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European Cold Chain Logistics Education Program
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SPECIAL INVITATION FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED INDUSTRY IN BULGARIA, ROMANIA AND CYPRUS
Entrepreneurs and managers in the Romanian, Bulgarian and Cypriot cold storage, logistics and distribution industry are invited to participate in the European Cold Chain Logistics Education Program in Amsterdam, January 26-27, 2009. This is the only event in Europe that focuses completely on cold storage, refrigerated warehousing, distribution, and transportation and is the meeting place for representatives from the temperature-controlled logistics industry who want to hear about the latest trends and developments and exchange experiences and ideas with international colleagues.
The program entitled "Explore the future: Green, lean and cost effective, cold storage and distribution operations" is organized by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA). For Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus, the Supply Chain Institute of Southeastern & Central Europe (SCISCE) is the exclusive Supporting Organization of this event in collaboration with subsidiaries of business consultants Planning SA in the region.
“The most valuable aspect is a full 2-day update on the latest developments in temperature-sensitive logistics and unlimited social interaction with colleagues in the industry from all over the world”.
Robert McNamara – Managing Director – Lomvardos Cold Stores - Greece
This unique cooperation has resulted in a special program up for participants from Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus. In addition to two days of strategic, operational and focus sessions, this customized program includes a round table discussion with industry representatives from Western Europe. Furthermore, the program is extended with a full-day facility tour, providing the opportunity to visit specialized companies and to see specific equipment in operation.
The conference program features over 30 contributions from logistics specialists, warehouse operators, scientists, and other industry representatives from the United Kingdom, Romania, United States, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Lithuania, Denmark, Ireland, and Israel. The presentations cover, amongst others:
Supply chain innovations in food retailing
Rover van Mierlo - Schuitema Retailing - Netherlands
Pros and cons of different refrigeration systems
Gerard von Dohlen - Port Newark Refrigerated Warehouse - United States
Multi-modal transport and the new role of (inland) ports
Koen Overtoom - Port of Amsterdam - Netherlands
McDonald´s European supply chain and requirements for 3PLs
Patrice Botton - LR Services/Keystone Foods - France
Design of safe and efficient battery loading stations
Willem Stehouwer - Hoppecke Batterijen - Netherlands
How to overcome the challenges in refrigerated transportation
Wim Zonnevylle - Mooy Logistics/Transfrigoroute Holland - Netherlands
Establishing KPIs with the help of a WMS system
Don Schoenl - Nordic Cold Storage - USA
Sense and nonsense of delivery time windows
Dr. Hans Quak - TNO Mobility and Logistics - Netherlands
When the smoke clears … account of a facility fire
Philip Meade - Limerick Cold Store - Ireland
Consumers turn to frozen as the credit crunch bites
Brian Young - British Frozen Food Federation - United Kingdom
Lean Six Sigma: the essential nutrition in food (logistics)
Harmen Lucker - DCE Consultants - Netherlands
Update on EU regulations affecting the industry
Christianna Papazahariou - ECSLA - Belgium
Human factors in cold storage work
Kees Peereboom - VHP Ergonomie - Netherlands
Latest trends and developments in reefer sea transportation
Annika Sandström - NYKCool AB - Sweden
Sanitary & safe warehouse design
Bob Hunt - The Haskell Company - United States
The latest in automated loading and unloading equipment
Jasper van den Driest - Ancra Systems - Netherlands
Werner De Swaef - Egemin NV - Belgium
WMS improvements for warehousing and distribution
Arjan Bergman - Yanta Consultancy - Netherlands
Save 35% to 65% on your energy bill
Eli Ringer - Metrolight - Israel
Cold store roof top becomes solar installation
Rob Beckers - Scheuten Solar - Netherlands
Operating and power issues of CO2
Joe Pillis – Frick/Johnson Control - United States
Let IT assist in designing a highly efficient PRW
Kees Jan Roodbergen - RSM Erasmus University - Netherlands
Ammonia safety in cold store and engine room
Bruce Badger - Int. Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration - USA
Labour performance measurement in a warehouse environment
Ronald de Roos - Ydo Organisatie-adviseurs - Netherlands
Facility tour Wednesday January 28
Visit state-of-the-art Dutch cold stores
On Wednesday January 28, a special post-tour has been scheduled which includes four visits to cold storage facilities in and around Rotterdam. A day you do not want to miss if you are interested in advanced cold storage operations, specialized distribution facilities, and latest warehouse technology.
Eurofrigo BV – location Eemshaven & location Maasvlakte
The two refrigerated warehouses of Eurofrigo BV – subsidiaries of Nichirei Logistics Group Japan – are located very close to the major container terminals and have a total storage capacity of 260.000m³ (67.000 pallet positions). The facilities handle and store a variety of products, like meat from Australia and South America, poultry from Asia, dairy from the United States, fruit from China and Africa, game from New Zealand, vegetables from Egypt, plants from Japan, and concentrates from Brazil. Besides storage, Eurofrigo also offers cross-docking, repacking, labelling, blast-freezing, order-picking, distribution, and forwarding services.
Seabrex
Seabrex is a global leader in logistic services for fresh fruits and vegetables. The company´s fruit terminal in the Port of Rotterdam holds a European market share is 40%, while in the port itself 70% of all the fruits and vegetables are handled by Seabrex, which amounts to 500.000 pallets. The terminal is operated through a large complex of cold storage facilities, which are all equipped with cranes.
Europe Container Terminals
Europe Container Terminals (ECT) is the largest container terminal in Europe. It handles over 9 million TEUs per year, on three locations in the Port of Rotterdam. The loading/unloading of containers is done by automated guided vehicles (AGVs) which are controlled from a central computer. A crane lifts the container onto the AGV, which will drive it to the stack. Subsequently, an ASC (Automated Stacking Crane) will put it in the correct location.
From these terminals, goods are transported by road, rail and water to countless destinations in the world.
The program will also feature a visit to a high-bay automated warehouse in the Rotterdam area (Name to be confirmed).
Supply Chain Institute of Southeastern & Central Europe Global Cold Chain Alliance
Contact: Marilena Arghyrou Contact: Theo van Sambeeck
T: +30 210 6180104 T: +31 38 454 3223
E: m.arghyrou@scisce.eu E: europe@gcca.org
Download program details and registration form at www.iarw.org/hq/europeaneducation/index.asp
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