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Conference Agenda
PLEASE NOTE: This is the conference agenda for the SHD Logistics Conference 2019 which has already taken place. It is available for guidance only. The conference agenda for the next edition will be announced in early 2020. If you would like us to notify you when the conference agenda becomes available, register your interest here.
Event details
Location: The British Museum, Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
Date: Tuesday 23 March 2021
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm (registration opens at 9.30am)
Breakfast pastries, lunch and refreshments are included in the delegate package.
TRANSFORMING LOGISTICS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Technology is revolutionising the UK supply chain. Themed Transforming Logistics Through Technology, the SHD Logistics Conference will provide delegates with key insight from companies who are leading the way in this digital transformation within the logistics space, and how these learnings can be applied by logistics operators.
NHS Supply Chain manages the sourcing, delivery and supply of healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales. It provides a single point of access to over 454,000 nationally available, transactable lines.
Managing more than 4.5 million orders per year, across 94,000 order points and 15,000 locations, NHS Supply Chain systems consolidate orders from over 800 suppliers, saving trusts time and money and removing duplication of overlapping contracts.
A new operating model for NHS Supply Chain has been established and is aligned to Lord Carter’s vision, which identified unwarranted variation in procurement across the NHS.
James Turpin
Head of Logistics
NHS Supply Chain
Chris Holmes
Director of Supply Chain
NHS Supply Chain
This session will walk delegates through the implementation of the new model (referred to as the Future Operating Model), designed to deliver £2.4bn of savings to the NHS. The session focus on the change programme the organisation will embark on which will see the transformation of current systems that enable the benefits of the model to be delivered.
Neil Pickering
Customer & Industry Insight Manager
Kronos UK & Ireland
With ever changing customer demand and the expectations of better, faster, cheaper by consumers growing, the need for driving greater flexibility and performance from your people resources is greater than ever.
In this session, delegates can:
- Learn about the increasing value of people in logistics as jobs get displaced through automation
- Explore the ways in which new generations of cloud-based workforce technology using AI and machine learning can enhance the experience for customers, the business and logistics employees
- Gain insight from a real-life case study from leading retailer Lakeland, one of Kronos key logistics customers
John Tudball
Warehousing Specialist
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I
John will offer an exclusive case study of Budweiser Brewing Group's new automated warehouse at its largest UK brewery in Magor, South Wales.
In this session, delegates can:
- Discover how its 80,000 cubic metre warehouse allows Budweiser Brewing Group to meet growing UK demand for beer brands, including Stella Artois, Budweiser and Bud Light
- Learn how robotic cranes operating across six stories and 9 miles of racking are able to retrieve any stored pallet in under 60 seconds
- Gain insight into Budweiser Brewing Group's warehouse build, capacity, and the company's long term goals such as environmental savings and further automation implementation
Rachel Price
Business Development Manager, Intralogistics
Siemens
Technology-enabled customers are fuelling Industry 4.0, demanding lower cost goods, quicker delivery times and a huge selection of available products to boot. There is a high demand for individualised products and these factors combined with exponential growth of structural and data complexity of logistics networks and supply chains will heed the advancement of Industry 4.0 as there is no way to efficiently master these constantly growing challenges without technology.
In this session, delegates can:
- Hear how Siemens, one of the top ten global software companies, have solved pain points for blue chip clients such as Amazon and Ocado
- Discover how to use IoT cloud-based operating systems to improve existing systems and processes
- Effectively harness RFID to track assets and inventory, increasing operational efficieny in warehouses and depots
Kingfisher operate multiple supply chains across a range of different brands – B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama and Brico Depot in ten European markets.
In this session, delegates can:
- Gain insight into Kingfisher's international, domestic and final transport, as well as returns and customs activities
- Evaluate Kingfisher's retail and fulfilment warehousing strategy and how this overcomes the challenges of increasing consumer demand
- Learn about Kingfisher's new operating model, and how technology underpins the role Supply & Logistics plays within this model
Justin Suter
Supply Chain Strategy and Development Director
Kingfisher
Anita James
Head of IT Strategy and Architecture
Kingfisher
Gavin Williams
UK Supply Chain Managing Director
XPO Logistics
The e-commerce boom has sent a tidal wave of demand across the logistics industry, which has been forced to rapidly adapt to the increasingly stringent expectations set by today’s on-demand culture. Faced with these challenges, the industry is looking to innovative technology to boost productivity and enhance customer experience across the supply chain.
In this session, delegates can:
- Find out which smart logistics solutions are needed to satisfy the modern customer and how to implement them
- Discover more about automation and collaborative robots in XPO warehouses, artificial intelligence in load-building and dynamic route optimisation
- Solve last mile challenges by using integrated tracking through devices such as Alexa and Google Assistant
Tienne Oates
Logistics Project Manager Wincanton
Dominic Hebberd
Head of Key Accounts and Product Marketing
Hermes
Jim Bowes
Author & Entrepreneur
TPX Manifesto
James Hyde
Co-founder & CEO
James & James Fulfilment
MODERATOR:
Natasha Tyrrell
Business Development - Digital Strategy & Retail
BearingPoint
The UK makes up the third-largest e-commerce market in the world. During a period of rapid growth in consumer demand and the challenge of digitalisation, logistics operations are under more pressure than ever before.
A recent study compiled by BearingPoint ('Digital Leaders Study') assessed the digital maturity of 72 companies across ten different industries, including the logistics industry. The findings show that the logistics industry is falling behind other industries in developing and implementing digital strategies.
Why is it that logistics operators have fallen behind, and what can be done to establish a digital culture within an organisation?
A group of expert speakers will weigh in on this live panel debate during which time the floor will also be opened to questions from the audience. To be moderated by BearingPoint's Natasha Tyrrell.
Simon Cox
First Vice President, Project Management & Sustainability Officer
Prologis UK
Automation is completely reshaping the logistics landscape, influencing power and labour requirements and changing the warehouses in which goods are stored and shipped. Prologis UK's Simon Cox will offer key insight into what to expect in the warehouse of the future, and its requirements.
In this session, delegates can:
- Discover the new technology Prologis has been trialling in its logisics parks and the way in which this informs how it thinks about the warehouses of the future
- Learn how existing logistics buildings can be changed to accommodate technology such as automation, solar PV and electric vehicles
- Find out how connected buildings can give occupiers valuable insights into energy saving and improved operational efficiency opportunities
