MISI Supply Chain Conference @ IT innovation for Supply Chain

MISI Supply Chain Conference @ Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia

Conference Overview

The “Design Anywhere, Make Anywhere, Deliver Anywhere” world is upon us, thrusting supply chain professionals into uncharted territory where the “fix-it” paradigm of today will not work.
The future is poised for an unprecedented transformation in which “personal factories” will likely underpin supply chains. How and when it will happen is open to debate, but it raises key questions that require us to start thinking in right earnest. Developing strategies to deal with questions such as, would there be a need for a central facilitator, who would own the designs resulting from collective intelligence, how will the development of 3D printing and bio-manufacturing impact ‘make’ decisions and what will be the impact of drones on delivery, are not problems for the future but now. The ability to recognize, and be aligned with the increasing speed of fundamental shifts in the market, and being ready to receive and help invent this future will be key to future competitiveness.
Explore these questions and many more with our world-renowned supply chain experts on March 20th, 2014.

Eminent Panel of Speakers

Dr. Martin Christopher – Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Logistics at Cranfield School
                                          of Management. 

 Dr Chris Caplice           – Executive Director, MIT CTL

Key Conference Highlights \

•    World class event featuring leading global Supply Chain Thought Leaders
 

•    Opportunity to meet and seek opinions from world’s leading minds on innovative business    

      strategies

•    Insightful topics designed to provide input in developing game-changing business plans

Key Benefits in Attending the Conference

•    Understand the revolutionary trends that will shape supply chains and businesses of the 

      future 

 •    Familiarize yourself with approaches to re-design your supply chain in embracing this 

      change

•    Learn insights and methods that can be adopted to improve robustness of your supply    
     chain.

Agenda

Thursday 20th March 2014

7.30am	Registration and Morning Coffee
8.00am	Welcoming Remarks by Mahender Singh (CEO/Rector, MISI)
8.20am	Welcoming Remarks by Tan Sri Dr Zulkefli A. Hassan (Chairman, MISI)
8.30am	Opening Remarks by YB Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh, Hon. Minister of Education II
8.45am	Token of Appreciation to Hon. Minister of Education II
9.15am	Session 1. Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director, Center for Transportation and Logistics, MIT Disrupting the Dominant Design in Distribution The dominant design for distribution and freight transportation has not changed for several decades. However, recent trends are indicating that this might not be the case for long. This talk will discuss the short and long term impacts of four recent manufacturing, sales, and product design trends (densification of products, diversification of sales channels,, decentralization of production, and digitization or manufacturing) on freight transportation and distribution networks.
10.15am	Morning Refreshments
10.45am	Session 2. Gregory Otte, Senior Expert Supply Chain, McKinsey & Co Supply Chain 2020 – Greg will explore the key trends that will cause major shifts and disruptions in the way business work for the next 5~10 years, and paint a picture of what a Supply Chain could look like in 2020: smart, agile and service-driven. Greg will also explore what the implications on talent and capabilities are for Supply Chain professionals.
12.45pm	Networking Lunch
1.45pm	Session 4. Dr. Martin Christopher, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Cranfield School of Management; Chairman, Advisory Board of the Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield University Dr Christopher will focus on the managerial challenges that will arise as a result of the seismic changes in the supply chain landscape which are likely to occur in the fairly near future. The combined impacts of disruptive technologies such as advanced robotics, the internet of things, rapid manufacturing and autonomous vehicles will re-shape supply chain architecture. This in turn will have significant implications for the way that supply chains are managed and the skills that will be required to deal with these new challenges.
2.45pm	Session 5. Dr. V. Sumantran, Executive Vice-Chairman, Hinduja Automotive, UK; Vice Chairman, Ashok Leyland Dr Sumantran will delve into and discuss the future trends and new practices that are emerging in the automotive industry.
3.45pm	Afternoon Refreshments
4.00pm	Panel Discussion What Should Businesses Do in Preparing for the Design Anywhere, Make Anywhere, Deliver Anywhere World? The moderator, Dr Mahender Singh (CEO/Rector, MISI) will discuss the conference theme in depth and discuss the future challenges and strategies business would need to employ moving forward. Dr Singh will be joined by senior industry leaders and leading academics during this panel session.
5.30pm	Closing Remarks by Chairperson

Opening ceremony by Dato' Seri Idris bin Jusoh Malaysian politician and the current Education and Higher Learning Minister II . He was the former (Chief Minister) for the state of Terengganu and also the Chairman of MARA. 

 

It's me, i was invited by UiTM to participate in this event.

Thanks to UiTM who invited me with thousand of knowledge and lot of networking has been built during1 day conference at Bank Negara.