Tobias Zahlmann

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 collaborate with procurement to leverage knowledge and buying power

Christopher Spahn, Senior Project Manager & PMO Lead Group Procurement Services, Clariant

Roundtable 2:
How to manage the impact of M&A activity on your supply chain

Tobias Zahlmann, Head of Supply Chain Management, BU Keltan Elastomers, Lanxess

Roundtable 3:
Leveraging internal collaboration between customer facing functions and supply chain to achieve accurate customer segmentation

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

Roundtable 4:
How does implementing LEAN have an impact on the supply chain: which LEAN elements have the biggest impact and which planning strategies, policies and practices do these LEAN elements impact most

Jaap Mendel, Operations and Supply Chain Director, Axalta Coating Systems

Roundtable 5:

How to attract and retain the right talent to your supply chain

Folkert Tjebbes, Director Materials Management & Planning EMEA, Univar

Roundtable 6:
Integrating your supply chain operations in a post-merger environment

Fabrice Schneider, Head of S&OP and Supply Chain Strategy, Merck Millipore

Roundtable 7:
The paradigm of insourcing vs. outsourcing: what should you consider?

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

Roundtable 8:
How to manage long distance, multi-modal supply chains in a green environment

Peter van Weeghal, Regional Head of Supply Chain, Europe , Arizona Chemical

Roundtable 9:
Inventory optimisation facilitation – defining the optimal stock policy solution

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

Roundtable 10:
What is the impact of a sudden reduction of supplier capacity on your customer demand?

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

Roundtable 11:
How to monitor transport performance to improve the customer experience?

Peter Buysse, EMEA SC Improvement Lead, Customer Care, Monsanto

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