Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) & Impact on Supply Chain Management

• CSDDD will affect every Supply Chain
• How do we need to change Supply Chain Management?
• What can be done now?
• What might bring the future?

Sebastian Kummer started as Researcher and Lecturer at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar (1992 Dissertation (Phd), 1996 Habilitation). From 1996-2001 he had the Chair of business administration, esp. management of transport companies and logistics at the Dresden University of Technology.

Since 2001 he is the Head of the Institute of Transport and Logistics at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). He acts as President, Director and member of advisory boards of many scientific and industry associations. He has been a Co-Executive Director of the European section of the MIT Forum Supply Chain Innovation (2006-2011).

Sebastian Kummer has been a visiting professor at universities in Austria, China, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine and Vietnam. He has written more than 150 publications. His research focuses on Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management as well as on Transport Management and economical analyses of transport infrastructure and services. He works as a consultant and management trainer for companies and government bodies.

Leveraging Advanced Analytics to Unlock Supply Chain Operational Excellence at PepsiCo

• Harnessing Advanced Analytics for Creating a Competitive Edge
• Unlocking Operational Excellence
• Transforming Analytics into Intelligence
• Achieving Business Impact

Nedaa Agami is an experienced Data Science and Advanced Analytics professional holding a Ph.D. in Operations Research and Decision Support. At present, she is a Global Data Science Director at PepsiCo, leading Supply Chain and Operations Analytics. Nedaa had also been a former professor of Modelling and Operations Research at the Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence in Cairo University. Over the course of 18 years working across various industries and different domains including but not limited to Telecommunications, Finance and Banking, Tourism, Pharma, and CPG, Nedaa’s ability to link academia to industry has resulted into building a highly diverse portfolio of analytics services; from offering consultancy and training programs, to delivering best in class projects for which industry giants collected global awards in their fields, and achieved significant improvement in performance.

IKEA Supply Chain in Transformation

• How we create a modern & more resilient logistics network with focus on our people, the customers and the climate!

Claes is based with IKEA in Basel, Switzerland, is currently leading the global Category Area Logistics within IKEA Supply, bringing experience from previous roles at the Ingka Group, including country customer fulfilment manager, deputy area manager for Asia Pacific, and DC general manager.

Claes has more than 20 years of experience in senior management level in operations & project management, retail management, supply roles and board capacities in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. He holds a BA in business management and an MBA in Marketing Management.

Converting Global Warehouses to Zero Emissions – How to Play the Game Successfully

• From strategy to implementation: One year later…. lessons learned
• Practical tips and pitfalls for large and midsize organisations
• Successful examples for new and existing warehouses

Stefan Putzlocher has over 20 years of executive experience in the premium automotive industry in the areas of Production, Research & Development and Marketing & Sales. He started his career within the Mercedes-Benz Graduate Program and continued in several management positions with strong achievements in changing existing operations, e.g. creating successful structures for McLaren Automotive logistics. Also in the United Kingdom, at Mercedes AMG High-Performance Powertrains, which develops and produces the Formula 1 race car engines for Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, he transformed purchasing and logistics into a powerful organisation.

Back in Germany, at the largest Mercedes-Benz Cars factory in Sindelfingen, he and his team successfully drove significant efficiency improvement programs in the area of production and logistics. Stefan also achieved strongly in building up teams, processes and structures for logistics operations from nil to a hundred, e.g. for the green field factory of Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary.

Here in Hungary, he initiated, implemented and steered the 100% outsourced operative logistics to three service providers with around 850 staff members - the first time in this scale within the Daimler AG. Always an eye on the latest technology developments and an early adaptor and implementer of disruptive innovations, he was granted various patents in the field of logistics. Since January 2017 Stefan holds his current position, responsible for the global warehouse and facility planning within Marketing & Sales, Global Service and Parts (GSP), at Mercedes-Benz AG.

Understanding the Global Snacking Leader’s European Transportation Control Tower Approach

• Whilst pursuing a local first strategy, why does Mondelēz International plans & executes all of its European Transportation out of just 1 single location?
• Why does MDLZ believe insourcing their Control Tower remains to be the best option, when they elsewhere follow a logistics outsourcing strategy?
• How is it possible that the MDLZ Control Tower is delivering net cost savings in transportation spend for MDLZ, already 10 years straight?
• And what is next for this powerhouse of Mondelēz International’s Logistics Operations? 

Thomas Kauffmann is the director of the European Logistics Control Tower at Mondelēz International. Together with his team of 65 skilled logisticians, Thomas oversees all finished & semi-finished goods transportation, pallet movements, and customs activities for MDLZ’s impressive portfolio of iconic global and local brands across 37 countries. These brands include Milka, Oreo, Philadelphia, LU, Clif Bar, Cadbury, Toblerone, and many more.

Thomas strongly believes that by putting people first, acting as an owner, leading by example and by permanently challenging the status-quo, every company or department can achieve amazing results.

In addition to his role as director of the Logistics Control Tower, he is also part of both Mondelēz Europe’s wider Logistics Leadership Team (>800 FTEs), and the MDLZ Digital Park Leadership Team in Bratislava (>400 FTEs).

Thomas began his professional career in a transportation management role at Caterpillar Logistics and today, aged 37, he comes with 15+ years of management experience in the logistics field, both at 3PLs and Shippers. His resume list multiple logistics certifications & licenses, including for example an APICS Certification in Logistics, Transportation & Distribution (CLTD).

Thomas holds an International MBA from the Krakow University of Economics in Poland and a Master’s degree in Traffic Sciences from Hasselt University in Belgium. The latter might give away that despite his German sounding name, he is a native Belgian and that he has lived abroad for a good part of his career. Since 2021 Thomas resides in Vienna and regularly commutes to Bratislava where the Mondelēz Europe Logistics Control Tower is located.

Sustainable Operations in Contract Logistics

• Embedding sustainability within the strategic vision of a leading global logistics provider
• Case study: a tailored Contract Logistics solution developed by CEVA Logistics for a major global e-commerce brand
• Business value realized through the integration of sustainable logistics practices

With over two decades of experience in the logistics industry, Benedek has held senior roles in business development and operations management across Europe. Prior to his current role, he held senior management positions at several major European logistics companies. Benedek holds a diploma in Logistics issued by Huddersfield University. His strategic focus lies in driving his customers' business forward by delivering the right logistics solutions.

People Upskilling in Logistics

• Why people Upskilling is crucial for the future of Logistics
• The Benefit of Upskilling
• How to implement People Upskilling into the Organization
• Beiersdorf Logistics in a Nutshell
• The Logistics Academy at Beiersdorf

Bastian is a young talent with a Master's degree in Supply Chain Management & Corporate Governance, which he completed in 2020. He is a firm believer in continuous learning and has gained valuable experience in various areas of the supply chain, including procurement, logistics, planning, project management, and process optimization. Currently, he works as a Project Manager for Global Logistics Network, where he is responsible for building an internal Logistics Academy at Beiersdorf, as well as conducting network studies, tender and transfer projects.

Resilience & Risk Mitigation - Strategies to Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience

• Strategies to strengthen supply chain resilience, visibility, agility, flexibility and collaboration, while managing cost pressure
• Supply Chain Planning to optimise inventory levels, support sustainability and reduce costs
• Demand & inventory planning and stock management due to increased lead times and costs of materials
• Process management & optimisation, supplier & transport diversification for strategic important products, safety stocks, additional warehouses in turbulent times
• Other important SC subjects

Miljan Kahrimanović holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Nis in Serbia and he is the Head of Supply Chain and Logistics at the Zumtobel since 2018.

In his current position he is responsible for Supply Chain, Production Planning, Warehouse Management, Operative Purchasing and Inbound/Outbound Transport and Customs Process.

Before he joined Zumtobel, Miljan was working for Lear, Swarowski and Yura in various positions including material management, production planning and logistics.

The Impact of Inventory Management on Supply Chain Management 

Effective supply chain planning is more vital than ever in today’s fast moving and changing business world. It plays a crucial role in streamlining the production and delivery of products, all while ensuring supply and demand are in equilibrium. Inventory management and planning deploys a significant role through supply chain management by making sure that the precise number of products is accessible at the exact time and location, all while minimizing expense and reducing wastage.  Therefore, the link is clear: effective supply chain planning can be done by having an effective inventory management.

Gunter is an independent Senior SCM Adviser/Program and Project Manager with more than 35 years experiences within the industry and already working for more than 4 years for Tesy in different projects.

As an independent adviser Gunter’s main field of interest is Supply Chain Management: Supply Chain Strategy, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Operations and Execution, Business Process Management and supporting Information Technology.

He has been working on many projects to design and improve supply chain planning operations, starting up supply chain departments and supporting applications.  He is a strong believer of Business Process Management, Requirements Management and Test Management as these are important  success factors for big projects.

Excursion to the DECATHLON logistics centre in Hatvan 

Visitors of TRANSLOG Connect 2024 will have the opportunity to get an inside look at the DECATHLON logistics centre in Hatvan, one day prior to the event, on the 18th of November from 14:30-16:30, limited for 25 delegates only and available on a first come first serve complimentary basis.

DECATHLON, born in France in 1976 is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world, active in 72 countries and regions with over 1,700 stores, dedicated to delivering game-changing outdoor products. The history of DECATHLON in Hungary began in 2005 with the first store opened in Budaörs. In 2010, the logistics centre in Hatvan, was opened as a regional warehouse.

DECATHLON bases its European logistics system on nine separate central warehouses called CACs. They receive products from factories located globally. The goods delivered to the warehouse in Hatvan mostly come from CAC units in Northern France.

The warehouse in Hatvan focuses on two large areas in its supply chain: B2B and B2C.

B2B manages the turnover of its regional stores and supplies 47 stores in 4 countries with 24 in Hungary, 13 in Slovakia, 6 in Austria, and 4 in Serbia. The responsibilities also include the periodic supply of the Turkish warehouse located near Istanbul. The 34,000 m² warehouse area currently consists of five halls, equipped with robotic areas based on GEEK+ technology, high-bay, shelf-row, RFID technology and AGV units. 1,100 installed shelf units are moved by 110 AGV robots. The shelves are filled at the put away stations and customer needs are served through the 12 picking stations.

B2C processes are used to service orders received via online channels. On about 4,000 m², 60 colleagues perform these tasks. Nowadays, the proportion of orders arriving in this area is divided between 75% and 25% between the Hungarian and Slovak markets.

TRANSFER: The bus will leave from the entrance of the Marriott Budapest Hotel on 18^th November at 13:00 and will return after the visit at approximately 18:00.