Conference Day Two – Friday 17 November
08:30 | Welcome coffee
08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair
Jonathan Dutton
Managing Director
JD Consultancy
INCREASING EFFICIENCY THROUGH COLLABORATION AND ENHANCED SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT
09:00 | CASE STUDY: SMART 2017 Award Winner for Excellence in Procurement
How Symbion developed a collaborative supplier engagement strategy for value adding relationships
- Embedding continuous improvement methodologies in supplier relationships through agreed and shared performance measurement
- Delivering affordable high service levels including on-time deliveries and lowering damage rates
- Lessons and insights learnt in implementation
Mark Armstrong
National Supply Chain Optimisation
Symbion
09:30 | Examining inventory strategies for increased accountability and accuracy
- Exploring how and why it goes wrong
- Understanding the impacts when it goes wrong and putting preventative measures in place
- Consumer behavior as a driving force
- An in-depth look at Coles policy
Shaun Toussaint
National Supply Chain Loss Manager
Coles
10:00 | INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Strategies to enhance supplier engagement and improve relationship building
- What are the main challenges in achieving higher levels of supplier engagement?
- What are organisations currently doing to overcome them?
- What is the best approach to transform supplier relationship management systems into a predictive rather than a reactive one?
- How are managers strategically managing critical suppliers?
Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton
Managing Director
JD Consultancy
Panellists:
Mark Armstrong
National Supply Chain Optimisation
Symbion
Shaun Toussaint
National Supply Chain Loss Manager
Coles
Shane Lamont
Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Supply Chain
Sydney Water
Maika Schumann
Procurement Portfolio Category Manager - Qantas Engineering Supply Chain
Qantas
10:40 | Morning tea
AN OVERVIEW OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOGISTICS CHALLENGES IN AUSTRALIA
11:10 | Enhancing efficiency for improved safety in supply chains
- An overview on the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy – building our freight networks for the future
- Exploring the impact of technology on the freight logistics sector
- Understanding the changing face of chain of responsibility and its impact on all businesses
Simon Morgan
Director – Government & Communications
Australian Logistics Council
11:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Addressing challenges and optimising Australia’s infrastructure and logistics sectors
- What are the common challenges facing the logistics sector?
- What infrastructure development/planning is critically required?
- What is the impact of emerging technology on the infrastructure and logistics sector?
- What are the latest updates on international logistics and compliance standards?
- What are the key development on freight, portals, terminals and rail?
Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton
Managing Director
JD Consultancy
Panellists:
Simon Morgan
Director – Government & Communications
Australian Logistics Council
Travis Brooks-Garrett
Partner
Freight & Trade Alliance
12:25 | Networking lunch
THINKING AND WORKING DIFFERENTLY – BENEFITING FROM SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES
13:25 | CASE STUDY: How Australia Post is delivering sustainably through supply chain reform
- How we are reducing negative and increasing positive social and environmental impacts using our supply chain
- Challenges and learnings: Executing a sustainable supply chain strategy through internal and external collaboration
- The organisational benefits of supply chain traceability and transparency
- The impacts of social procurement on the business and society
Susan Mizrahi
Head of Corporate Responsibility
Australia Post and 2017 CIPSA Award Winner
14:00 | Adapting your company’s strategies to new ISO20400 sustainability standards
- Developing a sustainable approach in procurement standards
- Ways to create traceability and transparency in your supply chain
- Ensuring visibility, traceability and transparency in supply chain practices
- What fair trading does for your business
Jean-Louis Haie
Chair of the Australian Mirror Committee, Project ISO20400: Sustainable Procurement
ISO
14:35 | An overview of Australia’s Free Trade Agreement – and practicalities of application
- Discussing Australia’s Free Trade Agreement architecture and how it will influence regional supply chains
- What Free Trade Agreement’s are under negotiations?
- Benchmarking with the Global Business Coalition’s insights
- Practical insights into Free Trade Agreement application
Louise McGrath
National Manager Business and International Advisory Services
Australian Industry Group
15:10 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Building organisational sustainability through supply chain practices
- How to make sustainability and social responsibility a priority from the top of the organization
- Discover the impacts of a sustainable supply chain across the business
- Understand best practices for sustainable and responsible procurement and supply chain management
Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton
Managing Director
JD Consultancy
Panellists:
Susan Mizrahi
Head of CorporateResponsibility
Australia Post and 2017 CIPSA Award Winner
Louise McGrath
National Manager Business and International Advisory Services
Australian Industry Group
Jean-Louis Haie
Chair, Australian Mirror Committee, ISO20400 Sustainable Procurement Project
ISO
15:50 | Closing remarks from the Chair
16:00 | End of Day Two and close of conference
18:30 | SCLAA Awards Evening