Despite global travel restrictions following the volcanic ash, LogiChem 2010 took place in Düsseldorf from 20th – 22nd April 2010 and was the most successful conference in its nine year history. We would like to thank everyone who attended, supported, sponsored and contributed to the conference. LogiChem has firmly established itself at the centre of the international chemical supply chain community. This year’s conference proved that it was more important than ever for international chemical logistics and supply chain directors to come together, learn from each other and develop long-term strategies to overcome the current challenges faced by the market. This year’s theme was on how to maximise supply chain efficiency and effectiveness while preparing supply chains for economic improvement. Over three content-packed days, over 40 supply chain directors from the world’s largest chemical companies delivered high-level case-studies on how they are driving supply chain performance. Companies featured on this year’s conference programme included BASF, Dow, DuPont, Celanese, Akzo Nobel, DSM and Clariant. Attendance was from over 250 supply chain directors from all of the top 75 chemical companies.
20TH MARCH:
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: DEMAND PLANNING
LogiChem opened with an intensive pre-conference focus day on demand planning. Through high-level presentations and interactive sessions, delegates learned how to sharpen demand planning techniques, optimise performance and lower crucial supply chain costs.
21ST MARCH:
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE
The main conference’s speaker faculty was more senior than ever before. In an exclusive keynote presentation on day one, Pierre Minguet, Business Director – Polystyrenes for Ineos Nova revealed how supply chain objectives can be aligned with corporate goals to drive commercial growth. In another high-level keynote, Niklas Meintrup, Director Supply Chain and Business Services, Dow Europe explored how to establish a cross-functional client-centric portfolio of services for multiple business models. This year’s guest presentation was by Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Senior Vice President - R&D, Technology and Supply Chain, Henkel who described how supply chain excellence is achieved in the FMCG world and what lessons can be implemented across chemical supply chains.
22ND MARCH:
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO:
Highlights on the second day of the conference included an insightful address from Theo Zwygers, VP Supply Chain, Lyondell Basell who discussed how to drive supply chain performance through the adoption of a customer-centric approach to supply chain management. LogiChem welcomed Robert Peels, Strategy Director – Neoresins, DSM who focused on the financial supply chain and how centralised destocking created a Lehman Wave. The conference was complemented by an extensive exhibition of the latest chemical supply chain technology and solution providers from across the globe. If you took part in LogiChem 2010, we would like to hear your comments, feedback and suggestions for next year. Contact us at logichem@wbr.co.uk.
LOGICHEM 2011:
Next year is LogiChem’s ten year anniversary and to mark the occasion we will be delivering new and exciting content, speakers and changes to the programme as well as a range of celebrations. Do you have any ideas for LogiChem 2011? Would you like to be a part of this exclusive gathering? Contact us herefor more information. Be a part of the LogiChem global community – to join our linkedin group and benefit from year-round networking, click here. |