Supply Chain Club Info

Supply Chain Club

What is the Supply Chain Club (SCC)

A bi-monthly forum to allow marketing / procurement professionals, consultants and academics to network and share supply chain problems and solutions. The format is informal with a buffet on arrival followed by a presentation and question and answer session. Attendees can use the event to keep informed of the latest supply chain initiatives being implemented in multiple sectors

When possible speakers presentations will be made available below.

Forthcoming Events - 2004

Date	Speaker	Presentation Details
06-Oct-04	Lynn Ramsey Department of Law, University of Glasgow	New developments in the legal frameworks in the EU and in relation to Scottish implementation. Europe has long been very important in the Public Sector procurement area and this continues apace but further developments are likely by the time Lynn speaks to us about how these changes to the legal environment will impact all associated with public policy and procurement. It is also clear that the experience of Holyrood will also have an impact on policy and practice. These are areas where Lynn has significant experience from her base in the Department of Law at Glasgow University as well as publishing in the area of construction law.

Venue: Usually Todd Campus

Time: 1600 for light buffet, 1630 – 1800 presentation and discussion

Please confirm your email address to be sure of receiving any updates.

Please telephone, fax or better still email to info@cscm.org.uk if you intend coming to the events so that catering is appropriate

Cost

There is no cost to attend the Supply Chain Club events.

Past Events - 2004

Date	Speaker	Description
15-Sep-04	Anthony Moss Oracle (2Mb Zipped PDF File)	New Developments and Directions. Tony presented at our fourth conference and unfortunately had to cancel a speaking engagement to the club last year. There has therefore been an appreciable gap since we last heard his views and information about the world as seen from the Oracle perspective and this session will provide a welcome update on all of this.
30-Jun-04	Special Additional Event Peter Garnett (AriaCIPS) and Catherine Howie and Gordon Russell of National Australia Group	Procurement Development and Accreditation The Corporate Partners Programme of CIPS offers companies a variety of developmental support including the possibility of being reviewed and accredited against various standards up to gold. Very many significant organisations have already been down this path and the interest level is increasing all the time. This is the first open meeting about it in Scotland and we have a chance to hear about the theory and the practice. Please note this event is taking place at the University of Glasgow Business School (University Avenue, Glasgow) at 9 AM finishing at 12.15 with a buffet lunch Click here to download further information (MS Word Document)
1-Feb-04	Umit Bitici University of Strathclyde	The SCOR framework: experience and development. Umit has been working as part of the Scottish Enterprise team on their Supply Chain Project and has also has an interest in developing the SCOR model further in a research mode, so he is well placed to provide useful lessons and implementation experience to us.
21-Apr-04	Gordon Beatty N Glasgow Healthcare Trust	NHS Scotland : National Procurement Strategy Framework. NHS Scotland has a £1b non-pay expenditure budget. For many years there was little formal co-ordination between procurement teams. Local teams had developed good local initiatives however there was no clear mechanism for sharing best practice. A national contracting body was established which had mixed success and there was tensions between local and national procurement strategies. In late 2002 the procurement community came together to implement a National Procurement Strategy which had to cover the main challenges it faced. Gordon Beattie, Head of Procurement for North Glasgow Trust will provide an over-view of how NHSS achieved consensus on this strategy and how this has shaped the current National Procurement project for NHS Scotland.

Past Events - 2003

Date	Speaker	Description
15 Jan-03	David Brown Flextronics	Flextronics is one of the largest of the Electronics Manufacturing Services providers globally and the challenge is to continue to offer support to major customers around the globe in a market place which changes rapidly as customer needs change and as countries and regions emerge which offer significant advantages for the outsourcing customers they serve. David will share his experience of the managerial challenges he has faced in such operations.
12-Mar-03	Peter Murphy Banta	Banta is one of the largest and most experienced providers of supply chain integration services. The company serves as a global outsourcing partner to many of the world's leading computer hardware, software and telecommunications companies. With nearly 20 years of experience serving the technology marketplace, Banta is a significant contributor to the evolution of turnkey services around the world and a leader in developing the next generation of global supply chain integration services.
7-May-03	Professor Richard Hall	Dick has recently retired from his CIPS sponsored Chair at Durham but a project he worked on there continues on and this is what he will discuss. It is called the Hollywood Effect JV and argues that for certain business situations there is an alternative to other organisational forms through setting up a limited life company to deliver against agreed targets and then disband. It challenges many of our current pre-conceptions and forces us to consider again what companies are for.
17-Sep-03	Professor Alan McKinnon Heriot Watt University	Alan has a long involvement with the logistics industry across Europe and works with both Private and Governmental agencies to examine trends and developments in this most important aspect of an integrated supply chain approach. Alan will share his insights into a wide range of relevant developments in the wider logistics area.