Logistics Bureau - Management Consultants
Free Supply Chain and Logistics Seminars
2011 will be bigger and better than ever. Make sure you don't miss out............
Logistics Bureau has for a number of years, provided free breakfast seminars to customers that offer tremendous value through the information and discussion provided.
These events have recently been opened up to allow a broader participation and are now promoted via industry associations and here on our own website.
Logistics Bureau's Big Breakfasts (complimentary seminars) are held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Bangkok Ho Chi Minh City and elsewhere. They are very popular for senior executives as well as supply chain industry professionals.
Make sure you register early as these seminars get booked out fast and typically attract over 100 senior executives.
Next Dates are: Melbourne 29th November 2011 and Sydney 1st December 2011
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New Format Events for 2011 ... More Events ... Bigger Events .. Even More Value
Our program for 2011 is being totally redesigned to offer our guests even more fantastic value.
We will now be offering more and larger events. Logistics Bureau clients will be offered greater value and benefits, whilst at the same time these free events will also be opened up to much broader participation.
Dates and invitations will be circulated soon. Better to register now to make sure you receive your invitation.
1 - For Logistics Bureau 'Gold' Clients - Invitation Only Breakfasts
A more intimate breakfast event at our familiar quality venues, that will allow the presentation and debate of a range of topical and pressing Supply Chain and Logistics issues.
This will be by invitation only and limited to 25-30 guests.
Breakfast guests will also be offered registration to the half day seminar that follows.
2 - For a Broader Industry Audience - Half Day Free Seminars
To be run on the same dates and at the same venues as our 'Gold Client' breakfasts, we will also provide an extended 'half day' free seminar.
This will allow a greater depth and breadth of information to be shared with our guests as well as provide an opportunity for many more guests to attend.
These events will be open to the broader industry community with up to 200 places available, but will of course still require registration to secure a place.
3 - And .... Additional One off Events
We will also be providing a range of one-off events throughout the year for specific industry groups and to tackle specific industry challenges.
The first event is likely to focus on the challenges of remote area Supply Chain management.
Watch out for advertising promoting these events in your industry sector.
For details of our events in Asia, have a look at Logistics Bureau Asia's Coffee House Seminars.
With Logistics Bureau's commitment to creating sustainable commercial returns through Supply Chain improvement, the breakfasts are rich with significant information together with turn-key solutions and are presented in an informative and entertaining manner. In fact the Logistics Bureau team have earned quite a reputation for surprises and innovation.
Sample feedback from guests at our our recent events: more feedback below
"What you did was simply terrific"
"I thought your work was brilliant"
"There is always something to learn at your events, and today was no exception"
"I can tell you that your presentation ranked up there with anything I have seen anywhere -- eg USA logistics convention".
"A complex issue, explained in simple terms, that even I could understand"
"Once again, you hit the nail right on the head, and I learnt some valuable tips"
"Really enjoyed the Outsourcing role play yesterday in the Four Seasons""Excellent, great fun and I really learnt a lot too"!
View Past Logistics Bureau Breakfast Seminar Topics Here
Future Breakfast Seminar Topics Under Consideration
The essentials of Sales & Operations Planning - The Big Beer Game
Many companies in recent years have embarked on expensive implementations and upgrades of sales and operations planning (S&OP) IT systems. For most businesses involved in manufacturing, distribution and retail a rigorous S&OP process has become essential.
There are many companies however, including large multi nationals, that have yet to grasp the importance and the potential benefits of formalised S&OP processes. For those companies that have yet to implement S&OP, the potential benefits could be as great as a reduction in inventory of 30% and an increase in sales of 20%. All of this gained through improved inventory management alone.
The sad fact is……that sound S&OP disciplines do not necessarily require multi million dollar IT investments. For many companies, simple process improvements can reap huge rewards.
Based on the famous Beer Game, Logistics Bureau's S&OP specialists invite you to be part of the Big Beer Game!
The fundamentals of S&OP will be demonstrated using the Beer Game, but with everyone attending taking part! Come along, enjoy the fun and learn about S&OP.
To register for a complimentary guest pass to this Logistics Bureau Big Breakfast near you, just register your details at the form on the top right of this page.
Location, Location, Location - Designing Distribution Networks - An Interactive Case Study
We are constantly told by Real Estate companies that the three most important elements of any real estate purchase are location, location, location. But does this really hold true for industrial real estate and in particular distribution centres (DCs) and warehouses? Maybe. But there are many factors to consider when selecting the location for new distribution centres or warehouses.
Logistics Bureau specialists will take you through the journey of site selection, using a case study scenario, with a difference!
Our seminar guests will be formed into teams, each with a Logistics Bureau specialist on hand to guide them. Each team will compete to select the most logical and cost effective site location for a new Distribution Centre. The results from each team will be processed through a Supply Chain optimisation tool so as to cost each option in terms of inbound transport costs, warehouse costs and customer delivery costs. The team with the site that generates the lowest cost will win a prize.
The event will close with a summary presentation on the key drivers of site selection.
To register for a complimentary guest pass to this Logistics Bureau Big Breakfast near you, just register your details at the top right of this page.
Read an article on this topic here: Warehouse Location.
Previous Breakfast Seminar Topics
Riding out the Storm - Reduce Costs and Improve Sales
With the global financial crisis now upon us, many businesses will face significant challenges to merely maintain their market positions. At times like this 'knee jerk' reactions often emerge that not only make the current situation worse but damage the companies future prosperity.
Taking a 'glass half full' approach, this breakfast seminar will lead attendees through a simple 5 point plan that will provide a solid foundation for any Supply Chain to ride out the current situation.
Based on hundreds of case studies and experience across many industries and countries, the Logistics Bureau 5 point plan will cover:
- Situation Analysis. How to rapidly gain a clear picture of the existing Supply Chain and its primary cost and service drivers.
- Opportunity Review. Through simple benchmarking techniques, how to quickly establish the greatest areas of opportunity and risk.
- Cost Reduction Strategies. Suggested techniques and key areas to target for easy cost reduction, without sub optimisation risk.
- Boosting Sales. How to leverage Supply Chain capability to actually improve sales and the bottom line.
- Tracking Performance. How to better track your Supply Chain performance to guide ongoing improvement.
To register for a complimentary guest pass to this Logistics Bureau Big Breakfast near you, just register your details at the top right of this page.
Logistics Outsourcing – Avoiding Disaster!
Logistics Outsourcing has been adopted by over 80% of companies and for most, can deliver significant benefits. But the path to successful outsourcing is not always an easy one, for either party! Logistics Bureau staff have experience in the facilitation of over 100 Logistics Outsourcing contracts and would like to take this opportunity to share some of the tips and traps to watch out for.
In the style of the TV programme ‘Air Crash Investigations’, senior Logistics Bureau staff will take you on a journey through an outsourcing process that went horribly wrong (1). The presentation will reconstruct the events and actions, by all parties involved, that led to this outsourcing ‘disaster’, highlighting what should have taken place to support a successful outcome.
(1). Please note that the events and persons portrayed in this presentation have been constructed from considerable experience in the things that can go wrong, in order to create a condensed ‘worst case’ scenario as a useful learning aid. It does not represent a specific company!
“Gosford to Guandong” - Offshore Sourcing….it’s not all plain Sailing !
A short 3 act play, in English and Mandarin (with sub titles)
Introduced and narrated by Rob O’Byrne.
BHT Pty limited, a $4 billion Australian company, has embarked on a strategy of outsourcing manufacturing to China. Chen Lee Manufacturing (CLM), based in Guandong, has been their manufacturing partner now for 12 months.
We turn the clock back over 12 months, and take a ‘fly on the wall’ peek into the board rooms of both BHT and CLM, as the ‘offshoring’ relationship is conceived, negotiated and implemented. Through the barriers of culture, language and mis aligned expectations, we gain an insight into the real cost/benefits of offshoring and the many hurdles that can lie in wait for the unwary.
Great fun and very informative……not to be missed.
"GAIN INSIGHTS INTO YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN"
Topic overviews
Three things a successful business must know about their supply chain- presented by Rob O'Byrne- Managing Director - Logistics Bureau (Australia)
Rob will review "where to look", and "what to look for" to achieve high return opportunities with a low investment and risk adverse approach for your firm's supply chain. Focus areas include:
Are you as good as you think - Benchmarking is more than just the numbers! presented by Artie Leslie- Managing Director - Benchmarking Success
How do you know that the strategy you have set will differentiate you from your competitors and excite customers? Artie will show you how the benchmarking piece of the supply chain strategy jigsaw will provide this insight. The benchmarking framework incorporates KPIs and the pursuit of a world class supply chain.
Are you a business or a charity? presented by Colin Airdrie- Managing Director - Logistics Bureau Asia
Colin examines the phenomena whereby companies actually pay to service the customers or sell products which have a negative margin without knowing it.
To register for a complimentary guest pass to the next Logistics Bureau Big Breakfast near you, just register your details at the top right of this page.
Customer Feedback from our Breakfast Seminars
"I thought today was excellent. Many thanks for including me"
"Outstandingly always"
"Thanks for the breakfast today. As always the presentation was both informative and enjoyable"
"Unfortunately, we were so entertained we failed to take down any notes and while we remembered quite a lot of good ideas, could we please get the slide presentation"?
"My team and I particularly enjoyed your presentation this morning, it was especially entertaining to look at it in the dual perspective running through the
story"
"Please let me personally congratulate you on a very entertaining and well put together presentation. It was most enjoyable as it was interesting and to the point. Certainly an excellent way to get the message across to all present"
"What a great presentation concept......what's next"?
"Really enjoyable and well prepared presentation as well as a great networking opportunity"
"Thanks guys, nice acting, all with an enlightening message".\
"All your seminars have been informative and valuable however the last play acting differently held the attention of the whole audience for the entire seminar"!
"Great forum to get practical advice on supply chain improvement methodologies and to meet like minded people"
"I found that the presentation was very good and the the topics covered were well outlined and informative"
Seminar Registration
If you have not been to one our our free Breakfast Seminars yet, just register your details at the top right of this page.
Terms & Conditions of Registration
- Whilst we would hope this never occurs, Logistics Bureau reserves the right to make changes to the date, venue and topic if circumstances demand.
- Whilst every attempt will be made to accommodate all those who register, if venue capacity is exceeded, Logistics Bureau will allocate places to Logistics Bureau customers first.
- Given the degree and value of Intellectual Property shared with our guests at these events, Logistics Bureau reserves the right to refuse registration to direct competitors.
- If registrations exceed venue capacity it may be necessary to limit registrations to two people per organisation.
- Where guests routinely register for events but fail to attend, they may be deleted from our guest list.
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