SCLAA NEWSLETTER MAY-JUNE 2014
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
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am pleased to advise that the new Board is now in place and we have an injection of younger people, with Louise PerramFisk from Queensland, Joshua Holmes from New South Wales and Stanley Fan from Western Australia. This is important for the SCLAA as we strive to increase membership, especially from younger members of our industry, who are embarking on their careers. As you know, we are all volunteers and to contribute in this capacity is always a great way of giving back to our industry. Well done and good luck to all the new Directors.
We would also like to recognise and thank our retiring Directors on the SCLAA National Board; David Rogers, Steve MacPherson, John La Vacca, George Bearzot and David Doherty. David Rogers who has chaired the SCLAA for four years stepped down at the end of February as per our Constitution. On behalf of the SCLAA, we would like to thank him for his guidance, professionalism and inclusive style. David spearheaded merger discussions with the LAA, and we are well on track to make it happening, having agreed to the new Association’s Constitution, structure and name. David also saw the SCLAA form partnerships with like-minded Associations and Organisations like the CSCMP. David runs his own consulting business, and as such his tireless efforts provide insight to his contribution to the industry.
The Board of the SCLAA are still committed to a merger with the LAA that is in the interest of members of both Associations and will lead to a competent and effective Association that can harvest the combined strengths of each to deliver for members. We realise that the process has been seemingly slow, but with all participants being volunteers and the need to protect our respective members, we need to ensure we have a sound structure that benefits all members and stakeholders. The SCLAA are now Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Logistics Federation a collaborative group of ten like-minded Associations across the Asia Pacific. The ALPF give members the opportunity to attend supply chain and logistics conferences in the region. As I write this report, I will have presented at the Supply Link 2014 organised by the Philippine Institute of Supply Management (PISM) in Manila. The event was very well organised, and the content was excellent, with a range of local and international speakers. They started each day singing their PISM hymn http:// web.pism.org/?page_id=3893 and the Philippine National Anthem. There are conferences in China and Japan later this year that SCLAA members can attend and we will send out details when they are available.
Steve MacPherson, a Life Member, has represented Western Australia on the National Board for almost eight years. WA Division has gone from strength to strength, with an enthusiastic and proactive team that contributes on so many levels. Steve also runs his own consulting business, and his dedication and contribution could always be relied on, as well as his oversight and detailed analysis of matters for Board attention.
In the last month, the SCLAA commenced the rollout of 30 Energy Efficiency workshops across Australia, and I encourage all members to either attend or view one of the webinars we are running. We have received very positive feedback from attendees and we will continue to hone the material to ensure we are providing small to medium businesses with actionable strategies to reduce energy costs and provide a competitive advantage.
John LaVacca has been an independent Director on the National Board and has used his industry and IBM experience to contribute to our strategy, governance and direction. We would like to thank John, who had a demanding role, for his time and experience and in particular his help with risk analysis with the Energy Efficiency project.
The 2014 Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards will be held at the MCG on the 27th of November, and I encourage members to nominate for Division and National Awards. The SCLAA now has 16 National Partners, the highest number we have ever had and we would like to thank them for their support and we encourage all our members to support our National Partners.
George Bearzot, was also an independent Director who had a demanding role at LION, that saw his transfer to Auckland to run their New Zealand supply chain operation. George also provided a steady hand and considered approach and was instrumental in the formulation of our strategy document following Board workshops.
We all look forward to seeing members at events during 2014 and we encourage any feedback as to how we can improve our value to members.
We would also like to thank David Doherty, who stood in as alternate for George when he transferred to Auckland. David, the ‘elder statesman’ and Life Member of the SCLAA can always be relied on for competent advice and as a sounding board.
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Mark Skipper Chairman markskipper@sclaa.com.au
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