Free seminars feature at Subcon 2006

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 14, 2006

Specially commissioned free seminars will again be a feature of Subcon 2006 from 16th to 18th May at Birmingham's NEC

Following its introduction at last year's event, a specially commissioned free seminar programme will be a feature of Subcon 2006.

The sessions aim to provide high-powered insights into sourcing that will give delegates practical knowledge they can apply in their businesses.

Subcon runs from 16th to 18th May in Hall 3A at Birmingham's NEC and each day there will be three free seminars with places allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The sessions will last around 45 to 50 minutes and can be booked individually.

Each day there will be a presentation on world class supply chain best practice from a senior executive in a leading manufacturing company, a session on strategic issues, and a session on global sourcing.

Leading off with the keynote presentation on the 16th will be John Fitchett, Purchasing Director New Product Introduction and Customer Interface at Rolls-Royce.

Fitchett will be looking at creating world class supply chains for product introductions and comparing the different approaches taken for the Trent 1000 and Joint Strike Fighter engines.

Speaking in the same slot on Wednesday 17th will be Paul Hennessey, Divisional Purchasing Manager with JCB.

Strategy themes that will be addressed over the three days include a presentation from Leigh Holloway of Envirowise that asks the question: "Is your supply chain sustainable?".

This is an area of growing concern as environmental legislation such as the WEEE Directive and ROHS regulations means buyers need to know exactly what is going into their products.

Further strategy presentations include a session on lean thinking in the supply chain by Chris McKellen of Manufacturing Awareness and an overview of the sources of support available for supply chain development from Lucy Prinsep of Accelerate.

Finally, the global sourcing sessions focus on China, India and, in a presentation by John McFadzean, Head of Unido Itpo UK, the untapped potential of sourcing from developing nations.