Supply Chain Days 2010
"Forward Strategies within the Supply Chain", 9. - 10. June 2010, Heidelberg, Germany
A difficult economic situation, the ever-increasing need for shorter response-times, and permanent cost-cutting are the challenges industrial supply chains are facing today. To survive in today’s market you need to map your supply chain closely onto your customer’s needs and at the same time preserve your solvency.
The slogan for the Supply Chain Days 2010 was ‘Forward Strategies within the Supply Chain – Maximisation of Customer Orientation, Growth and Profitability’. This leading conference highlighted effective real-life models of supply chain management and showed innovative approaches. The Supply Chain Days offered an outstanding chance to establish meaningful contacts with decision-makers. During the two-day event, around 120 supply chain specialists, business leaders and scientists discussed strategies, experience reports, new methods and current issues relating to SCM. Amongst other things, contributors focused on customer-oriented supply chains, on supply chain collaboration and on the ability to respond, as well as on working capital, leadership and globalisation 2.0.
Presenters were e.g. Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Josef Radermacher, economist and mathematician, Thomas Fricke, Head of Logistics for FIFA Football World Cup 2006™, Tony Aug, Vice President Enterprise Applications, Sanmina-SCI, Mehmet Cimit, Head of Global Supply Chain Strategy, Bayer Consumer Care AG, Franz Einert, Head of Global Supply Chain Governance, BASF SE, Sönke Kühl, Vice President Global Supply Chain, Grohe AG, Martin Lux, Head of Manufacturing & Logistics, Bombardier Transportation GmbH, Dr. Simone Rehm, Head of IT + Processes, Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG, Matthias Saroia, Supply Chain Manager, Rehau AG & Co., Dr. Christoph Siegel, Director Truck Division, Daimler AG, Dr. Christof Spathelf, Leitung Konzern Produktion Ausland, Volkswagen AG, Thorwald Zenglein, Leiter SCM, Vibracoustic GmbH & Co. KG, et al.
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