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SCLAA Board meets for annual Strategic Planning Meeting - 15 March 2021 in Sydney L-R: Prof Ben Fahimnia, Fran de Klerk (Secretariat), Joshua Holmes (Chair), Samantha Martin-Williams, Mark Healing, Omer Soker (Faciliator), Stephen Lakey, Sue Tomic (Vice Chair), Jason Mann, Cam Tran and Don Nardella. Joined online (not pictured): Kyle Rogers and Amanda Cech
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SCLAA National Vice Chair - Sue Tomic Sue Tomic is Director/Principal Consultant for Chain Consulting Services, based in Sydney Appointed to the Board in 2019, Sue is currently SCLAA Vice Chair and Treasurer.
The first quarter of 2021 has certainly been a very lively one and I am proud to say that much has been achieved. A significant part of the organisation’s focus has been directed to resurrecting in person events across the country as Covid restrictions eased. This has been very much welcomed by our member base and industry at large with over 540 attendees across 8 events in the last three months. Not to take away from our online informative webinars, which also attracted over 585 registrations to end April and were provided free of charge to all members! During the first quarter, following on from our AGM and the increased appointment of new Independent Directors, the Board turned its attention to reviewing short and medium term goals. The task required a dedicated Strategy day of deliberation and lively debate, in order to review prior objectives, and formulate the Strategic plan for the next 3 years. I would like to offer a heartfelt thanks to all Directors who gave up considerable time in the preparation for the meeting and at the “Strategic Saturday” held last month. Your continuing passion and dedication to the SCLAA drives the successful initiatives launched to date and will ensure the continued growth and success of the Association. At the same time, we have been working on the formation of
2021 Committees and consolidation of scopes and purpose to achieve set goals. I am pleased to say, these have been very well supported, with varied representation from State Presidents and Divisional Committee members. The Board has, and continues to, work on a number of other activities which will increase SCLAA’s profile and member benefits. One key task identified, is the updating of the SCLAA website. There is some major work to be done on this site in order to get it to a level that is acceptable to our members in order to extract the best value/use possible. This will be achieved and much foundation work is already complete, however there continues to be an awful lot of work behind the scenes in order to get to where we want to be in terms of search engine optimization and the look and feel of the site. So, stay close to the website you will begin to see the results later this year and early next year. We also have to continue with our marketing strategies and their implementation in order to not only maintain pace with our competitors, but continue to exceed them. We will achieve our goals but, in order to do so it will take a great deal of patience from you, our members (with an ounce of help also) and a large amount of support from our National Business Partners.
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We have also formed the 2021 Awards Event & Judging Committees, and I can confirm that the 2021 ASCL Awards Gala Dinner will be held at the Crown Hotel in Melbourne on 26 November. This year as we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the ASCL Awards will be extra special with some new Award categories announced. Recognition and the showcasing of leading-edge organisations as well as
the individual achievements of Professionals in the Supply Chain Industry, has never been more important. So, there are exciting times ahead for all involved. Watch this space!
Sue Tomic Vice Chair, SCLAA
Working Group - Strategic Planning Meeting - 15 March 2021 in Sydney L-R (back) Prof Ben Fahimnia, Brendon Budiman (Research student, University of Sydney), Stephen Lakey, Joshua Holmes, Omer Soker (Facilitator). Front: Cam Tran and Samantha Martin Williams.
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Call for Submissions Now Open 2021 AWARD CATEGORIES Automation, Robotics or Emerging Technology Inaugural Award 2021
Environmental Excellence Award Inaugural Award 1966. Dedicated to Mr Ken Pike
Future Leaders Award Inaugural Award 2009. Dedicated to Vince Aisthorpe
Industry Excellence Award Inaugural Award 1987. Dedicated to Mike Munns, FAIMM
International Supply Chain Award Inaugural Award 2016
Big Data, IT & Business Intelligence Award Inaugural Award 2021
Start-up Award Inaugural Award 2021
Supply Chain Management Award Inaugural Award 1984. Dedicated to Doug Beattie
Training, Education & Development Award Inaugural Award 2002. Dedicated to the late Professor Peter Gilmour
Submissions close: 17 September 2021 Finalists to be announced: 6 October 2021 Winners Announced at the 2021 ASCL Awards Gala Dinner: 26 November 2021
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2021 ASCL Award Categories ASCL Industry Excellence Award
ASCL Future Leaders Award
Prestigious Industry award presented to an outstanding individual who has had an impact across the industry or an impact benefitting the industry as a whole and/or across time.
This award provides an incentive and recognition to an outstanding Supply Chain Industry Future Leader and to encourage and support leadership across the industry.
Dedicated to Mike Munns, FAIMM Award Inaugurated 1987
Dedicated to Vince Aisthorpe Award inaugurated 2009
Criteria:
• Must be an Australian resident • Achievement that has provided change, improvement, education, support, development, implementation or significant results that has bettered their own or general supply chains or the industry as a whole.
ASCL Supply Chain Management Award Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. This award recognises an organisation that can demonstrate significant achievement or improvement within a section or across their entire supply chain. Dedicated to Doug Beattie Award inaugurated 1984
Criteria:
• Must be an Organisation or Company not an individual - open to all industries. • Nominees should be able to clearly state the design and achieved results of the project or process envisaged and then implemented. • Must be a general measurable improvement of the entire Supply Chain or a part thereof.
To make your online submission, click here
Criteria:
Any person under the age of 30 that has shown proven commitment to learn and gain knowledge and has applied their achieved skills to deliver improvements within their supply chain field. Particular attention will be given by the judges where nominees have been encouraged and able to use new techniques, technology or developed new processes.
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2021 ASCL Award Categories ASCL Automation, Robotics or Emerging Technology Award
ASCL International Supply Chain Award
The supply chain world is changing quickly and physical technology is making a huge impact. This inaugural award recognises that, in addition to data management, significant impacts are occurring through devices, robotics, automation, wearables and other emerging physical technologies. Award inaugurated 2021
In recognition of global supply chains, the ASCL International Supply Chain Award is given to a Company, Institution or an Individual that operates internationally. Either: an Australian entity with international impact; an international entity with impact on the supply chain industry in Australia; or an Australian company impacting supply chain internationally. Award inaugurated 2016
Criteria • Open to organisations who have implemented or who consult on, or implement, emerging technologies to improve supply chains or an aspect of the supply chain. • Outline the business issue that was addressed. • Demonstrate how this was implemented and the measurable impact of that change.
Criteria
• Must demonstrate impact on Australian supply chains, or the expansion of ideas, products, systems or processes from Australia to overseas markets. • Can be an individual or organisation. • Must have an international aspect to the submission under definition.
ASCL Training, Education & Development Award
ASCL Environmental Excellence Award
Training, education and development remains a vital part of allowing knowledge to be utilised for new ideas and supply chain improvements to be discovered and then implemented This award will be presented to a company that can best demonstrate their commitment, application and results of providing training, education and development of their people. Dedicated to the late Professor Peter Gilmour Award Inaugurated 2002
The ASCL Environmental Excellence Award recognises corporate leadership or projects within our industry contributing to environmental corporate responsibility, the circular economy and/or protecting the environment. Dedicated to Mr Ken Pike Award inaugurated 1966
Criteria • Open to all training, education and development initiatives where benefits to the company and/or employees is demonstrable (In the case of training bodies or Academic institutions, impact on the industry as a whole will be considered). • Must demonstrate commitment to, investment in or active ongoing development of supply chain industry participants.
Criteria • Must be able to demonstrate leadership towards environmental goals or a project relating to the improvement of the environment. • Must be a measurable result(s) • A service or initiative that clearly contributes to sustainability through a change in processes, or reduction or re-use in energy, waste, materials or natural resources.
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2021 ASCL Award Categories ASCL Big Data, IT & Business Intelligence (BI) Award
ASCL Logistics Management Award
This Award focuses on digital innovations that improves or offers a new way of delivering value to the supply chain using Big Data , IT and BI. Award nominees will demonstrate where applying use of existing or new digital technologies, methodologies or frameworks have provided significant improvements to their management of information and/or their supply chain processes. Award inaugrated 2021
The recipient of this Award may stem from nominees for any of the other SCLAA awards, at the judges’ discretion, where the demonstrated achievement, improvement or results have required a logistical approach to improvement or major change to their logistics management.
Criteria • Must be a software, data, application or systems improvement. • Must explain the issue being addressed. • Nominees will demonstrate where the use of Big Data, IT, BI or data-driven systems have significantly impacted their IT management and/or their supply chain processes.
Award inaugurated 2016 The winner of this Award can be an individual or organisation working or operating in Australia. The receipient of this award is nominated by the Judging panel, the SCLAA Board or can be selected from any of the submissions. The nominees will be judged on their domonstration of a clear application of Logistics improvement that is unique, innovative or reforming to the organisation or the industry.
New 2021 ASCL Award Categories
ASCL Start-up Award ASCL recognises that any start-up company faces a tough road. This award recognises those tenacious individuals and companies who push through from inception to success. Award inaugurated 2021
Criteria • Open to all industries related to supply chain and can be from any sector servicing the supply chain. • Must be under 5yrs old as a registered entity. • Must have essentially started the business/service/ company from scratch (i.e. not inherited or purchased an ongoing business).
To make your online submission, click here
ASCL Big Data, IT & Business Intelligence (BI) Award ASCL Automation, Robotics or Emerging Technology Award ASCL Start-up Award The ASCL Information Technology and Management Award was inaugrated in 1994 and was dedicated to the late Len Smith FAIMM. Two of the new Awards to be inaugrated 2021, Big Data, IT & Business Intelligence (BI) Award and Automation, Robotics or Emerging Technology Award are in place of the Information Technology & Management Award.
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David Doherty OAM is a past President and Life Member of the SCLAA and a highly regarded logistician. Send your Straight Talk feedback and comments to davdoh1@optusnet.com.au
Straight Talking - David Doherty OAM Having been responsible some years ago for inventory management, procurement, storage, and distribution of mass immunisation vaccines for the Commonwealth I immediately foresaw potential difficulties with Covid Vaccine distribution and ultimate delivery. Ultra-cold chain management, specialised equipment requirements at inexperienced sites, training processes, and unproven untested people did not bode well. Sometimes experience can be unbelievably valuable. So, I messaged the Federal Minister for Health to suggest a management approach for effective distribution. I received an answer from one of his worthy Assistants thanking me, but no action indicated. Let me be clear I was not suggesting I should be involved personally. It is unfortunate that the eventual implemented program was flawed with disappointing consequences. I am not criticising the Federal Minister for Health. I believe he is committed to the best objectives and to effective processes. Seems to me the advice he received regarding the vaccination program was lacking. The debacle of the Vaccines distribution and delivery could have been averted. Corrective action now could still improve in a timely fashion the efficiency and effectiveness of this important programme. Are you going to get vaccinated? Do not hesitate. Get it soon. By the way do not forget the Influenza vaccine this year-well separated of course from Covid Vaccination. My betting is we may well see a resurgence of Influenza with a return 9
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to “normal post Covid gatherings”. I am fronting up next Friday to get the Jab! Stand by for a further report on the process flow and eventual injection delivery. Supply Chain and Logistics is still not able to command respect as a qualified profession. Various attempts over many years have tried to establish meaningful certification processes that would stand up to scrutiny. Good intentions in a number of Associations, (the latest being in ASCI), filled a partial space but Australia still lacks an industries wide/ professionally agreed across all relevant Associations, and employers and educators, a Certification/Qualification standard. The next generation of Supply Chain and Logistics practitioners/ professionals should demand that leaders of all relevant bodies collaborate to create the overdue Standards. What do we expect our Professionals to know, learn and experience in order to meet the requirements for employment and advancement? Doesn’t seem like such a big task to me if leaders have the courage and objectivity to do it. No one Association or Group should own the Standards and qualification process. It must be a collaborative. Do it now! The Suez Canal crises reminded me of the ever-present fragility of Supply Chains and Logistics. Scenario Planning must be a key element of business. I wonder how many scenarios in Australian businesses factored a possible Suez Canal Blockage into their framework. The world we live in now with rampaging technologies, fast travel, global and political interactions/disturbances, and such, presents a scope where imaginative Scenarios can become real without warning. Continuity is not a job for
next month or next year. It is a front of mind continuing responsibility requiring diligence and vigour. I was recently sitting in my car outside the Emergency Department of a Regional Hospital, waiting for my wife to complete an ultrasound. About 150 metres away at the other end of the Car Park a woman around 3o years of age suddenly appeared, two young girls In School Uniforms beside her, running flat out. Then I saw she was clutching a baby to her chest. The woman was a bit overweight, but she was giving this run everything she had. Flat out, gasping, kids at her side, baby in iron grip on her chest. Not a glance away from the task, they were bolting to the Emergency Room. As they neared the door the young girls got there first and opened it, and the Mum dashed through without even a pause. They had obviously done this before. I have no idea what the problem was but that Mum and her kids gave it every last bit of energy to get to the hope and help in the Hospital. I hope it worked out for them. My own eldest Son in his infant years was often taken to Hospital (usually around midnight) for life saving treatment. The Hospitals were frequently a source of hope and help for us. Support our Hospitals and the heroes who work there. We are fortunate in Australia to have such outstanding services available. Supply Chain people in Hospitals are especially important too. Charlie Chaplin said he liked to walk in the rain because he couldn’t feel or see his tears then. Namaste David Doherty OAM davdoh1@optusnet.com.au
SCLAA Welcomes New National Partner SCLAA Welcomes New National Partner - BlueParrott The SCLAA welcomes our newest National Partner, BlueParrott. As a not for profit Industry Association, run by members for members, our ability to support the SCLAA infrastructure and to expand is highly dependent on our National Partners. We ask all our members to support our valued National Partners where they can.
BlueParrott Overview BlueParrott; Engineered for superior communication in high-noise environments. We’re leaders in intelligent, noise cancelling audio solutions. When you engineer worldclass microphones, and combine them with unrivalled noise-cancelling technology, you get BlueParrott — headsets that deliver superior call quality in high-noise environments. For over 25 years, BlueParrott has served professional drivers and enterprise workers just like you. Building on the legacy of VXi’s expertise with mobile devices, our solutions are crafted to deliver the highest levels of noise cancellation, comfort and durability. Helping mobile, manufacturing and warehousing professionals stay connected, our BlueParrott line has long been the favourite of professional truck drivers and industrial users and is time-tested to meet the demands of any workplace. With headquarters in Dover, New Hampshire, our products are sold, supported and loved throughout the world. And even after all these years, we continue to be the #1 headset choice for professional drivers in North America. GN Audio – the owner of Jabra, a leading global brand in intelligent audio solutions acquired BlueParrott in October 2016. GN Audio is part of the GN Group. The GN Group, founded in 1869, operates in 100 countries and has 150 years’ experience in innovation and delivering reliability and ease of use. Today, GN employs 6,500 people, and is Nasdaq Copenhagen listed. GN makes life sound better.
www.blueparrott.com.au/
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SCLAA 2021 National Mentoring Program After the success of the 2020 National Mentoring Program, the SCLAA's 2021 National Mentoring Program has been launched.
Applications close on 14 May 2021 Looking to make a difference to your career as a supply chain professional or looking to mentor and inspire future leaders in supply chain? Be part of the SCLAA National Mentoring Program which runs from June to November 2021. Information and links for Mentor and Mentee have been sent out to all SCLAA members and industry contacts and are on the SCLAA website.
MENTEE APPLICATION
MENTOR APPLICATION
For more information on the SCLAA National Mentoring Program, click here... Any questions on the Program should be directed to your local State President: QLD
George.Hodgon@sclaa.com.au
NSW/ACT Cathy-Anne.Jones@sclaa.com.au VIC/TAS
Rakesh.Bandipelli@sclaa.com.au
SA/NT
Brett.McGowran@sclaa.com.au
WA
Brian.Lynn@sclaa.com.au
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Corporate Member News
TM Insight and XAct Solutions transform to become TMX Since joining forces in September last year, leading integrated supply chain and property firms, TM Insight and XAct Solutions, are now transforming to become TMX. Today the two firms are unveiling TMX – the new brand identity, values and look of the combined entity, which reflects the joint business’ leadership and innovation in the sector across the Asia-Pacific region. TM Insight and XAct Solutions have proud reputations as supply chain and property leaders, with both firms having over a decade of experience driving some of the largest supply chain and property transformations across the region. TMX brings together the expertise of both organisations under a new modern logo, visual identity and messaging and is a complete transformation of the former TM Insight and XAct Solutions brands, while celebrating the legacy of both businesses. The new TMX brand represents the business’ ability to provide more supply chain and property power, more on the ground expertise throughout Asia and more digital capabilities. Now under TMX, the business boasts more than 150 experts in supply chain, property, project management and ecommerce in more than seven countries across the Asia-Pacific region. “Supply chains are being more challenged than ever before with the rapid acceleration of ecommerce across the AsiaPacific region. Bringing together the top talent in transformation management gives us capabilities no other consultancy can offer. Together we have the expertise and knowledge organisations need to go further in today’s fast changing world,” says Travis Erridge, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of TMX. “With the significant amount of growth in ecommerce and supply chains that will continue for years to come, our clients want a fast and future-focused approach and that’s what TMX will give them,” he adds. This new brand comes off the back of TM Insight, backed by Next Capital, acquiring XAct Solutions in September 2020. From today, both businesses will be formally merged under TMX.
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ANSTO Automates Processes
ANSTO automates processes to bolster benefits for health and industry sectors “We included a drum inspection station, from which ANSTO will continue to accurately monitor drum characteristics. The entire system provides end-to-end traceability to optimise safety, tracking and efficiency,” said Mr Ryan. In addition to safety benefits, ANSTO’s new ASRS optimises use of available space by stacking pallets in a compact grid-like racking area, to make the best use of the available footprint of the site. Swisslog’s ASRS is seamlessly integrated with ANSTO’s Warehouse Control System (WCS) to provide receipt and inspection timestamp tracking (such as compliance to pallet, weight dimensions and auto-receipt), zoning, accurate reporting, and an intuitive interface with the host system. Swisslog’s automation solution for ANSTO’s government nuclear research facility delivers a range of safety and efficiency benefits, makes optimal use of available space, and provides end-to-end stock traceability.
ANSTO, which produces nuclear medicine vital to the Australian health industry and undertakes research critical to many other industries, is now using a new Swisslog automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS). The Federal Government campus in Lucas Heights, NSW, about 40km south of the Sydney CBD, will utilise Swisslog’s advanced and proven technology to safely move 200 litre drums of low level contact handled radioactive waste. The waste will be transported through a combination of conveyors, pallets (including 908 individual pallet locations), racking, and Swisslog’s S12 Vectura crane. ANSTO conducts some of Australia’s most important national scientific research and operates much of Australia’s landmark and national infrastructure, including one of the world’s most modern nuclear research reactors, OPAL.
Paula Berghofer, General Manager, Waste Management Services, ANSTO, says that in order to optimise safety and ensure the responsible, traceable management of radioactive waste at the facility, “the drums will be inspected periodically, and radiation levels will continue to be monitored. These drums will be housed in the ASRS and then will be processed through a super-compactor into over packs. It is intended that they would eventually be destined for Australia’s National Radioactive Waste Management Facility once it is established.” ANSTO manages radioactive waste safely and in accordance with all standards set by several regulators including the independent nuclear regulator, ARPANSA. Vectura crane technology Swisslog’s proven Vectura crane technology is a multitalented and energy efficient high bay warehouse pallet stacker crane used in more than 2,000 customer projects globally.
“The technology solution for ANSTO has a number of additional safety benefits, specifically designed for this unique application,” says Swisslog Head of Sales and Consulting, Mr Sean Ryan
Swisslog’s modular Vectura cranes provide an efficient automated storage solution, with the capability to operate in a range of warehousing automation applications.
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Vectura cranes can perform equally well in temperatures as low as -30°C in a frozen food warehouse or in ambient environments as high as +50°C. Depending on the storage density and throughput requirements of a warehouse, it can handle one, two or more loads in single, double, triple and multi-deep layouts. In high buildings and where land space is limited, Vectura cranes operate at heights up to 50 meters. Vectura cranes are also a more sustainable technology, with up to 20%
lower energy consumption compared to traditional cranes, due to an innovative mast design and lighter crane weight. “Swisslog recently celebrated over 50 years of Vectura cranes. The technology – which has continuously improved over the decades – is one of the world’s most trusted ASRS solutions with nearly 4,000 individual cranes in use around the globe,” said Mr Ryan.
Watch the video of ANSTO’s solution in action
SAVE THE DATE Friday, 15 October 2020 22nd Annual SCLAA WA Peter Smith Memorial Golf Day 14
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WA Division
Brian Lynn - WA State President
Site Visits are back! Historically some of the most popular of the association's offerings SCLAA WA is rolling out of lockdown with several planned events.
to a similar audience in March on the sector’s post-COVID recovery.
These will start on 12th May with a visit to ARB's new WA distribution centres. One of the most recent success stories of the Australian automotive sector, ARB has made its name through the quality of its products, ranging from camping accessories, through canopies to bull bars and suspension. This will be closely followed in June with a trip to Sigma Pharmaceutical’s semi-automated warehouse in Canning Vale. Sigma features a Dematic automatic storage and retrieval system. Dematic is a market leader in this technology and is an SCLAA National Partner. This is a rare opportunity to view such technology in WA, and to learn about the business benefits that it delivers. Plans for the rest of the year include further site visits and audiences with guest speakers, and the Peter Smith Annual Memorial Golf Day, pencilled in for Friday 15th October, always a popular, fun event that’s always great for both networking and friendly competition. Also in the early stages of planning is the WA Transport and Logistics Awards, a much-loved event of the recent past that has been a brilliant energiser for the sector in the west, as well as a springboard for the progression of finalists to the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards as and for their careers.
Blair Pierson's ECU lecture
The association’s members were also recently invited to a workplace safety focused meet and greet at the Camfield sponsored by EMP Online, a generous recent National Partner of the association and a sponsor of the local Golf Day. The SCLAA looks forward to ongoing collaboration with EMP.
The Golf Day and Awards events also offer excellent opportunities for the exposure of organisations to the market through sponsorship. Please contact the association for more details of the available sponsorship opportunities. In the past couple of months, members of the local association have been able to benefit from an excellent array of SCLAA webinars, all spanning state boundaries by allowing participants from across the nation. This program will be an ongoing part of the association’s offering. Also recently launched is the SCLAA’s 2021 Mentoring program. Last year this proved extremely popular with both mentors and mentees, with at least one participant securing a new role through involvement in the program. Watch SCLAA communications for more details of how to join the program as a mentor or mentee. Locally collaboration has been strong in the first part of 2021, particularly with Edith Cowan University. As recently as 22nd April, Blair Pierson, a local committee member and data analysis expert, and Brian Lynn presented to an audience of post graduate students. Brian also presented
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EMP Get Together
Last but just as importantly, don’t forget the educational and career development opportunities that involvement with the SCLAA state committees provides. To take advantage of such opportunities, contact the association or your local president. Brian Lynn WA State President Brian.lynn@sclaa.com.au
SCLAA WA Off Road Excellence A Site Visit to ARB's New WA Distribution Centre Wednesday, 12 May 2021 Join the SCLAA and Alister Milligan, ARB’s WA Operations Manager, for a guided tour of a fit-for-purpose, medium-sized enterprise DC.
Open to Members and Non-members. Date:
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Time:
7.00am to 8.30am
REGISTER NOW
Venue: ARB, Temperley Close, Welshpool Cost:
Members - $15
Non-members - $30
Limited on site parking is available, together with additional street parking.
Limited spaces available
Please Note: Attendees to wear enclosed shoes and high visibility clothing. ARB is the Australian Market Leader in the 4WD Accessories industry. In December 2019 it transitioned from its cramped WA Distribution Centre in Canning Vale to a custom built facility in Welshpool. As well as being a state DC the site also paints and assembles 4WD Canopies and Bull Bars for fitment at its extensive network of branches, dealerships and wholesalers. Join the tour and hear more about how ARB handled the challenges of moving a state DC with minimal sales disruption and is responding to the COVID induced surge in demand for off roading products.
Registrations close on 7 May 2021
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SA/NT Division Brett McGowran - SA/NT State President The first quarter of 2021 has been full throttle for SCLAA in our SA/NT region. We closed 2020 with Amanda Cech (new Director) and myself (new State President) reviewing our membership base and reaching out to make first connection with the existing members. We also drafted plans for what we wanted 2021 to look like and spent our Christmas break considering how we would return and mobilise these ideas. This early preparation saw us hit the ground full throttle. On the 15th January we held an event at the British Hotel in Adelaide and invited all existing members and those interested to become members to a “re-launch dinner”. It was a great night with seventeen people attending to enjoy great food and some relaxing drinks. The hotel was so accommodating for us, especially on the back of tight Covid19 restrictions and a busy Christmas period. The group considered the event a huge success and unanimously agreed we would be back. February saw Amanda and I sharpening our axe, polishing our plan and working to secure the exciting events we were hoping for during 2021. Then in March, back we went to the British Hotel to form the new committee. It was another wonderful night where we not only enjoyed more good food and wine, but we laid out our plans and worked with many fresh members to define the committee and agree how we would support each other on this new and exciting journey. Our membership base was excited to bring in new corporate memberships from The Australian Institute of Business, Coke Cola and Schneider Electric. We also had new members coming from the University of South Australia, Thomas
Foods, Kerry Ingredients, APP Corporation and Babcock Engineering. Bringing rich insights from diverse industries. Membership had doubled in 3 months. Things were already coming together for the region and our excitement continues to build. New relationships have formed and great ideas are flowing. We have started to investigate how we can work closer with universities and industry to create synergies that are just not there today. Watch this space … Then we launched our first event for 2021, which was a networking lunch and full site tour of the Schneider Electric manufacturing and distribution facility at Gepps Cross. The company hosted 28 people from across industry to showcase their 20,000 square metre plant and all the recent investments they have made towards sustainability, smart manufacturing and their state-ofthe-art workplace of the future. People were able to see robotics, automatic assembly, real-time monitoring and control of manufacturing processes, collaborative robots working side by side with operators and automatic guided vehicles delivering parts and kits to the manufacturing lines. Schneider also showcased its Lean Digital Systems where each manufacturing cell has full digital access to manufacturing control documents, quality systems and can provide real-time feedback into management systems. I think many people were able to take away valuable learnings and insights that could be applied inside their own businesses.
Brett McGowran, SA/NT State President brett.mcgowran@sclaa.com.au
SA/NT “Reloaded”: Attendees were Brett McGowrann, Amanda Cech, Michelle Faulkner, Mohsen Varsei , Ashley Brown, Craig Smithson, Andrew Romano, Juan Xu, Paula Rojas, Tanvi Gurha, Stephen McKee, Reza Memary, Sivaprakash Murugan, Dr Ethan Nikookar and Peter Button 17
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WEBINAR Supply Chain Health-Check: 4 things you should be reviewing after COVID-19 Wednesday, 12 May 2021 11.00am - 11.45am (AEST) COVID-19 caused unprecedented disruption and highlighted the importance of supply chain resilience, agility, and innovation. This webinar will walk you through the small things you can be doing from inside your business, to give your supply chain a health-check, and reduce your vulnerability to future disruption. Using data-driven insights, Nikki will cover 4 key areas to be reviewed during an internal healthcheck. 1. Warehouse management: ensuring effective plans are in place to avoid warehouse chaos. 2. Stock return requests: establishing how, when, and why goods are being returned. 3. Customer credit requests: tracking the requests you’re receiving, drilling down into the reasons why, and exploring how to combat them. 4. Contract management: ensuring your contractual obligations are being met by reviewing the contract management process. Showing practical examples from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Nikki Inglis will demonstrate key functionality in Dynamics, designed to support purchasing, inventory, warehousing and forecasting. Nikki will walk through opportunities for supply-chain automation, showing you ways to save time and money, and accelerate business growth. Who should attend: Supply chain professionals at SMEs Speaker: Nikki Inglis, BC Practice Lead, Clade Solutions With more than 20 years working in accountancy roles for companies like Coles and Wesfarmers, Nikki made the transition to ERP solution design and consulting 10 years ago. She’s since helped companies like BBQ Galore, Greening Australia, and Assembly Label to drive better business outcomes through digital supply chain transformation.
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NSW/ACT Division Cathy-Anne Jones - NSW/ACT State President March/April is ramping up and we are seeing a return to face to face events. Keep an eye out for our next Networking/Thought Leadership event on the 13th May in the City with Thought Leadership guest speaker, Ishan Galapathy, who will be stimulating thought around the four paradigm shifts that are required to start a successful journey to excellence – the path to improving productivity, performance and profitability, year-on-year. The Mentoring Program closes soon so get your applications in if you would like to be a Mentee or would like to offer your experience as a Mentor. We had great feedback last year from all participants. Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) NSW held its first face to face event in Sydney on 8th March to celebrate International Women’s Day 2021. Within the historic Cullen Building in Sydney University, surrounded by beautiful gardens, the event commenced with a glass of champagne and a panel of inspirational speakers sharing their triumphs and challenges during their career and life journeys. Cathy-Anne Jones NSW President opening the IWD event
April McElligott, Buyer at Fulton Market Group, SCLAA NSW Committee Secretary, expertly hosted the panel, with guests:
• Amy Bentley, Executive GM Logistics at CSR Limited • Natasha Makepeace, Logistics Manager at Reckitt Benckiser • Niki Skontos, Founder at eCom Logistics
Great take-out messages from each of the panellists: Amy: Challenges were spoken of as a positive to building resilience, which is necessary in people as well as organisations to navigate connection and adaptability. Natasha: Diversity in the workplace, like in life and nature, results in better outcomes overall. The organisations that encourage and embrace diversity within all levels were more innovative and successful. Niki: Niki found it easier to control and attain a work life balance by starting her own business. Looking back at a photo from 20 years ago, she contemplated what advice she would have given herself. The topics discussed epitomised challenges faced by all attendees - managing personal life choices with work and career aspirations. The Choose to Challenge tagline for this year’s IWD, applies, not only to individuals to achieve their own aspirations but to all businesses across all sectors, who have been forced to challenge their thinking and focus. As one of the panellists stated “People [are the greatest asset who, if nurtured and valued] result in great service and then follows profit.” We are also planning a High Tea Breakfast on the 2nd July at Parliament House so do please join us there – special guest speaker to be announced soon. Can’t help but reflect on how lucky we are to be in such a diverse and exciting industry. It is my honour to serve our members in an Association run by members for members, so if you would like to contribute or have any ideas you’d like to offer, please get in contact.
Cathy-Anne Jones, NSW/ACT State President cathy-anne.jones@sclaa.com.au
All three women told inspiring stories of their careers, experiences and challenges.
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SCLAA Director Sue Tomic, (standing) with NSW Committee members, April McElligott, Cathy-Anne Jones and Katie Walacavage
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After 5 City Networking Thought Leadership event Thursday, 13 May 2021 HKTDC proudly hosting the NSW SCLAA After 5 Networking event with keynote speaker, Ishan Galapathy. Date: Thursday, 13 May 2021 Venue: The Peak, Level 5, Hong Kong House 80 Druitt Street, Sydney, (cnr Druitt and York) Time: 5.00pm to 7.30pm Cost:
Kindly Sponsored by:
SCLAA Members - No charge Non Members - $20 HKTDC Guests - No charge City parking and close to all public tansport
Join us for drinks and professional networking in the City with Thought Leadership keynote speaker, Ishan Galapathy. Ishan will be stimulating our minds with The Four Essential Paradigm Shifts Required to Deliver Breakthrough Business Results. Ishan Galapathy BEng (UNSW), MBA, Six Sigma (Black Belt) Ishan is a productivity thought leader, author, speaker and mentor renowned for his simplified techniques. He has more than two decades’ experience with multinational companies within Asia Pacific. Through productivity improvement and frontline leadership development programs, Ishan helps manufacturing businesses move from Chaos to Excellence.™ The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, and an office here in Sydney covering Australia and New Zealand, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. HKTDC holds the annual Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference, 2 Nov 2021 – 3 Nov 2021.
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Queensland Division
George Hodgson - QLD State President
Well the first quarter of 2021 continues to reflect 2020, with the pandemic still causing much frustration and concern nationally with continued impacts on the logistics community, with COVID outbreaks and government restrictions now the new normal. However I have received positive comments, from Queensland members, on how many logistic businesses - be it transport, procurement, and warehousing are seeing an increase in business, which is of course welcome news. A common theme continues to be an increased level of understanding from the community on the importance of logistics and how important that continues to be, now and into the future. Vaccine logistics is a perfect case in point that highlights the complexities and challenges to rolling out different vaccines to the national community. I know from my perspective it does make it easier to explain to someone, the role I play in logistics using the vaccine rollout as a framework. So next time someone asks what do you do in logistics, consider using the pandemic as your example.
Photograhs from the Queensland Logistics Lounge "A conversation with Brad Jeavons - Excellence in Supply
SCLAA Qld Committee Member, Anna Chen, State
I am pleased to say that we will be holding our first logistics Lounge this year on the 22 April, with Brad Jeavons as our guest speaker. Brad has a wealth of knowledge in improving supply chains using Lean and Six Sigma techniques, and he will be providing us with some of his recent case studies on the night. We are also looking to hold another Logistics Lounge in May with HERE Technology, so stay tuned for details. I would like to welcome our new committee members, Papillion Gordon and Anna Chen. Both Papillion and Anna bring some excellent logistic perspectives and enthusiasm to the committee which will benefit our members. All committee positions are volunteer roles, and it is always great to see people who want to give back to the logistics community, so please say hi to Papillion and Anna at a future event.
SCLAA Qld State President, George Hodgson addressing attendees (right) with Brad Jeavons (left).
Finally, as we look towards our next financial year, I encourage you to renew your membership, when it is due, to ensure you have access to future events, the majority which are free if you are a member. Also if you have a colleague or friend interested in joining, let us know as we can provide a guest pass to a future event to help them decide. Stay safe, and I look forward to catching up at our next event. George Hodgson Queensland State President george.hodgson@sclaa.com.au Presenter, Brad Jeavon 21
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Queensland Logistics Lounge "A conversation with Brad Jeavons - Excellence in Supply Chain" held on Thursday, 22 April 2021.
For information on your State Committees, view the SCLAA Division pages by clicking on the image below
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SCLAA Queensland Breakfast Event Friday, 14 May 2021
Join our first Networking Breakfast of the year. Daniel Antonello will be leading the discussion with a short presentation, followed by breakfast and networking. Date: Time:
Friday, 14 May 2021 7.30am Registration 8.00am - 10.00am Venue: The Templeton Room, Tattersalls Club, 215 Queen Street, Brisbane City Cost: Members: No charge Non-Members: $30.00
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This networking breakfast is designed around these three key principles, providing you with an experience that allows you to: • Find out how location data and technology can solve your challenges and unlock new possibilities. • Hear critical case studies on the benefits afforded by location technology. • Benefit from face-to-face time with your peers and technology experts allowing you to not only network but once again feel connected to like-minded individuals and businesses. Some key areas of discussion will be: • Location Services – solving complex location problems from geocoding to custom routing. • Tracking and Positioning – fast, accurate, global tracking and positioning – any device, indoors, outdoors, online or offline. • Traffic – map, analyse, predict, and react to real time road traffic. Who should attend: Anyone working in transportation, T&L and/or Supply Chain and those with an interest in location services.
Daniel Antonello, Head of Oceania, HERE Technologies Daniel has over 13 years of experience in information technology and services. Daniel leads his local team to enable companies across sectors, including transport and logistics, automotive and public sector, to harness the power of location data and building innovative solutions as we drive to an autonomous future.
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Connected Planning Connected Planning shields Onduline from the unexpected in a volatile business environment Lightweight roofing leader Onduline needed to better plan and manage finance and supply chain operations— spanning eight factories and dozens of markets—to deliver maximum value in today’s complex business environment. With Anaplan, the company has a real-time view of financial, inventory, and manufacturing KPIs and the ability to course-correct rapidly and confidently. Thanks to precisely defined KPIs, we can effectively monitor activities and results at any level with Anaplan. Maxime Firth, Group Controller A roof’s job is simple: Keep the weather out. But the roofing business is far from simple. Consider Onduline, a worldwide leader in lightweight roofing systems: The Parisbased company runs eight factories on four continents, operates 32 commercial subsidiaries in 43 countries, and produces 150 million square meters (1.6 billion square feet) of material each year. External pressures compound this complexity: The business is highly seasonal, with manufacturing concentrated in early months of the year and sales occurring mostly in spring and summer. Onduline’s products are sold through multiple channels, including home improvement stores and wholesale to the trades. Also, the business is subject to currency and commodity volatility, particularly since the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
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In this environment, Onduline needed a solution to enable leaders to analyze, plan, and report on the business in every country where it operated, and that facilitated information exchange between business units and up to corporate. Furthermore, they wanted a solution that was collaborative, agile, and simple to use. Onduline chose Anaplan. Their initial implementation in 2016 supported budgeting and planning for the entire company, including subsidiaries and factories around the world. Two years later, Onduline expanded into end-to-end sales and operations planning (S&OP) to gain a consolidated view of global inventory and production by approximately 2,500 SKUs and by month. Today, country managers forecast monthly sales and purchases in Anaplan. Their forecasts, in turn, drive production at manufacturing plants. “It’s better to know in advance what the market wants to buy than to manufacture something you’re then forced to sell,” Firth says. “With Anaplan, that’s easy to do.” Production plans must account for multiple variables including commodity prices, currency exchange rates, labour costs, geography, and the specific capabilities of each factory. In turn, comprehensive financial metrics—including revenue, margin, profit before tax, balance sheet, and cashflow—are available at the end of every month. Planning is collaborative, and execution can be fine-tuned at corporate, market, and
country hierarchies. “Thanks to precisely defined KPIs, we can effectively monitor activities and results at any level with Anaplan,” Firth says. Those KPIs include contribution to gross margin by market and product; days sales outstanding (DSO) by market and region; average selling price (ASP) by market, channel, and product; and days inventory outstanding (DIO) by country. In addition to tracking the here and now, Onduline uses Anaplan to run “what-if” scenarios—for example, to see how currency or raw materials fluctuations might affect earnings. And they’ve gained agility to respond to disruptive events: When the Coronavirus emerged in early 2020, the company quickly adjusted its reporting cadence. “Our CEO wanted
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weekly sales, inventory, and cashflow reports,” Firth recalls. “It was very easy for us to develop them ourselves, without a consultant.” Moving from monthly to weekly reporting enabled Onduline’s leaders to make better decisions on when to slow, pause, and restart production as regional economies weakened and recovered. This ability to monitor the business and act quickly is essential for success in today’s volatile business climate. Fortunately, as Firth says, Anaplan makes a world of difference in an unpredictable environment.
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Tech-enabled transformation How warehouses can improve efficiency to meet demand Retailers and supply chain organisations are optimising labour and re-engineering processes to boost their omnichannel fulfillment capabilities – with much of the transformation occurring on the fly, in response to COVID-19 impacts. Consumers’ appetite for online shopping was already growing in many regions of the world before the virus was on anyone’s radar, and numerous investments were being made to enable same day (or near same day) delivery and returns, as needed. In fact, 82% of retailers surveyed in Zebra’s latest Warehousing Vision Study were already working to implement hyper-local fulfillment centres to get closer to their customers. They had anticipated an increase in the volume of orders shipped, the number of SKUs in their inventory, and the number of value-added services offered by 2021. In all reality, the global pandemic just forced many retailers and supply chain organisations to accelerate projects that were already in motion, and jump-start modernisation plans that had been slated for further down the line. Customers are no longer shopping online for sheer convenience. It’s a necessity for many who need contactless purchasing choices due to hygiene concerns. Therefore, e-commerce fulfillment is no longer a value-add service for retailers. They must offer an extended suite of delivery options, which means supply chains are under more stress than ever before. To meet this ever-growing demand, warehouse managers must critically assess – and take action to optimise – utilisation of all their assets. Buildings don’t fulfill orders. People do. All supply chain organisations have a common goal: do whatever it takes to increase fulfillment speeds as order rates continue to rise. To do this, warehouse managers must empower their workforce to move through orders faster, while adhering to new COVID-19 regulations. Any warehouse wanting to absorb the shock of increased workloads and optimise fulfillment operations should really be incorporating modern workforce scheduling, task management, and inventory management solutions into their software mix. These types of prescriptive tools empower and engage employees to boost efficiency across a number of administrative and logistical workflows, saving significant money and time. When shopping around for these types of software applications, warehouse managers should look for cloud26
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based, mobile-enabled solutions that can be rapidly rolled out and adopted. These technology solutions (meaning the software and delivery hardware together) should provide such capabilities as: • Integration with existing third-party systems; including equipment maintenance applications, warehouse, and transportation management applications; core transactional systems, and labourrelated systems. This will allow warehouses to reach full solution utilisation as quickly as possible, without having to craft customised interfaces or workarounds. • Real-time communications and notifications: Mobiledelivered alerts and messages enable front-line workers to react in real time to problems (such as missing orders). They also enable quicker response to new directives and tasks, including recalls, equipment maintenance reminders and alerts from Internet of Things (IoT) technologies (such as sensors)—boosting compliance and reducing the number of open/late tasks. • Workforce management tools: These tools allow managers to create accurate labour budgets, forecasts, and schedules anytime, from anywhere, meaning the right mix of skilled and trained workers will always be present to fulfill orders accurately and on time. • Checklists/auditing and documentation functions: These support compliance and enable corporateregional visibility into front-line activities. Providing frontline workers with mobile access to standard operating procedures, training guides, maintenance request forms, and operational checklists will promote safety and security in the warehouse, along with operational excellence. • Cutting-edge inventory management: Inventory management tools can provide real-time visibility into assets, people, and processes in each relevant operational area in the warehouse. Specific tools to consider include mobile computers, scanners, sensors, and printers with RFID capabilities, which will make employees more efficient in their jobs and keep warehouse processes running with optimal efficiency. The takeaway No matter when, why or how organisations decide to modernise their warehousing operations, it is going to be a huge undertaking. If the goal is to improve fulfillment efficiency and accuracy without adding more complexity to workflows, then warehouse managers should start by upgrading their task management, workforce management and inventory management software solutions. Visit Zebra’s Warehouse Hub to discover six key ways to modernise your operations.
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout How to use location data to successfully roll out the COVID-19 vaccine Production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will be the biggest challenge for many governments around the world since WW2. Location plays a key role. How to use location data to successfully roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. Production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will be the biggest challenge for many governments around the world since WW2. Location plays a key role. The arrival of vaccines for COVID-19 offered a ray of hope in the bleakness of the past year. Global cases recently hit 96 million mark, despite a raft of measures from various governments designed to contain the virus and its effects. Our map shows some of these measures across the world, including forms of income support for those whose livelihoods have been affected, international travel bans and school closures. It also shows what kind of vaccination policies each country has. Perhaps the vaccine, more than any other measure, could provide a way out of the pandemic. But getting them out of those who need them is a huge challenge, the likes of which many governments have not faced since the end of the Second World War. HERE Technologies has produced a whitepaper that examines how location can be used to help get the vaccine out quickly to those who need it. It is hoped that mass vaccination could be the key to restoring some normality to the world following the pandemic. The key to successful production and distribution of the vaccine will be real-time visibility and predictive supply chain planning. Getting the vaccine out safely and in a timely manner will depend on the understanding the world of shipments. It is often involves a complex chain of governments and local authorities, shipping experts, and independent pharmacies. It will take 16 million shipments to vaccinate the US population, according to a spokesperson for Operation Warp Speed, the public-private relationship which is aiming initially to get 300 million doses out. That gives you a sense of the extent of the challenge. The scale, scope and volatility of information supply chain leaders receive on the vaccine has also increased drastically, often appearing to change daily. Supply chain managers need to be agile and able to respond quickly to emerging events. Reaching Those Most in Need In most countries, vaccines will go out to those deemed most vulnerable from COVID-19 first. Public officials need to know where those people live and what existing infrastructure 27
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is like. This can be best done through a combination of location data and demographic information. HERE offers rich data sets that can improve understanding of vulnerable populations, including things like where elderly people live. The idea is that these can be combined with data that public health authorities already have to build a better, more accurate picture. Distribution: The Planning Stage Planning distribution is complex. Firstly, there is a need to decide on distribution centers and the regions they will serve, along with possible shipment destinations. Limiting transit time is going to be important, especially when you consider certain vaccines must be maintained at a temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius. Planning is further complicated by the fact that effective COVID-19 vaccines so far require more than one dose. However, HERE’s distribution planning tools can help you minimize road miles, freight cost, and risk exposure and pick the most effective routes. Distribution: Getting It Done Keeping abreast of any delays and getting accurate ETAs is important for any fleet. With vaccines, this becomes even more crucial. HERE can help track shipments across any publicly available roads and pinpoint consignments indoors, outdoors and in private facilities. HERE Tracking can help monitor, log and analyse environmental readings in real-time, giving you actionable information when you need it. HERE Tracking also provides the most accurate ETAs. While there might be teething problems and no two countries will be the same, having the right technology at the planning stage could make all the difference. Want to know more? Complete this form and get access to the white paper, one paper and our recent webinar on the Delivery Journey. GET ACCESS NOW
VIC/TAS Division Rakesh Bandipelli - VIC/TAS State President “It’s not the words of your intentions that manifest your reality, it’s the vibration of the energy of your intentions that attracts.” - Law of Attraction. We at VIC/TAS committee started this year with lots of energy and has been a great start for the year with so many fantastic events over the last few months and the team are quite excited for what has been planned ahead of us. With the most recent success of our First networking night which was a sell-out shows the immense interest and sends out a note on how strong we are as an industry which is ever evolving. It is even more important than ever to be prepared for disruptions which are becoming more frequent, and the current supply chain models are being continuously challenged with the most recent event of Suez Canal blockage. So, SCLAA provides a platform to relate to likeminded individuals and discuss about all things supply chain where it is great to co-learn from each other’s perspective. Through out the year all our events are focussed on brining industry insights, educating and raise awareness about industry by organising various courses of events. In addition, I would also like to mention about our successful Mentoring program is another key focus area for this year. The mentoring committee have really worked hard to get
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this program together as we launched it nationally for the first time and received lots of interest already. So be sure to register for the program if you want to learn or educate as it is a great opportunity to give back and train future leaders. Please read the Mentoring program Article from Feb newsletter as it has much more detail on how successful the program went along with some awesome feedback from participants. To know more on mentoring program please click the link below: https://sclaa.com.au/career-path/careers/sclaamentoring-program/ As always, we have plenty of events in the pipeline and hopefully, we will be able to bring back our very renowned site tours from mid this year provided no further restrictions. So, if you would like to know more or be part of this exciting journey, please feel free to reach out to myself directly through sending an email rakesh.bandipelli@sclaa. com.au or reach out to any of the team member. Some pics from the most recent networking night… (below). Rakesh Bandipelli VIC/TAS State President rakesh.bandipelli@sclaa.com.au
SCLAA VIC/TAS Event Thursday, 13 May 2021
Effective relationships are critical to your success. In this dynamic and interactive workshop, learn why EI is an important factor in forming relationships and how we can use it more effectively to communicate, build rapport, influence and connect. Date:
Thursday, 13 May 2021
Time:
7.30am - 8.30am Breakfast/Networking 8.30am - 9.30am Presentations by Renée Giarrusso and Marie Varrasso 9.30am - 10.00am Q&A / Networking
Venue: JLL, Level 40, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne Cost:
Members - $20
Non-members - $50
Renée Giarrusso Founder and Director for R G Dynamics
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With a hybrid working environment in play and less people doing more it is imperative we forge, sustain and grow deep connections and relationships with our team and customers. EI is now looked at over IQ with over 71% of hiring managers focusing on this when recruiting, it is a “life skill” we need to continuously build on to master deep connections. During this deep dive we will explore: • The importance of emotional and social awareness • Understanding the 4 areas of EI • The key indicators of EI to build deeper relationships and interactions • Where you sit within the EI quadrant (survey provided) •
Insights and action plan
If you would like to find a better way to connect and communicate with your team then this event is for you!
Marie Varrasso
Marie is a passionate supply chain executive, with an innate belief in putting the customer at the centre of all supply chain processes whilst focussing on "safety first", innovation, continuous improvement & collaborative partnerships with all stakeholders. She was worked for Nike and Oxford University Press and is currently the Head of Supply Chain Operations at Officeworks. Marie will present to us a practical approach on how she has led with EI in supply chain across her career, and how she navigated the uncertainty of the covid impacts to the industry, ensuring her teams felt safe, supported and able to continue to work at a time of great unknowns. She is also passionate about promoting women within the supply chain industry.
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The Four Paradigms Needed to Shift Your Business Performance The Four Paradigms Needed to Shift Your Business Performance Ishan Galapathy James Clear (NY best-selling author) states elegantly, in his book Atomic Habits, that ‘You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.’ A statement that validates what I’ve observed over two decades in the manufacturing sector, explaining why businesses struggle to consistently and continually improve year-on-year. In my new book, ADVANCE: 12 Essential Elements to Supercharge Productivity & Profitability, I discuss four paradigm shifts that are required to start a journey to excellence – the path to improving productivity, performance and profitability, year-on-year. These four paradigms are:
Paradigm 1. Peak versus Hills: How can leaders draw inspiration from Sir Edmund Hillary’s quest to conquer the highest peak on earth -Mount Everest? How do you embark on such a (metaphorical) journey successfully, with your teams on board? Explore how to implement, harnessing limited resources. Paradigm 2. Elephants versus Turtles: Let’s learn from nature on how to nurture the unlocking process - solving critical problems. Our inability to unlock consistently is not due to lack of issues, but because we try to do too much, and end up not doing very much at all. Are you laying turtle eggs or nurturing elephant calves? Paradigm 3. Signal versus Noise: With so many daily distractions, how do you stay focused? What clear signals do your team use to track progress effectively? Do they need to be as clever as Alan Turing, who helped British intelligence to crack the German Enigma code during World War II, to decrypt messages and get a clear understanding of business performance? Paradigm 4. Spring versus Marathon: An overused but apt phrase – business is a marathon and we need our teams to be capable for the long-haul. However, many try to sprint the marathon, burning and completely exhausting their teams. Peter Baines OAM, ‘Hands Across the Water’ charity to support the orphans of the 2004 Boxing day tsunami, is an ultimate example of how to gear-up for the ‘ultra-marathon’. Has your team got the capability and capacity for the marathon? Come join me to explore the four paradigms and the 12 essential elements from my new book ADVANCE. Understand the essential elements required to start, support and sustain a journey to excellence.
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