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Dear Colleague:

While the shale renaissance has provided cheap natural gas-based feedstocks that are reinvigorating the North American chemical industry, the need for superb supply chain and logistics leadership is stronger than ever as companies grapple with a multitude of risks and adverse events. From labor strife at major ports to unprecedented weather events and driver shortages disrupting the movement of product, the chemical industry faces significant headwinds. A capacity squeeze in the North American freight system is increasing transportation costs and chipping away at profitability, while new tank car regulations will also be a significant burden in the coming years. To stay on top of these developments and build strategies for a fast changing environment, this event is a must attend.

As supply chains become more global and complex, inventories become leaner and customer expectations continue to rise, chemical manufacturers must improve their supply chain resilience in order to thrive. You’ll need to be able to both resist disruptions and recover after disruptions occur. This program shares insights from leading executives with decades worth of experience who are eager to share lessons that you can apply to your business.

Providing detailed strategies for executives hoping to better assess and mitigate supply chain risk, improve segmentation and service strategies, increase forecasting accuracy and redesign supply chains around production, distribution and customer sites, LogiChem addresses your challenges in a highly condensed two day format. The program places a high value on attendee interaction – interactive roundtables are scheduled throughout the event - so there is ample time provided to identify best practices around metrics, 3PL management, rail logistics strategy, supply chain integration, sustainability and a host of other topics.

We hope you’ll find the same value in this event that we’ve received and look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia.

The LogiChem Advisory Board

Sukumar Narasimhan Senior Vice President Supply Chain Reliance Industries

Luis Gustavo Araujo Vice President, Global Supply Chain Elementis Specialties

Shelly Heuser Vice President, Supply Chain TPC Group

Srinivasan Jayakumar Ph.D., Lead Supply Chain Consultant LyondellBasell Industries

Tom Brossart Director, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Trade Compliance W.R. Grace & Co.

Adam Bevier Global Supply Chain Director Sherwin Williams

Emmett Harrigan Director, Supply Chain SABIC Innovative Products

Sean Ritchie Director, Logistics Operations Bayer MaterialScience

Debra Van Holst Director of Global Business Operations –Polyethylene Nova Chemical

Debbie Keehn Global Supply Chain Director Celanese Corporation

Todd Ahern Director, Functional Materials Marketing, Americas EMD Chemicals

LogiChem Advisory Board

Sean Ritchie Director, Logistics Operations & Distribution Safety Bayer Materiel Science

“Very relevant to improving supply chain business decision making in a changing business environment. A must for supply chain professionals and suppliers in the chemical industry.”





LogiChem 2014 Speakers Include: Gustavo Araujo

Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Purchasing Elementis Specialties

Scott J. Preston Chief Procurement Officer & Vice President, Global Supply Chain Tronox

Ephraim Rabin CEO Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals

Emmett Harrigan Director, Supply Chain SABIC Innovative Plastics

Debbie Keehn Director, Global Supply Chain Celanese

Billy Duty Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence Momentive

Adam Bevier Global Supply Chain Director Sherwin Williams

Patrick Bian Global Transportation and Systems Integration Director Cabot Corporation

Randall Willis Director, North America Operations and Supply Chain Axalta Coating Systems

Debra van Holst Global Business Director, Polyethylene NOVA Chemicals Inc.

Thomas Brossart Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance W.R. Grace & Co.

Stephen Klejst Deputy Managing Director National Transportation Safety Board

Jeff Morris Deputy Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Siva Narayanan Director, International Operations & Warehousing Solvay

Richard Boulware Director, Global Category Management International Flavors & Fragrances

David Kreh Director, Asset Management and Supply Chain, Fluoropolymers Arkema


John Drake Director, Global Sales & Operations Planning SABIC Innovative Plastics

William Menarcheck Director, Procurement Bayer MaterialScience

Domenick Braico Global Logistics Leader-Resins & Chemicals Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies

Anthony H. Murray Hazardous Materials Safety Assistance Team – Eastern Region, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Dr. Kevin Swift Chief Economist and Managing Director American Chemistry Council

Randy Speight Managing Director, Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC) American Chemistry Council

Karl Alexy Staff Director, Hazardous Materials Division Federal Railroad Administration

Diana Gilliam Americas Process Excellence Leader – Logistics Celanese

Heath Dhayer Supply Assurance Leader NOVA Chemicals Inc.

Jay Jayakumar Supply Chain Business Application Leader Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

Robert Bestercy Senior Manager, North America Logistics SABIC

Gaelle Bellet North American Supply Chain and Process Manager Arkema

Herman Campbell Manager, Warehouse Operations Bayer MaterialScience

David Panzera Strategic Sourcing Manager Arkema

Julie Bart Manager, Railcar Maintenance NOVA Chemicals

Ian Cornelius SAP Master Data Analyst Braskem

James H. Rader Senior Vice President, Watco Compliance Services; Representative American Short Line And Regional Railroad Association

Paul Lord Research Director Gartner Supply Chain Research

Jason Miner Sector Head-Chemicals Bloomberg Research

Neil Fleishman Senior Industry Analyst (Fertilizers/Chemicals) Green Markets

Abdullah Ali Al-Ghamdi Logistics Specialist National Petrochemical Industrial Company

Bill Gilbert Global Supply Chain CoE Sr. Manager Americas, SABIC

David Demers Distinguished Faculty Associate in Supply Chain, Penn State Executive Programs, Smeal College of Business The Pennsylvania State University

Marc Fox Logistics Manager Yantai Wanhua America

Risk Management Identify the key vulnerabilities in your supply chain and how to managethem more effectively

Supply Chain VisibilityBring in data from multiple sources to create more advanced supplychain planning tools and make decisions in real time

Supply Chain SegmentationBecome more demand driven, focusing on customers and tailoringsupply chains to more effectively meet their needs

Delivers Solutions For Your Top Pain Points:



Who Should Attend

Senior Vice Presidents / Vice Presidents / Director’s of

• Supply Chain• Logistics• Transportation• Distribution• Warehousing • Operations



Sr. Manager / Directors of:

• Procurement• Purchasing • Distribution • Continuous Improvement



Agenda At A GlanceMonday November 3, 2014

Chemical Manufacturing Trends & Supply Chain Strategies, Tools & Metrics

7:30 Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:30 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks TC Baker, Director of Sales, North America, Quintiq

8:40 KeyNoTe: Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization William Duty, Director, SIOP, Momentive Performance Materials

9:00 KeyNoTe: Integrated Business Planning Optimization In Support Of Vertically Integrated Chemical Complexes Jack Weiss, CEO, WAM Supply Chain

9:20 Implications Of The Shale Boom: Reshoring The American Chemical Industry Jason Miner, Sector Head-Chemicals, Bloomberg Research

9:40 State Of The Industry: The Chemical Activity Barometer & Global Outlook Kevin Swift, Chief Economist, American Chemistry Council

10:00 Integrating Your Operations For Maximum Efficiency Randall Willis, Director, North America Operations and Supply Chain, Axalta Coating Systems

10:20 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

11.00 From Outsourcing To Optimization: Making Sense Of Strategic Options For Supply Chain Processes In The Chemical Industry Paul Lord, Research Director, Gartner Supply Chain Research

11:20 PaNel SeSSioN: Segmentation And Service Strategies: How To Serve Unique Customer Segments Differently Emmett Harrigan, Director, Supply Chain, SABIC Innovative Products Gustavo Araujo, Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Purchasing, Elementis Specialties Debra van Holst, Global Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals Inc.

11:50 Optimizing The Network: Redesigning Your Supply Chain Around Production, Distribution And Customer Sites Jay Jayakumar, Supply Chain Business Application Leader, Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

12:10 Luncheon For All Attendees

CoNCuRReNT TRaCKS BegiN

TRaCK a: iNDuSTRy iNSighTS aND STRaTegieS TRaCK B: TaleNT, ChaNge aND RelaTioNShiP MaNageMeNT

1:10 Track Chair’s Opening Remarks Track Chair’s Opening Remarks

1:15 Moving From A Transactional Relationship To A Partnership With A Global 3PLRichard Boulware, Director, Global Category Management, International Flavors & Fragrances

Change Management: Overcoming The Cultural Barriers To Achieve Supply Chain OptimizationDebbie Keehn, Director, Global Supply Chain, Celanese

1:35 PaNel SeSSioN: Measuring Supply Chain Performance: What Constitutes The Perfect Order And How Do We Get There On A Consistent Basis?Adam Bevier, Global Supply Chain Director, Sherwin WilliamsBilly Duty, Director Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Momentive Specialty ChemicalsThomas Brossart, Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance, W.R. Grace & Co.

PaNel SeSSioN: Developing Your Supply Chain Talent Pipeline: From A To AAAHerman Campbell, Manager, Warehouse Operations, Bayer MaterialScienceEmmett Harrigan, Director, Supply Chain, SABIC Innovative ProductsDebbie Keehn, Director, Global Supply Chain, Celanese

2:05 Trends Around Ammonia, Urea And Feedstock CostsNeil Fleishman, Senior Industry Analyst (Fertilizers/Chemicals), Green Markets

Mastering Human Capital Development Across The Value ChainBill Gilbert, Supply Chain Manager, SABIC Innovative Plastics David Demers, Distinguished Faculty Associate in Supply Chain, Penn State Executive Programs, Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University



7:30 Continental Breakfast & Registration/OM Partners Invite Only Private Breakfast

8:30 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Ken Cloud, Vice President, Business Development, North America-Chemicals, BDP International

8:40 Reducing Risk Through Supply Chain Resilience Debra van Holst, Global Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals Inc.

9:00 Solution Provider Keynote Dupre Logistics

9:20 PaNel SeSSioN: Strategic Sourcing: Reducing Risk With Your Supply Base And Delivering Savings That Enable Competitive Advantage David Panzera, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Arkema Ephraim Rabin, CEO, Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals Florian Dussler, CEO, Transporeon Group Americas

2:25 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Breaking In The Solution Zone

3:05 Evaluating, Reducing And Managing Risk For Chemicals In Commerce Jeff Morris, Deputy Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, US Environmental Protection Agency

3:25 Simplifying Label Creation And Tackling New GHS Challenges Andrew V. Scherz, Senior Product Manager, Epson

3:45 Proposed Tank Car Enhancements In The Aftermath Of High Profile Derailments: A Government & Industry Perspective Stephen Klejst, Deputy Managing Director, National Transportation Safety Board Karl Alexy, Staff Director, Hazardous Materials Division, Federal Railroad Administration Anthony H. Murray, Hazardous Materials Safety Assistance Team – Eastern Region, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration James H. Rader, Senior Vice President, Watco Compliance Services; Representative, American Short Line And Regional Railroad Association

4:45 Roundtables

Table 1: Rolling Out Appropriate Global Metrics Around Cost, Quality, Safety, Service & Talent – Facilitated by Adam Bevier, Global Supply Chain Director, Sherwin Williams

Table 2: Master Data Management: Ensuring Data Accuracy And Integrity – Facilitated by Ian Cornelius, SAP Master Data Analyst, Braskem

9:50 Stabilizing Your Supply Chain Through The Implementation Of Business Rules Diana Gilliam, Americas Process Excellence Leader – Logistics, Celanese

10:10 PaNel SeSSioN: Collaborating With Maintenance Around Planned Outages: Ensuring You Have The Necessary Inventory And Production Capacity To Endure Downtime Heath Dhayer, Supply Assurance Leader, NOVA Chemicals Inc. Herman Campbell, Manager, Warehouse Operations, Bayer MaterialScience William Duty, Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Momentive


Table 3: Who Controls The Process Flow? Operations Vs. Supply Chain – Facilitated by Thomas Brossart, Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance, W.R. Grace & Co.

Table 4: Do’s And Don’ts Of Emerging Markets – Facilitated by Siva Narayanan, Director, International Operations & Warehousing, Solvay

Table 5: Utilizing Next Generation Predictive Analytics To Drive S&OP And Forecasting – Facilitated by William Duty, Director, SIOP, Momentive Performance Materials

Table 6: Driving Continuous Process Improvement – Facilitated by Debra van Holst, Global Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals

Table 7: Economic Considerations Around Imminent Tank Car Regulations: Buy New Or Retrofit? – Facilitated by Julie Bart, Manager, Railcar Maintenance, NOVA Chemicals

Table 8: Feedstock Trends: Bio-Based Chemicals On The Rise? – Facilitated by Ephraim Rabin, CEO, Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals

Table 9: Supply Chain Competency Development – Facilitated by Randall Willis, Director, North America Operations and Supply Chain, Axalta Coating Systems

Table 10: Integrated Business Planning Optimization In Support Of Vertically Integrated Chemical Complexes - Facilitated by Jack Weiss, CEO, WAM Supply Chain

Table 11: Simplifying Label Creation And Tackling New GHS Challenges – Facilitated by Andrew V. Scherz, Senior Product Manager, EPSON

5:45 Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Quintiq

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

assessing Supply Chain Risk and Managing The Transportation Capacity Crunch

Agenda At A Glance Continued



11:20 Roundtables Table 1: Rail Logistics Strategy: Defining Your Fleet Structure And Creating A Competitive Advantage With Freight Costs – Facilitated by Robert Bestercy, Senior Manager, North America Logistics, SABIC

Table 2: Integrating 3PLs And Their Customers: Bridging The Data Divide – Facilitated by Patrick Bian, Global Transportation and Systems Integration Director, Cabot Corporation

Table 3: Building Risk Scenario Planning Into S&OP And Integrated Business Planning – Facilitated by John Drake, Director, Global Sales & Operations Planning, SABIC Innovative Plastics

Table 4: Best Practices In Contracting/Contract Administration To Mitigate Risk – Facilitated by William Menarcheck, Director, Procurement, Bayer MaterialScience

Table 5: Effectively Assessing And Mitigating Supply Chain Risk: Accounting For Plant Disruptions, Transportation Delays, Labor Strife And Feedstock Availability – Facilitated by Debra van Holst, Global Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals

Table 6: Evaluating Potential Impacts Of The Ocean Carrier Mega Alliances On Shippers: How Will This Impact Supply Chain Risk Management, Levels of Service & Cost? – Facilitated by Siva Narayanan, Director, International Operations & Warehousing, Solvay

Table 7: Emergency Response Planning – Facilitated by Randy Speight, Managing Director, Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC), American Chemistry Council

Table 8: To Be Announced – Facilitated by Dupré Logistics

Table 9: Benchmarking In Electronic Ocean Freight Bids In The Chemical Industry – Facilitated by Florian Dussler, CEO, Transporeon Group Americas

Table 10: Supply Chain Integration: Making M&A Work

12:20 Luncheon For All Attendees/Logichem Advisory Board Meeting

1:20 PaNel SeSSioN: Adapting To A Changing Environment: How Is The Capacity Crunch Affecting The Way You Do Business? Robert Bestercy, Senior Manager, North America Logistics, SABIC Thomas Brossart, Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance, W.R. Grace & Co. Marty Lembach, Manager of Logistics, Emerald Materials

1:50 CaSe STuDy: Tightening Collaboration With Quality To Reduce Off Spec Product Gaelle Bellet, North American Supply Chain and Process Manager, Arkema

2:10 PaNel SeSSioN: Risk Management With 3PLs Herman Campbell, Manager, Warehouse Operations, Bayer MaterialScience Robert Bestercy, Senior Manager, North America Logistics, SABIC Marty Lembach, Manager of Logistics, Emerald Materials

2:40 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Breaking In The Solution Zone

3:10 PaNel SeSSioN: Optimizing Supply Chain Operations Through Effective Inventory Planning And Management David Kreh, Director, Asset Management and Supply Chain, Fluoropolymers, Arkema Todd Ahern, Director, Functional Materials Marketing, Americas, EMD Chemicals Randall Willis, Director, North America Operations and Supply Chain, Axalta Coating Systems

3:40 Roundtables Table 1: Addressing The Driver Shortage: Strategies To Expand The Pool – Facilitated by Thomas Brossart, Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance, W.R. Grace & Co.

Table 2: Logistics Challenges For Midmarket Companies – Facilitated by Marty Lembach, Manager of Logistics, Emerald Materials

Table 3: Driving Collaboration Between Supply Chain And Finance – Facilitated by Domenick Braico, Global Logistics Leader-Resins & Chemicals, Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies

Table 4: Integrating A New Business Site Into Your Planning Process – Facilitated by Heath Dhayer, Supply Assurance Leader, NOVA Chemicals Inc.

Table 5: Enhancing Sustainability Within The Supply Chain – Facilitated by Scott J. Preston, Chief Procurement Officer & Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Tronox

Table 6: What Can The Chemical Industry Learn From Retail? Capitalizing On Demand Sensing Technologies – Facilitated by Marc Fox, Logistics Manager, Yantai Wanhua America

Table 7: The Future Of ERP: To The Cloud?

4:40 Conclusion Of Conference

Agenda At A Glance Continued



7:30 Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:30 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks TC Baker

Director of Sales, North America Quintiq

8:40 Keynote: Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization

William Duty Director, SIOP Momentive Performance Materials

Multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) is a new way of thinking that allows organizations to respond to markets, be flexible, save money and better service their customers. Organizations that previously functioned in silos – procurement, demand planning, factory scheduling – which made decisions independent of one another are instead placed in a framework where they understand how each group’s decision-making affects others. By building cross-functional teams that think about what will be of the greatest benefit to the business – rather than one department – MEIO allows for constantly improving performance. This keynote will help you:• Identify the need for, and then develop a tool to

enable a more sophisticated inventory analysis system

• Incorporate internal and external intelligence to inform modelling

• Roll out new tools and processes to various business units, using them to reset safety stock levels and allow performance tracking

• Bring all stakeholders into the information gathering stage

• Overcome challenges in education and integration

9:20 KEYNOTE: Integrated Business Planning Optimization In Support Of Vertically Integrated Chemical Complexes

Jack Weiss CEO WAM Supply Chain

Large chemical companies often operate vertically integrated complexes in which key building block chemicals are produced to be sold in the market place or further processed internally downstream. These downstream operations are often independent business units with their own profit and loss objectives effectively competing for shared upstream feedstock. A case study will be presented in which an IBP optimization model was implemented at a site producing ethylene and a variety of ethylene derivatives. The solution maximizes total profitability across all business units and facilitates essential negotiations and collaboration between these entities.

9:20 Implications Of The Shale Boom: Reshoring The American Chemical Industry

Jason Miner Sector Head-Chemicals Bloomberg Research

The renaissance for the chemical industry in North America is a notable development, in no small part due to the availability of low-cost natural gas-derived feedstocks. Companies that were looking to build ethylene plants in the Middle East have now decided to build at home; the shale boom has given US manufacturers a strong incentive to reverse offshoring of manufacturing activity and invest in production facilities at home. Expansion of North American ethylene capacity has already begun, and it is predicted that the pace of expansion will accelerate in the coming years. Through March 2013, nearly 100 chemical industry investments valued at $71.7 billion had been announced, many of which are to expand production capacity for ethylene and ethylene derivatives (i.e. polyethylene, linear alpha olefins, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol, vinyl chloride monomer and polyvinyl chloride). Much of this investment will be geared toward export markets, helping to shrink the US trade deficit. How will these trends impact your company and supply chain? Join Jason Miner to gain insight into the key drivers and sustainability of these developments and for an engaging dialogue around the implications of the shale boom.

Chemical Manufacturing Trends & Supply Chain Strategies, Tools & Metrics

Monday, November 3, 2014



Chemical Manufacturing Trends & Supply Chain Strategies, Tools & Metrics Continued

9:40 State Of The Industry: The Chemical Activity Barometer & Global Outlook

Kevin Swift Chief Economist American Chemistry Council

The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) recently showed that the industry is at its highest level since February 2008, posting the highest year over year gain since September 2010. The CAB is based on four indicators – production, equity prices, product prices and inventories. There are a number of areas leading the charge – activity within pigments and performance chemistry markets (adhesives, sealants, paint additives), electronics chemicals (semiconductor industry) and oilfield chemicals, which have benefited from the boom in unconventional oil and gas. Join Kevin Swift for a candid look at industry performance and insights into what may await in the future.

10:00 Integrating Your Operations For Maximum Efficiency

Randall Willis Director, North American Operations and Supply Chain Axalta Coating Systems

In his current role Randall Willis leads plants, supply chain, environmental health & safety, quality and engineering. In looking out across these functions, how do you integrate operations for maximum efficiency? This session will provide practical tips for supply chain leaders trying to bridge the gaps.

10:20 Morning Refreshment Break & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

11.00 From Outsourcing To Optimization: Making Sense Of Strategic Options For Supply Chain Processes In The Chemical Industry

Paul Lord Research Director Gartner Supply Chain Research

Supply chain leaders are presented with a host of strategic options for how they manage their key business processes. They are variously and simultaneously encouraged to outsource non-strategic activity, increase visibility and enhance resilience. How do all of these imperatives stack up against each other? This presentation will offer some perspectives on hot topics such as optimization and digitization based on observations and analysis in the chemical process industry value chain.

11:20 PANEL SESSION: Segmentation And Service Strategies: How To Serve Unique Customer Segments Differently

Emmett Harrigan Director, Supply Chain SABIC Innovative Products

Gustavo Araujo Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Purchasing Elementis Specialties


Not every customer is the same and chemical manufacturers should have service models that reflect as much. But how do you make a differentiated model – delivering multiple levels of service – work, given that these models complicate order to cash and supply chain processes? Companies are striving to provide higher service levels to more attractive customers that drive a disproportionate percentage of profits, while still serving customers that are less valuable through more cost effective supply chain approaches. This panel discussion will address how you can:• Ensure segmentation guides business rules:

Minimum order quantities, technical service levels

• Learn what your customers value more than price: Quality levels, delivery schedules

• Tie it together as a global package: Coordinating supply chain support in different markets

11:50 Optimizing The Network: Redesigning Your Supply Chain Around Production, Distribution And Customer Sites

Jay Jayakumar Supply Chain Business Application Leader Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

Design and optimization of global distribution networks may seem either necessary but daunting, or a buzzword with no practicality. Looking at the transportation network holistically can uncover millions of dollars in opportunities from tactical (changing routes to customers), to the strategic (shutting down or adding distribution centers). The talk will center on taking distribution network optimization from theory to practice.

12:10 Luncheon For All Attendees



CoNCuRReNT TRaCKS BegiN

TRaCK a: iNDuSTRy iNSighTS aND STRaTegieS TRaCK B: TaleNT, ChaNge aND RelaTioNShiP MaNageMeNT

1:10 Chairperson’s Remarks Chairperson’s Remarks

1:15 Moving From A Transactional Relationship To A Partnership With A Global 3PLRichard Boulware Director, Global Category Management International Flavors & Fragrances

How do you move from a transactional relationship to a true partnership with a global 3PL? By working together chemical manufacturers and third party logistics providers can chip away at sizeable overhead costs such as warehousing and distribution, reconfiguring supply chains so that they can better handle fluctuations in demand while not hurting the bottom line. Learn how International Flavors & Fragrances has done this with its 3PL partner.

Change Management: Overcoming The Cultural Barriers To Achieve Supply Chain OptimizationDebbie Keehn Director, Global Supply Chain CelaneseDebbie Keehn is a transformational change leader with significant experience in large scale change projects. As a business change manager, she has tackled projects with a high degree of organizational change, change management and cultural barriers. Through this presentation you will learn how you can execute buy-in to break the infamous mindset of doing things “as they’ve always been done.”• What kind of culture should we be creating to

achieve supply chain optimization?• Increasing project practices across your entire

supply network to provide clear standards and ensure performance goals are met with enthusiasm

• Examining user-friendly systems that can easily link your company together and increase visibility at point of sale and back through your supply chain

1.35 PANEL SESSION: Measuring Supply Chain Performance: What Constitutes The Perfect Order And How Do We Get There On A Consistent Basis?Adam Bevier Global Supply Chain Director Sherwin WilliamsBilly Duty Director Supply Chain Center of Excellence Momentive Specialty ChemicalsThomas Brossart Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance W.R. Grace & Co.It takes a lot of work to keep your customers happy and complaint free. You have to deliver the right product to the right place, on time, in the right condition, package and quantity (with proper documentation and invoice). Of course, there are tangible benefits when you have a high perfect order rate – being able to carry less inventory, shorter cash-to-cash cycle times and fewer stock-outs. On the flip side mistakes can be costly: increased shipping costs, the need for replacement products and lower revenues due to lost sales & customers. This panel will share the perspective of three supply chain leaders who are driving their organizations to achieve perfection.

PANEL: Developing Your Supply Chain Talent Pipeline From A To AAAHerman Campbell Manager, Warehouse Operations Bayer MaterialScienceEmmett Harrigan Director, Supply Chain SABIC Innovative ProductsSupply chain talent is in high demand. As chemical manufacturers watch Baby Boomer employees with decades of experience walk out the door, there’s not a ready supply of mid-career talent to replace them. At the entry level, recent college graduates are highly sought after and often gravitate toward supply chain roles in other industries that are perceived as more exciting. There is also the issue of chemical manufacturers expanding into geographies where there is no local talent base to draw upon. What should be the industry approach in addressing these shortages? This panel will also address:• Identifying necessary supply chain roles & responsibilities• Identifying the competencies, leadership behaviors,

skills, experiences, education and performance requirements for supply chain roles and assessing current talent against them

• Identifying and committing to actionable plans for development and career planning, including the rollout of individual development plans

• Supporting and sustaining your talent development process through leadership education, coaching, meaningful conversations and recognition

Debbie Keehn Director, Global Supply Chain Celanese




2.05 Trends Around Ammonia, Urea And Feedstock CostsNeil Fleishman Senior Industry Analyst (Fertilizers/Chemicals) Green MarketsNorth America is currently the centerpiece of a global nitrogen expansion set to loosen long run supply and demand fundamentals across all nitrogen products and in particular urea. The shale gas boom has led to the announcements of almost 30 nitrogen projects in North America. The North American build out also comes along the same time key global markets are looking to raise capacity. The impending over-supply will likely shrink global trade while shifting the cost curve, impacting Green Markets’ view of long run pricing dynamics around the world.

Mastering Human Capital Development Across The Value ChainBill Gilbert Supply Chain Manager SABIC Innovative PlasticsDavid Demers Distinguished Faculty Associate in Supply Chain, Penn State Executive Programs, Smeal College of Business The Pennsylvania State UniversityDeveloping Human Capital to be able to capture value chain improvement opportunities is a top priority for most firms. SABIC, through its partnership with Penn State University, is achieving breakthrough results in their deployment of an innovative applied learning approach that masters the challenge of cross functional value chain innovation.This session will offer practical insights into the approach and the payback results that are exceeding goals and helping SABIC accelerate its rate of business innovation.

2:25 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

3:05 Evaluating, Reducing And Managing Risk For Chemicals In Commerce

Jeff Morris Deputy Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics US Environmental Protection Agency

As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s comprehensive approach to enhance its chemicals management program, the agency recently identified a work plan of 83 chemicals for risk assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Chemicals to be assessed include 1-Bromopropane, chlorinated hydrocarbons, flame retardants, ethanone fragrance chemicals and Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4). Jeff Morris, deputy director of EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, discusses EPA’s risk assessment activities and how they fit within the broader context of the Obama Administration’s priorities for chemical safety.

3:25 Simplifying Label Creation And Tackling New GHS Challenges

Andrew V. Scherz Senior Product Manager Epson

Labeling is a critical part of the product supply chain that continues to grow in complexity. New GHS regulations exacerbate this trend with additional demands for color icons and increased durability. This presentation will show how new color printing technology can lower costs and simplify label creation increasing efficiency while successfully tackling the new GHS challenges.

3:45 SPECIAL PANEL SESSION: Proposed Tank Car Enhancements In The Aftermath Of High Profile Derailments: A Government & Industry Perspective

Stephen Klejst Deputy Managing Director National Transportation Safety Board

Karl Alexy Staff Director, Hazardous Materials Division Federal Railroad Administration

Anthony H. Murray Hazardous Materials Safety Assistance Team-Eastern Region, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

James H Rader Senior Vice President, Watco Compliance Services; Representative American Short Line And Regional Railroad Association

In the aftermath of the Lac-Mégantic disaster and other high profile derailments, the US and Canadian governments have been moving forward with new regulations that would enhance the safety of tank cars used to carry crude oil and other highly flammable liquids. US regulators recently proposed a two year phase out of tank cars known as DOT-111s, whose design dates back to the 1960s. Tens of thousands of cars could be taken out of circulation or would require costly modifications to meet the new guidelines. This would have far reaching ramifications for chemical shippers and industry officials fear that it could prompt a tank car shortage. At the same time, the new tank car design introduced in 2011 has yielded cars that have also been involved in costly accidents, prompting discussion around a new standard that would go beyond AAR’s CPC-1232. Join us as a group of




Chemical Manufacturing Trends & Supply Chain Strategies, Tools & Metrics Continuedgovernment and industry experts answer key questions around tank car regulations. • Recommended enhancements: High capacity

pressure relief valve to protect car from an increase in internal pressure during a fire, 9/16 inch thick steel tank, ½ inch thick full height head shields 1/8 inch thick steel jacket around car with thermal protection

• Aftermath of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and Casselton: Proposed improvements to DOT-111 tank cars transporting ethanol and crude oil, including thicker steel and top fitting and head shield protection

• Concerns around retrofitting 75,000 pre-2011 cars: Difficulty applying ½ inch thick head shields to non-jacketed cars, head shield installation on non-jacketed cars could require existing equipment – break wheels, end platforms – to be rearranged

• Existing rail infrastructure limitations: Tracks, bridges, culverts and track at customer sites that cannot handle the weight of cars

4:45 Roundtables Talking with your peers about how to confront shared

business challenges is the most valuable piece of this event. LogiChem 2014 has set aside three hours across two days so supply chain, procurement, operations, logistics and transportation management leaders can share best practices that will help their organizations reduce risk, cost and deliver more to the bottom line. Each attendee is able to select two roundtables that they would like to attend over the course of an hour. Table facilitators introduce the topic at hand and encourage participants to share their ideas; full notes are delivered to participants post-event so that there’s a tangible takeaway and key points are not forgotten.

1 Rolling Out Appropriate Global Metrics Around Cost, Quality, Safety, Service &

Talent Facilitated by Adam Bevier Global Supply Chain Director Sherwin Williams

2 Master Data Management: Ensuring Data Accuracy And Integrity

Facilitated by Ian Cornelius SAP Master Data Analyst Braskem

3 Who Controls The Process Flow? Operations Vs. Supply Chain

Facilitated by Thomas Brossart Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance W.R. Grace & Co.

4 Do’s and Don’ts Of Emerging Markets

Facilitated by Siva Narayanan Director, International Operations & Warehousing Solvay

5 Utilizing Next Generation Predictive Analytics To Drive S&OP And Forecasting

Facilitated by William Duty Director, SIOP Momentive Performance Materials

6 Driving Continuous Process Improvement

Facilitated by Debra van Holst, Global Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals

7 Economic Considerations Around Imminent Tank Car Regulations: Buy New

Or Retrofit? Facilitated by Julie Bart, Manager, Railcar Maintenance, NOVA Chemicals

8 Feedstock Trends: Bio-Based Chemicals On The Rise?

Facilitated by Ephraim Rabin, CEO Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals

9 Supply Chain Competency Development Facilitated by Randall Willis

Director, North America Operations and Supply Chain Axalta Coating Systems

10 Integrated Business Planning Optimization In Support Of Vertically

Integrated Chemical Complexes Facilitated by Jack Weiss CEO WAM Supply Chain

11 TBa Facilitated by EPSON

5:45 Cocktail Reception Sponsored By Quintiq



Assessing Supply Chain Risk And Managing The Transportation Capacity Crunch

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

7:30 Continental Breakfast & Registration/OM Partners Invite Only Private Breakfast

8:30 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Ken Cloud

Vice President, Business Development, North America-Chemicals BDP International

8:40 Reducing Risk Through Supply Chain Resilience


As supply chains have become more global and complex, inventories become leaner and customer expectations continue to rise, chemical manufacturers must improve their resilience in order to thrive. Resilience is the ability of a supply chain to both resist disruptions and recover after disruptions occur. Join Debra van Holst of NOVA Chemicals as she shares her thoughts and strategies around how to improve supply chain resilience and reduce risk to the enterprise.

9:00 Vendor Keynote Executive presentation by Dupre Logistics

Speaker to be confirmed

9:20 PANEL SESSION: Strategic Sourcing: Reducing Risk With Your Supply Base And Delivering Savings That Enable Competitive Advantage

Florian Dussler CEO Transporeon Group Americas

David Panzera Strategic Sourcing Manager Arkema

Ephraim Rabin CEO Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals

How do you ensure that your suppliers are resilient? Do they have multiple production facilities capable of producing the material if one plant is disrupted? Are

their plants geographically spread out to minimize the danger posed by natural disasters? When you’re relying on a sole source supplier or multiple suppliers that use a single transportation route, how much material should be held as safety stock? These are some of the questions that strategic sourcing managers are grappling with as they attempt to minimize risk. Join this engaging panel discussion so you can adopt strategies that mitigate risk. Panelists will also address how you can monitor and manage supplier performance, systematically reviewing quality and cost.

9:50 Stabilizing Your Supply Chain Through The Implementation Of Business Rules

Diana Gilliam Americas Process Excellence Leader – Logistics Celanese

10:10 Collaborating With Maintenance Around Planned Outages: Ensuring You Have The Necessary Inventory And Production Capacity To Ensure Downtime

Heath Dhayer Supply Assurance Leader NOVA Chemicals Inc.


William Duty Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence Momentive

How can you best engage with plant maintenance groups around outages? A key aspect of supply chain risk management is ensuring you have the inventory levels – or production capabilities at other locations – to hold you over during an outage, which is especially difficult given the limitations of forecasting. Learn how some of today’s top companies are managing this process and making their supply planner the conduit between maintenance and the business.




Assessing Supply Chain Risk And Managing The Transportation Capacity Crunch Continued

11:20 Roundtables Talking with your peers about how to confront shared

business challenges is the most valuable piece of this event. LogiChem 2014 has set aside three hours across two days so supply chain, procurement, operations, logistics and transportation management leaders can share best practices that will help their organizations reduce risk, cost and deliver more to the bottom line. Each attendee is able to select two roundtables that they would like to attend over the course of an hour. Table facilitators introduce the topic at hand and encourage participants to share their ideas; full notes are delivered to participants post-event so that there’s a tangible takeaway and key points are not forgotten.

1 Rail Logistics Strategy: Defining Your Fleet Structure And Creating A Competitive

Advantage With Freight Costs Facilitated by Robert Bestercy Senior Manager, North America Logistics SABIC

2 Integrating 3PLs And Their Customers: Bridging The Data Divide

Facilitated by Patrick Bian Global Transportation and Systems Integration Director Cabot Corporation

3 Building Risk Scenario Planning Into S&OP And Integrated Business Planning

Facilitated by John Drake Director, Global Sales & Operations Planning SABIC Innovative Plastics

4 Best Practices In Contracting/Contract Administration To Mitigate Risk

Facilitated by William Menarcheck Director, Procurement Bayer MaterialScience

5 Effectively Assessing And Mitigating Supply Chain Risk: Accounting For Plant

Disruptions, Transportation Delays, Labor Strife And Feedstock Availability Facilitated by Debra van Holst Global Business Director, Polyethylene NOVA Chemicals

6 Evaluating Potential Impacts Of Ocean Carrier Mega Alliances On Shippers: How

Will This Impact Supply Chain Risk Management, Levels of Service & Cost? – Facilitated by Siva Narayanan Director, International Operations & Warehousing Solvay

7 Emergency Response Planning

Facilitated by Randy Speight Managing Director, Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC) American Chemistry Council

8 TBA

Facilitated by Dupre Logistics

9 Benchmarking In Electronic Ocean Freight Bids In The Chemical Industry

Facilitated by Florian Dussler CEO Transporeon Group Americas

12:20 Luncheon For All Attendees/Logichem Advisory Board Meeting

1:20 PANEL SESSION: Adapting To A Changing Environment: How Is The Capacity Crunch Affecting The Way You Do Business?


Thomas Brossart Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance W.R. Grace & Co.

Marty Lembach Manager of Logistics Emerald Materials

As the polar vortex slowed railroads for weeks, chemical companies turned their attention to trucking to fill the void. Spot market rates surged by as much as 20 percent. Bulk shippers of liquid chemicals were in a position to profit. While this was a seasonal event, it highlighted the capacity squeeze in the North American freight system. Shortages of railcars and trucks drivers are making it difficult for chemical manufacturers to service their customers. Since the vast majority of trucks are secured well ahead of time, companies that are bidding for emergency capacity – via forums where trucks advertise their availability and receive bids from needy shippers – are in a no win situation. The HOS regulations have also reduced trucking industry capacity (projected 2-5 percent reduction in driver capacity), driving prices up and reducing the flexibility of carriers. Chemical manufacturers have to adapt to this changing environment and secure the best rates possible for the movement of product.

1:50 CASE STUDY: Tightening Collaboration With Quality To Reduce Off Spec Product

Gaelle Bellet North American Supply Chain and Process Manager Arkema

How can you create a solid link between supply chain and quality and manufacturing plants? There is a need to reduce returns from customers through better inspection and first pass quality. All of this is being done in the interest of reducing working capital costs. Learn how Arkema has approached this process and strengthened the partnership between supply chain and quality.



Assessing Supply Chain Risk And Managing The Transportation Capacity Crunch Continued

2:10 Panel Session: Risk Management With 3PLs

Marty Lembach Manager of Logistics Emerald Materials



How can you establish a long lasting, mutually beneficial partnership with a 3PL? What must be communicated at the outset and how are both parties held accountable? This panel will address:• Establishing operational procedures upfront• Key factors in deciding which 3PL to partner with:

Culture fit, solutions, metrics• Establishing top-down support: Ensuring goals

and expectations are communicated down to the operational and facility level

• Creating a true partnership that strives for continuous improvement

2:40 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solution Zone

3:10 Optimizing Supply Chain Operations Through Effective Inventory Planning & Management

David Kreh Director, Asset Management and Supply Chain, Fluoropolymers Arkema


Randall Willis Director, North America Operations and Supply Chain Axalta Coating Systems• Attaining optimal inventory levels in diverse and

complex supply chains• Segmenting and ensuring you’re not sitting on

aged inventory • Managing your slow moving inventory• Continuously focusing on improving forecasting –

defining your process and effectively working with sales, marketing and finance

• Analyzing days of inventory on hand (DOH)

3:40 Roundtables 1 Addressing The Driver Shortage: Strategies

To Expand The Pool Facilitated by Thomas Brossart Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics & Trade Compliance W.R. Grace & Co.

2 Logistics Challenges For Midmarket Companies

Facilitated by Marty Lembach Manager of Logistics Emerald Materials

3 Driving Collaboration Between Supply Chain And Finance

Facilitated by Domenick Braico Global Logistics Leader-Resins & Chemicals Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies

4 Integrating A New Business Site Into Your Planning Process

Facilitated by Heath Dhayer Supply Assurance Leader NOVA Chemicals Inc.

5 Enhancing Sustainability Within The Supply Chain

Facilitated by Scott J. Preston Chief Procurement Officer & Vice President, Global Supply Chain Tronox

6 What Can The Chemical Industry Learn From Retail? Capitalizing On Demand Sensing Technologies

Facilitated by Marc Fox Logistics Manager Yantai Wanhua America

7 The Future Of ERP: To The Cloud?

4:40 Conclusion Of Conference



About Our Sponsors Arkieva

Website: www.arkieva.com Arkieva is a provider of software and consulting services that helps organizations leverage technology for improved and sustainable

advanced planning and scheduling (APS);more than 200 applications of our solutions exist around the world. In the Chemicals and Process Industries, Arkieva has provided solutions to leading organizations to help reduce inventories, lower manufacturing costs,and improve delivery performance. Arkieva has acquired in depth chemical sector experience by solving challenges for such industry leaders as Momentive, AkzoNobel, and INEOS. Our staff brings their deep operations experience to the table. We can identify where gains are to be made, how to move forward in applying technology to support better planning, and how to sustain the benefits. Our breadth of experience crosses collaborative planning (S&OP), demand management, inventory management, production planning and scheduling, and supply chain strategic design. Arkieva advanced planning tools fully support a company’s S&OP needs, integrate easily with multiple ERP systems and are currently used by manufacturers worldwide in multi-user, cross-functional environments. Arkieva’s architecture enables all products to easily fit the unique processes defining competitive advantage in your supply chain.

BDP International Website: www.bdpinternational.com BDP International is one of the leading privately held freight logistics/transportation management firms based in the U.S. It operates freight

logistics centers in more than 20 cities throughout North America and a network of subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic partnerships in nearly 140 countries. The company serves more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Clients include Bayer, Dow, DuPont, Heineken USA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Revlon, Rite Aid, and Trek Bicycle, among others. BDP provides an extensive range of services, including ocean, air and ground transportation; lead logistics process analysis, design and management; export freight forwarding; import customs clearance and regulatory compliance; project logistics; warehousing/consolidation/distribution; and a web-based BDP SmartSuite® of shipping transaction/tracking management and visibility applications.

Endress+Hauser Website: www.us.endress.com From the level instrument through to your ERP system. Your solution provider for all steps in your inventory management. Endress+Hauser inventory management solutions help you to reduce inventory costs, improve customer satisfaction and increase

productivity. From easy monitoring of tanks and silo levels through to highly accurate custody transfer tank gauging at tank farms and the automation of terminals. Endress+Hauser – being one of the leading partners for process automation – offers, apart from all relevant measuring technologies, also appropriate scalable software packages to monitor your inventories. We also support you in the optimization of your supply chain with individual software solutions for your inventory management and the integration of this data into your company processes and your ERP system. Endress+Hauser provides worldwide services and solutions for industrial processes. Our solutions allow processes to be optimized in respect of economic efficiency, safety and environmental protection. Automation solutions of Endress+Hauser will help you to optimize your production, logistics and maintenance processes. Our solutions are accurate, reliable and durable and are based on open standards, ensuring cost-effective implementation.

Dupre Logistics

Website: www.duprelogistics.com Dupré Logistics, LLC is a team of professionals who design and deliver safe, diversified solutions and services for quality-focused clients

committed to increasing their competitive advantage. Dupré has more than 1,300 team members operating throughout the United States. Dupré partners with clients to serve their needs in site & private fleet services, energy distribution and strategic capacity services (3PL). Through the company’s innovative approach, Dupré clients gain increased productivity, permanently decrease their cost structures and become more competitive and profitable. Headquartered in Lafayette, La, Dupré Logistics takes pride in its safety program which has received national recognition. For more information, visit www.duprelogistics.com. For forward thinking about logistics, visit blog.duprelogistics.com.

Epson Website: www.epson.com Epson is a global innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and printing systems, 3LCD projectors and industrial

robots to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 73,000 employees in 94 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson’s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).

OM Partners

Website: www.ompartners.com OM Partners is a leading software and consulting company delivering Supply Chain Planning and Scheduling Solutions for semi process industries such as the chemicals industry in particular. AkzoNobel, Arkema, BASF, Eastman Chemicals, Johnson&Johnson, DSM and Tessenderlo Group are some of our satisfied customers. OMP Plus, our software solution, features a number of unique capabilities for managing and optimizing industry specific constraints on various planning levels: co- and by-products management, campaign planning, tank scheduling, S&OP, optimization and flawless integration with ERP systems including a certified SAP interface. OMP Plus is an integrated solution for all planning related issues, from the strategic down to the operational level. Its revolutionary technology makes integrated demand planning, inventory optimization, S&OP, supply planning and scheduling a reality. OMP Plus helps companies reduce supply chain costs and throughput times and increases reliability of delivery dates and customer service. With over 250 customers and over 500 implementations, OM Partners has established solid partnerships all over the world. In its over 25 years of existence, OM Partners has become one of the top players in the supply chain planning and optimization market with offices and partners across the world.



Quality Transportation Services Website: www.qts.com

Quality Transportation Services is a privately held third party Rail Logistics Company headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia with satellite operations and sales offices strategically located throughout North America. Operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, we handle a wide variety of rail logistics for large and small shippers alike, including shipment tracking, fleet administration, EDI distribution, freight procurement,invoice auditing, and rail plant management for leaders in industries such as Chemicals, Metals, Food, Aggregates and Forest and Paper Products. QTS offers a unique blend of expert professional services and proprietary software tools that maximize the value and minimize the expense of utilizing freight rail transportation. Leveraging both give sour customers a complete rail management solution and a competitive advantage in today’s marketplace. QTS was founded in 1988.

Quintiq Website: www.quintiq.com

Quintiq is an international company with a vision to solve every planning puzzle with a single software platform. Since its founding in 1997, Quintiq has grown to industry leadership in supply chain planning and optimization. Today, approximately 12,000 users in over 80 companies across the globe use the Quintiq planning platform on a daily basis. AkzoNobel, Tribotecc, Novelis, and ArcelorMittal are just a few of our valued, satisfied customers. At Quintiq, we can tell you with certainty that our software platform can provide a 100% fit to you r business. Our engineers have constructed standard software configurable to any conceivable business model, assets of any specification, and constraints of any kind. Quintiq can support long-term strategic plans to short-term schedules as well as real-time disruption decision support. Get a faster ROI and higher quality plans by relying on Quintiq’s optimization technology. Our vision is to transform the world’s supply chains. With more than 700 employees in 16 offices around the world, Quintiq is ready and able to help any company with their planning puzzles, no matter how large, complex or impossible they may seem. With Quintiq’s powerful and flexible supply chain planning and optimization platform to plan your personnel, resources and processes, you will gain a competitive advantage and complete business control.

TRANSPOREON Group Website: www.transporeon.com/us The TRANSPOREON Group links manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers with logistics service providers . With headquarters in

Philadelphia for its Americas operations, the group runs the TRANSPOREON logistics platform, the TICONTRACT e-sourcing platform and the MERCAREON retail platform. The group’s platforms currently link over 850 shippers, 40,000 carriers and 100,000 users in over 85 countries. These efficient, user-friendly Web-based solutions facilitate RFP management, automate load tendering, dock scheduling as well as tracking and tracing. The group has a growing customer base in the Chemical Industry helping many players in the industry improving their logistics management. Established in the year 2000 in Germany, today the TRANSPOREON Group is the European market leader in the e-logistics segment and is increasing its market share in US and Asia.

WAM Supply Chain Website: www.wamsystems.com

WAM delivers advanced supply chain planning solutions designed specifically for the chemical industry. WAM’s supply chain planning solutions are used throughout the global process industry, providing a broad set of visualization, decision support, and optimization tools that address the unique challenges found in these complex supply chains. The company has an established record of deploying its decision support and optimization technologies across a variety of markets including polymers, chemicals, oil & gas refining, pharmaceuticals and CPG. Along with its worldwide partner network, WAM provides a full complement of consulting, support, training and implementation services. Companies like Arkema, Celanese, Indian Oil, INEOS, LyondellBasell, Lonza, PTT , Solvay and SASOL depend on WAM solutions every day to improve forecast accuracy, develop margin-optimized supply plans, reduce inventory levels, shorten lead times, and optimize production and supply schedules. WAM is a division of Triple Point Technology with a presence in 16 cities worldwide and the financial and institutional resources to provide robust technologies across the globe.

About Our Sponsors Continued

Here are the top 7 reasons why LogiChem 2014 is the leading forum to invest your marketing and business development dollars:

For more details on how you can showcase your solution, contact Brittany M. Thompson at 646-200-7527 or email [email protected]

Why Sponsor LogiChem 2014?

1 LogiChem is the only event in North America specifically tailored to chemical supply chain executives.

2 Full exposure to 150 qualified conference attendees comprised of senior level executives responsible for their company’s strategy: you gain direct access to the senior decision makers leading the way in supply chain performance

3 Extensive networking opportunities, allowing for face-to-face customer contact and one-to-one meetings

4 Tailor-made sponsorship packages enable you to competitively position your company the way you want

5 Opportunity to promote your brand and align it with the other industry leaders participating in the conference

6 Increased flow of traffic through the solutions zone during breakfast, coffee breaks and receptions.

7 Space is limited! Call Brittany M. Thompson at 646-200-7527 or email: [email protected] for sponsorship opportunities at LogiChem 2014.



About Our Media Partners Chemical Search International Website: www.chempeople.com Chemical Search International specialises in global executive recruitment and career development for the chemical sector

and related value-chain; resources, polymers and materials. Our team, based in Europe, Americas, Middle East and Asia offers clients top-quality services, penetrating sector experience and the best network in the business. We also own www.chempeople.com, the Chemical Executives Network. Please join us.

Hazardous Cargo Bulletin Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.hazardouscargo.com Hazardous Cargo Bulletin (HCB) has beenproviding information to the chemical supply chain since 1980. Its

monthlymagazine, weekly email newsletter, website and newly developed app to deliverup-to-the-minute, business-critical information on transport issues,highlighting regulatory changes, safety issues and environmental andsustainability considerations.

The magazine is read right around the globeby shippers and carriers in what is a very safety-conscious sector. They lookto HCB to help maintain regulatory compliance, learn from accident reports andkeep in touch with technical and market developments.

Inbound Logistics

Website: www.inboundlogistics.com Inbound Logistics’ mission is to provide today’s business logistics managers the information and expertise they need

to speed cycle times, reduce inventories and get closer to their markets and customers. By pairing old and new media, Inbound Logistics’ editorial delivers the most up-to date supply chain information to help readers discover and create wealth for their companies. Effectively managing Inbound logistics enables today’s transportation and business logistics managers to work collaboratively to reduce inventory, produce and distribute more efficiently, increase quality serve customers faster and speed the cash-to cash cycle.

Supply and Demand Chain Executive Website: www.SDCExec.com Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive’s user manual for successful supply chain transformation, utilizing hard-

hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

SupplyChainBrain Website: www.supplychainbrain.com SupplyChainBrain, the world’s most comprehensive supply chain management information resource, is accessed year

round through a wide range of ever evolving multi-media formats by hundreds of thousands of senior level industry executives. In addition to addressing the fundamental principles of supply-chain management, SupplyChainBrain identifies emerging trends, technologies and best practices, forward thinking ideas and cutting-edge solutions-and continues to write and report about these as they evolve and mature.

The Logistics Institute Website: www.loginstitute.ca The Logistics Institute is Canada’s premier Supply Chain Logistics professional body and the only organization in the world

delivering P.Log certification programs. The Institute works with private and public sector groups around the world to

• Establish SCL competency and productivity standards from entry to executive; • Enhance career mobility of professionals, from school-to-work transition to leadership development; • Deliver programs from tactical to strategic competencies, leading to P.Log certification; • Design workforce development strategies for companies and governments.



Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing

201 S Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19106

Website: www. pennslanding.hyatt.com

Accommodations

LogiChem has secured a special conference rate of $189 a night (plus tax) for attendees. In order to make your reservation, please call the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at1-888-421-1442 and identify yourself as a LogiChem attendee. Rooms are limited and are on a first come, first served basis, so make your reservations as soon as possible. The special rate expires October 12, 2014. After this date, rooms may still have available, so inquire with the hotel if you have missed the cut-off date.

Complimentary wireless Internet will be provided in the guest rooms for those attendees who book in the LogiChem room block.

Highlights of Venue

Great hotels offer more than just a good night’s sleep. At Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing you’ll enjoy luxury living, surrounded by endless new experiences, with unique surprises at every turn.

Stroll along one of the most historic miles in America, just steps from our doors. Icons of our nation’s foundation abound mere moments away. Walk from our hotel to the Liberty Bell Center, Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House, National Constitution Center and Old City Philadelphia. Gallery-hop by day and attend a live theater performance at night. Or shop to your heart’s content at some of the area’s best boutiques. Explore everything there is to see and do in the very heart of the nation’s birthplace.

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Technology Firms, Consultants, Solution Providers & Others

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No two discounts or offers may be combined. All discounts are taken off the full conference price. Team Discounts do not apply to sponsoring or exhibiting companies. Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, cocktail receptions and conference documentation.Connecticut residents must add 6% sales tax to their registration fee. Payment is due in full at the time of registration. Your registration will not be confirmed until payment is received and may be subject to cancellation

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Groups of 2 20% off current price

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