Logistics and Supply Chain Showcase: University of Essex
Event details
Virtual
Free event
Past dates
- Wed Jul 14th 2021 | 10:00 am till 12:30 pm
Join the University of Essex for a showcase event bringing together academics, leading industry representatives and innovators to discuss leadership, change and innovation in logistics and supply chain management across different sectors. Come and hear about the nature and scale of the opportunity in the East of England through the development of Freeports, how to lead and drive forward strategic change during these unpredictable times, and how University expertise and an enabling funding landscape can support collaboration.
Schedule:
Jul 14 10:00AM–10:05AM · Stage
Welcome and Introduction from the Chair – Professor Niraj Kumar
Jul 14 10:05AM–10:20AM · Stage
Thames Freeport presentation by Alan Shaoul
Jul 14 10:20AM–10:30AM · Stage
LEAD: ‘Thank you for Managerially Distancing’: Leadership in the COVID crisis by Dr. James Fowler
This talk looks at the challenges to different forms of leadership and management in the workplace and examines one way of reconceptualising to better fit current times.
Jul 14 10:30AM–10:45AM · Stage
CHANGE: Implement Strategic Change in a Logistics Company: Complex Contingencies by Prof M. Allen, Dr S. Bhankaraully and KTP associate J. Arrowsmith
Changing a firm’s strategic priorities requires altering work routine, adapting employees’ skills and re-marketing the firm. How do firms ensure that these changes occur systemically and coherently? Successful change is likely to require commitment and dedicated change agents.
Jul 14 10:45AM–11:00AM · Stage
CHANGE: External and strategic factors driving change in the logistics industry with Trevor Scott
A look at how external factors like Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic drove change out of necessity and how data, especially related to technology and sustainability, is the driver to providing more visibility to implement the strategic requirements for the industry.
Jul 14 11:00AM–11:15AM · Stage
Panel Q&A
Jul 14 11:15AM–11:25AM · Stage
Break: Grab a refreshment and re-join the second part of the event
Jul 14 11:25AM–11:35AM · Stage
INNOVATE: Improving routing efficiency in Attended Home Delivery via order forecasting and dynamic pricing by Dr. Xinan Yang
Online retailing has started to take higher and higher share in grocers’ revenue, while the Attended Home Delivery (AHD), which aims to fulfil customer orders during pre-agreed time slots, is one of the most costing and polluting sections of the logistics chain. This work proposes a joint approach of revenue management and forecasting through dynamic vehicle routing to balance the time slotted delivery demands so as to improve the fulfilment efficiency.
Jul 14 11:35AM–11:45AM · Stage
INNOVATE: Digitalisation for sustainable logistics with Michele Tedaldi
Jul 14 11:45AM–11:50AM · Stage
Opportunities to work with University of Essex with Rob Walker
Jul 14 11:50AM–12:00PM · Stage
Panel Q&A
Jul 14 12:00PM–12:30PM · Sessions
Networking and close