We had three fantastic masterclasses over the October and November period with some brilliant insights delivered by our great presenters.
Our first was held at Actron Air’s brand-new facility at Marsden Park. Our masterclass presenter was Mr. Troy Menyweather from Lendlease. Troy is Head of Global Sourcing and Supplier Risk so was well equipped to present on the topic of Supplier Risk Management. Troy kindly took time out of his busy work schedule to provide some valuable insights from not only his perspective within Lendlease but also drew upon his prior experiences at AGL and BlueScope.
A down to earth presenter Troy put things in practical terms, engaged the audience and stressed the importance of assessing your risk across various criteria, making it visual for leadership to see and taking actions to affect change.
Our second masterclass was held at GWA’s new distribution and R&D facility at Prestons and this time our masterclass presenter was Mr. Ron Hurley. Ron is currently the Director of Supply Chain for the Pacific region at Pernod Ricard one of the largest wines and spirits companies in the world.
Ron presented on the topic of End to End Supply Chain visibility and provided an in-depth look at how he transformed the supply chain over 4 years at his previous company Fuji Xerox. Providing a methodology that could be used in any business and with proven results it was a valuable experience for all in attendance on this day.
Our third masterclass was hosted by General Mills, the makers of Old El Paso Mexican food and Latina pasta. Our presenter was John Broadbent, Managing Director of Realise Potential and recently back from the Inca trail in Peru.
John presented on Product Tracking and Traceability and how this works with Industrie 4.0. and the Internet of Things. All participants came away with a new understanding of what is available and some inspiration of how to get their businesses engaged in IoT and leveraging technology.
We would like to thank both Troy, Ron, and John for taking the time out of their busy work schedules to share their knowledge and experiences with our SIRF membership and in doing so motivating others to improve their businesses.
We would also like to thank friends at Actron Air, GWA and General Mills for hosting these events and welcoming other members onto their sites and providing tours of their premises.
John Smith; Training & Development Manager NSW