A big round of applause to the SCLG team in bringing together an unparalleled event in the region. A unique blend of academia and industry experts gives the audience an insight into what is happening the world of this ever-changing supply chain. Whether it’s the impact of Information management, warehousing concepts, sustainability, transportation, last mile delivery, blockchain or AI, the participants come away with a wealth of information and ideas
As a track chair for the warehouse safety as well as the Last mile delivery, it was fascinating to delve deeper into an issue close to all our hearts, safety. What is happening in the world of concrete flooring, how this improves productivity, safety and efficiency were well covered by Twintec Middle East. While how automation is helping us take the next steps in terms of improved productivity was explained by Unitechnik FZE
The last mile challenges faced by industry leaders in the region, the ever-increasing customer expectations of instantaneous delivery coupled with governmental regulations and low barriers to entry provided a fresh view in this ever important subject of last mile delivery within the supply chain. A panel of industry leaders from Aramex, Fetcher, Al Futtaim and Carry Delivery fielded pertinent questions from the audience about what companies are doing to meet and exceed customer expectations.
“It was a very full and beneficial day for everyone; we found the day to be both informative and enjoyable, and of course a great networking opportunity with other regional and international supply chain professionals.
The message that kept coming out of all the presentations and discussions throughout the day was that there is a significant change in the industry, and that means a new opportunity for everyone.
It is clear from what we have seen today that many organisations are increasingly investing in better capability by placing more emphasis on technology, connectivity and processes.”
Blockchain and its visible application as Bitcoin is one the most hyped yet little-understood technology of today’s world. On the hype cycle, today blockchain thanks to the meteoritic rise of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies is on everybody’s radar.
The blockchain breakout session covering concepts, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts went a long way in demystifying blockchain as understood by a layperson and the coverage of applications related to logistics industry was very well received by the audience. Smart contracts offer a viable and real solution to this industry specifically covering cross-border trade and payments
Deep learning techniques have enabled processing of complex natural language by machines. So, supply chain based analytical solutions can now be equipped with an ability to understand voice-based inputs. The importance of integrating voice aspect stems from the fact that traditionally analytical initiatives have had lower acceptance among end users and voice aspect has advantages of being hands-free and the conversational aspect which engages the users more.
Voice-enabled analytical solutions have application in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics as well as customer-facing operations. The challenge in integrating the voice aspect stems from the fact that understanding intention from natural language requires intelligence to process unstructured data. It is difficult for machines to understand intention because of various challenges in a normal language such as synonyms, multiple ways of communicating the same point, pronunciation, loss of information in voice to text conversion, etc. It is here that Deep learning techniques have been most successful in understanding the hidden complex patterns in natural language and providing fairly accurate results.
NeenOpal leverages machine learning techniques to build such capabilities in their supply chain solutions. Apart from building superior algorithms, NeenOpal also takes into account the business context and behavioural aspect of end-user acceptance to make sure that analytical initiatives taken by organizations are successful.
“The 10th of Global Supply Chain supply and Logistics Summit was a great opportunity to share knowledge and solutions. It was a huge pleasure to meet my logistics colleagues from the Middle East and other countries. We could discuss and compare our supply chain experience, we could find a lot of inspirations. We were trying to predict supply chain trends for next years! The Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit in Dubai is always a great opportunity to confront European supply chain way of thinking with the rest of the World. I’m waiting to meet all of you in 2018 in Dubai!”
Dr Kanak Madrecha, Principal Consultant/ Managing Director (Dr Kanak Madrecha & Associates FZ LLE) and President (Global Development, Supply Chain & Logistics Group/SCLG) is a world class leader & professional in business excellence and supply chain & logistics. Dr Kanak Madrecha has been honoured by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai & other His Highnesses from Dubai & Abu Dhabi several times for his notable leadership contributions to business excellence movement in emirate of Dubai/Abu Dhabi/UAE. He has been also awarded by several organizations for his leadership contributions to business excellence field in UAE/GCC. He is the only excellence advisor in UAE who has supported 42 large & reputed organizations from 25 different industry sectors (including DP World, Jafza, DMCC, PCFC, World Security) in UAE to win 93 prestigious excellence awards in UAE during last 20 years. He has supported integration of Flexibility/Agility/Innovation into development & implementation of his client organization’s Agility/Change/Culture/Project Management Framework. Received 74 formal client appreciations. He led assessment of 100+ external and 5 internal excellence awards. He supports stakeholder satisfaction measurement & improvement and Annual Health Awards for last 2 years. He has been full time faculty for NITIE Mumbai (Management Education Provider at PG & PhD Level) for 7 years and visiting faculty to University of Wollongong-Dubai Campus during 2002 and 2007.
Qualifications:-
Supporting Dubai/Abu Dhabi Government in its Excellence Movement
Experience: Total 39 Years