12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Opening Remarks – Maureen Azzato, Program Director, LogiChem
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
Paresh Bhagwatkar, Former Head of Supply Chain & Digital Transformation, Petrochemicals, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Christine VanBurkleo-Roach, Director of Supply Chain Management, Toray – Composite Materials America
Bret Bement, Supply Chain Director, PetroChemicals, BASF
Companies that have begun digitalizing their supply chains over the past several years have been better able to weather the disruption due to Covid-19. Hear from industry executives about some of their biggest lessons learned during this pandemic and strategies implemented, which will help them recover more quickly and be better prepared for the next large-scale supply chain disruption.
· Paresh Bhagwatkar, Head of Supply Chain & Digital Transformation, Petrochemicals, Reliance Industries Ltd.
· Christine Van Burkelo-Roach, Director of Supply Chain Management, Toray – Composite Materials America
· Bret Bement, Supply Chain Director, PetroChemicals, BASF
12:50 pm - 1:10 pm
12:50 pm - 1:10 pm
Frederick Ronse, Founder CEO, Ovinto
Benjamin Twisk, Supply Chain Engineer, INEOS Oxide
Ovinto, along with its customer INEOS Oxide, will present several use cases on how INEOS was able to optimize rail efficiency for itself and its customers by connecting the dots and implementing a collaborative automation tool.
1:10 pm - 1:30 pm
1:10 pm - 1:30 pm
Lori Fellmer, Logistics Management, BassTech International
After a uniquely challenging contract renegotiation season, how have we fared thus far? Consider how the pandemic has impacted our business and what effect that has had on our ocean carriage programs. Consider how our cost predictions regarding IMO-2020 -- mandating reduced sulphur emission -- were disrupted by unexpected developments in fuel costs. Consider the shipping environment where carriers are reducing capacity at a never-before seen scale and the Federal Maritime Commission is actively encouraging operational solutions to cargo delivery system challenges through Supply Chain Innovation Teams.
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Bruce Waters, Global Lead SAP IBP/SCM, PPG Industries
Darcy MacClaren, Senior Vice President, Digital Supply Chain, North America, SAP
SAP, along with its customer PPG Industries, will discuss PPG’s recent supply chain project and the importance of building a resilient and sustainable digital supply chain in the midst of global disruption.
1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Lisa Entrekin MBA, Logistics Operations & System Mgr., Ascend Performance Materials
How Digitalization is Tied to Sustainability and Social Responsibility
For Ascend Performance Materials, sustainability is all about protecting people –employees, their families and the
communities in which it operates and moves its products. The company is guided by its Committed to Zero program – zero
personal injuries, zero process safety incidents and zero environmental releases.
Learn how:
· Ascend, through its DMAIC methodology and digital transformation implementations, determined the emissions from using coal at its Decatur, Ala. plant.
· After careful analysis, the decision was made to spend $175million to change from coal to cogeneration of electricity, which will save thousands of dollars per year in addition to reducing emissions by 60%.
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
Luiz Alberto Barberini, Operations Manager - External Manufacturing Latin America, Bayer
Achieving Competitive Differentiation Through Superior Supply Chain Services, Trusted Partnerships and Relationship Management
Luiz Barberini, Operations Manager - External Manufacturing Latin America, Bayer
· Chemical customers increasingly require customized products and value-added services. How can you increase customer satisfaction and reduce risk by activating stronger and more reliable partnerships?
· Avoid competing just on price by elevating your supply chain service levels and offerings
· Learn how Luiz and his teams have established win-win relationships with contract manufacturing operations and third-party logistics partners to work around roadblocks and guarantee customers consistent supply
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Albert Schyman, Director, Global Logistics Procurement, GCP Applied Technologies
Siva Narayanan, Global Logistics Director, Tech Solutions GBU, Solvay
Mark De Hueck, Director Supply Chain, Chemtrade Logistics
PANEL: In-House vs. 3PL/4PL Outsourcing – Which Approach Yields the Most Optimized and Risk-Proof Supply Chain
· Siva Narayanan, Director, International Operations & Warehousing, Solvay
· What are the pros and cons of each approach and what type of companies do best with outsourced 3PLs/4PLs?
· When do you know it’s time to switch gears and bring outsource logistics in house or vice versa?
· As data analytics become more important for supply chain forecasting, who owns the data in a 3PL/4PL partnership?
· What other support and service would you like 3PLsto provide? How can they add more value? Is the relationship a partnership or transactional?