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Time2014-09-18 | 16:00 - 18:00
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Venue:European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204
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Address:Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road
上海市淮海中路333号瑞安广场 -
Fee:Members: 200 RMB |
Non Members: 400 RMB
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The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to invite you to the event "Transforming the Supplier Network in China."
The Sourcing Monitor, founded in 2004 by BearingPoint, Microsoft, Essec and Novametrie, presents its eight edition of state-of-the-art practices, organization and trends within the Purchasing function in Europe and China. The goal is to provide leadership viewpoints regarding the evolving Purchasing function on a regular basis.
This eighth edition of the Sourcing Monitor looks at how organizations are transforming their supplier networks and what the Purchasing function needs to do to ensure the business as a whole is aligned with this changing approach. The study for the eighth edition was conducted among 500 Purchasing Managers across 12 countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Nordics, Russia and China.
This seminar shed present the results of the sourcing monitor survey with a special attention on China-specific features.
Agenda
15.30 - 16.00 Registration
16.00 - 16.05 Welcome Remarks, European Chamber
16.05 - 16.25 Sourcing in China. Recent developments and challenges, Thomas Wenner, Vice President Supplier Development, IMIG China
16.25 - 17.35 Sourcing Monitor Results: Transforming the Supplier Network in the light of the situation in China
Jan Bernstorf, China Deputy General Manager, BearingPoint
Thomas Krümmer, Executive Director, Klöckner Metals
17.35 - 18.00 Discussion and Q&A
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Speakers
Mr. Jan Bernstorf
Jan studied and worked in China between 1996 and 2000 and has more than 15 years of management consulting expertise in China and Germany (with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and BearingPoint). Since July 2013, Jan represents BearingPoint in China as Deputy General Manager. He has a rich experience in Business Strategy, Concept & Organizational Design, Business Process Management Strategy and Optimization, IT Strategy, Governance and Business-IT Alignment topics across various industries, incl. the Purchasing function. During his consulting career Jan published numerous articles and surveys, e.g. Success Analysis of FDI in China (1998), China Sourcing Survey (2006), CIO Snapshot (2009/2010) and Business Process Management Survey (2012). Jan holds a Master Degree in Economics and a Chinese language certificate of Beijing Normal University.
Mr. Thomas Wenner
Mr. Wenner has an in depth knowledge of the Chinese supply market for industrial components. He visited and/or audited several thousand factories during 14 years of supplier management in China. He is familiar with quality assurance methods in consumer products, telecommunication products and automotive industry. Mr. Wenner is experienced in production process optimization in a wide range of technologies with focus on electronic and mechanical components.
As the Vice-President for Supplier Development at IMIG China, he develops client specific supplier development strategies and supervises all supplier development projects. Before joining IMIG, Mr. Wenner served as the Director Supplier Quality Management Asia for Siemens VDO / Continental Automotive.
Mr. Wenner has a Masters Degree in Physics and a strong expertise in automotive quality tools and Lean methods.