March 2021

Discussion Partner: 
Perfect delivery – order orchestration & adaptive logistics
(for current practitioners only)
The global pandemic has expedited the evolution of business models especially direct to consumer and highlighted the impact of interruptions on service and critical supply levels, in addition to impacts from climate change, social unrest, cyber and physical attacks on assets. Brexit adds to the volatility. To manage these risks and retain customers' trust, supply chain practitioners need greater visibility and traceability to profitably and promptly satisfy demand irrespective of channel and proactively manage incidents. This discussion will explore:
How can a perfect delivery digitalisation roadmap address: strategic drivers? (cost, customer experience, compliance, carbon footprint and human capital) tactical drivers (business model evolution, Brexit, pandemic-driven volatility)  What should digitalised perfect delivery look like? Orchestration - Simplify ordering across channels, ensure rapid delivery and excellent customer service to compete effectively Logistics - Plan and adapt to disruptions and execute to exceed expectations. Retaining customers' trust with proactive advice on changes to ETAs (Estimated Time of Arrival) leveraging AI and incorporating external data e.g. incidents such as port closures etc. IoT for fleet monitoring, quality assurance and near real-time response Transport Orchestration to deliver on your responsibility for the shipments irrespective of the extent of outsourcing to 3PLs How & where to start? Identifying best value initiatives SaaS / cloud as the foundation Frameworks for evaluating potential RoI Who needs to be on board? Hosted by Intent
Expert guest: Vikram Singla, Strategy Director, Oracle
Max. 90-minute, interactive discussion with 4-6 participants who shape the discussion agenda. The confirmed participant list will be shared in advance.
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Machine learning for root cause analysis
Role of human bias in root cause attribution Highest potential applications: order processing, warehouse operations, customer delivery, vendor management? Moderated by Intent, this is an interactive discussion for practitioners to share experience and ideas. It is shaped by participants' input with opportunities to continue conversations with individual participants afterwards.
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DDMRP & buffer stocks to manage demand volatility
Limits of forecast accuracy Experience of managing decoupled buffer stocks Moderated by Intent, this is an interactive discussion for practitioners to share experience and ideas. It is shaped by participants' input with opportunities to continue conversations with individual participants afterwards.
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IoT & blockchain use cases
Where and how are IoT and blockchain being used effectively in supply chain? How robust is the business case for implementing IoT / blockchain projects and how to get started? Moderated by Intent, this is an interactive discussion for practitioners to share experience and ideas. It is shaped by participants' input with opportunities to continue conversations with individual participants afterwards.
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The Covid experience has underlined the importance of agility and being able to adapt to changing circumstances. In many cases, existing S&OP / IBP processes have struggled with a much higher demand for scenarios, cycles having to begin before the previous cycle is finished and a highly unusual operating context requiring decisions to be escalated or reviewed more frequently.
How has a concurrent (as opposed to linear or sequential) planning approach helped and what was the journey to from business case to implementation?
 AGENDA 
Concurrent planning in practice - selection, implementation & RoI at British American Tobacco
How to build the business case for collaborative planning transformation Engaging internal stakeholders & the C-suite How to get started, quickly and successfully for rapid RoI  WHO FOR? 
Industry sectors: current practitioners from all sectors
Org. size (annual T/O): medium to large, typically £500m+
Roles & remits: Heads of:  Supply Chain, Planning & Operations
 ABOUT INTENT DISCUSSIONS 
All discussions are private, held under the Chatham House Rule and moderated by INTENT with approx. 6-8 participants for 45-90 mins of candid, interactive discussion (not a passive webinar) Some discussions include subject matter experts from member-recommended INTENT Partners, others are exchanges of best practice, experiences and ideas among practitioner members only Discussions are shaped by participants according to their interests and questions We may adjust participation to avoid competitive sensitivities and ensure productive discussion  WHEN? 
Thursday 11th March (11.00 BST / 12.00 CEST) for max. 90 minutes
Hosted by Intent
Guest experts:
- Ayse Gul, Integrated Planning Transformation Project Manager, British American Tobacco
- Claire Milner, SVP EMEA, Kinaxis
- Alex Rotenberg, VP Strategic Services, Kinaxis
 
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In the past few months, the cost of freight has hit sudden, all-time highs, rendering regular budget planning impossible. How can we get better visibility of costs to pre-empt and avoid additional expense?
 AGENDA 
Derisking freight cost volatility with e2e, SKU-level visibility
What drives unexpected costs to your freight spend? Blind spots: what's preventing or limiting visibility and how can these be eliminated? Data sources: which sources are most reliable and practical for better visibility e.g. real-time satellite data or supplier updates? Examples of data-driven strategies you can adopt to flatten cost volatility, driven by end-to-end, SKU-level visibility of your supply chain  WHO FOR? 
Industry sectors: current practitioners from all sectors
Org. size (annual T/O): typically £50m+
Roles & remits: Heads of:  Supply Chain, Logistics, Transport with a role in designing and implementing analytics capabilities
 ABOUT INTENT DISCUSSIONS 
All discussions are private, held under the Chatham House Rule and moderated by INTENT with approx. 6-8 participants for 45-90 mins of candid, interactive discussion (not a passive webinar) Some discussions include subject matter experts from member-recommended INTENT Partners, others are exchanges of best practice, experiences and ideas among practitioner members only Discussions are shaped by participants according to their interests and questions We may adjust participation to avoid competitive sensitivities and ensure productive discussion  WHEN? 
Wednesday 17th March (11.00 BST / 12.00 CEST) for max. 90 minutes
Hosted by Intent
Expert guest: Sam Greenhalgh, Zencargo
 
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Ribble Case Study - Zencargo.pdf

A dial in discussion with a small group of senior leaders who play a strategic role in the S&OP / IBP process. We'll share ideas around best practice, but also experience around how things have best been adapted or transformed to cope with volatility.
 AGENDA 
Disrupted supply chain: how to manage volatility and execution in challenging environments
Understand how to manage supply planning with scenarios, capacity, capability, and buffers Discover the key aspects of the supply execution process Recognise how to embed supply execution learnings into the medium-term planning process for sustained improvement of planning quality  WHO FOR? 
Industry sectors: current practitioners from all sectors
Org. size (annual T/O): medium to large, typically £500m+
Roles & remits: Heads of:  Supply Chain, Logistics, Planning, S&OP / IBP with responsibility for demand and supply management
 ABOUT INTENT DISCUSSIONS 
All discussions are private, held under the Chatham House Rule and moderated by INTENT with approx. 6-8 participants for 45-90 mins of candid, interactive discussion (not a passive webinar) Some discussions include subject matter experts from member-recommended INTENT Partners, others are exchanges of best practice, experiences and ideas among practitioner members only Discussions are shaped by participants according to their interests and questions We may adjust participation to avoid competitive sensitivities and ensure productive discussion  WHEN? 
Thursday 25th March (11.00 BST / 12.00 CEST) for max. 90 minutes
Hosted by Intent
Expert guests: Dawn Dent and Lucy Jacobs of Oliver Wight.
 
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