Day 2

Ken Cloud, Vice President, Business Development, North America-Chemicals, BDP International

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As supply chains have become more global

and complex, inventories become leaner and

customer expectations continue to rise, chemical

manufacturers must improve their resilience in order

to thrive. Resilience is the ability of a supply chain to

both resist disruptions and recover after disruptions

occur. Join Debra van Holst of NOVA Chemicals as

she shares her thoughts and strategies around how

to improve supply chain resilience and reduce risk to

the enterprise.

Debra van Holst, Director of Logistics, NOVA Chemicals

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Reggie Dupré, CEO, Dupré Logistics

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Florian Dussler, CEO, Transporeon Group Americas
David Panzera, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Arkema
Ephraim Rabin, CEO, Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals

How do you ensure that your suppliers are resilient? Do they have multiple production facilities capable of producing the material if one plant is disrupted? Are their plants geographically spread out to minimize the danger posed by natural disasters? When you’re
relying on a sole source supplier or multiple suppliers that use a single transportation route, how much material should be held as safety stock? These are some of the questions that strategic sourcing managers are grappling with as they attempt to minimize risk. Join this engaging panel discussion so you can adopt strategies that mitigate risk. Panelists will also address how you can monitor and manage supplier performance, systematically reviewing quality and cost.

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Diana Gilliam, Americas Process Excellence Leader - Logistics, Celanese

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Heath Dhayer, Supply Assurance Leader, NOVA Chemicals
Diana Gilliam, Americas Process Excellence Leader - Logistics, Celanese
William Duty, Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Momentive

How can you best engage with plant maintenance groups around outages? A key aspect of supply chain risk management is ensuring you have the inventory levels – or production capabilities at other locations – to hold you over during an outage, which is especially difficult given the limitations of forecasting. Learn how some of today’s top companies are managing this process and making their supply planner the conduit between maintenance and the business.

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Talking with your peers about how to confront shared business challenges is the most valuable piece of this event. LogiChem 2014 has set aside three hours across two days so supply chain, procurement, operations, logistics and transportation management leaders can share best practices that will help their organizations reduce risk, cost and deliver more to the bottom line. Each attendee is able to select two roundtables that they would like to attend over the course of an hour. Table facilitators introduce the topic at hand and encourage participants to share their ideas; full notes are delivered to participants post-event so that there’s a tangible takeaway and key points are not forgotten.

1. Rail Logistics Strategy: Defining Your Fleet Structure And Creating A Competitive Advantage With Freight Costs - Facilitated by Robert Bestercy, Senior Manager, North America Logistics, SABIC
2. Integrating 3PLs And Their Customers: Bridging The Data Divide - Facilitated by Patrick Bian, Global Transportation and Systems Integration Director, Cabot Corporation
3. Building Risk Scenario Planning Into S&OP And Integrated Business Planning - Facilitated by Hal Kramer, Global Demand and Supply Planner, SABIC Innovative Plastics
4. Effectively Assessing And Mitigating Supply Chain Risk: Accounting For Plant Disruptions, Transportation Delays, Labor Strife And Feedstock Availability - Facilitated by Debra van Holst, Director of Logistics, NOVA Chemicals & Elliot M. Wolf, Lead, Production & Supply Risk Management - North America, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
5. Evaluating Potential Impacts Of Ocean Carrier Mega Alliances On Shippers: How Will This Impact Supply Chain Risk Management, Levels of Service & Cost? – Facilitated by Siva Narayanan, Director, International Operations & Warehousing, Solvay
6. Emergency Response Planning - Facilitated by Randy Speight, Managing Director, Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC), American Chemistry Council

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Robert Bestercy, Senior Manager, North America Logistics, SABIC
Thomas Brossart, Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance, W.R. Grace & Co.
Marty Lembach, Manager, Global Corporate Logistics, Emerald Materials

As the polar vortex slowed railroads for weeks, chemical companies turned their attention to trucking to fill the void. Spot market rates surged by as much as 20 percent. Bulk shippers of liquid chemicals were in a position to profit. While this was a seasonal event, it highlighted the capacity squeeze in the North American freight system. Shortages of railcars and trucks drivers are making it difficult for chemical manufacturers to service their customers. Since the vast majority of trucks are secured well ahead of time, companies that are bidding for emergency capacity – via forums where trucks advertise their availability and receive bids from needy shippers – are in a no win situation. The HOS regulations have also reduced trucking industry capacity (projected 2-5 percent reduction in driver capacity), driving prices up and reducing the flexibility of carriers. Chemical manufacturers have to adapt to this changing environment and secure the best rates
possible for the movement of product.

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Gaelle Bellet, North American Supply Chain and Process Manager, Arkema

How can you create a solid link between supply chain and quality and manufacturing plants? There is a need to reduce returns from customers through better inspection and first pass quality. All of this is being done in the interest of reducing working capital costs. Learn how Arkema has approached this process and strengthened the partnership between supply chain and quality.

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Marty Lembach, Manager, Global Corporate Logistics, Emerald Materials
Herman Campbell, Manager, Warehouse Operations, Bayer MaterialScience
Robert Bestercy, Senior Manager, North America Logistics, SABIC

How can you establish a long lasting, mutually beneficial partnership with a 3PL? What must be communicated at the outset and how are both parties held accountable? This panel will address:
• Establishing operational procedures upfront
• Key factors in deciding which 3PL to partner with: Culture fit, solutions, metrics
• Establishing top-down support: Ensuring goals and expectations are communicated down to the operational and facility level
• Creating a true partnership that strives for continuous improvement

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William Duty, Director, SIOP, Momentive Performance Materials
Diana Gilliam, Americas Process Excellence Leader - Logistics, Celanese
David Kreh, Director, Asset Management and Supply Chain, Fluoropolymers, Arkema
Randall Willis, Director, North America Operations and Supply
Chain, Axalta Coating Systems
Paul Lord, Research Director, Gartner Supply Chain Research

• Attaining optimal inventory levels in diverse and complex supply chains
• Segmenting and ensuring you’re not sitting on aged inventory
• Managing your slow moving inventory
• Continuously focusing on improving forecasting – defining your process and effectively working with sales, marketing and finance
• Analyzing days of inventory on hand (DOH)

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Talking with your peers about how to confront shared business challenges is the most valuable piece of this event. LogiChem 2014 has set aside three hours across two days so supply chain, procurement, operations, logistics and transportation management leaders can share best practices that will help their organizations
reduce risk, cost and deliver more to the bottom line. Each attendee is able to select two roundtables that they would like to attend over the course of an hour. Table facilitators introduce the topic at hand and encourage participants to share their ideas; full notes are delivered to participants post-event so that there’s
a tangible takeaway and key points are not forgotten.

1. Addressing The Driver Shortage: Strategies To Expand The Pool- Facilitated by Debra van Holst, Director of Logistics, NOVA Chemicals
2. Logistics Challenges For Midmarket Companies - Facilitated by Marty Lembach, Manager of Logistics, Emerald Materials
3. Driving Collaboration Between Supply Chain And Finance - Facilitated by Domenick Braico, Global Logistics Leader-Resins & Chemicals, Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies
4. Integrating A New Business Site Into Your Planning Process - Facilitated by Heath Dhayer, Supply Assurance Leader
, NOVA Chemicals Inc.
5. What Can The Chemical Industry Learn From Retail? Capitalizing On Demand Sensing Technologies - Facilitated by Marc Fox, Logistics Manager, Yantai Wanhua America

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