GOING FORWARD


‘We invited a range of outside speakers to present fresh and different subjects because our goal was to broaden our members’ outlook and to challenge our industry to adapt and develop. We wanted every delegate to take home new information and I felt we achieved our goal. I think for the future it is important that TAPA provides a forum that goes beyond our conventional boundaries.’


Foresight/Market Intelligence


• How do you stay informed and aware of the latest and greatest issues impacting the logistics industry?


• How do you know the right time to disengage?


• What is the current/general industry sentiment?


• What sort of network, infrastructure and sources do you need to develop in order for your supply chain to be informative and predictive?


• Is your supplier base proactively dependable and situationally aware?


Contingency Planning


• What are the possible scenarios where disruptions might occur?


• What is your recovery plan for every possible disruption event?


• How much risk is appropriate for your business?


• What are your trade-offs (cost/reliability/ops executive?)


• How do you evaluate and quantify risk in your supply chain?


• How do you ensure your supply chain is resilient against, and responsive to, disruptions?


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Crisis Management & Situational Partnerships


• Is your existing supplier base able to ‘deliver the goods’ in times of need?


• Do they have the wherewithal/clout to ‘move mountains’ for you?


• Who are the stakeholders to engage with?


• Would you be (de)prioritised by your suppliers when crisis hits


• How do you leverage your supply base and stakeholder network to drive supply chain action to ensure an efficient disruption resolution?


It’s a lot to think about. So what is TAPA’s role in helping members gain a greater understanding of so many new challenges, opportunities and threats and their impact on the security of global supply chains?


Jason Breakwell, TAPA EMEA PR Lead, and Conference Lead, Rein de Vries, both played key roles in


setting the agenda for the London conference and for the choice of speakers. So, did it work and what happens now?


“We invited a range of outside speakers to present fresh and different subjects because our goal was to broaden our members’ outlook and to challenge our industry to adapt and develop. We wanted every delegate to take home new information and I felt we achieved our goal. I think for the future it is important that TAPA provides a forum that goes beyond our conventional boundaries. We are fortunate to have a very diverse membership and I’m sure they will provide numerous opportunities for us to pursue. I think the topics we discussed in London have made us all realise that some of these changes are happening even faster than we think but it is also clear that legislation and regulation is not keeping pace. This is one of the areas where TAPA needs to invest more time to acquire more expertise and knowledge of the impacts of future technologies, and ensure our security programmes adapt accordingly to protect our members’ supply chains.


“In London, the sheer size of the event made break-out sessions difficult but we will certainly be including these at our next conference in Warsaw, which will enable us to cover a wide range of subjects again. I would urge our members to get involved in break-outs and speak up, and please keep recommending interesting speakers and themes to the TAPA conference team.”


His views are shared by Rein de Vries, who added: “The world is changing so fast around us, it’s making people nervous. We have to continue to listen to our members, understand the issues that are important to them, and use our conferences and other communications channels to supply the information they want. Our London conference was a continuation of that process and the feedback from the majority of delegates was good. They appreciated the opportunity to hear from a broader range of speakers who are experts in different fields.”


TAPA members can download presentations from the London conference in the password-protected ‘Information’ section of the EMEA website. If you wish to propose topics or speakers for the Association’s next conference in Warsaw in April, please contact info@tapaemea.org


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