Sourcing & Procurement Asia Summit 2011 - SCLG

Sourcing & Procurement Asia Summit 2011
Building Stronger Procurement and Sourcing Capabilities in Key emerging markets!
1 Day Workshop: (Monday, 25 July)
Integrated Procurement and Supply Chain Management Strategies
Workshop leader:
André N. Verdier
President Executive Committee Supply Chain & Logistics Group (SCLG) and CEO, MRM-Global Ltd.
Whilst Supply Chains become increasingly more global and complex, best practices indicate that companies significantly gain
by taking a closer look at their basic procurement and supply chain management strategies and processes. Integrating the
often segregated supply chain components eliminates waste and improves the company’s bottom line.
This one day workshop is designed to address the key elements of integrated procurement and supply chain management
practices. The focus will be on developing procurement and supply chain strategies across the supply chain functions. This
will incorporate the use of latest business process models and their relationship with segmentation and demand planning. The
integrated relationship across the SCM functions will be considered in the context of the impact of sourcing decisions, supplier
selection, delivery decisions, risk, performance measurement and profitability. At the end of the programme each participant
will be able to develop their own organisations integrated P&SCM strategy using latest tools and techniques.
The programme is designed to offer practical information for an integrated Procurement and Supply Chain Management
practice in the current economic climate.
Benefits of attending:
By attending this workshop, you will learn about effective strategies and processes to master the integration of procurement
and supply chain management. During this interactive session, challenges, innovative solutions and strategies as well as best
practices will be discussed. The workshop discusses the real benefits Integrated Procurement & Supply Chain Management has
brought to organisations worldwide.
Topics covered:
1. Overview
This module examines the many strategic aspects of Procurement & Supply Chain Management that differentiates professional
success from average performance. The Integrated Procurement & Supply Chain Management approach will be explored to
challenge thinking and work practices. Designed to enable you to develop your own procurement strategy.
2. Leading Edge Thinking in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management – Planning & Forecasting
This module deals with leading edge thinking in how procurement and supply chain management can be effective in achieving
Step change performance. The lack of good forecasting can lead to negative customer service performance, build-up of
excessive inventories and fixed assets and in turn impact the overall cost including transportation. This session will explore the
key considerations for world class IPSCM.
3. Value Delivery
For many organisations procurement ends with the award of a contract. For others it involves developing and enhancing
the performance and value delivered through suppliers. This programme examines the Purchasing & Supply Chain from the
viewpoint that it is about the management of external service provision from a total cost perspective. It will explain some of the
most effective approaches that can be used.
4. Effective Actions to Control Costs in Purchasing & Supply Chain
Purchasing & Supply Chain Management is about getting results through people and the focus of this day is how to manage
and achieve success. The intention of the session is to set out an approach which can be used to improve efficiencies and cost
reductions. In today’s highly competitive environment, firms must manage costs aggressively if they are to survive and prosper.
Suppliers should not be immune to this process.
5. Inventory Management & Impact on Transport & Distribution
The successful management of inventories is dependent on the establishment and application of policies, methods and
techniques collectively known as ‘inventory management’. The objective of inventory management is to match supply and
demand patterns and to maintain a balance between the costs and the benefits of holding stock.
Who should attend the workshop:
Procurement, supply chain, logistics, and materials managers and directors who wish to broaden and update their skills and
knowledge. Procurement, supply chain and logistics personnel seeking supply chain integration or who need to understand the
impact of supply chain decisions upon their company’s performance.