Logichem 2015 (past event)
21 - 23 April, 2015
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Renaud Megard
Vice President Global Supply Chain
Cabot Corporation
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Renaud.
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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
15:50 INDUSTRY INSIGHT PANEL: Assessing the relative effectiveness of multi-modal transport methods in the chemical industry
This panel will detail and compare their own experiences with a view to the comparison of approaches and lessons learnt across industry.
Discussion points to include:
- Is there a one size fits all approach? Examine the different requirements and logistics drivers from across the chemicals industry
- Define the optimal combination of multiple transport modes in order to reduce lead times, keep inventory costs down and increase environmental sustainability
- Does Europe have the infrastructure to cope with multimodal transport lanes?
- How can we shorten the distance that empty trucks are driving to reduce CO2 emissions?
- How can we capitalise on opportunities in short sea logistics to reduce shipping costs?