Logistics Conversations #4: Importance of procurement in supply chain, Serhiy Palamar, Sourcify

Learn more about procurement and its role in logistics with Sourcify. “Procurement is important because it has a direct impact on your bottom line but it can also damage the reputation of your company!”, says Managing Partner of Sourcify, Serhiy Palamar.

1’ How is the impact of Corona on a supply chain consultant, also from private perspective?
2’ Why do companies combine supply chain and procurement? 
2’30’’ What brought Serhiy as a professional from Ukraine via UK to Luxembourg with a project of central procurement for Lufthansa?
4’45’ Why do companies need support on procurement? “Procurement is important because for the bottom line and can increase or decrease the risk in your supply chain but can also damage the reputation of your company. Topics that need to be covered by procurement include environment, child labour, … 
6’41’’ Description supra-regional large catering change-management project
8’00’ Looking for reasons to locate in a country in the European Union, where everybody would agree to live, speak the same international language and where stability for the family was available.
10’ Perceived perspective to mature, prosper and achieve the expected expectations.
10’49’’ Purchasers do not always have the best reputation with sales people, but sales team sometimes ignores the innovation power that procurement can deliver” 
11’ Skills that procurement people need to have, it can be a strong partner and influence
12’26 Digitization has diversified and requires procurement to be smarter.
13’26’’ Digital procurement and intelligent tender management platforms
14’07’’ There is a demand for artificial intelligence to analyse large data and modern technology like BOT in supply chain.
15’26’’ There are attempts to facilitate negotiation processes, example 
16’00’’ Activity in PPE and antigen tests as procurement specialist. “If you know how to procure you procure everything”
16’26” How to address urgent crisis procurement?
18’00’’ How to address quality/environmental aspects in sourcing when you optimize costs?
18’46’’ What we observe today is environment plays in significant role in procurement decisions”  
19’ Need to include capabilities to deliver products by environmental vehicles clauses in contracts and tenders.
20’00’’ What is the price to pay for success?
22’00 Why coming to Luxembourg? Using techniques developed by children in procurement.
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#4 Serhiy Palamar, Sourcify - Importance of procurement in supply chain

Logistics Conversations
The podcast of the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg www.c4l.lu

#1 Luc Provost, CEO of B Medical Systems www.bmedicalsystems.com
The importance of vaccines and their distribution during a pandemic

B_Medical Systems (BMS)  is a manufacturer in the north of Luxembourg and global distributor of medical refrigeration devices for vaccines and blood, capable of cooling to - 80 deg. C. The company is in the spotlight as it supports the current need of ultra-low temperature freezers needed for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech /Pfizer. The former medical division of the household appliance group Electrolux now employs 240 fixed employees plus 70 part-time workers in Luxembourg. It keeps expanding into new products and innovating, with a recent joint venture in the US and manufacturing plans for India.
The host, director of the Cluster for Logistics Malik Zeniti, discusses the importance of vaccination due to the pandemic COVID-19 with the CEO of B Medical Systems Luc Provost.

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#1 Luc Provost - Global Distribution & Vaccine Cool Chain

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#2 Peter Stadler - Nachhaltigkeit in der Industrie (Importance of sustainable logistics in industry)

Mit Peter Stadler haben wir einen erfahrenen Industrievertreter für diesen Podcast gewonnen, bis vor kurzem noch managing director bei Kronospan Luxemburg und von 40 Jahren deren 25 in Luxemburg tätig. Herr Stadler, stammt aus Salzburg, und war auch in Österreich bzw. in Polen bei der österreichischen Unternehmensgruppe Kronospan beschäftigt, die weltweit mit ca 14‘000 Mitarbeitern 4 Mrd. Euro in Holzprodukten wie Spanplatten oder Laminat umsetzt. 
Nach einer Einführung zum Werdegang des Salzburgers Peter Stadler, werden nachhaltige Projekte wie LEAN & GREEN angesprochen und der Industriestandort Luxemburg thematisiert.
„Jeder der in seiner Tätigkeit festgehangen ist, versucht es sich so einfach wie möglich zu machen. Mit einfachen Lösungen kann man aber keine Fortschritte erreichen!“ Das Projekt Lean and Green hilft eine Struktur zu geben, komplexer zu denken. „Wir müssen Lösungen finden Transporte anzuwenden die umweltfreundlicher sind und das Lean and Green hilft dabei.“ Mut zur Veränderung ist wichtig: „Jugendliche sollen wissen, dass man nicht das ganze Leben im selben Job ist.“

Mehr Information zur Firma Kronospan: KRONOSPAN (kronospan-luxembourg.com)

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#2 Peter Stadler - Nachhaltigkeit in der Industrie

Ihssam Haiba, spécialiste dans le monde de la logistique et enseignant pour les techniciens en logistique au Luxembourg, nous donne un aperçu de sa carrière de logisticien dans le domaine du fret aérien ainsi que les domaines de travail variés et passionnants d'un logisticien. Outre de nombreuses anecdotes fascinantes de sa propre carrière dans le fret aérien, Ihssam explique ce que les jeunes étudiants peuvent attendre du programme de formation en DT logistique proposé dans deux écoles au Luxembourg, le Lycée Technique de Bonnevoie et le Lycée Technique de Lallange.
Avec sa manière ouverte et accessible, il nous raconte pourquoi il conseillerait à ce moment précis aux jeunes étudiants de faire carrière dans le domaine de la logistique et pourquoi la crise actuelle de COVID-19 présente à la logistique une toute nouvelle série de défis.
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