“If you are not in the process of transforming your supply chain to meet the demands of today’s market dynamics and the realities of a world that is now flat, your company is going to be in serious competitive jeopardy” - Nick LaHowchic & Dr. Don Bowersox
An overview of the event
Hi-tech electronic companies face unprecedented business challenges in today’s economic climate. With decreasing profit margins, increasing competition, and compressing product life cycles, they need to reduce costs by outsourcing and increase market penetration and sales reach through more effective use of different channels. The mandate here will be to find not just the lowest-cost producer, but the source that makes most sense for the overall business strategy. The state of the economy worldwide—likely influenced by higher oil prices that will be a major factor in many supply chain-related decisions in 2008. For one thing, a looming economic crisis may strongly affect a company’s sourcing philosophy
Supply chain managers also have to pay more attention to sustainability. Leaders in many low-cost countries are now voicing concerns about the impact of outside investments on their country. Everything from economic development to adverse environmental impact will be on the front burner. This has put on alert companies looking for native third-party sourcing services in foreign countries, requiring them to place more importance on independent audits of those service providers. Supply chain managers want to make sure their companies are not inadvertently financing a sweat shop.
Therefore, the supply chain of the current environment is not only about material flow, but a complex network for material, information and financial exchanges crossing organizational boundaries, with multiple relationship interfaces and control mechanisms. Connecting these dots is never easy. Companies have to work closely with suppliers, logistics providers, distributors, and retailers to collect and manage information about customer demand, sales orders, distribution schedules, production planning, manufacturing, sourcing, and product design. As the supply chain of today involves multiple entities involving a complex mix of suppliers and partners, it is imperative for manufacturers to achieve business integration across the supply chain.
Distinguished Presenters
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Manoj Saxena
Chairman
RosettaNet Singapore
Louis Lam
President
Avnet Logistics
Ken Lee Senior
Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer
Asia Pacific
The International RFID Business Association
Sukumar Narasimhan
Senior Vice president –
Supply Chain Management
Reliance Retail
Nazimuddeen Kader
Senior Procurement Director
Philips Electronic
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Dr Mark Goh
Industry Research Director
The logistics Institute, Asia Pacific
Amit Kumar
Director of Inbound Transportation
Electrolux Major Appliances –
North America
Prof Pieter Nagel
Director, Logistics and
Supply Chain Management
Victoria University
Randy Sng
Associate Director
Manufacturing Insights Asia Pacific
IDC Asia Pacific
Arvind Nagpal
Asia Pacific Logistics Manager, Customer & Security
Hewlett Packard
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Key Conference Highlights
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Embracing the opportunities and challenges with the changes in logistic infrastructure within the context of costs of globalization
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Discovering why are manufacturers are shifting to low-cost region to undergo a global rebalancing leading to a more distributed market
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Exploring supply chain excellence through integration and collaboration
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Benefiting from using inventory and life cycles as a way to drive product design architecture
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Formulating inventory management and green logistic in designing inventory network
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Creating value through supply chain visibility to improve supply chain performance and security
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Leveraging on ICT and new emerging technologies
