New dates for the conference, which was scheduled for the end of June, have been secured from 22 to 25 November 2020 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town.
“This is the first time in the annual conference’s 42-year history that a decision like this has had to be made. It was difficult, but was undoubtedly the right, responsible decision to make,” says SAPICS president Keabetswe Mpane.
“Planning for the 2020 SAPICS Conference was already well underway, with compelling presenters lined-up and delegates registered. Many of our speakers have confirmed their availability for the new dates, and we expect that everyone will be eager to connect with their peers and colleagues after months of virtual meetings and the lockdowns implemented around the world. In the wake of Covid-19, we anticipate a not-to-be-missed, very special, celebratory SAPICS Conference. There are going to be many stories to tell and learnings to share. It is the supply chain management profession that is currently helping to keep essential goods flowing and essential services operational while the world works together to fight this pandemic,” Mpane notes.
“The powerful networking element of the SAPICS conference has always set it apart and made this event a highlight on the supply chain profession’s calendar. This year, it will be more important than ever before for our supply chain superheroes to meet up face-to-face, to mingle, commemorate and celebrate,” she asserts.
Mpane says that presentation themes may change, but that SAPICS will ensure the same high-quality programme as always and looks forward to the same support and participation that this annual event has attracted for more than four decades.
“We are dealing with an unprecedented crisis. The world is never going to be the same, but the lessons that will be learnt, the new knowledge that will be gained, and the new tools and technologies that will be leveraged must be shared, to ensure that we are ready and better positioned to fight the next threat. The SAPICS Conference will, as always, offer the ideal platform for supply chain professionals to share knowledge and to network. This year, we will also honour and celebrate the key role played by supply chain management in beating Covid-19.”
For further information or to register for SAPICS 2020, call 011 023 6701 or email [email protected]. Up-to the-minute information is also posted on the SAPICS Conference website: https://conference.SAPICS.org
Issued by Express Communications, on behalf of SAPICS.
For more information:
Tel: +27 (0) 11 023 6701
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT SAPICS: http://www.sapics.org
Since its foundation in 1966, SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, has become the leading provider of knowledge in supply chain management, production and operations in Southern Africa. SAPICS builds operations management excellence in individuals and enterprises through superior education and training, internationally recognised certifications, comprehensive resources and a country-wide community of accomplished industry professionals. This community is ever expanding and now includes a multitude of associates in other African countries as well as around the globe. SAPICS is proud to represent the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) as its exclusive premier channel partner in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Established 41 years ago, the annual SAPICS Conference is the leading event in Africa for supply chain professionals. The 2020 SAPICS Conference takes place in Cape Town from 22 to 25 November 2020.
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Based in Sydney, Australia, Gattorna has helped to shape the thinking, understanding and practice of logistics and supply chain management globally for more than 40 years. His belief that the supply chain is “all about the people” has influenced many of today’s leading multi-national corporations.
“We are thrilled to give SAPICS delegates the opportunity to learn from a supply chain guru of John’s calibre,” comments SAPICS president Kea Mpane. “Over more than four decades in this vital, ever evolving profession, his writing, teaching, mentoring, presentations and consulting have helped to increase the profile of the supply chain as a key strategic driver of organisational success and profitability. A key focus of his has been on bringing the human element to the forefront of the supply chain. His ‘outside in’ view advocates that supply chains need to be proactively designed from the perspective of customers and the market.”
“We can no longer design our supply chains from the ‘inside out’, where we just hazard a guess or two at what we think customers are saying and thinking, and then develop a particular configuration around that,” Gattorna contends. “Instead, you’ve got to get outside yourself and look at the world and yourself through the eyes of the customer and try to understand what their expectations are.
“Even in the so-called best companies, the focus is often on technology, infrastructure, hard assets, processes, and the like; but they fail to recognise the critical importance of human behaviour and decision making throughout the supply chain,” he says. “At least 50 percent of the activity in enterprise supply chains is driven by humans making choices and decisions. On the outside, it is customers and suppliers, and on the inside, it is employees, management, and boards of directors. Yet where have we allowed for this major influence in the design and operation of contemporary supply chains?” Gattorna asks. His commitment to getting inside the customer’s head has earned him the moniker “supply chain anthropologist”.
In his latest book, “Transforming Supply Chains”, Gattorna builds on his outside-in model and urges readers to reinvent their supply chain with the customer at the centre, and to leverage customer insight, heuristics and digital tools to meet rising expectations and adapt in a volatile world. The lessons, insights and case studies in this book, which was co-authored by long-time collaborator, Deborah Ellis, are the focus of his 2020 SAPICS conference presentation.
“Transforming Supply Chains is a guide to designing supply chains that fit, and adapt, and bring competitive advantage – whatever your business and whoever your customers,” Gattorna says. “Customers have become increasingly demanding, and the operating environment has become more turbulent and complex. Mature companies wishing to survive and thrive in the coming decades must transform themselves to become flexible and market responsive. They need to reconsider their traditional supply chains and find ways to increase the clock speed of their operation and their decision making without creating more complexity for their staff and partners. But where to start this transformation journey? Most of the world’s largest corporations have logistics networks and supply chains that have evolved over time, many based around systems that drive a ‘one-size-fits-all’ philosophy which does not fit anymore. Most have not kept up with the changing cadence of their markets. This book describes the path to a different paradigm; where a set of tailored supply chains are used for in-built flexibility and adaption as the world changes, and where internal capabilities and digital capabilities are consciously aligned with the customers and strategies they serve,” he explains.
SAPICS Conference delegates can also expect to gain a powerful understanding of how they can use the “flywheel” effect to achieve sustained ultrahigh supply chain performance. For the last two decades, Gattorna has been working with major blue-chip companies, applying his framework and adopting a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-business approach to the design and management of enterprise supply chains. His work has influenced the strategic direction of organisations like Schneider Electric, Ralph Lauren, DHL, Dell and Unilever. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Gattorna Alignment, a Sydney-based specialist supply chain advisory firm.
“John’s SAPICS keynote will give African supply chain professionals all the knowledge and motivation they need to kick start their thinking about a transformation path for their own supply chains. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to learn from one of the global supply chain profession’s most influential thinkers,” concludes Mpane.
Now in its 42nd successful year, the annual SAPICS Conference is Africa’s leading knowledge sharing and networking event for supply chain professionals. Hosted by SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, it takes place in Cape Town from 21 to 24 June 2020.
For further information or to register for SAPICS 2020, call 011 023 6701 or email [email protected]. Up-to the-minute information is also posted on the SAPICS Conference website: https://conference.SAPICS.org
Issued by Express Communications, on behalf of SAPICS.
For more information:
Tel: +27 (0) 11 023 6701
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT SAPICS: http://www.sapics.org
Since its foundation in 1966, SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, has become the leading provider of knowledge in supply chain management, production and operations in Southern Africa.
SAPICS builds operations management excellence in individuals and enterprises through superior education and training, internationally recognised certifications, comprehensive resources and a country-wide network of accomplished industry professionals. This network is ever expanding and now includes associates in other African countries. SAPICS is proud to represent APICS (the global end-to-end supply chain association) as its exclusive premier channel partner in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Established 40 years ago, the annual SAPICS Conference is the leading event in Africa for supply chain professionals. The 2020 SAPICS Conference takes place in Cape Town from 21 to 24 June 2020.
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This inaugural event was hosted by ASCM (The Association for Supply Chain Management), which represents a vast global network of supply chain professionals. “We are honoured to have been named the Outstanding Channel Partner for the Middle East and Africa (MEA),” comments SAPICS chief operating officer Jenny Froome.
“The ASCM Global Channel & Alliances team recognised the important role that SAPICS is playing in building a community of educated supply chain professionals in Africa, as well as our contribution to advancing ASCM and the APICS body of knowledge and cultivating supply chain talent in our part of the world. SAPICS was commended for our commitment to quality, professionalism and continuous improvement, and for our success in developing individuals and organisations in the supply chain profession through educational programmes, conferences and events,” she expands.
“Supply chain proficiency and competence is a catalyst for economic growth. There has never been a greater need for qualified, certified, professionally designated and ethically accountable supply chain professionals than there is in Africa today. SAPICS is proud to be at the forefront of the drive to develop and professionalise supply chain management, and delighted to have our achievements recognised by ASCM,” Froome concludes.
Issued by Express Communications, on behalf of SAPICS.
For more information:
Tel: +27 (0) 11 023 6701
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT SAPICS: http://www.sapics.org
Since its foundation in 1966, SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, has become the leading provider of knowledge in supply chain management, production and operations in Southern Africa.
SAPICS builds operations management excellence in individuals and enterprises through superior education and training, internationally recognised certifications, comprehensive resources and a country-wide network of accomplished industry professionals. This network is ever expanding and now includes associates in other African countries. SAPICS is proud to represent APICS (the global end-to-end supply chain association) as its exclusive premier channel partner in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Established 40 years ago, the annual SAPICS Conference is the leading event in Africa for supply chain professionals. The 2020 SAPICS Conference takes place in Cape Town from 21 to 24 June 2020.
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“Okeke oversees supply chain transformation projects in several African countries, with a key focus on Nigeria. She is an expert in engaging governments and is currently serving as a thought partner and advisor to national ministries of health in Africa. We are delighted to have her in our Spring line-up of outstanding speakers with knowledge and lessons to share with supply chain professionals,” comments SAPICS president, Kea Mpane.
In her presentation, Okeke, who is the Regional Director of the Africa Resource Centre, will highlight the massive strides being made in Nigeria to professionalise supply chain management, with particular focus on the work being done to align public health and private sector collaboration. “In a country made up of 36 different states, challenges abound. Each has its own governance, cultural differences, infrastructure challenges and supply chain complexities; and each is working with the National Department of Health, with the support at the highest level, to prioritise the elevation of supply chain management as a profession. Education is key. Collaboration is essential,” Okeke stresses. She notes that Nigeria is working on getting it right to ensure that the right products are delivered to the right people at the right time and in the right condition. “In the public health space this means saving lives.”
SCOR (the Supply Chain Operations Reference model), which has been used by hundreds of organisations worldwide in pursuit of supply chain excellence, is also on the agenda for the SAPICS Spring Conference 2019. Presenter Andrew dos Santos will discuss the exceptional results that can be achieved by combining SCOR with DDMRP (Demand Driven Material Resource Planning) and the Demand Driven Adaptive System (DDAS). “SCOR and DDAS have a natural synergy and can be used in concert to achieve supply chain excellence. Both bridge the gap between operational and strategic levels within an organisation,” asserts Dos Santos, who is a Director of AppliSential, which provides supply chain management advisory services for the design and implementation of supply chain best practices and technology. AppliSential developed the first DDI (Demand Driven Institute) compliant software solution in Africa.
Future fit demand planning, entrepreneurship and the value of fostering an ownership mentality in employees are other important topics lined up for the 2019 SAPICS Spring Conference.
The planning world has changed and continues to evolve at an exponential rate. Linear planning is no longer good enough. Presenters MJ Schoemaker and Jeremy Basckin will discuss the latest predictive methods and tools that deal with multiple inputs and cumulative amounts of data to provide reliable demand forecasts.
SAPICS Spring Conference speaker David Hallett aims to encourage and mentor young entrepreneurs who are thinking of starting or have launched SMEs. “Small enterprises can really have an impact on our economy, create jobs, create value and be innovative in ways that large corporates struggle to do in turbulent times,” he contends, but notes that SMEs need support, mentoring and motivation to push through tough times and make their mark. Hallett, who is the Principal Consultant at Path to Peak Consulting, South Africa, will share his advice with delegates aiming to make their mark in SMEs.
“Moving from Compliance to Ownership” is the topic of the presentation by Jürgen Tietz. “We have to do things better, faster, cheaper and safer in order to survive and thrive,” he stresses. “It is about systems, equipment and people; it is about the people who pick, pack, place, pull and push products, papers and buttons and drive millions of miles. We have to become proactive and move all our people from compliance to ownership. We should not just be telling them what to do, but rather equipping them to make their own choices.”
The SAPICS Spring Conference will provide supply chain management professionals with the opportunity to spend a day immersed in world class, interactive and stimulating presentations along with exceptional networking opportunities. It is aimed at delegates who were unable to attend the 2019 SAPICS Conference in Cape Town, explains SAPICS president Kea Mpane. “It is ideal for supply chain practitioners who are looking for a high calibre, high impact and informative event that doesn’t require extended time out of the office. With no less than three SAPICS Conference Award winning speakers – Steven Melnyk, Jeremy Basckin and Jürgen Tietz – on the agenda, this is an event not to be missed,” she adds.
For further information, or to register for the event on 10 September 2019, call 011 023 6701 or email [email protected]. For up-to the-minute information, visit the SAPICS website: www.sapics.org
Issued by Express Communications, on behalf of SAPICS.
For more information:
Tel: +27 (0) 11 023 6701
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT SAPICS: http://www.sapics.org
Since its foundation in 1966, SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, has become the leading provider of knowledge in supply chain management, production and operations in Southern Africa.
SAPICS builds operations management excellence in individuals and enterprises through superior education and training, internationally recognised certifications, comprehensive resources and a country-wide network of accomplished industry professionals. This network is ever expanding and now includes associates in other African countries. SAPICS is proud to represent APICS (the global end-to-end supply chain association) as its exclusive premier channel partner in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Established 40 years ago, the annual SAPICS Conference is the leading event in Africa for supply chain professionals.
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