Supply Chain Conference

Building a resilient supply chain

Keynote presentation by Professor Yossi Steffi from MIT.

Bio Yossi Sheffi

Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as Head of MIT's Engineering Systems Division (EDS) and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).
He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management. Under his leadership CTL launched many new educational, research and industry/government outreach programs, including two research and eduction center in Spain and Colombia.
Outside the university, Professor Sheffi has consulted with numerous governments and industry enterprises all over the world. He is also an active entrepreneur, having founded five successful companies.
He obtained his B.Sc. from the Technion in Israel in 1975, his S.M. from MIT in 1977, and Ph.D. from MIT in 1978. He now resides in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information see http://web.mit.edu/sheffi/.

Keynote content

High Impact Low Probability Events.

The talk will extended many of the themes first articulated in professor Sheffi’s best selling book “The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage” (MIT Press, 2005). The presentation will demonstrate that companies' fortunes in the face of business shocks depend more on choices made before the disruption than they do on actions taken in the midst of it. He shows that investments in resilience and flexibility not only reduce risk but create a competitive advantage in the increasingly volatile marketplace.

Sheffi provides tools for organizations to reduce the vulnerability of the supply chain they live in. Along the way he tells the stories of dozens of enterprises, large and small, including Toyota, Nokia, General Motors, Zara, British Telecom, Land Rover, Chiquita, Aisin Seiki, Southwest Airlines, UPS, Johnson and Johnson, Intel, Amazon.com, the US Navy, and others, from across the globe. Their successes, failures, preparations, and methods provide a rich set of lessons in preparing for and managing disruptions.

Programme 2010

12.00 - 1.00 pm	Sandwich lunch
1.00 - 1.15 pm	Introduction
1.15 - 2.30 pm	Keynote: Prof Yossi Sheffi (MIT) - High Impact Low Probability Events
2.30 - 3.00 pm	Coffee break
	Track 1: Collaboration for security	Track 2: Building in flexibility
3.00 - 3.40 pm	Franky De Pril, Machiel toe Water (E&Y) - Green Lane Supply Chain	Hendrik Vanmaele (Möbius) - content to be confirmed
3.40 - 4.20 pm	Peter Dewolf (DHL) - Tracking & Tracing	Hugo van Herck (NYK Logistics) - Postponement
4.20 - 5.00 pm	Brucargo company - Brucargo Secured Gateway	Case to be confirmed
5.00 - 5.30 pm	Coffee break
5.30 - 6.15 pm	Testimonial: Roger Bloemen (Solutia) - Importance of a resilient supply chain on top management level
6.15 - 6.30 pm	Closing discussion
6.30 - 8.00 pm	Networking drink

Why this conference?

For many years, supply chain improvement was synonymous with cutting costs. As the economic downturn intensifies, companies are more than ever looking for ways to cut costs. However, they also have to meet the demands for greater customer intimacy and increased globalisation. To fulfill these objectives, organisations need to prioritise their investments in supply chain technology and focus on the areas that provide a short-term return on investment as well as a contribution to the long-term strategy of the organisation. This conference will provide you with valuable knowledge offered by academics and executives who are expert in Supply Chain Technology.

For who?

Executives with responsibilities in:

• general management
• supply chain management
• IT management
• manufacturing
• logistics
• distribution
• procurement. 

The conference will deliver added value to any organisation facing the challenges of managing uncertainties in the supply chain.

In cooperation with

Prime Foundation Partner

 

Goodman Chair in Logistics

 

Eandis Chair in Resiliant Supply Chains