Next Logistica, LogistiekProfs will be present with its own theatre full of knowledge sessions. Visitors to Logistica can visit hall 10 for four days of seminars on a wide variety of topics.View the entire programme and register here!
Tuesday, 10 November
13:30 - 14:00
'From logistics to supply chain management, of course, but how?
Ing. Bastiaan vd List and Maarten Snijders MSc, BLMC
Logistics is fundamentally different from supply chain management. What are the challenges you encounter when you want to transform 'from logistics to supply chain management'?
About Maarten Snijders
Maarten graduated as Master in Supply Chain Management from the University of Twente. During his studies, he conducted research for BLMC on the relationship between chain performance and the culture of organisations. His thesis was assessed with a nine.
After his studies, he joined BLMC where he is responsible for research such as the National Supply Chain Monitor jointly set up and implemented by Business University Nyenrode (Prof Dr Jack vd Veen) and BLMC. Maarten also supports BLMC interim professionals in the implementation of improvement projects within the supply chain. For this purpose, among others, he developed the scientific Supply Chain Check in close cooperation with colleagues.
About Bastiaan van der List
Bastiaan van der List studied at the HTS in Leeuwarden where he obtained his title of engineer in Technical Business Administration in 1991. Bastiaan was then CPIM certified by APICS in 1994. Bastiaan worked for 20 years in management and project-based positions in the supply chain at companies such as Koopmans Consumer Products, IDEXX Laboratories and IKEA. Besides performing management activities, he has been involved in improvement and change projects in the field of planning and inventory control, purchasing, ERP and software implementation, Activity-based Costing, 3PL, 5S, process improvement and supply chain design.
Besides teaching and supervising students on (graduation) internships, Bastiaan works for BLMC as Supply Chain Professional, among others, and is active in the design and implementation of supply chain improvement projects. For instance, he has been involved in projects at Neckermann in Hulst and Florensis in H.I. Ambacht. Furthermore, he works together with BLMC colleagues on the professionalisation of Supply Chain Management as a basis for improvement management.
Bastiaan is currently studying Business Administration at Nyenrode Business University alongside his work.
Wednesday, 11 November
12:00 - 12:30
The impact of 3D printing on logistics - mosquito or elephant?
Drs. Alexander Hermanns, INDICIA
UPS is setting up its own print centre with a hundred 3D printers. DHL is still waiting because up to 4% of its goods flow from China could be printed, in poorer quality. TNT is also going ahead with printers. People around the world are collaborating digitally to make a prosthesis that rolls out of the printer on the spot in Africa. For the first time, Dutch consumers spent more online than in brick-and-mortar shops. In China, 10 houses were 3D printed in one day.
You wonder about the state of affairs regarding 3D printing, what the impact on the logistics chain really is and will be, and how 3D printing relates to big data and robotisation, for example. And you want to be inspired? Then this lecture is for you!
About Alexander Hermanns
Alexander Hermanns works at INDICIA, as Director for Technology and Innovation. Among other things, INDICIA develops 3D modelling and printing software as well as controls for 3D printers.
Alexander Hermanns looks at technological trends and opportunities as a business expert with a technical and psychological background, helping companies and teams make them applicable and ensuring successful implementation.
He is a regular speaker on 3D printing, big data, internet of things, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robotics, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Inspiring with a realistic approach, he combines trends with practical hands-on experience.
12:45 - 13:15
Smart solutions for the rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape
Jorg Megens - business innovator DocData
As an (r)etailer or manufacturer, how can you get your products to consumers? What service do consumers expect? How has this changed over the years? What are the consequences of the choices you make as a company? What logistical challenges are involved in choosing specific sales channels?
Questions like these will be addressed during this interactive lecture. Among other things, it will be of interest to you if you:
- are looking with your company for new ways to market your products.
- do not have a clear picture of customer needs or market characteristics in the e-commerce world.
- are looking for inspiration for next strategic steps.
- find out what smart solutions Docdata and others have come up with for the challenges involved in the changing e-commerce landscape.
- you're a bit done with all the hardcore logistics stories and want to spend some time on a chair with some interesting people around you.
About Jorg Megens
Jorg Megens is Business Innovator at Docdata, e-commerce specialist from Waalwijk. He is involved in innovation projects in the field of fulfilment and new e-commerce service development. During his work, he is in constant contact with all kinds of players in the e-commerce market to notice trends.
He gets excited by cleverness, crazy ideas, brave entrepreneurs, forward-thinking customers, and is always open to discussion.
13:30 - 14:00
'Leadership in the suply chain, crucial for successful supply chain management'
Michel van Buren MBA - BLMC
Without being hierarchically responsible for this, the supply chain leader has to get those involved in the chain to work together optimally. How do you do that?
About Michel van Buren
Since studying Social Work, Michel van Buren (1961) has been fascinated by the topic of behaviour, and specifically how people's behaviour can be influenced. Even before the age of 30, he ended up in logistics, where he held various managerial positions. At this stage, he took an MBA course to study the behaviour of organisations, in addition to the behaviour of people. His surprise at the lack of attention in this sector to behavioural change was the basis for founding BLMC in 2000. In 15 years, this agency has grown into the authority within logistics and supply chain management on behaviour, change management and leadership. Van Buren is the spiritual father of the science-based SscolP model, which is applied in all improvement projects BLMC supervises. Through the BCademy, Van Buren gives monthly change management training courses to over fifty logistics professionals based on this model. He also regularly gives lectures and workshops, publishes in leading trade media and is a jury member of the election Supply Chain Professional of the Year.
Thursday, 12 November
11:15 - 11.45
Help! My stock needs to be reduced by 10%!
Jan Kraaijeveld, Slimstock
One of the most common KPIs that is actively managed is the stock value, which often seems too high and needs to be reduced, while at the same time demanding increased service towards the customer.
Overall reductions often turn out to be too rigorous: they do not take into account the existence of internal fluctuations in demand patterns between departments and fluctuations in the chain.
So go looking for a mechanic that ensures inventory 'moves with' market demand and is attuned to delivery times and variations in demand patterns.
During an interactive workshop session, we will elaborate on the possibilities in fulfilling needs: increasing available working capital as well as improved product availability - and therefore increased customer service.
About Jan Kraaijeveld
Jan Kraaijeveld is an expert in the field of Stock Optimisation. After a career at DKSH, Schuitema and TDG, Jan joined Slimstock in 2010. Besides his work as Sales & Development manager, he has been teaching the Slimstock Stock Optimisation course for some time now. Jan's great passion is to help companies improve their forecasting and inventory management performance. With his knowledge and vast experience, Jan is excellent at constantly linking theory and practice. Jan is an enthusiastic speaker because he illuminates the often difficult optimisation processes in a light-hearted way.
Friday, 13 November
11.15 - 11.45
Getting started with lean: more than tools and techniques
Hans Groen - consultant Supplu Chain & Performance Management, Addvise
Lean is more than tools and techniques. It is above all a philosophy. A journey that revolves around the people behind the processes. From Thinking Differently, to Doing Differently'.
Hans Groen will give you an insight into how consultants look at your company during the lecture. What stands out, what does a consultant marvel at. Getting Started with Lean is about behavioural change in YOUR people but especially in yourself. However difficult it may sometimes be. Don't implement tools but a way of thinking.
About Hans Groen
As Senior Logistics Professional, Hans Groen supports midsized and large organisations at the intersection of Supply Chain and Performance Management. He strives to achieve structural improvements in quality, performance and results.
After a successful career as a logistics professional at various companies, Hans Groen has been the owner of Addvise Business Consultancy since 2001.
12:45 - 13:15
Innovation: think big, start small
Robert van der Waal - Director Logistics Operations, Samsung Electronics Europe
Innovation is often seen as 'scary', money-consuming and nowadays mainly focused on completely new technological developments. Robert van der Waal, director of Logistics Operations at Samsung, thinks differently. In an interactive session, he shows how companies can very easily start innovating, especially in logistics. He gives a glimpse behind the scenes at Samsung, but also answers questions such as: what percentage of the top 25 innovative companies owes this ranking to completely new technology? And what exactly makes the remaining companies innovative?
About Robert van der Waal
Robert van der Waal started as logistics project lead and department head at GWK Bank. In this role he was responsible for the logistics behind the guilder-euro conversion. After a successful implementation he joined DHL. Within the DHL group, Robert has held various operational management positions for primarily service and spare part related multinationals in the electronics industry. After a side step in the fashion logistics, he joined the international express division of DHL where he managed 3 gateways. In 2009 Robert joined Samsung Electronics. In his current role as Director Logistics Operations he is responsible for 3 European Distribution Centers, located in The Netherlands and Poland. The Distribution Centers are focused on the European supply of spare parts, mobile phone accessories, white goods and all IT related products. He also holds responsibility for Samsung's centralised European e-commerce fulfilment centre. Robert is also involved in the curriculum commission of the Logistics faculty of the University of Applied Sciences NHTV, The Netherlands. Robert was one of the finalists in the Dutch logistics manager of the year election 2012.
13:30 - 14:00
Smart solutions for the rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape
Jorg Megens - business innovator DocData
As an (r)etailer or manufacturer, how can you get your products to consumers? What service do consumers expect? How has this changed over the years? What are the consequences of the choices you make as a company? What logistical challenges are involved in choosing specific sales channels?
Questions like these will be addressed during this interactive lecture. Among other things, it will be of interest to you if you:
- are looking with your company for new ways to market your products.
- do not have a clear picture of customer needs or market characteristics in the e-commerce world.
- are looking for inspiration for next strategic steps.
- find out what smart solutions Docdata and others have come up with for the challenges involved in the changing e-commerce landscape.
- you're a bit done with all the hardcore logistics stories and want to spend some time on a chair with some interesting people around you.
14:30 – 15: 30
Debate: Insourcing versus Outsourcing
By: Marcel te LindertSpeakers: Robert van der Waal, Hans Groen
Outsourcing transport and warehousing has now become commonplace in logistics. Nevertheless, some companies are opting for the opposite path and deciding to do logistics themselves again. So time for a good debate during Logistica on insourcing or outsourcing of logistics.
Participants in this debate are Hans Groen, supply chain & performance management consultant, and Robert van der Waal, director logistics operations at Samsung Electronics. Groen is one of LogistiekProfs' knowledge pros and recently wrote a well-read blog on outsourcing as supply chain strategy. Van der Waal made a name for himself with his contrarian solution to opt for insourcing in logistics.
Both participants will give their views on insourcing versus outsourcing and discuss this with each other and with the audience.
Check out the entire programme here and register for the sessions to ensure your spot!
