Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 25 October 2017
9:00 am - 12:00 am Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:30 am - 9:40 am Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair
9:40 am - 10:20 am Case Study: Building Sustainability and Growth at McPherson’s Through Supply Chain Innovation
Mark Brady
Supply Chain DirectorMcPherson's Consumer Products Ltd
10:20 am - 11:00 am PANEL DISCUSSION: Leadership Skills for Managing Workforce Productivity
- Managing your workforce for better inventory and warehouse control.
- Creating an incentive measurement that is accurate, fair and equitable to assist in up skilling and re-skilling to adapt to new working environments.
- Insights into measuring and utilising effective KPIs to drive maximum productivity.
- Training opportunities and programs to help ease staff into adapting to new technology and new systems.
Paul Friske
Executive Manager, Supply Chain & LogisticsHastings Deering
11:00 am - 12:00 am MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING BREAK
11:30 am - 12:10 pm Improving Warehouse Performance Across the Hastings Deering Supply Chain Network
- Managing the inventory & network optimisation.
- Balancing working capital, customer service and unit cost of production for customers.
- Understanding how warehouse performance initiatives have improved the supply chain network.
Paul Friske
Executive Manager, Supply Chain & LogisticsHastings Deering
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm Innovating to Improve Efficiency in the Warehouse at Samsung
Spare parts logistics presents many unique challenges for any warehouse brought about by the SKU profile (life cycle, variety and other drivers), order patterns, urgency of speed to market. Where do you start to get the right mix of efficiency, compliance and consistency to deliver to the business & customer needs? In this session we will look at:
- The challenges to delivering efficiency in the complex & multifaceted Spare Parts warehouse.
- Innovative responses to maximise efficiency in this complicated environment.
- The practices & activities that have supported the delivery of high quality Inventory Management.
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm NETWORKING LUNCH
1:50 pm - 12:00 am Case Study Presentation From the University of Newcastle
2:30 pm - 3:10 pm Maximising Productivity in E-Tail Warehousing and Distribution Operations
- Implementing a SMART system to deliver value for the customer.
- Developing order fulfi llment processes to suit online retailer order and stock profi les.
- Creating a scalable & fl exible workforce and warehousing facility.
