Benelux Retail Connect
Amsterdam
The Retail Transformation is not over
13 June | 09:00 - 16:00 CEST
Today, availability issues cost retailers $1.4 billion every week and more than 30% of cart abandonment instances are due to delivery times not meeting the customer needs. In order to create a commerce-driven supply chain delivering for the consumer, retailers need to ensure that they have the right systems and processes in place to ensure the right omni-inventory, efficient operations and a premier aligned customer experience across all channels.
This transformation has never been more important to navigate the many retail challenges we are all experiencing. Our Retail Connect will share many ways retailers are advancing their capabilities to remain competitive through discussing new technologies, connected processes and industry trends.
Join us on 13 June in Amsterdam for a unique in-person event to understand how retailers are:
- Creating a connected commerce supply chains to modernise and break siloes
- Delivering the right customer proposition through intelligent planning and optimised order orchestration
- Improving efficiency through adaptive and flexible fulfilment, labour management and IoT
- Evolving the role of the stores to meet their customer needs and ensure profitable retail
The event will be followed by a social evening where you can enjoy a drink in a relaxed environment and share experiences with other valued customers.
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Speakers
Jan Daan van Erven Dorens
Manager Supply Chain Development,
HEMA
Bart Fischer
Retail Strategist
Elina Niklasson
Process Developper,
IKEA
Sachin Kanarath
Solution Owner,
IKEA
Sponsor
Agenda
- Morning
- 08:30 | Registration & Coffee
- 09:00 | Welcome & Introduction
Blue Yonder International Developments, what does the Panasonic acquisition mean. Blue Yonder in BeNeLux
Renzo Sloots, BeNeLux Account Manager, Blue Yonder
Gael Ramaen, CVP Sales, Blue Yonder - 09:30 | Introduction to Retail Challenges and the Need to Transform
Retailers need to transform their business to meet the changing consumer dynamics and omnichannel needs. We will share how leading retailers are meeting this challenge.
Wayne Snyder, VP Industry Strategies, Blue Yonder - 09:55 | HEMA Customer Presentation
HEMA to discuss its retail transformation project with Blue Yonder
Jan Daan van Erven Dorens, Manager Supply Chain Development, Hema - 10:25 | Transformation to a Modern Commerce and Beyond
Commerce is now at the heart of every retail business. Creating the right customer experience to meet the new shopper requires a fresh approach to commerce operations.
Minnie Ryder, Omni-Channel & Digital Commerce Director, Blue Yonder - 10:50 | Networking & Coffee Break
- 11:05 | Benelux Retail Trends
An outlook of Benelux retail industry trends in 2023
Bart Fischer, Retail Strategist - 11:35 | Supply Chain Importance and Transformation- Inventory & Logistics POV
Managing inventory across a complex distributed network requires accurate forecasting and optimized inventory placement aligned to the customer experience that your supply chain will enable.
Hugh Hendry, Sr Pre-sales Director, Blue Yonder - 12:05 | Omni-Channel Assortment and Space
Planning the assortment and space in a store is no longer simply about the store shopper. Omnichannel behaviors are customers and your teams mean that commerce driven decision need to be taken.
Manik Chakravarti, Pre-Sales Director, Blue Yonder - 12:35 | Sponsored Networking Lunch
- Afternoon
- 13:45 | Morning Wrap-Up & Introduction of Afternoon
Renzo Sloots, BeNeLux Account Manager, Blue Yonder
- 13:50 | The Smarter Store
Post covid has seen shoppers return to stores. However, enabling an efficient responsive operation requires real-time insights and smart ways of working.
Wayne Snyder, VP Industry Strategies, Blue Yonder - 14:10 | Transforming business operations and technology in alignment to deliver optimum benefits'
Transformation journeys can be arduous, hear how retailers manage those journeys, what to watch out for and how Blue Yonder Strategic Services can help.
Sarin Rawal, Strategic Services Director, Blue Yonder - 14:30 | IKEA Presentation
Coming Soon!
Elina Niklasson, Process Developer, IKEA
Sachin Kanarath, Solution Owner, IKEA - 15:00 | Networking & Coffee Break - Mainstream Reunion
- 15:15 | AI transforming efficiency and optimisation, and impact on people
Delivering a connected dynamic supply chain requires automation and optimization. AI is forecast to be the single biggest profit enabler in retail over the next decade.
Hugh Hendry, Sr Pre-sales Director, Blue Yonder - 15:35 | Retail Panel
General conversation and Q&A around Retail transformation and business challenges in BeNeLux.
Wayne Snyder, VP Industry Strategies, Blue Yonder - 15:50 | Summary & Wrap-Up
- 16:05 | Sponsored Happy Hour
- 13:45 | Morning Wrap-Up & Introduction of Afternoon
Valk Hotel Schipol
Rijksweg A4 nr. 3, 2132 MA, Hoofddorp
Agenda
- 22 March
Note: If you are unable to make the Tour, please join us in time for Networking Dinner on March 22
- 22 March
Note: If you are unable to make the Tour, please join us in time for Networking Dinner on March 22
- 08:00 – 08:45 Networking Breakfast & Registration
- 08:45 – 08:55 Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: Simon Bowes, Corporate Vice President Manufacturing, Blue Yonder
- 08:55 – 09:00 Summary Day 1 and Factory Tour
Speaker: Alan Duncan, Vice President Manufacturing, Blue Yonder
- 09:00 – 09:25 Sustainability: How a Circular Economy Approach Can Deliver Whilst Keeping Control of Cost
Speaker: Ronald van Dodewaard, Vice President Logistics, Outokumpu
- 09:25 - 09:45 Why Resilience Matters in a Low/No Growth Economy and How to Achieve It
Nobody could have predicted the events of the turn of the decade. The Pandemic followed by the invasion of Ukraine has had dramatic impacts on the availability of raw materials and finished goods. Combined with unprecedented increases in energy prices, and general economic stability these impacts might lead us to believe that cost control is the new religion. This session will explain how research is showing that the most effective Cost Control is achieved through a resilient and End-to-End approach to supply chain planning. A combination of visibility, planning, trust and collaboration, can support a shift from long-term planning to short-term survival tactics.
Speaker: Alan Duncan, Vice President Manufacturing, Blue Yonder
- 09:45 - 10:05 Change Management & the Future of Planning
Knauf Insulation’s mission is to challenge conventional thinking and create innovative building materials solutions that shape the way we live and build in the future. In order to meet new customer demands as well as achieving their ambitious sustainability goals, they knew they had to transform the way they operate. This included their supply chain and demand planning. In this Q&A session their project lead will share what an implementation of this magnitude requires, what success looks like and questions you need answered before you even begin.
Speaker: Ondrej Sezemsky, Group Project Manager Planning, Knauf Insulation
- 10:05 - 10:30 Networking break
- 10:30 – 10:50 Let’s Be Honest! Are Traditional Planning Cycles Responsive Enough to Deal with Todays Short Term Disruptions?
How relevant are traditional planning methods in today’s challenging economic conditions. What are leading companies doing to connect strategic, tactical and operational decision making into financially aware and scenario driven processes. The emergence of true Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) as what-if business tools is helping leading companies to deliver a trustworthy service whilst maintaining effective cost control in the new VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) environment. How do manufacturers make the transition quickly by focusing on end to end processes and agile implementations.
- 10:50 - 11:15 Alfa Laval Positioned to Play Essential Role in Transforming Industrial Field
No chain is stronger than its weakest link. With growing demand volatility and increased complexity in the supply chain, it’s essential for organizations to have the tools and knowledge you need to quickly – and accurately – predict multichannel customer demand. So how do you achieve material results, including greater forecast accuracy, reduced inventory and increased planner productivity ? Hear from Alfa Laval as they share their experiences of implementing a new Planning system to be better positions to efficiently serve customers in the future.
Speakers: Gunhild Sträng, Director Spare Parts Operations, Alfa Laval
- 11:15 – 11:40 How Do You Improve Customer Loyalty by Connecting Order Management and Planning?
In todays constrained environments, where inflation is significantly increasing ‘work in progress’ costs there is pressure to significantly reduce inventories. The eternal balancing act is to ensure the best service levels for your customers whilst achieving lower inventories and shorter lead times. Combining approaches which drive sustainability with new technology can maximize the availability your key customers need when supply is scarce and allow a business to maximize sales revenues. This session will explain how companies have addressed this conundrum in the past and how technology has made these approaches available for manufacturers across all industries.
Speaker: Simon Bowes, CVP Manufacturing EMEA, Blue Yonder
- 11:40 – 12:10 Panel Discussion: How Do You Build a More Resilient Supply Chain While Meeting Sustainability Goals?
- 12:10 – 13:00 Networking Lunch
- 13:00 - 14:15 Breakout Sessions
- Do we still care about Sustainability in today’s low growth economy?
- How are we responding to Product Scarcity with our customers and suppliers?
- How do you weigh up today’s business compromises to deliver the best outcomes?
- What does a Circular Economy mean to you and how can you benefit?
- 14:15 – 14:30 Conclusion and Next Steps
- 14:30 – 16:00 Shuttle Bus to Brussels/Antwerp Airports: Food & Beverage onboard!
- 08:00 – 08:45 Networking Breakfast & Registration