08:30 – 09:20

Andy Coldrick, Partner, Ling- Coldrick, USA

Many companies have implemented S&OP assuming that their business strategy is Operational Excellence. However operational excellence is not a strategy, it is a discipline that is imperative but not sufficient. Andy will show that aligning S&OP to strategy and the future portfolio leads to a tailored approach to S&OP, resulting in probable leadership changes, a range of numbers, more cross-functional collaboration, a more strategic slant on scenario analysis etc. There will be several client examples, particularly illustrating the role of innovation and strategic marketing. He will also show the power of a Right-to- Left approach to successful implementation.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 09:30 – 10:20 in the Lynx Room

PLAN : CONSULTANT : EXPERT KNOWLEDGEY

08:30 – 09:20

Karen Pretorius, CSCP, Finance Projects Manager, DHL Supply Chain, South Africa

DHL Supply Chain SA struggled for more than 6 years to implement an ABC system of which the results were accepted, and used, across the business. Ownership and sponsorship was seated in the wrong business units or functional departments and there was no operational buy in. On the 3rd attempt with senior sponsorship, dedicated business leadership and operational involvement, the system and its outcomes have been widely accepted. DHL now has a dedicated team of ABC practitioners and business decisions are validated through the use of modelling and analysis. Sponsorship, ownership, resistance to change, project management, product selection, implementation and rollout will be covered during the presentation.

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

08:30 – 09:20

Matthew Quinn, Commercial Manager, CHEP South Africa, South Africa

The last mile of the supply chain is probably the most important and challenging part of the entire supply chain, it is that final step of getting your product into the consumer’s hand in order to conclude the sale of a product and generate revenue for manufacturer and retailer alike. This presentation will explore the complexities and challenges of this last mile of the supply chain and examine the strategies and solutions manufacturers and retailers around the globe are pursuing in it to drive growth, efficiencies, cost effectiveness and sustainability.

DELIVER : PRACTITIIONER : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

08:30 – 09:20

Joe Francis, Executive Director, Supply Chain Council

Joseph Francis will present a summary of research on key trends for 2011-2012 for Global Supply Chain Management. He will specifically focus on issues of Volatility, both in demand and supply, the transition away from "Globalization" to Global management, Local vs Global optimization, need for substantial focus on Risk management, and the role of the Supply Chain Executive in the structure of companies, and Supply Chain Management in emerging economies.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 15:45 – 16:15 in the Kudu Room

ENABLE : CONSULTANT : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

08:30 – 09:20

Simon Jacobson, Research Director, Gartner, USA

The goal of a Demand Driven Value Network (DDVN) is to profitably meet customer demand in a predictable and repeatable fashion. Achieving this balanced excellence requires tight linkage between enterprise processes that are coordinating supply and demand—and manufacturing— to close the feedback loop between what an organization plans to produce and what the end result becomes. Organizations are under pressure to reduce costs in the face of product complexity, shorter product lifecycles, and increased regulatory compliance while striving to achieve future growth. Although companies apply a broad range of supply chain strategies to address these challenges, success is ultimately incumbent on manufacturing’s ability to keep up with dynamic supply chain objectives. A fundamental redefinition of the role that manufacturing needs to play in today’s supply networks, underscoring the need for a paradigm shift to new metrics and continuously adaptable business processes that enable demand-driven manufacturing and agility.

NB Space is limited in this venue

MAKE : CONSULTANT : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

08:30 – 09:20

Dr Jack Bacon – guest Keynote Speaker

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

08:30 – 09:20

Dr Tathagata Dasgupta,Managing Partner, Xavor Consulting & UC Irvine, USA

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

08:30 – 09:20

Daniel Druwe - Araujo CPIM, Managing Director, T2People - Transformation Through People, Brazil

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

09:30 – 10:20

Stephen Shiffer, CPIM, Senior Supply Chain Consultant, Netstar-1, USA

This presentation will provide attendees with an understanding of how material flows can be improved and how changes to material flows can impact plant operations. Key learning points are: know when you need a new value stream vs improving the current one, design assembly operations and material flow together, trust the principles of lean flows when making change and how process variability impacts capacity.

Meet the speaker Session : Tuesday 10:50 – 11:40 in the Lynx Room

MAKE : CONSULTANT : CASE STUDY

09:30 – 10:20

Craig Bryson, Planning & Special projects Manager, Anglo Vaal Industries (AVI), South Africa

AVI was faced with a mathematically competent but under-performing planning technology. A decision had to be made with regards to the planning landscape, and at the same time was facing a significant ERP effort. This presentation addresses the constraints and decisions we were faced with, what decisions were ultimately made (and why), and the results of these decisions. We needed a solution that would support our short term requirements, as well as provide a platform for future growth and development. A “Rip & Replace” strategy was followed, as well as a strategy of enabling business processes rather than focussing on the advanced mathematics of the solutions.

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

08:30 – 09:20

Clayton Thomas, Director, Industrial Logistic Systems, South Africa

With the growth of distribution centres worldwide, there is an increase in the number of facilities that fail to meet their operational and cost benefits. This paper discusses the reasons why many facilities do not achieve their design potential and illustrates the typical problems experienced in the development of modern facilities, along with strategies to eliminate the possibility of facility failure.

DELIVER : CONSULTANT : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

09:30 – 10:20

John Sells, Chairman, Supply Chain Council, USA

As the US Department of Defense (DOD) continues to evolve the concept of Performance Based Logistics, the Defense Industry strives to expand the boundaries of supply chain management to drive best value from an end-to-end perspective. One key aspect in achieving this objective is by deploying maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) strategies for weapon systems and commodities that optimize the industrial base. MRO in the defense industry is a unique process: Material flow complexity, supply and demand dynamics, and technology considerations are fundamentally different than what typical supply chain management addresses. Discussions will focus on the key drivers for supply chain returns that drive maintenance, repair, and overhaul actions, key differences between forward and reverse logistics for MRO business modeling, and how SCOR is being used today within the US DOD.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 10:50 – 11:40 in the Kudu Room

PLAN/RETURN : PRACTIONER : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

09:30 – 10:20

Mohankumar Sambandan, Senior Consultant and Wayne Whiffler, Business Unit Manager, Volition Consulting Service, South Africa

Africa has a potential to reach a USD 2.5 trillion Economy by 2020 at a growth rate of 4-6% from the current level of USD 1.5 trillion (2009). It will offer a wide opportunity to the SA Industry players, both for the Industry and Logistics service providers, provided SA Industry has a sustainable and long term strategy in place before it is too late. The Route-to-market Strategy into Africa, both on land and sea, will be a critical challenge for the Industry to realise the potential growth opportunity in these countries.

NB Space is limited in this venue

DELIVER : CONSULTANT : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

09:30 –10:20

Andy Coldrick, Partner, Ling-Coldrick, USA

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

09:30 – 10:20

Siegfried Nyahoza, Continuous Improvement Manager, Coca-Cola, Swaziland

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

09:30 – 10:20

Dr Andrew Potter, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

10:20 – 10:50

Tea & Coffee will be served in the Exhibition Area

10:50 – 11:40

Shannan Stover, Vice President, Central Materials, Boart Longyear, USA and Kelvin Sakai, Director – Supply Chain Design & Innovation, UTi Worldwide, USA

Boart Longyear’s drilling and mining customers operate in remote areas around the world. Their supply chains are complex, time sensitive, and in a constant state of change as mining and drilling locations change over time. By partnering at a strategic level with UTi Worldwide, its chosen supply chain solutions provider, Boart Longyear has been able to react quickly to evolving customer requirements, establish new operations quickly, exceed customer expectations, and grow its business at an accelerated pace. This presentation provides an overview of the company’s business and explains why a strategic partnership is the best approach for it to accomplish its business objectives.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 11:50 - 12:50 in the Eland Room

PLAN : PRACTITIONER: CASE STUDY

10:50 – 11:40

Lloyd Snowden, Managing Partner, Oliver Wight EAME LLP, UK

This presentation is designed to show the importance of understanding the Strategic Challenges, how they are created, accepted and deployed throughout the organisation to ensure decisions made today are aligned with future needs, such as growth, improvement, working with new technologies and ensuring the organisation and people are ready for the challenges. The presentation will conclude by demonstrating the need to have all Business Processes in place at a Capable or better level to ensure Sustainable Growth and Improvement can be achieved.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 14:40 – 15:10 in the Kudu Room

PLAN : CONSULTANT : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

10:50 – 11:40

Ed White, CPIM, CIRM, Supply Chain Specialist, Bayer Canada, Canada

Do you know what the demand for your product is going to be? Probably not and given normal forecast accuracy, certainly not very far out into the future. There are a number of tools available to improve a forecast; S&OP, Analytics, enough programs to sink a super- computer. But what is the most important thing you can add to your forecasting toolbox? The ability to communicate; clearly, concisely and understandably. In this session we will share thoughts on what is meant by communication skills, how to improve your skills and why this is critically important.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 14:00 – 14:30 in the Kudu Room

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

10:50 – 11:40

IMPERIAL Logistics, Barloworld Logistics, CSIR and the University of Stellenbosch

Global supply networks serving customers across industries must be optimized and continuously react to supply uncertainties and demand variability. New paradigms in supply chain management must evolve that guide new management strategies, identify new research agendas, and lead to the dissemination of new knowledge to supply chain employees. To understand these new agendas, the session aims to go some way towards understanding research undertaken by industry leaders addressing and critically reviewing the key findings and suggesting possible avenues for future research. We need to understand the key issues facing supply chain managers in the coming years and identify the key initiatives required to close the gap between today’s capabilities and the demands of the new supply chains. To address these challenges experts will share the key findings of the MIT Risk Survey, the State of LogisticsTM Survey and the supplychainforesight survey.

ENABLE : RESEARCHERS : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

10:50 –11:40

Stephen Shiffer, CPIM, Senior Supply Chain Consultant, Netstar- 1, USA

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

10:50 – 11:40

John Sells, Chairman, Supply Chain Council, USA

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

11:50 – 12:50

Dan Gilmore, Editor, Supply Chain Digest, USA

What are the key supply chain trends that will drive strategy and investment over the next 3-5 years? Supply Chain Digest editor Dan Gilmore discusses these power trends - and how they will impact supply chain practitioners across the globe.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 15:45 – 16:15 in the Lynx Room

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

11:50 – 12:50

Professor Patrick Lumumba, Director/Chief Executive, Kenya Anti-corruption Commission, Kenya

This paper explores the origins of corruption in Africa, examines its causes and effects and proposes practical solutions that can be considered to re-energize the fight against corruption, improve governance, renew growth and set the continent on the path of sustainable development.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 15:45 – 16:15 in the Eagle Room

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

11:50 – 12:50

Dion Hodgen, 3PL Manager, Nike SA and Ryan Hilligan, General Manager; Supply Chain Management, Barloworld Logistics Africa

n 2007 Nike SA recognised its competitive advantage would come from an agile supply chain enabling it to grow market share and successfully execute at major soccer events in SA in 2009 and 2010. Critical to the success was to build a customised warehouse and distribution facility which is referred to as a customer service centre. Barloworld Logistics was awarded the opportunity to design, build and operate the facility. All objectives were achieved and exceeded resulting in input into Nike’s global framework. The presentation will also cover the more recent activities planned to “Write the Future” for Nike.

PLAN / DELIVER : CONSULTANT : CASE STUDY

11:50 – 12:40

Shannan Stover, Vice President, Central Materials, Boart Longyear, USA and Kelvin Sakai, Director – Supply Chain Design & Innovation, UTi Worldwide, USA

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch in Exhibition Area

14:00 – 15:10

Dr Dinesh Kumar, CPIM, CSCP, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young Advisory Services Limited, South Africa

The governance in supply chains has never been dealt with a great degree of confidence. This has become an increased burden on the supply chains when the geographic boundaries are being crossed, and supply chains are becoming customer focused. International regulations and requirements play a major role in determining the requests for governance for global supply chains. This paper discusses the supply chain governance in emerging economies, focusing on the governance principles such as adherence to regulations (national and international), process and technological visibility and integration, and compliance to the best practices.

N.B. session is 1 hour and 10 mins

14:00 - 15:10

Greta McNiven, Managing Director, Bizzpro, South Africa

As businesses in South Africa, we are faced with a plethora of acronyms and terminology within the Education Framework that even those actively involved in the education industry struggle to keep up with. Often gaining an understanding of this field is left to the Human Resources people within an organisation, but it is at an operational level that the need for training and education is identified. An overview of the Education Framework will be presented in the Interactive Session which will cover SETA’s, the NQF, funding opportunities and the changing environment on education as a whole and within South Africa. You are invited to share experiences in this facilitated session.

N.B. session is 1 hour and 10 mins

14:00 – 14:30

Russell Glover, CPIM, CSCP, Supply Chain Director, Nampak Corrugated, South Africa

The maturity of your supply chain is not a destination but a journey. The question you must ask yourself is “what will the journey look like and who should come along for the ride”? If you wish to achieve sustainable supply chain success you will need people, robust processes and technology to support the processes. This paper is focused on the development of supply chain resources and how you go about putting a sustainable development path together. Russell will share with you some of the lessons learnt and the surprising discoveries that were made about Nampak’s Supply Chain processes.

N.B. Sessions are 30 mins

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

14:00 - 14:30

Colin Cox, Sales & Marketing Manager, CHEP, South Africa

‘Green’, ‘environmentally friendly’, ‘sustainable’ are all words that dominate our strategic discussions and plans. In this paper Colin will discuss the project undertaken by CHEP South Africa and Toyota Parts & Accessories to replace cardboard in Toyota’s existing supply chain and detail how CHEP introduced RFID technology to ensure that the returnable packaging solution implemented at Toyota P&A did not result in exorbitant hire costs or losses.

Meet the Speaker Session : Tuesday 15:45 – 16:15 in the Kudu Room

N.B. Sessions are 30 mins

DELIVER : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

14:00 - 14:30

Prof Martin Bailey, Managing Director, Industrial Logistic Systems, South Africa Kirk Nash, National Logistics Manager, Adcock Ingram, South Africa

The case study practically demonstrates that substantial energy savings (of up to 50%) can be achieved within distribution facilities by re-engineering the processes and infrastructures in these centres. These savings are linked to the operations, the buildings, the support infrastructures, the support services as well as the management of the network.

NB Space is limited in this venue

DELIVER : CONSULTANT : CASE STUDY

14:00 – 14:30

Ed White, CPIM, CIRM, Supply Chain Specialist, Bayer Canada

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

14:40 – 15:10

Rob Stead, Supply Chain Manager and Andrew Billingham, Distribution Manager, Sonae Novobord, South Africa

The changes that occurred in the South African wood based panel market from 2008 necessitated a change in the Supply Chain Strategy of Sonae Novobord. Downstream destocking, higher expectations, credit constraints and excess supply presented new challenges that required an approach that refocused on the Basics of Supply Chain Management. A Supply Chain Roadmap was defined with critical initiatives that included; Review of business rules, processes and correct use of systems. Clean-up of warehouses and focus on reliability of information. Definition of model stock products and targets using Theory of Constraints principles.

N.B. Sessions are 30 mins

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

14:40 - 15:10

Dr Anton Grütter, Director, Lean Institute Africa, South Africa

During 2010 the Lean Institute Africa piloted 18 Kaizen-type workshops at local public-sector hospitals to assess the benefits and challenges of introducing lean management. The results of the workshops and efforts to sustain the process improvements are presented. The anticipated challenges of introducing lean management given the demand pressures of the proposed NHI system and the policy and institutional context are also discussed. Attendees will learn about how the role of rapid process improvement projects in the early stages of introducing lean management and about the application of lean management in professional service organisations.

N.B. Sessions are 30 mins

MAKE : CONSULTANT : CASE STUDY

14:40 - 15:10

Ryan Hollander, Manager, KPMG, South Africa

Utilising a 6 sigma derived methodology KPMG assisted a South African energy company to identify, quantify, test and refine cost reduction initiatives in the area of logistics. This approach delivered a simple, yet powerful operating model for the logistics division. Through segmentation of the customer base, the logistics division were able to differentiate and align service levels to reflect the strategic importance that the customers deliver to the organisation. Combined with some additional strategies this segmentation resulted in a cost reduction opportunity of 15% to the logistics cost base.

This case study covers innovative techniques to identify cost reduction initiatives, and the utilisation of logistics benchmarking information to assist with these techniques.

NB Space is limited in this venue

ENABLE : CONSULTANT : CASE STUDY

14:00 – 14:30

Lloyd Snowden, Managing Partner, Oliver Wight EAME LLP, UK

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

15:10 – 15:45

Tea & Coffee in Superbowl (Exhibition closes at 16:00)

15:45 - 16:15

Professor Patrick Lumumba, Director/Chief Executive, Kenya Anti- corruption Commission, Kenya

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

15:45 - 16:15

Dan Gilmore, Editor, Supply Chain Digest, USA

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

15:45 - 16:15

Roman Nowak, Market Planning Group Manager South East Africa, Procter & Gamble SA Trading, South Africa

Sales & Operations planning has always been a key enabler for senior management to make the right decisions. However, to make the right decisions depends on how robust the Sales & Operations process is implemented and working. In Procter & Gamble the S&OP is the key process to ensure robustness in the demand Plan and the financial forecast. Volumes and financials are fully aligned, without any buffer. S&OP process can be strengthened ensuring a clear involvement of all functions.

N.B. Sessions are 30 mins

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

15:45 - 16:15

Lungelo Khumalo, Supply Chain Practitioner (Analyst), Sasol Polymers, South Africa

There is an ongoing problem of skills shortages in the Supply Chain and operations environment. The problem is further exacerbated by the fact that the industry as a whole is struggling to retain the talent sourced for further development. The study aims to highlight some of the pitfalls in the initiatives currently in place to source and train students in the industry. The study will highlight the differences and the goals of each of the initiatives especially relating to learnerships and apprenticeships. Strategies and ideas to improve retention skills in the industry will also be discussed in detail.

N.B. Sessions are 30 mins

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

15:45 - 16:15

Marc Austin, Senior Account Executive, Fortna Inc, USA

Attendees will review the purpose, value and construction of a viable business case to help drive the correct business decisions. The workshop on Building a Business case is focused on helping clients understand the importance of not just viewing potential investment justification as a basic ROI exercise. Risk, alternatives, business purpose/priority need to be addressed from the viewpoint of the key decision maker providing information which will allow the appropriate action to be taken. Discussion will begin and the purpose for this type of analysis and follow through to the point of construction of a final presentation will be demonstrated.

N.B. Sessions are 30 mins

PLAN : PRACTITIONER : CASE STUDY

09:30 – 10:20

Joe Francis, Executive Director, Supply Chain Council

An exceptional opportunity is available to meet with speaker. This session is an informal yet extremely valuable opportunity to spend time with this subject matter expert and discuss elements from his earlier presentation.

N.B. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis at all meet the international speaker sessions.

16:25 – 17:30

Professional Development: In our fast-changing world, the need for on-going development of professionals is more important than ever. In the non-regulated environment of supply chain and operations professionals, this is challenging. SAPICS, and other professional bodies, have improved their efforts in the last few years. This panel discussion will gather inputs on what professionals expect from on-going development and how this can be provided. Representatives of SAIIE, CILTSA, CIPS, SCC and APICS have been invited to participate in what will be an enlightening, entertaining and enthusiastic discussion.

19:30

Pre Dinner Drinks in Galleria followed by Gala Dinner at 20:00 until Midnight with prize giving, awards, live entertainment and dancing