Upgrading from MARC to RedPrairie WMS in just 13 weeks
John Steven, IT Project Manager - TDG

In February of 2008, TDG launched a programme to migrate their existing Marc implementations to RedPrairie WMS. TDG outline their approach to the first migration project and review the factors that led to a successful delivery in just 13 weeks.

Optimize your Transportation Spend within Current Economic Realities
Susan Evans, Senior Solutions Consultant – RedPrairie
Erv Bluemner, VP Product Marketing Transportation Solutions – RedPrairie

Transportation industry operational challenges continue to grow as energy and other input costs have soared.  Even as economic pressures rise, carriers and shippers must look for tools/technologies and processes to meet customer service levels, and deliver operational efficiencies while reducing operating costs.

The RedPrairie Global Transportation Solution helps companies achieve this goal by optimizing and automating your transportation operations.  Alternative modal choices, tighter appointment scheduling, PO validation and tighter financial processing are ways our customers are achieving just this.

Performance Management for Supply Chain
John Russo, General Manager, RedPrairie Performance Management

RedPrairie offers you a scorecarding and analytical reporting tool to rapidly and effectively communicate business performance throughout your enterprise.  The solution comes with out of box integration to the leading RedPrairie solutions utilizing Microsoft’s business intelligence framework.

Effective Logistics Saves Lives
Bernard Auton, Chairman of Humanitarian and Emergency Logistics Professionals (HELP)

• There has just been a major earthquake in Peru
• You are the first team to reach the region
• How has the population been affected?
• Where is aid coming from?
• What are the priorities?
• What do I do first?

Get the answers to these questions – and others – will, quite simply, save lives.

This is really “Extreme Performance Logistics”.

Bernard Auton is Chairman of Humanitarian and Emergency Logistics Professionals (HELP), and has a wealth of experience in this vital field. The workshop will address the key issues in achieving highly effective logistics performance in uniquely demanding situations. This is a highly interactive workshop – be prepared to be challenged, rapidly bond as a team, and understand what it means to make a real difference in the lives of people who desperately need you to perform.

Extreme Results for the Most Challenging Environments
Anton du Preez, Business Development Manager, UK, Ireland & South Africa – Vocollect

Globalisation, economic pressures and shifting trade patterns mean organisations need to adapt to an increasingly competitive market. To remain ahead of the race, Vocollect Voice equips warehouses with the best equipment to adapt rapidly to change, while providing extreme performance benefits and accuracy levels. You will hear about the measures Vocollect is taking and the proven results companies are seeing around the world from installing Vocollect Voice.

Get More from Less Under Extreme Conditions
David Lucas, Director & Co-founder – Tandem Consulting

Extreme conditions call for another level of supply chain performance in delivering and protecting profitability.

High on the hit list should be unprofitable products and channels – no matter how efficiently you manage them – they destroy value. The problem is being able to distinguish between profitable and unprofitable products and what is causing terminal margin erosion at net level.

At the heart of this presentation is net margin management and how to use visibility to deliver more profit from lower cost operation. Using examples and case studies the presentation will demonstrate how to identify supply chain processes and cost drivers that cause terminal margin erosion at product and channel level.

Davies Turner – Tales of the Unexpected
Andrew Slater, Head of Logistics – Davies Turner

Choosing and implementing a WMS is not for the faint-hearted! For a company that is a SME, and a successful one, it presents some special challenges. They do not have the resources of the Footsie 100 organisations, and many operate in challenging and highly competitive markets.

Davies Turner is one such leading SME. A private company specialising in international logistics, freight movement and control, they have a proud heritage of more than 100 years successful operation.

Effective use of WMS gives them opportunity for competitive edge, and also enables them to convince major retailers and manufacturers to give them business. The process of choosing and installing their WMS was not without its challenges and surprises!

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Supply Chain Future Technology Showcase
Tim Gruver, Global Director of Technology, Retail & Hospitality - Microsoft

Get a behind-the-scenes view of the demonstration of the use of advanced technologies to solve real world supply chain business problems.

10 Years of Voice-Controlled Warehousing in the UK
David Stanhope, CEO - VoiteQ

It may still seem like a ‘new’ solution, but the team at VoiteQ first implemented voice into a UK warehouse 10 years ago. Hear about 'Voice - Past, present and Future’ - how voice came about, how it is currently creating benefits within warehouses and how voice may be used in the future in conjunction with new technologies such as RFID.

Meeting Extreme Requirements from General Motors
Andreas Di Vece, MPC Manager – Delphi Corporate Division “Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture”

Find out how Delphi, the world's largest vehicle component supplier uses RedPrairies Build To Order solution on a global level to achieve operational excellence in the worlds most demanding manufacturing and supply chain environment. Experiences shared from the most recent projects with General Motors and how Delphi have gained the flexibility and agility to produce wire harnesses in the right quality, at the right time and in the right sequence from distant low cost locations - thereby making them more competitive.

How International Businesses Need to Respond to the Challenges of the New International Trade Security Programmes
Franky De Pril, Partner, Global Strategic Indirect Tax Team –Ernst & Young

Many companies are still not aware that they have to comply with the new WCO Supply Chain Security measures that are being introduced worldwide post 9-11. Any companies importing, exporting or operating as a 3PL will have to adopt the new World Trade Security procedures into their supply chain operations to ensure their trading throughout the world remains uninterrupted. E&Y will outline just what needs to be done to achieve this.

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Oxford University Press – Using a Softer Approach to Implementing Workforce Management
Ryan Uhlenkamp, Services Director – RedPrairie

Discover new ways to achieve workforce performance improvements whilst utilising a ‘softer’ approach to a veteran and unionised workforce. Elwyn Roberts (Oxford University Press) and Ryan Uhlenkamp will present the approach used to implement preferred methods and engineered standards into OUP’s Corby distribution centre. We will discuss the culture at OUP and the challenges and opportunities that culture presented. We will review the concerns, communication plan, implementation, results, and overall project successes including the softer benefits realised.

The S Word - Service your Sales through Scheduling
Ian Bennett, Program Manager – People & Productivity – Mitchells & Butlers

Whilst providing good customer service in any business is paramount, the requirement in the hospitality sector is crucial. It is estimated that two thirds of customers who defect from any business, do so because of poor service.

Experience the journey of how Mitchells and Butlers (owners of Brands such as All Bar One and Harvester Restaurants) is changing the way labour is managed from a cost to a service and sales based approach whilst maintaining financial control. Understand the cultural and system changes faced, how these have been overcome and the next steps to establishing a solid base for the future.

Third Party Billing: Your Gateway to Improved Costing and Rating
Peter Heuvel, Solutions Consultant – RedPrairie

Every Logistic Service Provider, but also companies with a strong business unit focused structure face the challenges of assigning costs and revenues to the correct entity, being it a customer, a services supplier or an internal business unit. Where all of these companies now-a-days have implemented state-of-the-art supply chain management solutions, there are still many that have steps to take in order to optimise the financial side of the logistics operations.

Transforming base warehousing, transportation and other supply chain transactions into costed, rated and invoiced transactions is what RedPrairie’s Third Party Billing solution is all about. It provides you with a supporting tool, which allows you to:

• Centralize costing and rating activities
• Execute costing and rating process on a consistent and accurate basis
• Maintain full track & trace back to the original base transaction
• Easy setup and maintenance of your customer and supplier contracts
• Calculate profitability during the invoice period
• Simulate profitability while negotiating new rates

During this track you will be introduced to some of the interesting features this solution has to offer you and you will learn how these can bring financial benefits to your organisation.

How to use Radio Frequency Identification to Improve Your Business
Nick Riley, Deputy Director – University of Hull Logistics Institute

Nick Riley will demonstrate how RFID technology can provide significant cost reductions and enhanced responsiveness in your supply chain of your organisation.

The term RFID is now firmly in the public consciousness but there is widespread uncertainty and in some cases misconception, about what it can do and what benefits it can offer to business. 

The seminar aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding RFID, to explain clearly the different classes and types of RFID system and to give examples of situations in which RFID can be used with benefit in manufacturing, distribution and retail.”

Workforce Management - Addressing Your Operations Needs with More Than Just Engineered Standards
Ryan Uhlenkamp, Services Director – RedPrairie

Recognise new opportunities for your Workforce Management solution. The focus of this session will be to show some of the new functionality found in the latest releases. This functionality includes the ability for managers to approve/disapprove indirect tasks logged by users, recording and reporting Milestones, and creating Report Cards. There will also be a review of some of the items on the roadmap for future release, including: Intra-day planning which allows the solution to suggest top performers to work in areas where the plan shows a need, as well as projects the impact on the area where the user is coming from; Measurement conversions for easier viewing; etc.

How to Drive your Fleet Profitability with Real-Time Re-Optimisation
Simon Fahie, Operations Director – RedPrairie

Most fleet solutions will plan and schedule your movements, but when does reality ever match the plan? Crucially, RedPrairie’s Fleet Management solution also monitors the actual movements of your fleet in real-time and re-optimises your fleet deployment throughout the day. With fleet planning, fleet visibility and fleet mobile capabilities, RedPrairie’s Fleet solution means your assets are always fully utilised, whatever the day brings. This session will introduce you to the software and hardware that makes this possible and reduces fuel and overtime costs by 10-15%.

Driving Same Store Sales with Execution Management
Evan Grossman, Managing Director, Retail Productivity Solutions EMEA, RedPrairie

Today’s retail environment challenges field managers to prioritize hourly from thousands of instructions coming from every angle of the corporate environment. It’s easy to lose control of what happens in the store, and that loss impacts sales, customer service and profit. Learn how to ensure superior in-store experience by bridging the gap between retail strategies and execution. With insights from our recent work with Carphone Warehouse, this session will examine how each store can reach it’s potential by defining best practice business processes, personalizing tasks by location, providing real time visibility in problems areas to enable management by exception to resolve issues quickly.

Technology Preview: E2e Business Process Platform
Shawn Davison, Vice President E2e Platforms

Meeting the challenge of orchestrating and executing enterprise wide business processes.

One of the greatest challenges facing companies today is the ability to manage business processes end-to-end, from the retail shelf to the manufacturing floor. Orchestrating enterprise-wide processes like product recalls, product returns, new product launches, promotions, and store deliveries requires the ability to manage automation across multiple enterprise systems easily and efficiently.

RedPrairie’s E²e™ Business Process Platform provides a shared platform for collecting, managing, communicating, and acting on information and events that flow from every part of your business. Built on SOA standards and web services technologies, the E²e™ Business Process Platform orchestrates business processes across RedPrairie and other third-party solutions. The result is less complexity and faster implementation whenever you need change or new functionality.

Critical Team Performance
Guy Hirst, FRAeS, ex Senior Captain of British Airways, Performance Consultant – Atrainability

You are captain of a Boeing 747/400, destination Beijing, weight over 400 tonnes, 317 passengers (one of whom is Chairman of the UN), 16 crew – and, this is the first time you have met any of your fellow crew members!

You are a consultant cardiac surgeon, about to perform major heart surgery on a 5 year old child. Most of the operating team you know, but at the last minute there has been a change of anaesthetist.

These are really potential pressure situations. What can be done to absolutely minimise risk? How can you get the group to perform outstandingly as a team? What checks and balances are there in place to ensure a satisfactory outcome to the event? Can the team’s “defences” be breached?

This workshop is led by Guy Hirst who is a leader in this field. The workshop will give new pointers to more effective team work in high pressure situations, and effective installation of WMS or TMS is frequently a high pressure environment!

Warehouse Management in Practice (Dispatcher)
Brigette Giles, Solutions Consultant - RedPrairie

RedPrairie has invested a significant amount of development into its warehouse management solutions. The goal of this session is to give practical illustrations as to how and where specific areas of WMS functionality are being used. We will also cover new features in upcoming releases in this session.

Warehouse Management in Practice (Discrete)
James Ward, Solutions Consultant - RedPrairie

RedPrairie has invested a significant amount of development into its warehouse management solutions. The goal of this session is to give practical illustrations as to how and where specific areas of WMS functionality are being used. We will also cover new features in upcoming releases in this session.

Increase Performance with the Latest Site Operations and Workforce Management Capabilities
Jonathan Lawrence, Vice President, Product Marketing – RedPrairie

Labour and inventory efficiency - two of the top concerns facing global retailers in these tighter economic environments. To help address these Xtreme challenges and drive business performance, you’re invited to attend this session and to learn more about some of the latest developments and future direction in RedPrairie's retail applications – specifically, the Site Operations and Workforce Management products.

Bonded Warehousing: Unlocking Additional Return on Investment in Extreme Economic Conditions
Nick Love, Business Development Leader – RedPrairie

In challenging economic times, the fittest and most innovative companies stand the best chance of survival. These companies are constantly searching for the perfect Supply Chain – getting the best materials at the lowest price, transporting them efficiently, handling them with a cost efficient workforce and storing them within easy reach of their final destination, whilst deferring payment of as many costs until as late as possible.

There are many myths regarding operating a Bonded Warehouse – in fact with the right processes and specialist HMRC compliant Software it is relatively simple to administer. In return, the advantages are compelling: around a 60% reduction in administration alone, based on the documented experiences of a wide variety of companies, optimum costs through duty paid correctly and paid at the latest possible point – resulting in cash flow advantages and no loss of interest on duty paid before it needs to be. It is not unusual for companies to enjoy Return on Investment running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Market Leaders in this field, RedPrairie, will demonstrate just how easy this is to implement and dispel some urban myths that put companies off looking at this very real ROI opportunity.

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