"CHALLENGING TRADITIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN BOUNDARIES"
Social concerns on consumer perception, demands and green issues, coupled with other factors such as legislative actions are diametrically opposed to logistics efficiency which is governed by market forces, business opportunities & constraints, globalisation and investment cycles.
We will be reviewing the relationship between the wider society and logistics.
QUESTION ? is it possible - or even desirable - to apply social engineering to the supply chain?
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MEGA TRENDS
Our Guest speaker is Bernard Auton, Bernard is the Director General of CILT International and he will be basing his presentation Mega Trends which will set the scene For the 2010 programme
CONSOLIDATION AS A DRIVER OF OPPORTUNITY OR WASTE?
A case study of a major consolidation centre where we will be reviewing the reasons behind the implementation, benefits and weaknesses
DEVELOPING OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES
Pharmaceutical market challenges and opportunities to meet and comply with societal demands. Global, security, demand (pandemics) social responsibility in developing countries, waste dealing with unused products and material. Sector has a high degree of regulation and perceived sophisticated supply chains. Sector demonstrates key relationships with society from government through to consumer delivery.
SOCIAL ENGINEERING AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN
The speaker will be anacademic who will describe the relationship from a social perspective to derive some of the reasons for potential conflict between ambitions for society and traditional logistics strategies. This would probably include economic benefits/dis-benefits of global logistics activities
