Debra Van Holst

Emmett Harrigan, Director, Supply Chain, SABIC Innovative Products
Gustavo Araujo, Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Purchasing, Elementis Specialties
Debra van Holst, Global Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals Inc.

Not every customer is the same and chemical manufacturers should have service models that reflect as much. But how do you make a differentiated model - delivering multiple levels of service - work, given that these models complicate order to cash and supply chain processes? Companies are striving to provide higher service levels to more attractive customers that drive a disproportionate percentage of profits, while still serving customers that are less valuable through more cost effective supply chain approaches. This panel discussion addresses how you can:

• Ensure segmentation guides business rules: Minimum order quantities, technical service levels
• Learn what your customers value more than price: Quality levels, delivery schedules
• Tie it together as a global package: Coordinating supply chain support in different markets
  

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. Rolling Out Appropriate Global Metrics Around Cost, Quality, Safety, Service & Talent - Facilitated by Adam Bevier, Global Supply Chain Director, Sherwin Williams
2. Master Data Management: Ensuring Data Accuracy And Integrity - Facilitated by Ian Cornelius, SAP Master Data Analyst, Braskem
3. Who Controls The Process Flow? Operations Vs. Supply Chain- Facilitated by David Kreh, Director, Asset Management and Supply Chain, Fluoropolymers, Arkema Inc.
4. Do’s and Don’ts Of Emerging Markets - Facilitated by Siva Narayanan, Director, International Operations & Warehousing
Solvay
5. Utilizing Next Generation Predictive Analytics To Drive S&OP And Forecasting - Facilitated by William Duty, Director, SIOP, Momentive Performance Materials
6. Driving Continuous Process Improvement - Facilitated by Debra van Holst, Global Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals
7. Economic Considerations Around Imminent Tank Car Regulations: Buy New Or Retrofit? - Facilitated by John Tevebaugh, Vice President, Supply Chain, Sika - US
8. Feedstock Trends: Bio-Based Chemicals On The Rise? - Facilitated by Ephraim Rabin, CEO, Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals
9. Supply Chain Competency Development - Facilitated by Randall Willis, Director, North America Operations and Supply
Chain, Axalta Coating Systems
10. Integrated Business Planning Optimization In Support Of Vertically Integrated Chemical Complexes - Facilitated by Jack Weiss, CEO, WAM Supply Chain
11. Simplifying Label Creation And Tackling New GHS Challenges - Facilitated by Andrew V. Scherz, Senior Product Manager, Epson & David Rau, Global Director, Enterprise Sales, Seagull Scientific

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

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

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