Working together to fulfil consumer wishes better, faster, at less cost and in a sustainable way
ECR Ireland Supply Chain Workgroup
as at Thursday 22nd November 2014 at ECR Ireland
Attendees
Working together to fulfil consumer wishes better, faster, at less cost and in a sustainable way
1. Tony Harris, MRPI
2. Alastair McIlroy, Coca-Cola
3. Brian Sexton, Heineken
4. Gerard Gaffney, Allied Foods
5. Michael Brannigan, PRL Logistics
6. Joanne Hilton, Wincanton Logistics
7. Alan Overton, Wincanton Logistics
8. Sile Jio, ECR Ireland
9. Declan Carolan, ECR Ireland
Working together to fulfil consumer wishes better, faster, at less cost and in a sustainable way
1. Welcome
· Declan welcomed Alastair, Tony, Joanne and Alan to their first meeting.
· Declan noted that the high level of apologies was attributed to a busy time of the year for Supply Chain Managers.
2. Supply Chain developments
· Declan discussed the latest UK & European supply chain trends including
o McKinsey 2020 future supply chain focussing on industry collaborative warehousing & distribution initiatives.
o Digital supply chains
o Omni-Channel supply chains
3. Supply Chain Summit – Action for 2015
· Objectives for 2015 Summit
o Focus on Digital Supply Chain
o Maintain Awards – To recognise supply chain excellence.
o Relevance to “Commercial”
o Increasedattendance by delegates & exhibitors.
o UK Supply Chain experts & Supply Chain Directors in attendance.
o Irish case studies / Irish collaboration case studies / Irish supply chain research
4. Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
· AECOM highlighted the pending crisis re shortage of truck drivers and warehouse operatives from now until 2020
· Skills Shortages to be placed on the agenda for Q2 2015
· Joanne to report on Wincanton UK activity re truck driver shortages.
5. Promotions Forecasting Project
· Declan to give Go/No Go decision re retailer participation.
6. Supply Chain Mentoring Initiative
· Declan to give Go / No Go decision
7. Speed Networking
· A speed networking event to identify opportunities for empty truck routes to be scheduled for February 2015.