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Stockholm breakout sessions

Breakout sessions 1

1.1 Lean Consumption - Lean Thinking implemented in strategic practice

Learn why the future of retailing revolves around innovative ways of designing new convenient formats. Convenience does not need to cost more. What it means for the supply chain. Get the latest news and techniques, with case studies.

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1.2 On-shelf availability - making it happen together

Practical examples from different countries on how to improve and sustain on-shelf availability through collaborative management. Attack root causes of OSA by getting the supplier-retailer interface right.

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1.3 Managing visibility, quality and safety in the supply chain: the GS1 Traceability Standard

Being able to track products back up the supply chain is essential to meeting today's consumer protection requirements and protecting your brand. The GS1 Traceability Standard is a business process tool which enables you to do just that. Find out how it can make a difference to your organisation irrespective of your choice of enabling technologies.

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1.4 ECR - What is ECR? What is best practice?

Find out which techniques you can deploy with your trading partners to ensure success with ECR methodologies. Find out how you are really performing, illustrated with case studies and examples from different countries within Europe – essential for anyone who is new to ECR concepts.

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Breakout sessions 2

2.1 Unlock the upstream potential of your supply chain

Collaboration between retailers and manufacturers has paved the way, but why stop there? This session demonstrated the business benefits, new tools and support available to take collaboration further upstream – all backed up by actual examples. You will also hear the latest on the Global Upstream Supply Initiative launched in 2005.

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2.2 Shelf-ready packaging - who benefits?

Share experiences of costs and benefits from manufacturers, retailers and, most importantly, consumers. The UK’s Institute of Grocery Distribution will present new research. A panel debate will encourage a direct exchange of views between the various supply chain partners and the audience.

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2.3 Category management – innovation and diversity across Europe

Category Management continues to progress. View innovative cases from various parts of Europe. Acquire new shopper insights. Learn about multi-company approaches, developments in CRM and how to implement them.

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2.4 Cutting-edge innovation driven by consumer insights

Innovation is a key capability for high-performing organisations. Successful innovation uses consumer insights to drive its approach. The session used market research and survey information to bring this to life. Case studies demonstrated the power of this concept in generating improvements in performance

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2.5 The Case for ECR - Driving implementation

Ever wondered what ECR can really do for your business? Learn how you can potentially save 6.9% of retail sales value and drive topline growth of up to 5%. With case studies and contributions from Ahold, Coop Denmark, Kraft, and Procter & Gamble, leading edge practitioners shared their knowledge on how to avoid pitfalls. GSI Germany provided a fresh approach for SMEs whilst the latest innovations in scorecarding were available to help you benchmark your progress and plan for success.

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Breakout sessions 3

3.1 Demand-driven supply chains – why did we forget about the consumer?

This session introduced a simple method to help focus business on responding quickly to consumer demand. Consumer goods case studies illustrated the role of information systems in delivering the demand-driven supply chain. Findings from a significant study showed how an agile supply chain delivers superior financial performance.

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3.2 The three golden rules of Global Data Synchronisation

Use the Global Infrastructure (the Process, the Technology and the Standards), get the information right and engage with your partners! How to apply the golden rules in GDS rollouts.

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3.3 Collaborative supply chain efforts – are they really working?

New survey data highlight progress in CPFR. Case studies illustrate the ongoing benefits of CPFR and provide tips on practical ways of overcoming the barriers. Learn why the supply chain agenda has not moved faster in the last three years, and how can the next two years be different?

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3.4 The Global Idea Factory

What is fresh, new, innovative and original in our industry? Where are the daredevils, who is trying new approaches to please their shoppers? This visual workshop showcased novelty concepts in terms of formats, merchandising, and marketing mix.

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3.5 Exploiting information technology to drive results – today and tomorrow

This session examined cases where advances in technology helped organisations realise business benefits that would not have been possible in the recent past. Discover how to get the best out of cost-to- serve – the total cost of the product’s journey to the checkout. How technology can facilitate coupon-based promotions. Additionally, glimpse ‘what’s possible’ in the very near future with the emergence of new technologies.

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3.6 Innovative consumer-friendly packaging

Ten million European consumers are blind or partially sighted; another 30 million are visually impaired. People often lose strength in their hands as they get older. Find out how Accessible Packaging and Visible Packaging could be addressing this growing market.

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Breakout sessions 4

4.1 Shrinkage – the last free money on the table

Shrinkage – losing product from the supply chain – adds costs. Applying the ECR Europe Shrinkage team’s collaborative approach to preventing stock losses from the warehouse to the checkout can unlock millions of euro to reinvest in consumer satisfaction. There’s always more to learn and the results of new research into internal shrinkage were presented at this session. Become a shrinkage champion and take home the ‘last free money on the table’.

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4.2 EPC – the answer to your basic supply chain questions

What is it? Where is it and where has it been? Who’s using it? Learn about EPC, Generation 2 RFID tags and the EPCglobal Network: case studies and discussion on the uses of EPC technology and broadening the user base.

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4.3 Data sharing – collaborating for category growth

Move from theory to practice. Gain a proper understanding from real-life case studies of just how POS and store performance data can be effectively used in reality to grow category sales and better manage promotions.

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4.4 Joint value creation beyond price

Consumers are looking for values other than price. How to move from value destruction to value creation by introducing inspiring new products. How we can deliver our growth targets together by aligning our business processes and sharing data and insights more openly.

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4.5 Health and Wellness – are we adequately prepared?

Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about health and wellbeing. This is affecting purchasing behaviour. What are the consumer drivers for different product categories? How are retailers and suppliers reacting to this trend? Is 'health and wellness' going to become the new 'price'? New research and a glimpse of what the future looks like.

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