Programme
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This conference took place on 17th November 2004. If you would like to order copies of the speaker's slide presentations, you can still do this using the booking page here.
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The Future of Collaboration between Retailers and Food and Drink Manufacturers
Session 1: The Business Benefits of Collaboration
- Learn from case studies by two exemplars of collaboration in the food and drink manufacturing and retailing sectors.
- Hear about aspects of collaboration that have worked particularly well.
- Understand the best business case from two leading manufacturers.
- Assess whether some firms are better suited to collaboration than others.
Session 2: Specific 'Pain Points' and Drivers of Collaboration in food and drink manufacture/retail
- Discover what is driving collaboration in food and drink manufacture and retail sectors.
- Appreciate the importance of traceability, RFID and other factors in driving collaboration.
- Learn from other sectors - a case study from Toyota.
Session 3: Barriers to Collaboration
- New research, based on the experiences of over 100 companies, will help you understand the main barriers to collaboration.
- Hear how to build trust, create a business case and reconcile conflicting commercial objectives.
- Find out how manufacturers have successfully resolved the challenges of collaboration.
Session 4: How to select partners for collaboration
- Explore whether it is possible to collaborate with your whole value chain.
- Hear from retailers and manufacturers about the strategies they have adopted in selecting collaboration partners.
- Discuss whether these differ between branded and own label manufactures and find out which firms illustrate best practice.
Session 5: Technology as a facilitator of collaboration
- Collaboration typically results in a need to work quicker, cheaper, more accurately and to a consistent quality. How can software technologies ease this burden?
- Learn what RFID Compliance will mean to your ERP or WMS systems.
- Understand the benefits of harmonising the internal supply chain between Forecast and Despatch.
Session 6: Legal issues
- Understand the potential legal benefits of a collaboration agreement.
- Prepare for the allocation of product liability risk, competition issues and confidentiality.
- Hear how collaboration can help with a trade withdrawal, improve traceability and enhance compliance with EU Food Safety Regulations.
- Protect yourself through the due diligence defense to enforcement action.
- Manage your potential liability in relation to non-EU suppliers.
Session 7: Collaboration in a Crisis
- Minimise the cost of a recall in time, money and reputation.
- Learn how manufacturers and retailers work together to manage recalls efficiently.
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