Archived LAA Events

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Events 2010

VIC August 26 - Breakfast Meeting
Alan Dormer, Theme Leader - Services Economy Research, CSIRO
Topic: Logistics and Transport: Systems Optimisation and Innovation in Logistics Networks

VIC July 6 - Site Visit
AXIMA Pty Ltd
Laverton Facility

QLD June 23 - Site Visit
AXIMA Pty Ltd
Murarrie Facility

NSW June 16 - Breakfast Meeting
Derek O'Donnell, National Logistics & Planning Manager Supply Chain, Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd
Topic: Building a Seamless Supply Chain

NSW May 19 - Half-day Seminar
Silvia Estrada-Flores, Principal Consultant, Food Chain Intelligence
Topic: Perishable Supply Chains

VIC April 22 - Half-day Seminar
Steven Thacker, Director, Benchmarking Success
Topic: REAL Supply Chain Savings

NSW April 14 - Site Visit
Sydney Ports Corporation
Port Botany

NSW March 30 - ITLS/LAA Seminar
Prof Alan McKinnon, Director Logistics Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Topic: Decarbonising Logistics: A European Perspective

QLD March 25 - Site Visit
CEVA Logistics
Rocklea

VIC March 24 - Site Visit
14° Logistics
Port Melbourne

SA March 11 - Half-day Seminar
Alf Grasso, Senior Adviser - EPC Standards Development, GS1 Australia
Topic: State of EPC/RFID - Home and Abroad

NSW March 4 - Site Visit
Sydney Ports

VIC February 24 - Breakfast Meeting
Carly Cummings, Project Leader, Linfox
Topic: Warehousing Demarcation and Automation

QLD February 23 - Site Visit
Integra Packaging
Yeerongpilly

NSW February 17 - Breakfast Meeting
Lisa Brown, 2009 LDA Winner,
SQNLDR Department of Defence - RAAF
Topic: Emerging Trends in US Logistics


Events 2009

NSW November 18 - Breakfast
Michael Alf, Vice President, Head of Products (MRD), Capgemini
Topic: The State of Logistics Outsourcing

VIC November 25 - Breakfast
Mal Walker, Manager - Consulting, Logistics Bureau Pty Ltd
Topic: Supply Chain Report 2009

NSW October 28 - Joint LAA/apics Dinner
Sue Jimenez, Linfox Australia
Topic: Warehousing Demarcation & Automation

QLD Oct 27 - Site Visit
SCA Hygiene Australasia
Larapinta Distribution Centre

SA Oct 20 - Half-day Seminar
Andreas Ernst, Adaptive Supply Networks, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences
Topic: Optimising Logistics: From Campervans to Coal

NSW Oct 15 - Golf Day

VIC Sep 30 - Half-day Seminar
Andrew Stewart, MD, Intelog Business Performance Group Pty Ltd & Bernie Kelly, GM, Intelog Business Performance Group Pty Ltd
Topic: Continuous Improvement for the End-to-End Supply Chain

NSW Sep 30 - AGM Dinner
Rob O'Byrne, Group Managing Director, Logistics Bureau
Topic: Supply Chain Report 2009

NSW Sep 22 - Site Visit
National Foods / Linfox
Erskine Park Distribution Centre

VIC Sep 15 - Site Visit
Costa Logistics Pty Ltd
Derrimut Distribution Centre

QLD Sep 10 - Site Visit
Signet Pty Ltd
Wakerley Corporate Office & Warehouse

WA Aug 20 - Site Visit
Costa Logistics Pty Ltd
Jandakot Distribution Centre

NSW Aug 11 - Site Visit
Crown Equipment
Smithfield Manufacturing Plant

VIC Aug 6 - RAAF Site Visit
Port of Melbourne Corporation
Port Melbourne Logistics Facility

QLD Aug 4 - Site Visit
Linfox Northside
Virginia Distribution Centre

NSW Jul 31 - RAAF Site Visit
Dexion (Australia) Pty Ltd
Kings Park Facility

NSW Jul 15 - Dinner
VIC Jul 22 - Dinner
Gerry Wind, Director, RFID as a Service, CHEP Asia Pacific
Topic: RFID Today

VIC May 27 - Seminar
NSW May 20 - Seminar
Cameron Eren, Industry Partnership Program, Total Environment Centre (TEC)
Topic:  What Just Happened? 2008/2009 climate change developments & what they mean for freight transport

ACT May 14 - Dinner Meeting
Mark Rainbird, Managing Director, AWA Limited
Topic: Putting the Value Chain to Work - The AWA Experience

NSW Apr 20 - Site Visit
Corporate Express
Erskine Park

NSW Mar 26
Global Spectrum Breakfast
SA Mar 31 - LAA/UniSA Seminar
Maeve Magner, Director Global Supply Chain, Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDs Initiative (CHAI)
Topic:  Supply Chain in the Developing World

VIC Mar 24
LAA/apics VIC  Breakfast Meeting
David Whytcross, GM Customer Supply Chain, Foster's Group
Topic:  Warehousing and Distribution - Foster's Efficiency Approach

NSW Mar 11 - Site Visit
GraysOnline
Homebush Warehouse

NSW Feb 18 - Breakfast Meeting
Silvia Estrada-Flores, 2008 LDA Winner
Topic: Emerging Trends in US Logistics

VIC Feb 17 - Site Visit
National Foods
Campbellfield Cheese-cutting Plant & Laverton DC

Events 2008

WA Dec 5 - Site Visit
Alcoa Australia, McCoy Mining Region, Pinjarrra Refinery & Logistics Operations

SA Nov 26
LAA/RAAF Site Visit & Dinner Meeting
Tenix Toll Warehouse & DC / Aircraft Tour
Martin James, Associate Director - Industrial Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
Topic:  An Adelaide Industrial Market Overview - Past, Present and Future

VIC Nov 26 - Breakfst Meeting
Panel Discussion:  Road and Rail

NSW Nov 10 - Site Visit
Alcoa Australia
Yennora Facility

NSW Oct 29 - Golf Day

VIC Oct 16 - Half-day Seminar
Cameron Eren, Co-ordinator Industry Partnership Program, TEC & Victor Herrera, Senior Energy Consultant - Commercial, Energetics Pty Ltd

NSW Oct 15
LAA/apics NSW Dinner Meeting
James Houston, General Manager - Customer Supply Chain, Foster's Group
Topic:  Warehousing and Distribution - Foster's Efficiency Approach

QLD Nov 21
ACT Oct 24
NSW Sep 26
RAAF Presentation
Cameron Eren, Co-ordinator Industry Partnership Program, Total Environment Centre
Topic: Global Warming & the RAAF

VIC Sep 24 - Dinner Meeting
NSW Sep 17 - AGM Dinner Meeting
Rob O'Byrne, Group Managing Director, Logistics Bureau
Topic: Supply Chain Report 2008

VIC Aug 27 - Breakfast Meeting
TAndrew Stewart, Managing Director, InteLog
Topic: Lean Thinking for Logistics

SA Aug 26 - Site Visit
Flinders Ports
Port Adelaide and DP World Container Terminal

NSW Aug 20 - Half-day Seminar
Panel Discussion: An introduction to carbon accounting and identifying energy savings options in truck fleets and buildings

WA  Aug 7 - Site Visit
National Foods: Masters Milk & Berri Juice Manufacturing & Distribution Plant

NSW Jul  29 - Site Visit
AWH Pty Ltd
Yennora Facility

NSW Jul 16 - Dinner Meeting
Artie Leslie, Managing Partner, Benchmarking Success - Presentation
Topic:  Supply chain performance:  How do you know you're improving?

QLD Jul 3 - Site Visit
Australian Aerospace
Pinkenba Facility

VIC Jun 27 - Site Visit
Australian Paper Mills
Maryvale Mill

VIC Jun 27 - Half-day Seminar
NSW Jun 26 - Half-day Seminar
Panel Discussion:  Climate Change: Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies

WA Jun 4 - Site Visit
Toyota Material Handling (WA)
Perth Facility

NSW May 29 - Dinner Meeting
Andrew Stewart, Managing Director, InteLog
Topic:  Lean Thinking for Logistics - Value Streams V silos, and Lean Six Sigma

VIC May 28 - Dinner Meeting
Stewart McGrath, CIO, GraysOnline
Topic:  Logistics & Supply Chain of an Online Business

ACT May 15 - Dinner Meeting
Jon Luff, Director, Border Express
Topic: The Transport Business and the Border Express Story

QLD May 7 - Site Visit
National Foods: Berri Juice Manufacturing Plant & Fletchers Distribution

NSW Apr 22 - Site Visit
Toyota Material Handling (NSW)
Moorebank Facility

NSW Apr 16 - Dinner Meeting
Stewart McGrath, CIO, GraysOnline
Topic:  Logistics & Supply Chain of an Online Business

WA Apr 3 - Site Visit
AWH Pty Ltd
Spearwood Warehousing & Logistics Facility

VIC Mar 28 - Site Visit
Coca-Cola Amatil
Mentone Distribution Centre

NSW Mar 26 - Site Visit
News Ltd
Chullora Production Facility

NSW Mar 19 - Dinner Meeting
Michael Barrett, 2007 LDA Winner
Topic: Valuable Learning, Trends & Insights From The Annual CSCMP Conference - USA

SA Mar 14 - Site Visit
Wolf Blass
Nuriootpa Packaging Centre

VIC Mar 12 - Dinner Meeting
Damian Jones, President FMCG Business Unit Asia Pacific, Linfox Australia Pty Ltd
Topic: Where Insight Meets Foresight

VIC Feb 29 - RAAF Presentation
Dr Simon Dunstall & Leorey Marquez, Adaptice Supply Networks, CSIRO
Topic: Optimisation in Supply Networks

QLD Feb 28 - Site Visit
Boeing Australia Limited
RAAF Base Amberley

SA Feb 21 - Site Visit
AWH Pty Ltd
Gillman Facility

NSW Feb 21 - Site Visit
Amway of Australia
Castle Hill Distribution Centre

VIC Feb 19 - Dinner Meeting
QLD Feb 18 - RAAF Presentation
Michael Whiting, Visiting Lecturer in Humanitarian Logistics at Cranfield University
Topic:  Humanitarian Logistics in Disaster Relief:  The ultimate sense-and-respond supply chain

NSW Feb 12
Global Spectrum Breakfast Meeting
Dr John Gattorna & Prof Martin Christopher
Topic: The Living Supply Chain:  Mobilising your enterprise around delivering greater value to your customers

Events 2007

VIC Nov 21 - Dinner Meeting
Allan Ryan, Innovation Specialist
Topic: Leading Innovation: Increasing innovation across your company, divisions & region

NSW Nov 21 - Dinner Meeting
Panel Discussion:  Road vs Rail

NSW Nov 14 - Site Visit
ACCO Australia
Arndell Park Manufacturing & Warehousing Facility

ACT Nov 14 - Breakfast Meeting
Tony Fedorowicz, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, TWC Inventory Stream Leader, Orica Australia Pty Ltd
Topic: Orica's Business Remodelling Outcomes Using Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chain Improvement

NSW Oct 24 - Golf Day

NSW Oct 17
LAA/APICS/RAAF Dinner Meeting
Major General Grant Cavenagh, Commander Joint Logistics Group, Department of Defence
Topic: Partnering for the effective delivery of logistics support

VIC Oct 16 - Breakfast Meeting
Rob O'Byrne, Managing Director, Logistics Bureau Pty Ltd
Topic: Cost to Serve - The Devil is in the Detail

QLD Sep 28 - Site Visit
SuperCheap Auto
Lawnton Supply Centre

NSW Sep 19 - AGM Dinner Meeting
Damian Jones, President FMCG - Asia Pacific, Linfox Australia Pty Ltd
Topic: Where Insight Meets Foresight

SA Aug 29 - Site Visit
CEVA Logistics
Clovelly Park Mitsubishi Site

VIC Aug 24 - Breakfast Meeting
Tony Fedorowicz, Master Black Belt and TWC Inventory Stream Leader, Orica Australia Pty Ltd
Topic: Business Remodelling after Lean Logistics Implementation - Lean Six Sigma Case Study & Trade Working Capital

NSW Aug 8 - Site Visit
LogicaCMG
Lane Cove RFID Innovation Warehouse

NSW Aug 15 - Dinner Meeting
VIC Jul 25 - Dinner Meeting
Maurice Sinclair, CEO, Costa Logistics & Kate Hughes, Assistant Project Manager
Topic: Logistics Research Program - The Beef Chain Consortium Research Findings

QLD Jul 18 - Site Visit
Cascade Australia
Rocklea Manufacturing Plant & Warehouse

NSW Jul 18 - Breakfast Meeting
Andrew Steele, Manager Industry Services, GS1 Australia
Topic: RFID/EPC National Demonstrator Project & Case Study

VIC May 23 - Site Visit
Costa Logistics Pty Ltd
Derrimut Distribution Centre

NSW May 16 - Breakfast Meeting
Tony Fedorowicz, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, TWC Inventory Stream Leader, Orica Australia Pty Ltd
Topic: Orica's Business Remodelling Outcomes Using Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chain Improvement

ACT Mar 27 - Dinner Meeting
David Sier, Principal Scientist, CSIRO Mathematical & Information Sciences
Topic: Harmonising Operations, Infrastructure and Supply Network Performance

VIC Mar 21 - Dinner Meeting
Stephen Walsh, National Sales and Development Manager, SmartTrans
Topic: Use of Next Generation Optimisation in the Supply Chain

NSW Mar 14 - Breakfast Meeting
Dr Simon Dunstall, Leader, Adaptive Supply Networks, CSIRO
Topic: Harmonising Operations, Infrastructure and Supply Network Performance

NSW Feb 22 - Site Visit
Wallenius Wilhelmsen, St Marys

VIC Feb 21 - Dinner Meeting
Tania Snioch, Senior Advisor- Industry Services: GS1 Australia
Topic: GS1 Australia RFID/ EPC National Demonstrator Project Case Study

NSW Feb 14 - Dinner Meeting
SQNLDR Leader George Hodgson, 2006 Valuable Learning, Trends & Insights From The Annual CSCMP Conference - USA