Programme Supply Chain Conference 2011

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A part of the conference programme is divided in two simultaneous tracks with three presentations each. Participants can choose for each timeslot which presentation they attend.

Time

Topic

1.00 pm

Registration & sandwich lunch

Kickstart Workshop: New rules for a new decade

A vision for smarter supply chain management - IBM

2.00 pm

Welcome & introduction

Prof Dr Ann Vereecke, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

2.15 pm

Supply Chains for the future - view by Vlerick faculty members

Prof Dr Ann Vereecke, Prof Dr Behzad Samii, Prof Dr Robert Boute, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

3.00 pm

Logistics collaboration towards interconnected supply chains

Sergio Barbarino, Principal Engineer Supply Network Innovation Center, Procter & Gamble

3.40 pm

Coffee break

Track 1

Technology & Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Track 2

New Supply Chain Business Models

4.00 pm

Smart metering, a challenge for supply chain

Patrick Devos, Programme manager smart metering, Eandis

Strategy and market segmentation to support supply chain decision making

Prof Hendrik Vanmaele, Möbius

4.40 pm

How to (b)eat an elephant? How to become mature as an SME and beat a monopolist

Francis Vanbellen, CEO, GMM Quartz

Impact of mass customisation on supply chain strategies

Bas Possen, CustoMax

5.20 pm

Transport & mobility in the future

Pieter Audenaert, Postdoc in algorithms and datastructures, IBBT

Manufacturing in emerging markets: How successful can you be in China?

Geert Roelens, Chief Executive Officer, Beaulieu International Group

6.00 pm

 Coffee break 

6.20 pm

The future of global supply chains: the imperative for change

Philip Chamberlain, Head of Sustainable Business Development, C&A Europe

7.00 pm

Networking drink with tapas