Automotive Logistics India conference

Automotive Logistics India conference

Hilton/Janakpuri Hotel, New Delhi, 7-9 December 2011
List of this year's delegates
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Wednesday 7th December 2011

18:00 - 21:00

Pre-conference drinks reception
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A great chance for you to get together with fellow delegates, in a relaxed atmosphere, before the formal conference days. Bring lots of business cards!

Thursday 8th December 2011

08:00 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:30

Session 1

Where are we now?

A group of specialists will present the state of the Indian automotive industry as a car market and where India stands from an infrastructural and logistics perspective.

Dr Manoj Singh, Transport Advisor, Planning Commission, Government of India

RS Kalsi, Executive Officer (SPD, SND and Logistics), Maruti Suzuki

Deepesh Rathore, Director - India, ASEAN and Australia, IHS Automotive

Subir Shah, Senior Consultant, Transportation and Logistics Practice, Frost and Sullivan

10:30 - 11:00

Tea break

11:00 - 12:30

SOLUTIONS

Session 2A

Service parts logistics

To win the customer involves design, manufacturing and sales; to keep the customer involves customer service. How is India developing the customer service side? Is there an intelligient after sales parts strategy?

 

L Seetharaman, General Manager of Service Parts, Maruti Suzuki

S.G. Jogalekar, General Manager Service Parts, Tata Motors
 
Vinodha Jeyanthilal, Director, Centralized Operations, Ford Customer Service Division, Asia Pacific and Africa, Ford India
  
S Ramkumar, Vice President of Customer Management, TVS Logistics Services
 
 

Session 2B 

Developing the finished vehicle logistics capacity

One of the main themes of our recent conferences in India is how the transportation infrastructure is coping with sales growth. In this workshop we examine the latest developments and strategies, including multi-modal.

Suhas Kumar, Advisor - Freight Management, Ministry of Railways

Nidhish Kuchal, Deputy General Manager – Outbound Logistics, Mahindra & Mahindra

Achal Paliwal, Head of Commercial and Logistics, Honda India

Robert Bommers, Managing Director, BLG Logistics

Vipul Nanda, Chairman and Managing Director, Mercurio Pallia Logistics, a member of the GEFCO Group

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30

SOLUTIONS

Session 3A

Packaging - Integral to supply chain efficiency

India understands the need for supply chain management, not just transportation, but is the role of packaging appreciated? And why should it be?

Milind Wadke, Deputy General Manager, Mahindra & Mahindra 

Arun Modgil, President, Ckdpack

Pranil Vadgama, President, CHEP India

Session 3B

Vehicle distribution as part of a global industry

As the Indian car market grows, imports into India will grow; and as the automotive industry develops, there will also be great exports from India. How is the infrastructure developing to cope?

Ram Suresh Akella, General Manager, Maruti Suzuki

Arun V, Vehicle Logistics Manager, Toyota Kirloskar

Kenny Rocker, Assistant Vice President, Union Pacific Railroad

15:30 - 16:00

Tea break

16:00 - 17:30

Session 4

How should Indian automotive logistics develop?

The Indian automotive industry cannot continue to grow without a strong logistics strategy. How does logistics need to develop to support this growth? Issues to discuss will include out-sourcing, supply chain management and green logistics.

Shailesh Hazela, Director - Global Supply Chain, General Motors India

Satkar Grewal, Senior Manager Production, Maruti Suzuki

Jasjit Sethi, Chief Execuive Officer, TCI Supply Chain Solutions

 

17:30 - 21:30

Gala dinner

Coaches will depart from outside the Hilton to take you to the Gala Dinner at the Crowne Plaza Rohini and return to the Hilton after the dinner at approximately 21:30.

Friday 9th December 2011

08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:30

Session 5

Helping the LSPs help the shippers...

Following on from Session 4, how are the LSPs supporting the industry? What are the requirements expected from them?

Kalpesh Pathak, Vice President of Supply Chain Management, Fiat India

Rinaldy Sudyatmiko, Head of Automotive Asia Pacific and Europe, APL Logistics

Thomas Blank, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing, Geodis Wilson

 

 

10:30 - 11:00

Tea break

11:00 - 12:30

SOLUTIONS

Session 6A

Strong links for a robust supply chain

Globally, more and more logistics responsibility is being passed to the tier suppliers. The Japan crisis highlighted the impact when the chain breaks. This workshop will discuss how to strengthen those links.

Jasjit Sethi, Chief Executive Officer, TCI Supply Chain Solutions

Hitesh Thakkar, India Logistics Manager and Asia Pacific Process Manager, Delphi

Anoop Arora, Head of Logistics India, Continental

Jatinder Kumar, Deputy General Manager, Supply Chain, Visteon India

Anil Sharma, Head of Supply Chain Management, Tenneco India

Session 6B

Building the correct vehicle logistics systems

Now is the time to develop vehicle distribution in India in the correct way, before bad habits set in. What should it look like?

Achal Paliwal, Head of Commercial and Logistics, Honda India

Anand Venkateswaran, General Manager of Sales Logistics, Hyundai India

Steve Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Vehnet

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

Session 7

Roundtables

Imagine sitting at a table with a small group of high-level executives in your specific field, in an informal setting, designed for honest debate and closer networking...This is it.

You can discuss issues and ask questions to decision makers without fear. You will give and receive honest answers. This group would include current and prospective customers, or suppliers, partners and rivals: here the discussions will lead to further action, as happened in 2008 where the SIAM Logistics Council idea was first developed.

GST: the effect on your business

The trust deficiency: investing for the future

The importance of the aftermarket

Investment for information technology

Risk management: a durable supply chain

Supplier capacity: alignment and collaboration

The importance of rail: how it will happen

The global market – what to learn, what to avoid

Developing human resources

Port logistics and multi-modal

15:00 - 15:30

Tea break

15:30 - 16:30

Session 8

Making it happen

During Automotive Logistics India 2011, you will have heard some great ideas, innovations, case studies and the desire for more action and less talk. This high-level executive finale will discuss what the most important take-aways are from Automotive Logistics India, and what must be done to make them happen.

Ravi Singh, General Manager of Logistics, Maruti Suzuki

Prem Verma, Chief Executive Officer, TML Distribution

Vinodha Jeyanthilal, Director, Centralized Operations, Ford Customer Service Division, Asia Pacific and Africa, Ford India

Jatinder Kumar, Deputy General Manager Supply Chain, Visteon India

 

 

 

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