March 12 - 14, 2024
Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC Rotterdam
As part of my new EMEA Supply Chain Lead role I found LogiChem to be a unique benchmark opportunity ‘avant la lettre’, considering that the internet information flow was still very thin at that time.
After the first meeting, I realized our internal supply chain had to catch up on operational excellence across the different supply chain functions. We had been too much SAP project & Y2K focused (in 1999-2000) where we went through the typical SAP post implementation dip.
I have presented numerous times in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 when it came to a point where WBR asked me to replace Roger Moore as chairman. At that time I was already part of the advisory board based upon an invite from Roger.
LogiChem has definitely contributed to my personal network and I try to encourage new people to speak up at a conference & present their cases.
I have helped my LogiChem contacts with career opportunities on different occasions, thanks to the valuable network of contacts I was able to make throughout the years.
Supply Chain has changed drastically over the last 15 years and the change is going faster and faster driven by competitive pressures, globalization and technology. LogiChem was contributing to this change through their own SC research group and by picking out the right, most crucial supply chain topics.
Over the years LogiChem has done a great job in touching base with the industry, service providers and with the advisory board. Furthermore, the selection of the right 3PL and IT service providers has helped to ensure which solutions of those vendors fit into the chemical industry. There are great FCMG partners & business cases.