39th Annual SAPICS Conference to be held in Cape Town

The event will see professionals from all disciplines of supply chain management including, but not limited to, logistics, planning, warehouse management, risk management, forecasting, demand management, and procurement gather to discuss the latest trends and models in supply chain management with both local and international experts.

“People often think it’s necessary to travel across continents at vast expense to gather knowledge of best practices and network with global experts. With the SAPICS conference lineup we aim to have some of the best supply chain management experts from around the world in the same place at the same time,” says Jenny Froome, general manager at SAPICS, a professional knowledge-based association that enables individuals and organisations to improve business performance.

Topics

Topics included in the multi-faceted conference programme range from managing and identifying supply chain risk to addressing the worrying shortage in skills in supply chain skills and addressing solutions to this global crisis. Demand planning, supply chain research, and warehouse management innovations will all be addressed.

Exciting developments in technology and services will be showcased at the exhibition and delegates will have the opportunity to schedule one-on-one sessions with international guest speakers.

“In this currently turbulent economic climate, supply chain professionals face real challenges to maintain robust and agile supply chains which form the back-bone of industry,” explains Froome. “It is more important than ever for supply chain professionals to keep up to date with what is required to remain profitable in this unusual business climate – hence our conference theme ‘Business Unusual’.”

“Creating an opportunity for supply chain professionals from around Africa to access up-to-the-minute information on trends, solutions, and services to help build strong supply chains across the continent is what is the most sought after outcome from this event each year. If we can provide that – in a cost-effective manner that ensures maximum return on investment – then we will be happy.”

For more, go to www.conference.sapics.org