The 4C team regularly attend and sponsor events for industry and sector leaders. This helps us understand their latest challenges, opportunities and how we can support them. Our Head of Supply Chain, Robin Agarwal, recently went to the SCL Hub Supply Chain and Logistics Conference as a sponsor. Robin caught up with familiar faces as well as making many new connections, and took away some important insights: ⛰ Stock and network optimisation, and distribution strategies, remain key challenges 🤔 Collaboration with upstream supply chains also poses difficulties - supply chains must be flexible to mitigate this 💻 Manual spreadsheet planning is out, system-based solutions are in Please get in touch with Robin Agarwal or Darren Blackburn to continue the conversation, to understand how 4C can help you optimise your supply chain, or if you'd like to see us at your next event! #Network #SupplyChain #Logistics
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the #SCLhub conference in London as one of the sponsors. Thanks a lot to the brilliant organisation from Leon Wheatle, Abigail Collett and the entire #VFmedia team. Some fascinating discussions with the supply chain leaders from diverse sectors sharing knowledge, challenges, and best practices. It was wonderful meeting some old and new contacts Alex Dewhirst MCIPS, Gareth Williams, Bradley Saunders, Claire Young, Paul Howard, Céline Batlouni, Gaurav Wakalkar, Gary Copeland, James Gray, Matthew Hughes, Cemil Djemil and many more. Last but not least, thanks for the wonderful company and collaboration Andre Pereira, David Wightman, Alex Lipnitskiy and support from Maha Ashraf Ali, Mark Ellis, Suzanna Hinnell, Will Sillar Here are some key themes from the discussions that resonated with me: 1. Collaboration with upstream supply chains, especially co-packers poses unique challenges when demand fluctuates. While cost remains a critical factor during sourcing, Supply chain function needs flexibility and efficient information-sharing 2. The era of manual spreadsheet planning is waning. Supply chain professionals are hungry for system-based solutions that enhance planning accuracy, visibility, and collaboration across the supply chain. 3. Stock optimisation remains a key challenge with rapidly changing demand with uncertain supply. While organisations are implementing the latest digital solutions, inventory and OTIF/ fill rate more or less remain the same. 4. Beyond the challenges of spreadsheets and collaboration, supply chain leaders grapple with network optimization and distribution strategies to optimise their cost to serve. Looking forward to continuing these conversations, thoughts, and experiences.
