This essential event will bring together 200+ supply chain experts for two-days of thought provoking learnings. This exciting Summit will deliver critical business insights and showcase innovations that will help drive your operations. Understand how to improve flexibility and agility in your supply chain to drive efficiency and productivity.

With all retailers grappling with the current economic climate, the supply chain is expected to continuously squeeze its cost and take the burden of rising commodity prices. The Summit is an opportunity to discuss, debate and share knowledge about the most effective cost saving methods with your peers.

Supply chain professionals are under constant pressure to deliver an agile and dynamic supply operation that delivers an optimal cost service balance, across numerous territories and channels. Learn about practical strategies that will hone your end-to-end operations to enhance profitability and flexibility.  

Over 15 hours of cutting edge content will be delivered through interactive roundtables, plenary session, master-classes and keynote presentations. The UK’s leading retailers, specialists and experts will provide exclusive and invaluable insight into the best supply chain practise. The conference offers an unrivalled opportunity to network with peers, explore common challenges and develop lasting business relationships.

Following extensive research with leading retailers, including ASOS, Walmart, Tesco, Carrefour, Koton, Starbucks, World Duty Free and Marks and Spencer the cutting edge, industry-led programme is designed to tackle crucial challenges facing your business, including:

Multichannel and ecommerce – explore the challenges and gain practical solutions to running a multichannel, multi geography supply chain operation

Inventory reduction – streamlining your inventory operations to reduce safety stock and loss of profit. Striking the best cost service balance to ensure the optimum amount of stock.

Creating flexibility and agility – improving structural agility to respond to unforeseen setbacks. Maximising operation to maximise availability and maximise sales

Collaboration – developing collaborative partnership with suppliers, 3PL’s and retailers to drive down costs. Explore the benefits and meet with potential partners

International expansion – as retailers are looking to expand internationally, understand the impact this is having on the supply chain and the most effective methods to overcome the challenges this poses