– Understand how cross-functional coordination is imperative in improving supply chain networks – How can an end-to-end ecosystem help decide business strategy and identify opportunities? – How can new products and services be supported by an agile and flexible supply chain?

Innocent drinks have recently invested over $300m into building a new factory based in Rotterdam. It is set to be the world’s most sustainable factory in the world, offsetting its entire CO2 output. In this presentation, Chris will be discuss the ways in which the factory and wider supply chain has been created with environmental issues at the very heart of the discussion making.

– Learn how to promote innovative minds and how to prioritize and scale innovation initiative – How can start-up ecosystems have to access promising technology and new business models? – When to apply which innovation discipline such as entrepreneurship, pilots, corporate ventures or investments

– How has COVID accelerated the digitalisation in the supply chain sector? – To what extant can disruptions in distribution centres be handled more efficiently with technological investment? – Identifying the easy wins: what areas are ripe for digitalization investment?

– Assessing the change to risk and opportunities Brexit has had to the UK supply chain sector – How has the UK market been impacted by Brexit since the end of the transition period? – Understand what strategies are important to maintain business operations

– Understand how operations agility is key to maintain business resilience – Learn how to overcome sudden demand and supply-side shocks – How have procurement strategies changes on account of COVID? – What lessons can be applied to processes going beyond 2020?

– To what extent must flexibility be built into a supply chain strategy moving forward? – How can supply chains be transformed into holistic end-to-end ecosystems? – Understand how to improve your planning for supply chain growth in 2021

In the last year, we’ve seen enormous disruption to suppliers and business continuity. The inadequacies of risk mitigation plans have been laid bare. This case study deep dives into the ways in which Sunrise Senior Living re-evaluates their risk factors, integrated new innovative ways of forecasting disruption and transformed their organisation’s workforce needs and design.

– What are the risks supply chain leaders are expecting to face in 2021 and beyond? – How can businesses mobilise faster to avoid huge pitfalls and capitalise on opportunities? – How do you source a product when a key supplier goes under?

– Understand how to improve digital decision making through Digital Dashboards – Learn how to implement demand Sensing to improving planning processes – Automation and ‘track & trace’: driving logistics preference in 2021

SSE recently ran a Procurement Transformation Programme in order to become a World Class Procurement function to support the group’s business plans. The case study will explain the approach taken and aim to be a useful guide for anyone considering a large change programme.

– What are the challenges in changing current supply chain visibility methods to become real-time? – Understand how to optimise end-to-end operations to delivery competitive advantage – Doing away with bad data: learn how to identify pain points throughout your supply chain

– How has COVID sped up the move to digital procurement strategies? – To what extent can technology act as an enabler for change rather than a driver? – What are the key challenges of harnessing the correct data and using it correctly?

– What is the right balance between automated and human intelligence in supply chain? – What are the key challenges of rolling out new technology in a siloed business? – What are the first steps of creating a truly connected and transparent supply chain?

– Understand how best to analyse the security and compliance programmes of third parties – How can organizations find hidden risks within third parties more effectively? – Learn how to leverage technology to manage risk and protect your organisation

– When can we expect real-time visibility and management for transport networks? – Assessing the trade-off: visibility or reliability – Understand what circumstances can real-time visibility improve supply chain operations? – What are the key challenges in developing a real-time visibility platform?

– Understand the reasons why implementing an S&OP plan can boost sales and efficiency – How can poor planning processes, high inventory and low service levels be reduced? – What lessons have been learnt from implementing a S&OP business plan?

– Where might overpayment problems originate and how can they be rectified? – How can improving contract audit processes bring greater value to organisations? – From reactive to proactive: how can issues be identified quicker leading to cost savings?

– Learn how to better measure their capabilities against your needs through via SRM – Understand how to ensure supplier commitment to quality standards – Increase governance with greater control over policies, processes and procedures – How can supplier communication and collaboration be significantly improved?

– How can new ways of working improve workforce productivity and efficiency? – The devil is in the data: maximise visibility into demand, inventory and the ecosystem as a whole – Learn how to analyse demand fluctuations and define priority segments – Deep dive into simulated scenarios to predict pain points and create actionable insights

– How can organisations become more responsive to demand fluctuations through data sharing? – Understand the use of real-time and upstream data sets for risk analysis – What are the key challenges in data sharing with suppliers to ensure supply chain risk plans are followed?

– Understand how to build a purpose-led ecosystem to deliver on sustainable goals – What are the benefits of aligning procurement strategies with sustainable practises? – How can organisations better analyse their procurement environmental impact?

– How are consumer demands impacting supply chain sustainability? – How can a supply chain be made more sustainable without major restructuring or sourcing? – Can organisations support the Circular Economy?

– How can investing in new technologies help cut carbon emissions? – To what extent is collaboration the answer to reduce CO2 waste? – What future regulation might the industry expect to face in the next few years?