AUTO SCM SUMMIT 2017
Organised by Indian Transport & Logistics News (ITLN)
Date: December 5-6, 2017
Venue: Courtyard Marriott, Chakan, Pune
Day 1 — December 5, 2017
9:30 to 10:00
Registration
10:00 to 10:30
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome
10:05 – 10:15 Opening Comments by Felix Kreutel, SVP, Cargo, Fraport AG
10:15 – 10:30 Keynote address
10: 30 to 11: 45 – Panel Discussion 1
Subject: Creating a modern and agile supply chain for auto industry in the digital age
- How vehicle manufacturers are operating more flexible production techniques with smarter supply chains
- How sophisticated demand planning, variable cost structures and better integration with suppliers is making the automotive supply chain easier to manage
- How intelligent forecasting and inventory management are not just improving efficiency but also driving a seamless supply chain
11:45 to 12:00
Networking Break
12:00 to 13:30 – Panel Discussion 2
India as automobile export manufacturing hub - from "Make in India" to "Made in India"
- India’s efforts to turn its automobile industry into a global winner
- Challenges for the automotive supply chain on the road ahead
- How Indian-made brands are setting sail for right-hand drive export markets
13:30 to 14:30
Networking Lunch
14:30 to 16:00 – Panel Discussion 3
Changing landscape of auto logistics post-GST
- What changes is India’s automotive supply chain facing with this new tax regime?
- How can companies gear up to maximize the benefit of this change?
- How has the elimination of multiple state-level levies optimized stock points and reduced channel inventories?
- Has it helped improve lead times and create opportunities for more efficient warehouse management?
- Has the advent of one borderless market led to the emergence of a flexible distribution market?
16:00 to 16:15 Tea break
16:15 to 17:45 – Panel Discussion 4
Enhancing efficiency for in-factory (inbound) logistics through technology adaptation
- How will the usage of analytics help drive a smarter automotive supply chain
- Driving Industry 4.0 smart approach towards inbound logistics
- Understanding the opportunities that digital supply chains enable
18:00 to 20.00 Cocktail reception
Day 2 — December 6, 2017
9:30 to 10:00
Registration
10:00 to 11:30 Panel Discussion 5
Multi-modal logistics hubs and the new mode of transportation (utilisation of inland waterways under Sagarmala scheme) for intra-country movements
- Utilisation of India’s vast coastline and potentially navigable inland waterways to boost trade and spur industrial growth
- Understanding the current status of port infrastructure. How port modernisation plans and new port development will help promote export driven growth
- How enhancing port connectivity will give the much needed boost to internal trade as well as exports and imports
- How government projects will help reduce the cost of freight transportation
11: 30 to 12: 00 Networking Break
12:00 to 13:30 – Panel Discussion 6
Technology vis-a-vis cost rationalisation in automobile logistics
- Understanding how adoption of technology leads to reduction in inventory costs, logistics cost and improvement in inventory turnover rate
- Exploring how technological transformations will help drive greater asset utilization
13:30 to 13:35 Vote of thanks
13:35 to 14:30 Networking Lunch
*The programme is subject to last minute changes
