Carsten Weers

Global Supply Chain Management, Monomers Division
BASF

Carsten has been with BASF for over 14 years, where he started in an international marketing trainee program. After working five years in the marketing of the European business unit for lacquer raw materials and architectural coatings, he was appointed to become the Head of Supply Chain Management of dispersions for adhesives & construction in Europe in October 2005. In 2009 he was appointed by BASF to coordinate the global supply chain management in the global strategic marketing of the polyurethanes division. Since January 2014, Carsten has been responsible for the global supply chain management of the monomers division within BASF.

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21st April - Transport Optimisation Summit: Delivering Maximum Business Benefit

Sunday, September 4th, 2016

14:00 DRILL-DOWN ROUNDTABLES

Roundtable 1:

Measuring the impact of rising logistics costs on supply chain strategy

Jan Eeckhoudt, Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Leader EMEA, Axalta Coating Systems

Roundtable 2:

How to gain more transparency in your logistics operations

Henning Schussmüller, Senior Manager Supply Chain and Logistics, Sumitomo Chemical Europe

Roundtable 3:
Redefining service policies to drive transport performance in the supply chain

Joris D'hondt, Global Supply Chain Project Manager, Eastman Chemical

Roundtable 4:
How will the pooling of logistics resources help reduce freight traffic levels across Europe?

Frank Andreseen, Vice President Logistics EMEA, Bayer Material Science

Roundtable 5:
What is the effect of global marine carriers’ influence on global logistics policies

Carsten Weers, Global Supply Chain Management, Monomers Division, BASF

Roundtable 6:
Assess the effectiveness of multi-modal transport methods for packaged bulk goods

Renaud Megard, Vice President Global Supply Chain, Cabot Corporation

Roundtable 7:
How to reduce customer lead times and decrease transportation costs

Martin Croissant, Global Supply Chain Director, The Dow Chemical Company

Roundtable 8:
How taking more control of inbound distribution can help to improve coverage and delivery performance

Folkert Tjebbes, Director Materials Management & Planning EMEA, Univar

16:40 CASE STUDY REVOLUTION: How to decrease overall costs in logistics processes whilst gaining more transparency

In this innovative and interactive format, spend 20 minutes hearing a best practice case study before being challenged to find solutions to some of the most prevalent challenges in the chemical supply chain industry. Engage in small interactive roundtable discussions before each group presents its conclusions back to the audience. Take away different approaches to key challenges from your fellow industry peers.

Looking along the whole value chain to see where optimal savings can be made
Gain greater control of data visibility to make informed decisions that positively impact your bottom line
Establish common global measurement standards to improve performance and increase reliability
Be more proactive in strategic planning meetings to give your service providers more visibility of your intermodal transport demand
Jointly explore opportunities on further development of key strategic corridors
Refining your technology strategy to reduce transportation and logistics costs: redefining your transport management systems to enhance cost efficiencies and improve visibility