Australian logistics royalty and founder of Linfox, Lindsay Fox AC, has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Supply Chain Management in Australia accolade at this year's Smart Awards. Click below to read more.
Attendees at this week's Smart 2009's Breakfast Series seminars received insights into the strategy secrets for ensuring supply chain and logistics organisations stay relevant and successful during the current recession. Click below to read more.
Organisers of the prestigious Smart 2009 Awards have today announced a new category will be included in this year's program, the Award for Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation in NSW, presented by the Department of State and Regional Development (NSW). Click below to read more.
Smart 2009 Awards new innovation award category February.pdf
From the future of transportation fuels to the outlook for offshoring, Smart 2009 Conference will tackle the major issues facing supply chains in a time of increasing economic and environmental uncertainty. Click below to read more.
Following on from the success of the Smart Breakfast Seminars held in October last year, Smart 2009 conference has announced the next Seminars in the series will take place in February, co-hosted by Microsoft Dynamics.
Jeffrey Hittner, Global Corporate Social Responsibility Leader for IBM Global Business Services, has urged Australian businesses in the supply chain and logistics industries to get up to speed on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards or risk falling behind in their businesses. Click below to read more.
Yvonne Goldsmith, Manager, Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM), Westpac will join IBM's Jeffrey Hittner at Smart's first Breakfast Seminar on 14 October 2009 at Sydney Hilton to discuss corporate social responsibility and the supply chain's role. Click below to read more.
Smart 2009 Westpac confirmed for Smart Breakfast Seminar October.pdf
The deadline to apply to present a paper at Smart 2009 has been extended to Monday 13 October 2008, to enable all interested potential speakers the opportunity to submit their abstract. Click below to read more.
Organisers of Smart 2009 are providing members of the supply chain and logistics industries with a new opportunity to engage in key industry topics, through a series of Breakfast Seminars jointly hosted by Smart 2009's platinum sponsors. Click below to read more.
With customer demands growing, economies in a state of flux and environmental and social pressures increasing, it is time for businesses to get innovative. Click below to read more.
With customer demands growing, economies in a state of flux and environmental and social pressures increasing, it is time for businesses to get innovative. Click below to read more.
"People responsible for implementing supply chain strategies are always in search of the edge that can improve their implementation and lead to sustained competitive advantage. By attending Smart 2009 Conference you will experience high quality, targeted education for service environments, operations and inventory management, process improvement, procurement, project and supply chain management."
John Ballantyne, National President, Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society (apics)
Smart 2009 is the largest and premier event that will offer those involved in supply chain and logistics at both a strategic level and an operational level significant learning opportunities. By attending Smart it will assist with your understanding of how to attain greater efficiency and compliance throughout your supply chain networks while increasing the value added for your customers. Smart delivers leading national and international supply chain specialists and logisticians who offer best in class presentations, case studies and workshops. The site tours associated with Smart Conference also offer the opportunity to see leading edge solutions in practise. I encourage you to attend.
Brad Harrison, President, Logistics Association of Australia (LAA)
"Smart 2009 provides a real opportunity for people involved in transport and logistics to learn of the ongoing achievements occurring in the industry, and to participate in the future development of the industry. The bottom line is an improved performance in your own corporation."
Len Harper, Executive Director, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Australia (CILTA)
"Smart 2009 will be an excellent opportunity for supply chain practitioners to learn more about professional procurement and for procurement professionals to get a broader perspective of their contribution to the overall supply chain process. In addition to the vast range of 'hot topics' covered by its extensive program, Smart Conference is also the largest networking event for supply chain professionals in the region."
Jonathan Dutton, Managing Director, Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Australia (CIPSA)
"The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia is pleased to once again support the largest Supply Chain and Logistics Conference in Australia and one of the more significant supply chain and logistics conferences worldwide. Whether you are new to the Industry or a long serving participant, there is much to gain from the networking and educational opportunities that Smart 2009 will present"
David Doherty, Chairman, Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA)