SCLAA April 2013 eNewsletter

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If you are looking for Supply Chain & Logistics solutions, or to build your knowledge and career then SCLAA membership can work for you.

THE BENEFITS INCLUDE: • Industry Networking • Professional Development • Education & Training Opportunities • Site Visits to innovative facilities • Conferences & Summits • Logistics Lounges & Technical Seminars • Bi-Monthly national newsletter • Subscriptions to leading industry magazines

PH: 1300 364 160

WHO SHOULD JOIN? Professionals and Practitioners in: • Supply Chain • Transport, Distribution & Logistics • Procurement & Purchasing • Warehouse & Inventory • Planning & IT • Government & Academia • Students

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New national partner

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he SCLAA would like to take this opportunity to welcome Randstad as their latest National Partner. Randstad is one of the world’s leading recruitment and HR services companies, with operations spanning over 40 countries and representing more than 90% of the global HR services market. Randstad’s Industrial division provides temporary and permanent recruitment solutions to some of Australia’s largest and most successful Distribution, Transport & Logistics companies.

Their 24 year workforce management experience within the industry gives them a strong understanding of what companies in the sector really need from a recruitment partner – fast turnaround, high productivity levels and maximum return on investment. Within a professional team of qualified consultants, committed to providing a superior level of service to their clients and candidates, Randstad’s aim is simple: they make it their business to improve your business.

In high-paced business environments, companies rely not only on being able to find the right person, but also getting that person at the right time and at the right price. Whether you need temporary employees to fill a short-term gap, volume labour for seasonal peaks, or a permanent employee, Randstad appreciates the difference the right person can make to your business and success.

RANDSTAD SERVICE OFFERINGS Ra ndstad ’s indust ria l d iv ision prov ides you r business with tailored temporar y and permanent staff ing solutions that give you the f lexibility to meet on-going and seasonal demand. Their commitment to best practice work processes and always getting the details right, means you are guaranteed a consistently high service quality for every vacancy.

• To deliver the right outcome every day, Randstad Industrial consu ltants a ll have specia list industr y k nowledge and labour market experience.

• Randstad ensure they have a full understanding of your exact requirements, your vacancy, your business, your site environment and safety procedures.

• Their standardised set of recruitment process ensures that every candidate that arrives with you is job ready.

• T hey w i l l t a i lor recr u it ment processes to i nclude a ny

additional testing that you believe is necessar y for your job vacancy.

• Randstad also take the time to understand your complex work force requ i rement s a nd t he major i mpac t OH& S regulations can have on your company performance. As the first labour hire company to ever achieve Self Insurance status in Australia, they know how important it is to strive for zero lost time injuries. The Randstad dedicated OH&S team is always on hand to share k nowledge and provide advice.

• They focus on building partnerships for the long-term. By getting to know your business and operational priorities, Randstad will build a workforce solution that delivers the best people capability through exceptional candidate pool management, planning and forecasting, process management and measurement of results.

Randstad Industria l div ision current ly supplies over 1,500 casua ls on a daily basis to the Distribution, Transport & Logistics sector. Randstad is proud of its strong reputation as a quality service provider and believes the depth of experience across their organisation place them in an exceptional position to build a strong partnership with the Members of SCLAA. For more information on how Randstad can assist your business please visit www.randstad.com.au

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BIG W Site Visit

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large contingent of NSW SCLAA Members recently visited the new BIG W Distribution Centre at Hoxton Park in Sydney.

At 89,000 sqm, the Hoxton Park DC servicing BIG W; is the largest footprint DC in the Woolworths network. The f lowthrough design, 81 dock DC, is nearly half a kilometre long and about 200 m wide: you can actually fit about 11 football fields inside.

In terms of storage volume, the DC has the capacity to house more than 50,000 pallets within a combination of conventional pallet racking, drive-in racking, and pallet live storage within several walk-pick-to-belt case picking modules. The DC also includes a pallet live storage installation with the capacity to hold over 2,500 pallets up to 12 deep.

The integrated logistics solution for this DC includes the most sophisticated array of materials handling and order fulfilment technologies, systems and software commissioned to date in Australia including: • The first Dematic Multishuttle storage buffer and sequencing system in Australia. The 29,400 tote capacity Multishuttle supplies a range of lower volume, higher value split case SKUs to the first automated 1:24 Goods-to-Person (GTP) order fulfilment stations in the country.

• Walk-Pick-to-Belt Case Picking Modules handling slower moving full case picking which takes place in three, three-level walk-pick-to-belt pick modules, serviced by a series of interconnecting belt and spiral conveyors.

• Integrated High Rate Cross-Docking System where BIG W’s vendors pick, pack and label their goods ready for store. BIG W then simply brings the stock in, unloads it straight off trailers and pallets and onto conveyor infeeds that link up with the DC’s Crossbelt Conveyor Sorting System.

• Integrated Conveyors & Crossbelt Sorting System incorporating nearly three kilometres of conveyors which connect all of the various case picking areas to the DC’s Crossbelt Conveyor Sorting System.

• Voice-Directed Case Picking Fast moving full case picking is a standard ride-pick-to-pallet operation.

Thank you to Philip Town, Logistics Manager, and Julius Angulo, Systems Manager, for conducting such a comprehensive site visit.

IBS FS&OP Seminar

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SW SCLAA recently held a breakfast event organised by National Partner IBS. Mark Payne who was COO of Linksys, a Cisco company, and is now COO of Yell/Hibu Group, gave an excellent presentation on Make The Numbers, which provided a valuable insight as to why ERP systems have f laws in the algorithms and how he corrected the flaw to the benefit of the companies he has helped. The presentation was brilliant and is available on the SCLAA website. Thank you Mark for allowing the SCLAA NSW Division to run this event and also to Doug Braun, Suzanna Ng and Paul Nobbs from IBS. III

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Supply Chain Sustainability

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he dates have been set for the fourteenth annual Queensland Supply Chain and Logistics Conference for 2013. To be held on Thursday the 29th and 30th of August 2013 at the Sofitel Hotel Brisbane, the Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference is the largest event of its kind in the state and is ideally suited for Supply Chain, Logistics, Transport and Procurement professionals and practitioners.

A uniquely-styled educational event, the conference is designed for both professional and personal development in a most-relaxed environment.

Thursday 29th & Friday 30th August With a theme of ‘Supply Chain Sustainability: Exploring its impact on Sofitel Hotel Brisbane you and your business’, the 2013 Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference is an event not-to-be-missed!

The 14th Annual Conference will have a comprehensive and dynamic program that includes presentations from highly distinguished Australian and overseas speakers. Building on the success of the 2012 event, the conference will have exciting additions to the program with the 2013 Queensland Supply Chain PROUDLY PARTNERING WITHand Logistics Awards, which are a feeder program in to the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards, the Supply Chain and Logistics Summit and the annual charity dinner on the Thursday evening.

Sponsors to date include Haymans Electrical & Data Suppliers, OfficeMax, CNW Electrical, Corporate Scorecard, Cyberscience and OpenWindows. Over 4000 delegates have attended the conference in this time. Will you be among them in 2013?

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WHO WILL ATTEND AND BENEFIT? The Queensland Supply Chain &30th Logistics Conference will attract approximately 250 delegates from all over Australia through Thursday 29th & Friday August the newly extended program.

A large proportion of the delegates will be key decision-makers, capable of inf luencing debate Sofitel Hotel Brisbane and decision. Delegates will include chief executive officers, senior executives and management who are involved at all levels of procurement, manufacturing and materials management, and the people responsible for contracting, outsourcing, warehousing and logistics and other supply chainFonts activities in the private enterprise, government (state, local) or public sector business enterprises.

The Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference is organised by leading industry associations including the Supply 375 Green Chain & Logistics Association Myriad of Australia, Pro(SCLAA) Bold the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), QUT School of International M0 Y100 K Business, CIPS Australia, the Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and the South East Queensland Procurement Network Group. For further information about exhibiting or registering for this conference please email info@ CK qldscc.com or visit www.qldscc.com today.

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VINCE AISTHORPE PRESIDENT QLD DIVISION E: QLD@SCLAA.COM.AU

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New Member Q. Why did you join the SCLAA? I joined the SCLAA because I believe that being a Member will enable me to expand my market knowledge and provide clients and candidates with a greater service.

Dionne Auguste Senior Recruitment Hays Recruitment

Q. What is your current role at Hays Recruitment?

I am currently the Senior Consultant at Hays Recruitment and I recruit blue collar Logistics staff, specialising in FIFO Logistics. I recruit for forklift operators, warehouse assistants and storemen.

Q. How long have you been in the industry?

I have been in the recruitment industry for seven years and I have been in Perth, WA now for almost a year.

VIC News

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ust a few months into 2013 and the Victorian committee have been working hard putting together an exciting schedule of events. The difference this year is we have been collaborating with the LAA and CILTA local committee’s to expand on the networking opportunities and topics. This comes on the back of the two previous successful joint events with CIPSA in 2011 and 2012. There are also plans in place to run a different type of Awards function this year with entries opening in June. This year SCLAA Victoria will participate in National Manufacturing week in Melbourne, running from May 7th to May 10th, at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Ensure you come along and visit our stand. As always we encourage you to join and participate in the wonderful community we call Supply Chain and Logistics.

SUZANNE CROWE PRESIDENT VIC DIVISION E: VIC@SCLAA.COM.AU

WA News

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013 promises to be as exciting and eventful for SCLAA (WA) members as the previous year! At least one, if not two events are pencilled in for most months, with many being site visits. Add to this the traditional favourites of the Golf Day and WA Awards; together with further breakfasts and sundowners, and you will see why SCLAA membership is such great value. The committee and key players in WA mix experience with youthful enthusiasm, so come and network with them and benefit from their knowledge and energy. Together with this mix, relationships with Curtin University, and the opportunity to promote and learn more about the industry at careers fairs, make the SCLAA the professional association of choice for those in the Supply Chain and Logistics industry.

STANLEY FAN PRESIDENT WA DIVISION E: WA@SCLAA.COM.AU

SA News

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he SCLAA SA Division would like to welcome Wade Kelly on to the committee. Wade Kel ly is t he SA Manager for Strategix Training Group, a Registered Tra i n i ng Orga n isat ion, wh ich prov ides t ra i n i ng a nd qualifications within the Transport and Logistics industries.

Strategix also train across various other industries such as food, manufacturing and business management. Wade came to the training and education sector because of his passion to train, motivate and help people succeed. “Although the industry is quite challenging, it is very rewarding to help companies with compliance, productivity, education and qualifications.” Strategix has a great relationship with the SCLAA nationally so he is pleased to be a part of the SA arm moving the SCLAA and state forward.

JOHN ELEFTHERIOU PRESIDENT SA DIVISION E: SA@SCLAA.COM.AU

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2013 Queensland

Thursday 29th & Friday 30th August Sofitel Hotel Brisbane

SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY:

EXPLORING ITS IMPACT ON YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS Upstream and Downstream Collaboration Raw Materials

Sustainable Asset Management Technology Integration

Purchasing & Planning Measuring Success & Efficiency Lean Approaches

Product Development & Stewardship

In its 14th successful year, the Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference aims for professional and personal development in a relaxed environment. The theme of Supply Chain Sustainability continues a conference tradition of focus on relevant practical challenges for the practitioner in today’s market.

Over 4000 delegates have attended the conference in this time. Will you be among them in 2013?

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For more information on how you can exhibit or attend please contact: ( 1300 920 439 info@qldscc.com www.qldscc.com VI