and Liège (Belgium). |
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Rafał Zahorski - Magemar Polska
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| Chief of Magemar Polska Ltd – a daughter Company of Magemar Liege in Belgium, established by him in 1999, which have today 4 offices in Poland in Szczecin, Gdynia, Katowice and Gdansk, founder of Dongemar Xiamen in China and shareholder of Magetra Slovakia. Graduate of Maritime Academy in Szczecin, in the past an Officer of Merchant Navy, in 2000 MBA of Westpommeranian Business School, The Advisor for Foreign Trade nominated by H.M. King Albert II, Member of Szczecin Harbour Council Board, Marketing and Foreign Investment Proxy of Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Authority, from 7 years regularly writing articles to several trade magazines about Logistic, Maritime Transport, Marketing and Management. |
Changes in the supply chain in Central Europe since the accession of Poland to the EU. Vision of the future.
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Sławomir Błotny - Raben Management Services Sp. z o.o. |
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He is the Vice President of the Board at Raben Management Services Sp. z o.o. and Key Accounts Director of the Raben Group. He worked at the Sales Department of SmithKline Beecham for almost 3 years. After the merger with Sterling Health, as the Key Account Manager, he was responsible for the Northern Poland region. He started working for the Raben Group in 1995. He created an effective sales department at Raben Polska from scratch, using his experience from the FMCG market. At present, he is responsible for the development of the Raben Group, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. He deals with the most important tenders and the development of cooperation with Key Accounts.
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