Logistics & Supply Chain Events

When: 16 July 2024, 17:30 - 19:00
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Guy Bates, Head of freight development, Network Rail

In the early ‘90s London was planned to be ringed by a series of ‘Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges (SRFIs)’ where materials would be transported by rail and locally delivered by road, and Redhill was indicated as the best location to the south of London.

Guy Bates, Network Rail’s Head of Freight Development will reflect on why that didn’t happen and what lessons can be drawn from that.  As we seek to decarbonise of supply chains Guy will outline how those lessons can be applied to support future modal shift in the next decade.

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• FM2.3 Local, National and International Distribution Networks
• SUS1.1 Social, Economic and Environmental Resilience  of the Supply Chain
• EQ1.2 Project Management

When: 15 August 2024, 19:45 (to start) 20:00 - 22:00
Where: East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, DE74 2SA

Joint East & West Midlands event.

ID: All visitors will need to apply for a temporary airside pass. Delegates will be emailed a link to a portal called ID Gateway which they have to complete. The ID document they upload to this (either passport or driving licence) will need to be brought with them on the day. Next steps: The airport will need the email addresses of all visitors to start this process:

If you are booking onto this event, you are allowing us to share your email address with the airport, this is to enable them to forward you the relevant forms.

This is a rare opportunity to get up close & personal, airside at East Midlands Airport using a minibus to reach where the action takes place.

East Midlands Airport is home to the UK’s largest express air freight operation. Most of this activity takes place at night. This visit will provide an opportunity to observe the start of the night operation as the first wave of inbound cargo flights land at East Midlands to unload and reload before heading out to meet connecting flights in Europe.

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When: 10 September 2024, 17:00 - 19:00
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Morag Robertson, Chair of Policy Group, Polaris Consulting
       Paul LeBlond, CILT
               Clare Sheffield, Director of Transport Planning ARUP

The phrase Road User Charging evokes a number of reactions; fear, anger, triumph, glee but whatever your feelings are about the subject it is likely to be something that is required to address transport funding gaps and to help achieve environmental targets by engaging modal shift.

We are edging towards a turning point in our transport history where our reliance on fossil fuel cars is shifting but our desire for mobility is greater than ever.  With these shifts comes challenges for us as individuals and as a society as well as how we govern and fund transport strategies.

With this in mind we are hosting a workshop on 10th September to discuss some of the issues this debate raises.  As an institute we have held a position on the subject and the aim of this session is to review that position with a view to updating it.  To do this we would like to gather the views and opinions of our members.

It is a very important but contentious issue and so it is unlikely we can address all the issues that the subject raises however we would like to start the consultation process, with maybe the opportunity to set up a working party to develop our position further.

The agenda will start with an introduction to the subject, covering the objectives of Road User Charging, types of charging with examples, principles of charging and current CILT position.  This is meant as a broad thought provoker as the main session will focus on discussion on:
1. What should the objectives of RUC be?
2. What principles should we be aspiring to?
3. What are the challenges?
4. What advice should we be giving government?
The aim of this session is to garner thoughts and opinions to update CILTs position with a view to engaging with stakeholders, in particular to inform government in their thinking about what Road User Charging may look like.

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When: 12 September 2024,18:00 (to start) 18:30 -22:00
Where: DHL EMA Cargo West, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2TR

This is a joint East and West Midlands event.

As this visit is airside you are required to provide the following information and documents; (Please fill these out after 14th August and the Selfie one week before event)

 Complete a security form - Click here
Submit a "selfie" 7 day's prior to event
A copy of their UK passport
State size for PPE & safety shoes, or bring their own.

A fantastic opportunity to visit DHL’s Freight Hub at East Midlands Airport, including an airside tour. The highlights of the visit will be:

 
• Overview of the warehouse operations
• Offloading & loading of domestic & international material
• Tour of DHL apron with overview of airside operations
• Visit to the Control Tower
• Plane Simulator experience with a qualified pilot


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When: 24 September 2024, 18:00 - 19:00
Where: Edinburgh Business School (EBS) Building, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. EH14 4AS
Speaker: Clare Bottle, chief executive , the UK Warehousing Association

Clare Bottle is CEO since 2021 of the UK Warehousing Association and Vice-Chair of Women in Logistics UK, which she co-founded 15 years ago with Ruth Wareing during a career that has taken her through the chemicals, construction and food & drink sectors.  Her strategic leadership experience stems from varied board-level involvement at CILT, Transaid and chairing a school board. At UKWA, which she joined from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, she has pursued an agenda of economic, social and environmental sustainability, as well as driving diversity and inclusion. At the 2023 CILT Awards for Excellence, Clare won the prestigious Sir Robert Lawrence Award, which recognises the lifetime achievement of an individual, for their outstanding and sustained contribution to the profession of logistics and transport. The Year of Warehousing is a high pro-file, year-long campaign to highlight the critical role of warehousing in supply chains, the sector’s major contribution to the UK economy, the essential employment of 1m people, and the key role it is set to play in embracing solar power to achieve UK’s net zero goals. It coincides with the 80th anniversary of the Association’s inception in 1944, and includes an ambitious programme of 80 site visits across the UK by Clare, whose aim is to showcase the high tech, fast-moving working environ-ments inside UK’s warehouses.


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Competencies:

• SC1.1 Supply Chain Networks, Design and Optimisation
• LE1.1 Leadership, Organisational Culture and Change Management
• DT2.1 Technology, Automation and Innovation

When: 25 September 2024, 08:30 (to start) 09:00 - 13:00
Where: Unipart House, Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2GQ

Tired of inefficiencies and a disconnected supply chain?

Join us for "From Silo to Streamlined: Building an Optimised Digital Supply Chain" and discover how to transform your operations for a smoother, faster flow.

This exclusive event will address your key challenges:

•        Disconnected systems: Learn how to break down information barriers and gain a single source of truth for your end to end supply chain processes with SAP Signavio. See how it can integrate data from disparate sources, giving you a holistic view to help you build a roadmap for the future.
•        Inefficient processes: Discover hidden bottlenecks and optimise your operations with SAP Signavio's process mining and analysis techniques.
•        Limited visibility: Gain real-time insights across your entire supply chain with a control tower approach. The event will showcase how SAP Analytics Cloud can help you achieve this.

Unlock the power of data-driven decision making:

•        Predictive analytics: See how SAP Analytics Cloud empowers you to leverage data for proactive decision-making
•        Cost reduction: Identify and eliminate waste through process optimisation with SAP Signavio
•        Enhanced agility: Make data-driven decisions to proactively address disruptions and seize opportunities

Witness the power of SAP Signavio and SAP Analytics Cloud in action:

•        Interactive Demo: Experience first-hand how these solutions can transform your supply chain. The live demo will showcase how they integrate to connect and optimise operations.

Walk away with actionable strategies to:

•        Improve visibility and agility
•        Reduce costs and boost efficiency
•        Make data-driven decisions for a more resilient supply chain

Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your Supply Chain. Register today via the CILT Events Calendar!

Agenda:

• 08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Breakfast
• 09:00 - 09:15 Welcome and Introduction
• 09:15 - 09:45 Overview of challenges of traditional supply chains
• 09:45 - 10:40 Transitioning to a Digital Supply Chain: Leveraging SAP Signavio, SAP Analytics Cloud and AWS
• 10:40 - 11:40 Unlocking Digital Transformation: SAP Signavio and SAP Analytics Cloud Demo
• 11:40 -  13:00 Closing Q&A and Networking

Please note the delegate list will be vetted by the host prior to the event

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Competencies:

• SC1.1 Supply Chain Networks, Design and Optimisation
• DT1.1 Data Collection, Analysis and Forecasting
• DT2.1 Technology, Automation and Innovation

When: 18 October 2024, 10:00 - 15:00
Where: Diamond House, Main gate. Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Fermi Ave, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK 
Speaker: Mick Conmy FCILT, Diamond-II Logistics Manager


Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 36 and attendees will be vetted by Diamond Light Source prior to confirmation.

The UK’s largest particle accelerator is undergoing a upgrade programme starting next year and running through to 2029, it is the largest ever investment in UK science. It will involve construction of a new, even brighter synchrotron machine, which is essentially a giant microscope, producing light 10 billion times brighter than the sun.  The light is directed, via beamlines, into laboratories where research takes place in virtually all fields of science from health to energy.

To underpin this a logistics plan is currently being designed that creates a network of local and remote storage, kitting and assembly operations from scratch. 

A project team will handle the receipt, assembly and despatch of 17,000 SKUs of largely bespoke scientific instrumentation. Much of this is both very heavy and extremely sensitive. At the same time there will be a complex and overlapping extraction and removal process. Metal recycling will also form a big part of this project. 

Diamond Light Source, along with CILT Defence Forum and Central Southern Region will run a workshop to scope the art of the possible and look for innovative movement and temporary storage solutions for this project. Defence heavy-lift and expeditionary storage experts are already engaged in this, but wider industry experts are sought to workshop ideas about the most appropriate strategy to apply to this unique endeavour. 

After an initial briefing, there will be a descriptive tour of the facility giving unprecedented access to the current particle accelerator.  The workshop will then discuss concepts and exchange ideas about how to approach the programme.  The workshop will be held in the Diamond Light Source boardroom. 

Oxfordshire research centre gets £519m government investment - BBC News

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24125713.diamond-light-source-set-oxfordshire-expansion/

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Competencies;

SC1.1 Supply Chain Networks, Design and Optimisation
SC1.2 Warehousing and Inventory
SC1.3 Distribution
SC2.1 Process, Production, Planning and Flow
FM1.1 Freight Transport Operations and Services
EQ1.2 Project Management
LE1.3 Costing, Finance and Resourcing
EQ2.1 Risk Identification, Reduction and Safety Management

When: 13 November 2024, 18:30 - 20:00
Where: The Greyfriars Centre, Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1EH
Speaker: Scott Rogers, Veteran & Ex Senior Logistics Manager at Worley



The Thames Valley Group are delighted to have secured a presentation from Scott Rogers an RAF veteran, who until May 2024 was Senior Logistics Manager at a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

As a Logistics Subject Matter Expert, Scott led the design, development and delivery of the logistics solutions for green energy and sustainability-related construction projects in the UK and Europe. This ranged from initial bid development and concept definition through to detailed engineering design and construction execution.

Notable highlights included implementing a new approach to project logistics through an organic 4PL model. Hear how fresh strategy and execution plans were developed for all project logistics services and cargo, from first to final mile delivery, including interface management and customs clearance requirements. Understand how an operating framework including budgets, safety, quality and risk management, plus revised operating processes and procedures was built, leading to tenders with selected global 3PLs and freight forwarders for £50M+ of logistics services, and subsequent ownership of operational and contractual management. 

See how close collaboration with global colleagues within Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction and project controls was essential so that Logistics informed, influenced and shaped project design and execution. Get an appreciation of how external bodies including 3PLs, heavy lift providers, suppliers, subcontractors, and government agencies, both national and international also need to be included. 

Scott’s vast experience that made him the right person for this enormous challenge includes conceptual work leading the RAF’s Logistics capability development, operational delivery as Head of the Air Transport Operations Centre in Afghanistan for over a year, as well as commercial leadership roles in areas as diverse as Amazon Operations, operations management in the luxury retail sector and Sotheby’s (the fine art auction house) end-to-end logistics service delivery including inbound logistics, customs clearance, inventory management, travelling exhibitions, and order fulfilment (including export licensing). We will see how all of these contributed to his most recent successes in the sustainability sector.

As usual with Thames Valley Group events, afterwards attendees are warmly invited to continue the evening with informal discussion and networking at the pub opposite the venue.

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When: 13 November 2024, 18:30 - 20:00
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Scott Rogers, Veteran & Ex Senior Logistics Manager at Worley 




The Thames Valley Group are delighted to have secured a presentation from Scott Rogers an RAF veteran, who until May 2024 was Senior Logistics Manager at a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

As a Logistics Subject Matter Expert, Scott led the design, development and delivery of the logistics solutions for green energy and sustainability-related construction projects in the UK and Europe. This ranged from initial bid development and concept definition through to detailed engineering design and construction execution.

Notable highlights included implementing a new approach to project logistics through an organic 4PL model. Hear how fresh strategy and execution plans were developed for all project logistics services and cargo, from first to final mile delivery, including interface management and customs clearance requirements. Understand how an operating framework including budgets, safety, quality and risk management, plus revised operating processes and procedures was built, leading to tenders with selected global 3PLs and freight forwarders for £50M+ of logistics services, and subsequent ownership of operational and contractual management. 

See how close collaboration with global colleagues within Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction and project controls was essential so that Logistics informed, influenced and shaped project design and execution. Get an appreciation of how external bodies including 3PLs, heavy lift providers, suppliers, subcontractors, and government agencies, both national and international also need to be included. 

Scott’s vast experience that made him the right person for this enormous challenge includes conceptual work leading the RAF’s Logistics capability development, operational delivery as Head of the Air Transport Operations Centre in Afghanistan for over a year, as well as commercial leadership roles in areas as diverse as Amazon Operations, operations management in the luxury retail sector and Sotheby’s (the fine art auction house) end-to-end logistics service delivery including inbound logistics, customs clearance, inventory management, travelling exhibitions, and order fulfilment (including export licensing). We will see how all of these contributed to his most recent successes in the sustainability sector.

As usual with Thames Valley Group events, afterwards attendees are warmly invited to continue the evening with informal discussion and networking at the pub opposite the venue.

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When: 19 November 2024, 11:30 - 12:20
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Kirsten Tisdale FCILT, Director – logistics consulting, Aricia Limited 



As the retail and logistics sectors gear up for Black Friday and peak, Kirsten will take her usual fact-oriented approach to sharing insights about the retail logistics market from various official and industry sources. The presentation will include graphs & statistics about warehousing & transport, the economy in general, retail & ecommerce.



Kirsten is a Fellow of CILT(UK) and an active member, participating in the steering groups for both Women in Logistics and the Retail Logistics Forum. Kirsten’s career in logistics has included operations, business development, HO roles and consulting, establishing Aricia Limited in 2001 - Kirsten now works with corporate clients who are planning change in their logistics infrastructure and operations, helping them to develop concepts and put facts and figures around options.


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