Visit The ‘Supply Chain Doctor’ At Logistics Link South And Softworld 2008

Published 21st January 2008

3M’s supply chain specialist offers free health-check to stand visitors seeking advice on warehouse management pain points and broader implementation issues...

Bracknell, UK, 21 January 2008 – 3M Supply Chain Solutions, a division of diversified technology company 3M and the international operating arm of HighJump Software, is encouraging visitors to this year’s Logistics Link South and Softworld exhibitions to drop by its stand for a complimentary supply chain health-check. 3M’s professional services consultant Dr David Sinfield is one of the team who will put his 23 years experience in supply chain management consultancy to good use by imparting expert, impartial advice on supply chain issues.

“More than two decades of communication and consultation has allowed me to examine the supply chains of many different companies and learn some lessons of good and bad practice across various market sectors including retail, manufacturing and aerospace,” comments Dave Sinfield, Implementation Manager, 3M Supply Chain Solutions. “My current responsibility within 3M is to listen to customers, understand their specific Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) needs and deliver a system that helps them to meet their overarching supply chain objectives. At the Logistics Link South and Softworld shows I’ll be extending this specialist service to a wider audience.”

Potential topics for discussion with the ‘Supply Chain Doctor’ include:

Warehouse Management Systems – what can a WMS do for me?
- Costs and benefits
- Range of options
- Implementation, resources and expectations.

Supply Chain Optimisation – operating structures and procedures
- Communication with suppliers and customers
- Quality control
- General information exchange.

Distribution Networks – finding the right balance
- Multiple, smaller distribution centres (DCs) versus one central DC.

Track and Trace/RFID – technology and applications
- Current and potential uses
- Checklist of benefits and challenges.

Green issues – supply chain considerations
- Achieving good practice in energy management.

For more information, please visit www.3Msupplychainsolutions.com.