Smart Logistics Forum: Overcoming Capacity and Delivery Constraints with Data and Automation
As supply chains become more complex and customer expectations continue to rise, logistics businesses are facing pressure to deliver more while reducing costs and environmental impact.
Even so, McKinsey identifies transportation and warehousing as having one of the highest automation potentials of any sector, with logistics businesses particularly well placed to benefit.
However, many businesses are unsure where to start, what to do with their available data, what they should automate, and how both can benefit their business.
Join logistics experts, technology innovators, businesses, and SMEs to explore how data and intelligent automation can help you overcome capacity and delivery constraints, reduce environmental impact and build smarter, more efficient, and more responsive operations.
Applications close on Tuesday 22nd September.
About the Forum
This forum is designed for those responsible for supply chains, operations, planning and logistics strategy, who want to understand what smart logistics can deliver in practice.
During the session, you will discover how smarter use of data and automation can:
- Improve accuracy, traceability and consistency,
- Increase throughput within constrained space,
- Support growth without continually adding people or infrastructure,
- Address labour availability and resilience challenges,
- Enable later order cut-offs,
- Deliver faster response times.
The session will be facilitated by Gavin Parnell, Director at The Supply Chain Consulting Group and a logistics and supply chain expert with over 20 years’ industry experience, who has delivered projects for businesses including ASDA and Sainsbury’s.
Agenda
10:00 - 10:30 | Arrival, Networking & Breakfast
10:30 – 10:50 | Welcome & Keynotes
10:50 – 11:40 | Breakout Discussions
11:40 – 12:45 | Forum Discussion
Optional Activities
13:00 - 14:00 | Rooftop Networking Lunch
14:00 – 17:00 | Work from the Hub
Why Attend the Forum
Smart logistics isn’t just for the Amazons of the world, and this forum will help you explore how automation and better use of data could support your business operations and growth.
- Learn from logistics experts about the practical realities, challenges, and lessons learned when implementing smart logistics.
- Discover how automation can help you address delivery constraints, labour and capacity blockers, and support growth without needing ever-increasing space.
- Build valuable connections with logistics businesses, technology innovators, and automation experts facing and solving similar challenges.
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