The traditional view is that Retailers are still uneasy about sharing too much supply chain information with their FMCG partners. But, is this trend changing?

• Hear the common traps and pitfalls of collaboration and what each side can do to prevent and fix them. You’ll hear expert opinions on:
• Maintaining the quality of your master data
• Linking buying and operations not only internally to each company but between retailer and suppliers
• Creating a solid stock management system
• Understanding and maximize your partner’s existing infrastructure and best practices
• Explore : Does increased collaboration, especially with regards to data sharing put either organization in danger of losing competitive advantage?

Dan Curran, Head of Supply Chain, World Duty Free

Rimbert Kelber, Fmr. Head of Supply Chain, Kaufland

Hermann Kraxenberger, Logistics Director, General Mills

• In this exclusive case study, hear how Unilever have:

  • Imprinted a collaborative mind-set into the DNA of retail partners by engaging in advanced collaborative techniques such as the exchange of POS information, shared promotional calendars and joint forecasting
  • Increase on-shelf availability through jointly working with partners on volumes & phasing, extrapolated first day sales and reviewed joint KPIs
  •  Manage uplifts during promotional periods through effective information management with your supply chain partners

  Pierre Mille, VP Supply Chain Italy, Unilever

Frits Schaafsma, current Global Logistics Director at Carrefour and former Supply Chain Director at Danone discusses the pitfalls and solutions to effective Retail-FMCG collaboration.

• First-hand knowledge into the qualities that ensure seamless collaboration
• Ask your questions of Frits and discover how you can collaborate more effectively

Frits Schaasfma, Global Logistics Director, Carrefour

Interviewer: Edwin Tuyn, Executive Searcher, Inspired Search

Is a lean supply chain necessarily the best fit for your company? Hear from the experts on what works for them

• The key questions that you need to address when deciding whether to go lean

• Will reducing stock have a negative impact on availability?
• Or vice versa: Will increasing stock availability end in higher inventory?

• How an uglier balance sheet may do you favours when it comes to resiliency
• Take administrative costs out of your supply chain and retain flexibility through the development of aligned data structures such as standard product codings and promotional data structures

Federico Grillo, Head of Supply Chain Tactical Planning, Beiersdorf

Slava Sizmin, Supply Chain, Nestle

The supply chains which hold sustained competitive advantage in the future will eliminate silos internally.  Hear first -hand how you can keep up.

• Segment your consumer base and tackle forecasting, replenishment and electronic data interchange more effectively by tailoring your internal management structure into multifunctional teams incorporating supply chain, sales, finance and marketing
• Reap the rewards of a leaner, more customer-centric supply chain by adapting your IT capabilities and internal processes to align perfectly with the needs of your internal collaborative functions 
• Avoid misaligned, conflicting objectives through continually focused and synchronised leadership amongst all business functions

Rolf Neise, Global Logistics Programme Manager, British American Tobacco

Jacques Poulet, Head of Logistics, Nestlé Waters

Pierre Mille, VP Group Planning, Carlsberg

Beiersdorf discuss the internal analytics tools that are critical to managing complex inventory challenges

• Deliver optimal customer service at minimal cost and know the market  by adapting to product lifecycle shrinkage and customer demand shifts

Federico Grillo, Head of Supply Chain Tactical Planning, Beiersdorf

Understanding and mapping the capabilities of your suppliers can add value to both parties. In this session, understand the resource limitations of your trading partners and how to work around them

• Ensure that time windows are consistently met through effective information management with suppliers and a strong commitment to the partnership
• Guarantee consistent order fill rates through end-to-end supply chain mapping, regular progress meetings and data sharing
• Create a wider and more reliable supplier base through effective relationship management based on confidence, credibility and mutual benefit

Adrian Clarke, Head of Supply Chain, Boots Opticians

Roger Parr, Glasses Supply & Contract Manager, Boots Opticians

• Understanding how today’s increasingly variable markets require different answers from supply chain management to ensure agility, efficient production, ensure availability of products and improved stock levels
• An insight to the Rhythm Wheel approach, pull principles, simplified planning processes and parameters – how are they core elements of the presented innovative approach?
• Implementing this concept to enable agility, but also stabilized asset utilization, higher flexibility of production, as well as reduced planning efforts and inventory, supported by tools and systems for continuous improvement

Christian Fettweiss-Schulten, Partner, CAMELOT Management Consultants

• Hear the 4 defining trends in procurement logistics
• Achieve true network utilization through the optimal integration of distribution, pick-ups and shuttle-transportation services
• The keys to the positive management of employee to guarantee a successful implementation of cooperative concepts along the entire Supply Chain

Rimbert Kelber, Fmr. Head of Supply Chain, Kaufland

Horizontal collaboration is the pooling of logistics activities and consolidation of supply chains between two manufacturers (non-competitors or semi/direct competitors) for mutual benefit.

This is the fastest moving and most profitable initiative in Europe. It will change the Retail & FMCG industries and you need to know how to keep up

In this bumper workshop session, we’ll hear first real-life learnings and earnings of horizontal collaboration partnerships.

aim of identifying and implementing freight transport collaboration opportunities in Europe.

Introduction: Dirk ‘t Hooft, CEO of HIDC and Head of CO3

• Ensure greater depth of discussion by splitting into niche, mixed groups
• Make long lasting connections across your industries
• Argue your point! If you feel strongly about an issue, this is your chance to shout about it in a more intimate setting!
• Get the key takeaways from your topic and a greater understanding of key supply chain issues today
• Receive an exclusive document detailing every session's key points

Topics Include:

• Supplier Collaboration
• Inventory & Forecasting
• Multichannel Delivery

• Learn how horizontal collaboration is touching ground in supply chain practice, developing from academic exercises into true projects
• Improve load factors and decrease empty running of vehicles through joint inter-organizational projects
• Hear real-life case studies on the true barriers to horizontal collaboration - how projects have either failed or have succeeded in surmounting barriers
• Understand the tools and technologies that are available and critical to support collaborations in making horizontal collaboration a success

Frans Cruijssen, Partner, Argusi

This presentation will analyse the results of a major study commissioned by the Institute of Grocery Distribution to assess the potential for transport efficiency improvements by examining the opportunities for vertical and horizontal collaboration in FMCG supply chains.

• Evaluate the opportunities for minimising empty back-hauls, consolidating deliveries, using higher capacity vehicles, developing new multi-company consolidation centres and combining flows on inter-modal corridors
• Assess the extent to which multi-lateral logistics collaboration within the FMCG sector can cut costs, congestion and emissions

Dr Andrew Palmer, Honorary Research Fellow, Heriot Watt University

• Leverage the business benefits of sustainability and put yourself ahead of the competition
• Preparing your supply chain for the green future  -  looking at the supply chain network through carbon lens
• Combine transport planning with network design to reduce transportation costs and CO2
• Drive greener manufacturing and operations to embrace smarter working while reducing cost to serve

Dirk Holbach, Corporate VP Supply Chain, Henkel

12:15 Real-Life Learnings and Earnings in Horizontal Collaboration

• Accurately assess the potential benefits and hurdles of horizontal collaboration to your supply chain at each stage of the process and learn how to maximise or minimise their effect on normal business processes

• Network orchestration in practice! In this first-hand case study, hear the barriers you need to overcome to implement a successful horizontal collaboration in the supply chain initiative

Sven Verstrepen, Director Business Development, TRI-VIZOR

• Shorten products storage with first-hand examples from Eroski on how they cut storage times from 1.2 days to 0.3 days
• Cut transportations costs, centralise product flows and achieve a faster circulation of products with top tips from 2 supermarket logistics masters
• Bridge your logistics gap – what you can learn from Eroski’s partnership with Europool to produce the first automated order picking system in Southern Europe

Alberto Madariaga Perez, Logistics Director,Grupo Eroski

Imanol Alberdi, Logistics Operations Director,Grupo Eroski