Vietnam Supply

HCM City – On October 17, 18 and 19, 2011, Vietnam Supply Chain is going to hold a congress on purchase, manufacturing and retails & distribution in Vietnam’s market namely “Source.Make.Deliver 2011.”

Taking place at InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel, in the corner of Hai Ba Trung and Le Duan streets in Dist. 1, HCM City, the congress will focus on three main topics: purchase, manufacturing and retails & distribution. These are also three biggest factors and involved into each other in the supply chain. Each topic will be discussed within one day, creating convinience for participants who can choose their favorite ones to join (See the detail program below).

The Congress is expected to welcome some 200 businesspeople every day who are CEOs, managing directors and directors of supply chain, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, purchase, planning and finance from various business fields. Some of notable fields are retails and distribution, warehousing, logistics, automobile, electronics, construction materials, shoes and leather, garment and textiles, chemicals, food, drinks, energy, medicine, wood, etc.

During the congress, participants can get information and knowledge updates about sources of goods purchase, manufacturing and distribution through analysis, practical studies and experience from supply chain specialists. The particpants will also realize new ideas to apply for their supply chains and make relationship with local and foreign partners.

Besides, the congress also introduces on advanced technology trends and best solutions for the supply chain to support enterprises.
After joining the three-day congress, besides collecting knowledge and information, the businesspersons will possibly have the answers for the question: What makes a country become rich? One of answers can be that a country becomes rich whenever it owns a developed industrial sector. Vietnam is a developing country with great potential, so the manufacturing and supply chain sectors must receive big interests.

The “Source.Make.Deliver 2011” Vietnam Supply Chain Congress last year attracted many large domestic and international companies such as Vinafco, Coca Cola, Kimberly Clark, Ernst & Young Vietnam, DHL, Damco, Toll SGN Vietnam, Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam, Saigonco-op Distribution Center, Nguyen Kim, BEL Vietnam, Baird Asia, AA Corporation, Masan Food,Agility…

More information about Vietnam Supply Chain
Vietnam Supply Chain is the leading dynamic independent platform for over 8,000 supply chain professionals in Vietnam to learn, share, and network effectively. The community objectives are to develop supply chain management awareness and practice in Vietnam, offering learning opportunities to supply chain professionals in Vietnam, and becoming the most dynamic supply chain knowledge sharing center in Vietnam. Vietnam Supply Chain Community offers different types of activities to different user groups from top management to staff levels.

Confirmed speakers
1. Chad Ovel, AA Corporation Vietnam
2. Christopher Lefebvre, ARENA Vietnam
3. Fred Burke, BakerMckenzie, Vietnam
4. Floyd Bennit, Bennit, Vietnam
5. Paul Bradley, Caprica International & Asia Capital, Singapore
6. Grey Ohan, CBRE, Vietnam
7. Song Kim, Chang Shin, Vietnam
8. Diem Nguyen, Coca Cola, Vietnam
9. Arjan Dominicius, Damco, Vietnam
10. Janwillem Winkelhuijzen, DHL Supply Chain, Vietnam
11. Nitin Jain, Ernst &Young, Vietnam
12. Phat Nguyen Tan, Ernst & Young, Vietnam
13. Thinh Thanh Xuan, Ernst & Young, Vietnam
14. Chris Catto-Smith, FreshPort, Thai Lan
15. Paul Hayes, Geocycle (Holcim), Vietnam
16. Vincent Holley, Geodis Wilson, Singapore
17. Jonas Franceschina, Global Silver, Vietnam
18. Ronald Parks, Grant Thorton, Vietnam
19. Barry Elliot, INSLO, Úc
20. CT Lim, Intel, Malaysia
21. Tuan Vu, Kimberly Clark, Vietnam
22. Mark Millar, M Power Associates, Hong Kong
23. Paul Panapat, Metro Cash &Carry, Vietnam
24. Ante Franicevic, Metro Cash & Carry, Vietnam
25. Mark Wrice, Metro Cash&Carry, Vietnam
26. Trung Dinh, Phu An Thanh IZ, Vietnam
27. Troy Griffiths, Savills, Vietnam
28. Shashi Shekhar, SCLG, UAE
29. Frank Vossen, SEDITEK, Vietnam
30. Paul Lim, Supply Chain Asia, Singapore
31. Zach Golden, Tesco, US
32. Edwards Carey, Theodore Alexander, Vietnam
33. Yoann Paintbeni, The Nielsen, Vietnam
34. Jessica Lu, Towe Watson, Vietnam
35. Dennis Meseroll, Tractus Asia, Thailand
36. August Wingardh, UMA, Vietnam
37. Florian Beranek, UNIDO CSR Project Office, Vietnam
38. Jim Winkler, USAID/Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative, Vietnam
39. Dennis Meseroll, Director, Tractus Asia



Content program

MON 17 - Vietnam Sourcing & Outsourcing Conference
1.Vietnam Sourcing - Big Picture
- Sector Overview
- Government view and Policies
2.Vietnam Sourcing - Case Studies
3.Partner Selection and Management
- Sources and Ways to find suitable Sourcing Partner
- How to manage and improve relation - based on Case Studies
4.Vietnam Sourcing Infrastructure
- IZ
- Logistics and Transportation
5.Financial and Taxation
- Transfer Pricing
- Company Establishment and Legal Matters
6.Panel Discussion
- What moves from China to Vietnam and what moves from Vietnam somewhere

TUE 18 Vietnam Manufacturing Conference
1.Vietnam Manufacturing – Big Picture
- Vietnam Industry review: by sector, area, …
- Government policy to support industrial dev.
- Cambodia and Laos overview
Best Practices
- Productivity vs Flexibility
- Quality & Service
- Cash/ Inventory
- Planning
- HR & Labor strategy
- IT
Sustainable production
- CSR
- Traceability & Waste treatment
Case Studies
- Garment / Footwear
- Assembly
- FMCG
- Building Material
Panel Discussion
- Challenges & Opportunities in Manufacturing in Vietnam

WED 19 - Vietnam Distribution-Retail Conference
1. Vietnam R & D Big Picture
- Sector Overview: what products, figures and statistics
- Government view and Policies - Legal Situation and Licensing and how to get around
2. Vietnam R & D - Modern Trade - Case Studies and Channel Overview- Whole Sale
- Supermarket
- Convenience Stores
- Category Killer
- Big Box Shopping Center and Department Stores
3. Traditional Trade
- Distribution Channel Development for TT
- Management of Distribution Partners in TT
4. Retail Logistics
- Challenges of Managing Retail Logistics
- Solution for Retail Logistics
5. Panel Discussion
- Retail Vietnam 2015
- Successful Strategies for Retail Market Vietnam



For more information, please contact
Ms. Nguyen Da Quyen, Co-founder and managing director of Vietnam Supply Chain.
Mob: 0903620472.
Email: info@vietnamsupplychain.com