Thomas Foerster

VP Supply Chain Operations Europe
BASF

Thomas joined BASF in 1998 into the logistics organisation before relocating to Asia in 2006. Between 2006 and 2010 Thomas headed up the Supply Chain Management and IT organisation of BASF in Korea and in 2010 became the Director of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in China, a joint venture with Sinopec, Nanjing. Following his return in 2013, Thomas is now Vice President of Supply Chain Operations for Europe. Thomas joined the LogiChem Advisory Board in 2014 and has played an integral role in ensuring the programme addresses the industry's most critical challenges.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Thomas.

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22nd April - Driving Value Throughout the Business

Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

09:30 LEADERS PANEL: The paradigm of insourcing vs. outsourcing – determining what is critical to enhance business performance

Does flexibility and agility increase with outsourcing?
How can supply chain support implementation and management of outsourced processes?
Examining ways to reduce costs without sacrificing customer service
Evaluating effective options for outsourcing supply chain operations
Where does the balance sit now between servicing the client and protecting the bottom line? Do we have the balance right?

16:30 CASE STUDY REVOLUTION: How to accurately measure and manage supply chain performance to drive business growth

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.

Discussion points:

Developing an integrated system to measure progress towards overall strategic goals
Determining which KPIs are important to implement from the planning stage and which aren’t
Improving internal decision making processes throughout the supply chain and the wider business

23rd April - Business Excellence Through Continuous Improvement

Friday, November 4th, 2016

12:00 LEADERS PANEL: Where is the future of the chemicals industry taking the supply chain?

This panel discussion will feature industry experts and thoughts leaders who will summarise the key takeaways from LogiChem 2015 and share their views on where they think future supply chain developments lie.

Don’t miss the chance to hear what industry leaders will be taking back to the office as well as chance to ask any questions that were not covered by the presentations.
The perfect chance to hear what the experts’ summary of the conference looks like as well as the chance to get your last few questions answered.

15:25 DRILL-DOWN ROUNDTABLES

These informal subject-specific roundtables give you a unique opportunity to drill down into the details of an issue by probing the knowledge and expertise of industry market leaders. Each roundtable is limited to 10 people for maximum interaction and is designed for you to meet like-minded peers and source practical solutions collaboratively.

Roundtable 1:
How to overcome the challenges faced with integration applications into legacy systems

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

Roundtable 2:
What are the technology enablers to bring the evolution of supply chain forward

Thomas Foerster, VP Supply Chain Operations Europe, BASF

Roundtable 3:
Harnessing the influence of supply chain to break down internal silos

Hans-Robert Schmidt, Vice President - Head of Global Logistics Management, Lanxess

Roundtable 4:
Prioritise improvements in demand planning to support strategic change

Ralph van Weerdenburg, Senior Manager Supply Chain Planning & Optimization, SABIC

Roundtable 5:
Omni-channel demand planning and reconciliation of real time changes

Filip Buytaert, EMEA Demand Manager, Axalta Coatings Systems

Roundtable 6:
What implications will the inability to manage big data have on planning cycles?

Billy Duty, Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Momentive

Roundtable 7:
How to achieve ‘end to end’ supply chain visibility – where to start and what’s the value?

Raf Van Aggelpoel, EMEA SC Improvement and Analytics Lead, Monsanto