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The Limitations of Lean

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Limitations of Lean
Start Date: 12-Mar-10 12:00 PM
End Time: 12-Mar-10 2:00 PM
Speaker: Patrick Daly

Event Details:

We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to join the Council for a new Workgroup Discussion on " The Limitations of Lean" on March 12, in Shanghai. The workshop will start with a presentation, then followed by a group discussion around the following topic:

The Limitations of Lean
Some say that lean is always best regardless of the circumstances. However the Toyota debacle has inevitably raised questions about the possible limitations of lean as a manufacturing philosophy.

There is no doubt that the range of methods and techniques in the lean toolbox is very powerful and has resulted in spectacular improvements in quality and profitability for many companies right around the world over the last four decades.

However the question remains, is lean always best or is it limited by circumstance, environment and business strategy? Can the application of lean sometimes be counterproductive? Are there circumstances in which the introduction of lean should not be attempted?

This presentation and discussion explore the answers to these questions and the pros and cons of the implementation of lean and promises to be a provocative and stimulating debate.

When: Friday, March. 12, lunch 12:00 noon
Fee: RMB100 for members, RMB 200 for non-members.
Venue: Osteria, 226 Jinxian Road, near South Shanxi Road, Shanghai 进贤路226号(靠近陕西南路). Call 62568998 for directions.

Please register online, no email or phone calls please.

2010 Indirect Spend China Summit

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMT

2010 Indirect Spend China Summit
Start Date: 17-Mar-10 8:30 AM
End Time: 17-Mar-10 5:30 PM
Location: Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel
Speaker: Elemica, Mayer Brown, HP, Alstom, Bayer Healthcare, Tyco Electronics, Siemens, GE, Schneider Electric

Event Details:

Learn to Leverage Indirect Spend in Your China Operations

Even though statistics have shown that indirect spend represent one of the biggest portions of corporate spending, few organisations have sufficient visibility into services costs as they do for goods and materials.

Service procurement can be a black hole of unsourced buying, lost savings opportunities, and limited oversight from the purchasing department. It is difficult for procurement professionals to control this often complex and fragmented part of the strategic sourcing process. In fact, procurement has fast become a competitive differentiator between companies, so you, as the procurement leaders will need to plan your pathways and strategies now.

Organized for the 4th year, the Indirect Spend China Summit will be the ideal event for procurement executives to exchange best practices and accelerate services and MRO procurement strategies in China. This summit is specially designed to cover sessions on planning, change management, standardisation of services processes, key success factors, service performance measurements and supplier relationship management to help you understand and take advantage of the opportunities and challenges involved in purchasing services to achieve hard-dollar cost savings and to improve procurement process efficiency, control, and cost in your organisation in China.

This summit will provide you with case studies and presentations from leading procurement executives. Recognizing that all indirect spend categories have different infrastructures and requirements, this entire day will be built around targeting and managing each spend category individually. Indirect categories are ‘like raising kids - each one has a different dynamic’, as Mike Rager (at Tyco International) puts it.

As this area of procurement becomes increasingly strategic within China's organisations, learn how you can be a leader in this field, and discuss key issues such as procuring complex services, outsourcing, compliance management, contract management, e-procurement programmes, and transformation case studies.

Key benefits for attending the conference:
• Understanding the differences between services vs goods procurement
• Developing measurements for services procurement that work in China
• Overcoming the challenges in procurement of services
• Dealing with quality in services delivery
• Gaining control over and reducing your marketing services spend
• Optimising your corporate travel program in Asia
• Reviewing recent trends in IT outsourcing
• Capturing savings in freights and logistics services category
• Applying strategic sourcing to "people services" procurement
• Optimising supplier relationship management

This summit is the event designed specifically for procurement profesionnals in China, so if you want to be a leader in indirect procurement, this is the one event in your calendar that is an absolute must.

Why our events different from other organizers?
- Best Value For Money: why should you pay more than US$ 1,000 for a summit when the Council provides the same format, quality and speakers, 5-stars hotel setting for a fraction of that cost!
- Convenient 1-Day Format: get the essential knowledge and key contacts you need in just 1 day!
- Unrivalled Knowledge: unlike other conferences organizers, we do truly understand procurement and sourcing, it's our main and only focus.
- Medium-Size Events for Better Interaction and Networking: our events offer an intimate, interactive experience which is unique to the Council.
- We respect Your Privacy: unlike other conference organizers, we don't have telemarketing people working on endless listings who annoy people with phone calls.
> Click here to see more about why the Council are different.

Who Will Attend?

Over 25,000 executives will be invited through direct mailing, advertising and promotion over the next few months. VP’s, Chief Officers, Managing Directors, Directors, General Managers, Managers and Heads of Responsibility in: Procurement, Purchasing, Sourcing and Contracts, Finance, Transport, Travel and Supplier Relationship Management.

Join the Council along with industry experts and world-class procurement executives for a vital summit on indirect and services procurement, an analysis of its development in China, and what it takes to turn services spend into a competitive edge for your company.

Event Sponsors:

Media Partners:

Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel

No. 1018 Changning Road

Shanghai, China 200042

Sourcing Forum

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Sourcing Forum
Start Date: 23-Mar-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 23-Mar-10 6:00 PM
Speaker: Eric Dirven

Event Details:

We are delighted to invite you to our next Sourcing Forums in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. During these sessions we will focus on negotiation tactics and how changing commodity prices can be dealt with.
We are delighted to, once again, have Mr. Eric Dirven from DQM International to lead the Forum.

Time: Tue 23rd Mar 2010 4:00pm
Venue: Guangzhou (TBC)
Fee: Member: 50 RMB Non Member: 100 RMB
Type: Forums (Open Event)
Focusing on Negotiation of Price and Changing Commodity Prices

Agenda:

15:45 – 16:00 Registration

16:00 – 16:15 Time for socializing

12:05 – 12:25 Appetizer & Main Course

16:15 – 17:30 Presentation & Discussion by Eric Dirven

17:30 – 17:45 Feedback

17:45 – 18:30 Networking over coffee

If you need more information, please view at http://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/view/events/fullview?eid=2745.

Supply Chain & Logistics Roadshow in Chongqing

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:30:00 GMT

Supply Chain & Logistics Roadshow in Chongqing
Start Date: 25-Mar-10 7:30 AM
End Time: 26-Mar-10 5:30 PM
Speaker: .

Event Details:

On March 25-26, the Council will organize a 2 day trip to Chongqing with various stops at key manufacturing and logistics facilities.

These visits will give you a good idea on how leading companies are running their supply chain and logistics operations in Chongqing. It's also a unique opportunity to spend two days out of the office and meet and network with Council members and other senior executives in supply chain, procurement or logistics.

China Customs and Trade Compliance Seminar

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:30:00 GMT

China Customs and Trade Compliance Seminar
Start Date: 1-Apr-10 1:30 PM
End Time: 1-Apr-10 5:30 PM
Location: PricewaterhouseCoopers Center
Speaker: Tyco, Cargill, PwC, GM, Ingersoll Rand, Honeywell, PwC

Event Details:

2010 is expected to be another busy and exciting year in the field customs and international trade. The economic recovery is set to continue, Customs will have a new revenue target, and ongoing regulatory reform is foreseen across a variety of subject areas. We anticipate that Customs, MOFCOM, AQSIQ and other related government agencies will be active in the implementation and enforcement of the laws and regulations that impact on the cross-border movement of goods.

2009 was also a special year, as due to the economic downturn, Customs faced additional revenue collection pressure. Regulatory change and stricter rule enforcement took place so as to preserve revenue collection. However, at the same time there were new measures introduced to stimulate encouraged import and export activity. For example, a Supplementary Declaration was introduced for customs valuation, tariff classification and origin to preserve revenue. Yet new preferential measures were granted for outsourced processing, used equipment importation, interim duty rates and the like.

The Council is pleased to work with the Customs and Trade Compliance team at PricewaterhouseCoopers and selected speakers from industry to share an outlook for 2010 as well as brief review of key 2009 changes in the afternoon of April 1, 2010 in Shanghai.

The agenda will include discussion on the following points:
- General import and export procedures
- Processing trade
- Bonded zones
- Duty exempt capital equipment
- Other duty reductions and suspensions
- Tariff classification
- Customs valuation
- Free Trade Agreements
- Audits and investigations
- Trade compliance (export controls)
- Trade remedies (and protectionism)

If you are involved in the following areas, you should attend this program:
Sales, marketing; business development; export administration; export compliance; legal; logistics; sourcing and procurement.

Where: PricewaterhouseCoopers Center, 11/F, 202 Hu Bin Road, Shanghai(湖滨路202号11楼)
When: Thu, April 1st, 2010
Price: Free for Council Members and RMB 200 for non-members.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: You may pay cash at door but no fapiaos will be provided for this event. Only receipts will be issued.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Center

11/F, 202 Hu Bin Road

Shanghai, China 200021

3PLs Executive Luncheon

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

3PLs Executive Luncheon
Start Date: 7-Apr-10 12:00 PM
End Time: 7-Apr-10 2:30 PM
Location: Osteria
Event Details:

You and your colleagues are invited to join the Council for a new workgroup discussion on logistics, transportation and freight forwarding at the next 3PLs Luncheon on April 7, 2010 in Shanghai.

This workgroup aims again to provide a platform and an opportunity for senior logistics and freight professionals to get to know each other, network, share operational experiences and think on how to cooperate and work with each other to increase efficiencies in China's logistics sector.

When: Wed. April 7, from noon 12:00 to around pm 2:30
Fee: RMB 100 for members, RMB 200 for non-members.

Venue: Osteria, 226, Jinxian Road, near South Shanxi Road, call (21) 62568998 for directions. (陕西南路进贤路)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: No fapiaos will be issued for this event. Only receipts will be issued. Registration will only be done online, no registration will be accepted by email, phone or fax.

Osteria

226 Jinxian Road

Shanghai,

Retail & Distribution Operations China Summit

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Retail & Distribution Operations China Summit
Start Date: 21-Apr-10 8:30 AM
End Time: 21-Apr-10 5:30 PM
Location: Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel
Speaker: .

Event Details:

The fast pace of the China's retail industry presents many companies with a host of daily challenges.

Maintaining competitive advantage in the face of increasing competition requires retailers and distribution companies to improve facility flow-through, drive down the amount of inventory in their supply chain and meet escalating customer demands.

Held for the third time, this summit will explore retailer's challenges and potential solutions for high growth markets such as China. Through real-life case studies, the event will focus on what leading retailers are doing to get products into the Chinese consumers' hands consistently and cost effectively.

New ideas to improve the efficiency of your China distribution
With the ever-increasing demands to improve performance, reduce costs and boost sales, new ideas about how to continue to improve your retail and distribution are scarce. Yet, just when you thought you were in trouble, this summit will show case some great new ideas to help you improve the performance of your China domestic retail supply chain.

Retail & distribution operations in China - getting it right!
As a retail and distribution executive, the pressure never ends. High profile speakers, with new perspectives on the retail supply chain, will energize your search for efficiency by presenting real examples of supply chain success in their China operations. This is your opportunity to hear how they are improving their supply chain to guarantee quick wins and long-term gains. If there is an innovative solution to help you reduce your transportation and inventory costs, improve supply chain cost efficiencies and maximize the visibility of your supply chain, it will be featured in this program.

Attend this summit to hear and learn from leading retailers and top manufacturers who are optimizing their China retail and distribution operations and increasing their bottom line.

Retail, consumer packaged goods and industrial products logistics executives will share their perspectives:
- New business practices in the retail and FMCG sectors and emerging trends that have an impact on it;
- How these practices and trends are creating new opportunities for brand names and industrial goods in the B2C or B2B spaces;
- What are the wholesale, distribution, logistics and retail challenges facing OEMs and manufacturers in their need to efficiently get products in 2nd and 3rd tier cities in China;
- How retailers, distributors and brand owners work together to integrate their logistics and distribution planning, execution processes and systems;
- What are the latest and most innovative initiatives in the field of demand forecast, order management and sales visibility optimization.

Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel

No. 1018 Changning Road

Shanghai, China 200042

Supply Chain & Logistics Roadshow in Xiamen

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Supply Chain & Logistics Roadshow in Xiamen
Start Date: 13-May-10 8:30 AM
End Time: 14-May-10 5:30 PM
Speaker: .

Event Details:

On May 13-14, the Council will organize a 2 day trip to Xiamen with various stops at key manufacturing and logistics facilities.

These visits will give you a good idea on how leading companies are running their supply chain and logistics operations in Xiamen. It's also a unique opportunity to spend two days out of the office and meet and network with Council members and other senior executives in supply chain, procurement or logistics.

Cold Chain China Summit

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Cold Chain China Summit
Start Date: 15-Jul-10 8:30 AM
End Time: 15-Jul-10 5:30 PM
Speaker: .

Event Details:

Temperature-Controlled Supply Chain Improvement Practices for China

For the past few years, there has been growing awareness on the importance of the “cold” or “cool” chain of temperature sensitive products in China. After a series of accidents related to products safety and compliance, many manufacturers and retailers realize that they must pay careful attention that their products are distributed, stored and handled at the right temperature and tracability of genuine products also become critical.

Event Focus
This event will draw again upon the experience of manufacturers, retailers and services providers from both pharmaceutical, chemical, FMCG and retail sectors and will deliver case studies of cold chain and safety issues in China. To stay on track with latest developments and to network with other professionals examining the cold chain and safety issues in China, this is an event you cannot afford to miss this year!

Who Will Attend?
- Senior Managers in Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution, Warehousing and Quality Compliance and Safety
- Manufacturers, Retailers, Wholesalers involved in cold chain logistics and distribution in China
- Logistics service providers involved in temperature-controlled logistics in China and overseas
- Solution Providers & Consultants in China.

Key issues to be discussed:

- Developing China standards for cold chain distribution

- Product afety environment in China - current and emerging issues

- Managing cold chain distribution in China: pitfalls and strategies
- Potential solutions in transporting temperature-critical products
- Validation and qualification of the cold chain
- Quantifying the risk in pharmaceutical logistics
- Supplier compliance and safety practices for China
- Utilizing RFID for tracability, temperature logging and safety

Be part of China's largest, most comprehensive cold chain event in 2010! You will network and learn from industry thought-leaders to ensure your practices are robust, safe, validated and cost-efficient.

>> CLICK HERE to view the Cold Chain China Summit 2008

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
The event will include a compact and efficient exhibition space bringing the latest services and solutions focused on temperature controlled storage and transportation. If you think that traditional trade shows work best for your solutions, think again. Our experience in running supply chain events in China has shown that delegates who come to learn and network also want to meet solution providers who can help them in their China operations. Click here for more info.

Shenzhen International Logisics & Transportation Fair

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Shenzhen International Logisics & Transportation Fair
Start Date: 15-Oct-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 17-Oct-10 6:00 PM
Event Details:

Relying on Shenzhen as the hub of international logistics city and dedicating to build the first brand of logistics and transportation fair in Asia, the Shenzhen International Logisics & Transportation Fair (CILF) is held annually in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center.

It displays every sector and link of logistics service, including logistics equipment and technology, logistics service, logistics parks, logistics talents, reverse (recycled)logistics, logistics financing, govern-ment and enterprise procurement and so on.

Exhibitors are from Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific Region, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and China Mainland. Most of them are world's top 500 companies or leading brands in the industry.

CILF has created good brand effect and is one of the best in Asia in terms of exhibition area, the quality of exhibitors, the number of professional visitors, media publicity, exhibition effect, comprehensive cooperation, and the organizing of high-quality accompanying programs and seminars. It gains wide and high recognition by the exhibitors and visitors and becomes a new star in Asia logistics exhibition industry.

China (Shenzhen) International Logistics and Transportation Fair 2009, the former China (Shenzhen) International Logistics Fair (CILF), aims at providing an open platform for Chinese and foreign companies to communicate and cooperate. At CILF, you can not only introduce your products, technologies and services to China, but also find potential reliable suppliers. CILF is sure to bring exciting business opportunities to you by attracting a great number of logistics service providers, equipment and technology providers, buyers and manufacturers, professional organizations, specialized media etc., and by taking in considerable professional visitors as well as holding various in-depth forums.

Please view more information at http://www.scmfair.com/en/index1.asp