Top Banner
Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation 2013 Report of the Board
28

BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Aug 31, 2014

Download

Business

Every year BVL International issues a "Report of the Board" to look back on the preceding year, to reflect on the association's activities and to provide a brief outlook for the current year. 2013 deliberately focused on themes connected to the future and the benefit of members from the fields of logistics and supply chain management, helping them to obtain information, creating platforms and providing wide-ranging support.
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Page 1: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation

2013 Report of the Board

Page 2: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation2

BVL International Profile

� Nonprofit association founded in 1978, objective, non-affiliated,

does not represent special interests

� More than 10,000 members from the top echelons of industry, trade, services

and the world of academia

� 28 chapters in Germany, 300 free events every year

� 21 student chapters in Germany

� 12 international chapters:

Beijing, Carolinas, Hefei, Istanbul, Izmir, Luxembourg, Moscow, São Paulo, Shanghai,

Singapore, Tashkent and US Southeast

� Around 250 honorary officials

� Exchange of expertise and experience

� Raises awareness for the importance of logistics and promotes the application and

development of supply chain activities

Activities

� Events – regional and national, free and fee-based events to spread knowledge and

promote networking

� Services – publications, research, platforms for know-how transfer and building

personal networks

� Campus – hands-on knowledge for hands-on solutions, international business and

logistics, lifelong learning

� Awards – recognition for innovative and inspirational ideas for logistics activities in

industry, science and the media

Benefits

BVL members ...

� have access to updated knowledge bases and

� market expertise

� facts and figures and

� know-how and experience

� enabling them to identify and evaluate trends more easily

� to assess their standing in the competitive arena

� to meet other market participants from both sides of the market

� and to expand their personal network

At a glance

Page 3: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 3

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Raimund Klinkner,

President of the

Board

Looking back at 2013, what were the high-

lights of BVL’s activities?

The focus was on content, as content

forms the basis for stimuli and ideas, and

therefore for the creation of value added

for our members. The international study

on “Trends and Strategies in Logistics and

Supply Chain Management” played a par-

ticularly important role in this respect. We

devoted a great deal of eff ort to BVL’s focal

sectors – chemical logistics, for example –

in the form of a study and a forum, as well

as to the fi eld of automotive logistics in

partnership with the German Association

of the Automotive Industry (VDA). In terms

of signifi cance for the logistics commu-

nity, the 30th International Supply Chain

Conference was the central event. With

regard to the public at large, the key event

was Supply Chain Day, a day of action that

promotes the image of logistics and supply

chain management throughout Germany.

What are the general conditions like for

the logistics industry in Germany?

In terms of turnover, the performance

of the logistics sector in 2013 was on a par

with the record levels of 2012. We expect

to see renewed turnover growth of be-

tween one and three percent in 2014. This

all depends on economic developments

worldwide, of course.

And what challenges does the sector face?

The biggest challenge is the increasing

complexity of economic activity due to

uncertainty, risks in the supply chains and

market volatility. We are also facing enor-

mous cost pressure driven by customer de-

mands and ever fi ercer competition. One

promising solution, and this also presents

a major challenge, is partnership-based

cooperation between companies. BVL’s

theme for the year and the motto for the

2014 conference is therefore: Complexity,

Costs, Collaboration.

What were the most important develop-

ments for you in 2013 as President of the

Board?

I am delighted that membership has

increased once again from its already high

level, with 10,788 logistics experts organ-

ised in our association at year-end. Around

250 members do outstanding work on an

honorary basis – in the chapters, on the

advisory boards and on the Board itself.

It’s terrifi c to see more and more young

people deciding to become members and

getting involved in the activities of BVL –

often fi rst as students and then as young

professionals. The work of the association

is extremely vibrant, and there is a real cul-

ture of knowledge transfer and debate.

What goals has BVL set itself for 2014?

The focal point of our strategy is to

generate even greater benefi ts for our

members, by developing tailored services

and target group-focused communication

models. We want to cater to the desire for

a more personalised approach and off er

new services that allow members to de-

cide for themselves which channels they

use to take advantage of these services.

Our constant goal is still to ensure the

outstanding quality of all the services we

provide, to perhaps surprise members now

and again, and, in general terms, to remain

a reliable and dependable partner.

2013 was a double anniversary year for BVL International: the

association celebrated its 35th birthday, and the International

Supply Chain Conference took place in Berlin for the 30th time.

The theme for the year and the slogan for the Conference was

“Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation”. This anniversary year deliber-

ately focused on themes connected to the future and which

benefit the members, helping them to obtain the information

they need, creating platforms on which they can exchange ide-

as on specialist topics, facilitating interaction with colleagues

and providing wide-ranging support within the large BVL net-

work. Thus the members have the opportunity to shape the

future of “their BVL” in both a national context and on the in-

ternational stage.

This Report is an abridged version of the

2013 Report of the BVL Board and was

updated in January 2014. The full Ger-

man-language version can be download-

ed from the Internet in PDF format or is

available in printed form from the head

offi ce of BVL on request.

Page 4: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation4

Interview with the President of the Board ................................................................... 3

Strategy Analysis and forecast ........................................................................................................ 5

Internationalisation ........................................................................................................... 6

Sector focus: chemicals, trade, IT/telecommunication .............................................. 8

Innovation ........................................................................................................................... 9

Qualifi cation ...................................................................................................................... 10

Retrospective ...................................................................................... 1230th International Supply Chain Conference ............................................................. 13

German Award for SCM / Supply Chain Sustainability Award ............................... 15

Forum Automotive Logistics .......................................................................................... 16

Forum Chemical Logistics and study on chemical logistics .................................... 17

Theme forums – spare parts logistics and cost-cutting .......................................... 18

Supply Chain Day / transport logistic .......................................................................... 19

From the chapters ............................................................................................................ 20

BVL Members / Association bodies ...................................................................................... 22

Distinctions / Head offi ce ............................................................................................... 23

Board ................................................................................................................................... 24

International chapter chairpersons .............................................................................. 25

Representatives of BVL International .......................................................................... 26

2014 dates / Publishing details ....................................................... 27

Contents

Page 5: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 5

Analysis and forecast

The international study on “Trends and

Strategies in Logistics and Supply Chain

Management” prepared on behalf of BVL

in 2013 concluded that the logistics land-

scape is characterised by increased market

volatility, rising customer expectations and

increasing cost pressures. 85 percent of the

respondents in the study name the com-

plexity resulting from these factors as the

major challenge.

Evaluation of 60 executive interviews and

1,757 completed questionnaires identifi ed

the following key trends:

■ Ongoing expansion of networks with

horizontal and vertical alliances

■ Increased complexity driven by custo-

mer expectations, cost pressure and

market volatility

■ Increased use of modern technologies,

particularly at the interface of IT and

logistics

■ Targeted and above all active response

to regulations and risks

■ Shortage of new recruits and skilled

personnel in SCM and logistics

■ Inadequate infrastructure

The November survey for the Logistics In-

dicator of BVL confi rmed the mood at the

30th International Supply Chain Confer-

ence in October: the logistics sector ended

2013 with a great deal of momentum and

carried this momentum over into 2014.

Around 95 percent of logistics service

providers and 85 percent of logistics man-

agers in industry and trade forecast an

Complexity proves the

biggest current challenge

The survey findings for the BVL Logistics Indicator and the mood at the 30th International Sup-

ply Chain Conference suggest that 2014 will be another successful logistics year following the

stable side-step in 2013. At the same time, the many uncertainties and imponderabilities which

the sector has lived with for some time now are converging to create a high level of complexity.

This is a challenge that logistics and supply chain management must face in the coming years.

unchanged, positive or even improved busi-

ness trend for the fi rst quarter. The turn-

over estimate of around 230 billion euros

in the logistics sector in Germany for the

year just ended appears realistic. Around

2.85 million people are currently employed

in logistics, equally divided between logis-

tics service providers and the logistics

departments of companies in industry and

“ Companies constantly have to be in a posi-

tion to provide increasingly sophisticated product

options, a wider range of packaging designs and

ever more intelligent logistics solutions. The custo-

mer wants it all: a high standard of service, expert

logistics, new products, and above all low costs. „Prof. Robert Handfi eld, North Carolina State University, head of the study

trade. These fi gures show that the perfor-

mance of the German logistics industry in

2013 was at least on a par with that of the

record year which preceded it. It is fair to

assume that we will see further growth in

turnover of between one and three percent

in 2014.

Page 6: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation6

Strategy

Internationalisation

The work of the various BVL bodies is be-

coming more international every year. All

in all, 40 logistics experts are currently at

the helm of the international chapters on

an honorary basis or act as “BVL Represent-

atives”, always in close contact and coop-

eration with their colleagues in Germany

– at the Chapter Management Meeting, for

example, or at discussion sessions during

the International Supply Chain Conference.

At the Chairpersons Meeting in Berlin in

October, the focus was on the exchange

of experience between honorary offi cials

working outside Germany.

The number of international chapters rose

from nine to twelve in 2013 following the

founding of new chapters in Luxembourg

and the USA. The chapters each staged be-

The logistics community

is connected worldwide

During the past five years, the internationalisation of the network has been one of the strategic

projects of BVL, and a great deal of progress has been made in this area to date. The internatio-

nal chapters and representatives around the world make up “BVL International”. The increasing

number of members outside Germany, the BVL presence at international trade fairs, and the

visits of foreign delegations to the International Supply Chain Conference in Berlin underline the

success of BVL’s worldwide activities and the positive response to this international strategy.

“ Now let’s keep the mo-

mentum running. „Lawrence R. Basel, Vice President, Accounting Principals

Inc., and Chairperson of BVL’s Carolinas Chapter

Toronto

US Southeast

Guayaquil

São Paulo

ZugBudapest

Moscow

TokyoBeijing

Shanghai

Singapore

Johannesburg

Istanbul

Representatives Chapters

Hefei

Tashkent

Izmir

Dubai

Ulan Bator

Amsterdam

Luxembourg

Mexico CityHong Kong

Katowice

Carolinas

BVL founded three new international chapters in 2013:

the Luxembourg, Carolinas and US Southeast Chapters,

taking the total to twelve. The global network is also

supported by the activities of 15 BVL Representatives.

tween two and nine events in 2013, adding

up to a total of 35 BVL get-togethers and

gatherings. The chapters cooperate with

companies but also and increasingly with

institutions and organisations like foreign

trade chambers, logistics initiatives, univer-

sities or trade fairs. The events staged by

the international chapters were attended

by around 2,400 participants in all. The

goals of the International Projects unit for

2014 include the planning of further valua-

ble logistics events to raise the worldwide

profi le of BVL and its chapters. BVL Interna-

tional always emphasises the benefi ts of

the themes it addresses and the advantag-

es of the overall network, aiming to recruit

new members from among the employees

of respected companies in industry, trade

and the service sector.

Page 7: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 7

The network continues to grow

BVL’s Luxembourg Chapter was founded

on May 13, 2013 during the Logistics Busi-

ness Forum in Luxembourg. Luxembourg’s

Economics Minister Etienne Schneider

was on hand to wish the close coopera-

tion between the “Cluster for Logistics

Luxembourg” and BVL every success. The

BVL members unanimously elected the

fi rst Chairpersons – Alain Krecké, Senior

Manager, Cluster for Logistics, and Thomas

Mayer, Global Logistics and Supply Chain

Manager at IEE International Electronics &

Engineering S.A., Echternach, Luxembourg.

The chapter will work closely with the Saar/

Rhine-Palatinate Chapter on the other side

of the border.

The “Carolinas Chapter”, the fi rst interna-

tional BVL chapter in the USA, was founded

on August 12, 2013 at the Volvo Trucks com-

pany in Greensboro, North Carolina. Prof.

Robert Handfi eld from NC State University

and Lawrence R. Basel, Vice President, Ac-

counting Principals Inc. were unanimously

elected Chairpersons. The keynote speakers

at the opening event were Robert Hand-

fi eld, who presented the fi ndings of the

new BVL study “Trends and Strategies in

Logistics and Supply Chain Management”,

and Jan Lundegard, President of Volvo Parts

North America. Prof. Stefan Wolff , member

of the BVL Board, and Prof. Thomas Wim-

mer, Chairman of the BVL Executive Board,

presented BVL and outlined its activities.

The some 100 attendees praised the qual-

ity of the event and in particular the focus

on specialised logistics topics.

The second chapter in the USA was found-

ed in Atlanta in the state of Georgia under

the name “US Southeast” on November 1,

2013. In true American style, the founding

event took place right before a home game

of the local “Atlanta Hawks” basketball

team in the setting of the Philips Arena in

the immediate vicinity of the CNN World

News Center. Steven Markham, BLG Logis-

tics Group Atlanta, was elected Chapter

Chairperson, with Josip Tomasevic, AGCO

Holding (the holding company for, among

others, Fendt, Massey Fergusson etc.), and

Philip Heinrichsdorff , BMW, Spartanburg

Plant, being elected Chapter Vice Chairs.

It is not just the number of international

chapters that is growing but also the num-

ber of BVL Representatives. Depending on

their working fi eld and personal interests,

each BVL Representative supports the

association in his or her own particular

way and acts as a contact for logistics and

supply chain managers in the locality or re-

gion. The team of BVL Representatives was

recently joined by Jan Brachmann, General

Manager at Seifert Polska in Katowice, and

Dennis Fanelsa, Vice President of BASF East

Asia in Hong Kong.

At a glance

International chapters

BVL currently has a network of twelve

international chapters, which generally

operate along the same lines as their

counterparts in Germany. Coordinated

by their chairpersons, the chapters invite

the members of the logistics community

in their locality or region to events and

gatherings. They also build contacts with

other institutions or educational estab-

lishments. The international chapters are

based in Beijing, Hefei and Shanghai in

China, Istanbul and Izmir in Turkey, Mos-

cow, São Paulo, Singapore and Tashkent,

and were joined in 2013 by the “Carolinas”

and “US Southeast” Chapters in the USA

and the Luxembourg Chapter.

BVL Representatives

Alongside the international chapters,

there are BVL Representatives around the

world who serve as a point of contact for

people interested in the association. De-

pending on their working fi eld and main

areas of activity, the BVL Representatives

support the “logistics cause” in diff erent

ways – from arranging contacts and pro-

viding assistance fi nding internships to

the organisation of delegation trips to the

International Supply Chain Conference.

All in all, there are 15 BVL Representatives

in the association network worldwide –

from Burlington in Canada all the way to

Johannesburg in South Africa.

Services

The worldwide network is coordinated

by the International Projects unit at BVL

head offi ce and provides organisational

assistance, materials for activities at the

various locations, and information on the

work of BVL. The English-language servic-

es are being expanded step by step – both

on the Internet and in the form of a news-

letter. The team provides support for dele-

gations and arranges contacts between

chapters, BVL Representatives, members

in general or logistics training institutions.

Page 8: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation8

Strategy

Sector focus

Studies, specialist articles and new event formats like the Forum Chemical Logistics are the build-

ing blocks in the BVL strategy geared towards providing information for logistics-intensive sectors,

creating platforms and developing new networks. BVL has continued to develop its sector exper-

tise and focused in 2013 on the chemical industry, the trade sector and IT/telecommunications.

Systematic development

of sector-specifi c expertise

Three teams at head offi ce led by Managing

Director Uwe Peters have been systemati-

cally working on the creation and provision

of suitable services for these three focal

sectors and have been able to draw on the

groundwork laid in previous years. The fi rst

study on “IT in Logistics” was published

back in 2012. Special-topic tracks at the In-

ternational Supply Chain Conference were

dedicated to chemical logistics for the fi rst

time in 2012, while the trade sector has

been a regular topic of presentations and

discussions at the conference for a number

of years now. Last but not least, IT has long

been a relevant though often peripheral

topic when it comes to logistics matters.

The goal of BVL is to provide experts from

the focal sectors with interesting informa-

tion and to create platforms for in-depth

discussion. The association has always pro-

moted cross-sector exchange on new issues

in logistics and supply chain management.

BVL publishes the fi ndings of its internation-

al study “Trends and Strategies in Logistics

and Supply Chain Management” as a key

source of basic information. Another inter-

esting reference study for logistics experts

in all sectors is the “TOP 100” study, which

was published once again in 2013 with the

focus on the European logistics market. The

recent sector-specifi c publications of BVL on

the chemical industry, trade and IT are:

Study on Chemical Logistics

Importance, Structures, Dynamics

Published by Thomas Krupp, Carsten Sun-

trop, Christian Kille, Uwe Veres-Homm and

Lina Heeg

Articles in the conference volume for the

30th International Supply Chain Confer-

ence – Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation

Published by Thomas Wimmer and Sabine

Hucke

■ Focus on Pharmaceuticals and

Healthcare

Scenario-based identifi cation of exter-

nal threat potentials in the medicine

supply chain; Authors: Andreas Aschen-

brücker, Michael Löscher and Mischa

Seiter

■ Focus on Trade

Retail operations: why and how retail-

ers benefi t from an integrative supply

chain management strategy; Authors:

Alexander H. Hübner, Heinrich Kuhn,

Michael G. Sternbeck

■ Focus on Electrical Engineering

An approach towards mastering the

evolutionary and revolutionary develop-

ment of the electronics industry sector;

Authors: Stefana Karevska and Chris-

toph Kilger

■ Big Data for Logistics

Using knowledge eff ectively

Author: Michael Benz

A study is currently being compiled for the

trade sector. Following a tendering process,

BVL commissioned a consortium made up

of the HTW University of Applied Sciences

in Berlin, the 4fl ow AG company and the

German Retail Federation (HDE) to conduct

the study. The

Study on Success Factors in Trade Logistics,

published by Stephan Seeck, Marco Bötel,

Wendelin Groß and Maja Herrmansdörfer,

is scheduled for publication in the spring

of 2014.

Following the success of the Forum Au-

tomotive Logistics, a Forum Chemical

Logistics was staged for the fi rst time in

2013 and was extremely popular with both

participants and exhibitors. The Cost-Cut-

ting Forum, an event with cross-sector

appeal, took place for the second time, and

the similarly interdisciplinary Forum Spare

Parts Logistics has been writing its own

success story for many years now.

Page 9: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 9

Innovation

Almost all polled experts believe innova-

tion is key to the future of logistics. At the

same time, over 60 percent of respondents

describe the innovative drive of the sector

as low. The detailed fi ndings are encour-

aging, however: around 80 percent of the

companies represented in the survey are

already actively committed to innovation

management, and companies are also

stepping up their investment in research

and development. 60 percent of respond-

ents predict that spending in this area will

increase or even increase very signifi cantly

in the next fi ve years. 78 percent of com-

panies represented in the survey have

implemented new products, processes or

services over the last fi ve years.

Innovation makes companies better in

terms of competitiveness, cost eff ective-

ness, effi ciency and sustainability. The

logistics service providers and users who

have introduced innovations during the last

fi ve years are profi ting from falling costs

and savings in time thanks to faster pro-

duction and development times and more

rapid handling of orders. Savings in time

and money are the main positive eff ects

of innovation – while lack of time and low

investment are its greatest enemy. The time

invested by employees in innovation pro-

jects is time well spent. Improved time man-

agement, optimised personnel planning

and, above all, more investment in research

and development are the key to success.

Companies generally look in-house to gen-

erate new ideas for innovation: more than

More important for growth

than ongoing globalisation

BVL’s goal for 2013 was to provide inspiration for innovations in logistics, and this was also re-

flected in the motto chosen by the association for the 30th International Supply Chain Confer-

ence. A survey conducted in the summer showed that logistics has recognised the importance

of innovation and is now geared up to promote new ideas more systematically. There is still a

great deal to do, however.

one in three respondents said that their

company obtains ideas from their own

studies and analysis. In contrast, they make

little or no use of opportunities for cooper-

ation with universities and research insti-

tutions – although this kind of cooperation

is particularly advantageous when it comes

to putting theoretical knowledge into prac-

tice and saving time that can be used for

in-house development activities. This is an

area in which a relatively small investment

in terms of time and money can lead to

promising ideas and developments.

Innovation is not an end in itself but

something that is necessary to ensure the

continued growth of logistics. It is the

only way that companies in the sector can

successfully meet future challenges such

as changing consumer preferences, global

competition, rising cost pressure or the

“ The ability of national

economies to generate wealth

is increasingly dependent on

innovation. „ Klaus Schwab, President of the World Economic Forum

increasing need for energy effi ciency. The

member survey shows that the necessary

foundations are already in place in the

logistics sector, and that the industry has

now reached the fork in the road which

leads to more innovation. BVL recommends

that every company in the logistics sector

should invest one percent of its turnover in

innovation to ensure that it remains com-

petitive in the long term.

Page 10: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation10

Strategy

Qualifi cation

Hands-on training and studies coupled

with intercultural skills are key for career

starters in logistics and supply chain man-

agement, and ongoing further training and

refreshment of knowledge is a must. Logis-

tics is a global “people business” which is

changing constantly and rapidly. The three

educational institutions of BVL Campus in

Bremen:

■ the HIWL –

School of International Business and

Supply Chain Management

■ the DAV –

German Foreign Trade and Transport

Academy

■ the BVL Seminars,

the further training and

development specialist

off er lifelong learning focusing on both

theory and practice, backed up by in-depth

and specialised support for students.

Students greatly value the support they

receive in paving the way for their careers

The contact network at BVL Campus is extensive and wide-ranging: scientists and hands-on logis-

tics experts join forces to develop tailored study programmes, companies entrust HIWL and DAV

with the education and training of their future management personnel, and experienced logistics

managers value the range of seminars that enable them to bring their knowledge up to speed. BVL

Campus is a byword for lifelong learning with real-world relevance in an international context.

After the DAV presented the qualifi cation

certifi cates to graduates from the 100th

fi nal semester in 2012, the HIWL also had

particular cause for celebration in 2013: on

June 28, the fi rst students in the “Logistics”

course graduated from the HIWL. Ten of

them in all, six men and four women, were

presented with their certifi cates in Bre-

men’s historic Town Hall, having attained

the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts in

a six-semester dual-element programme.

The majority of graduates accepted the

attractive job off ers made by their partner

companies and are now tackling logistics

challenges in the real world.

28 new students began their courses at the

HIWL, including one student from Thailand

with Leschaco as the partner company.

The HIWL therefore now has 83 students in

total, while the DAV is currently attended

by 223 students in full-time and part-time

programmes.

Both the HIWL and the DAV attach major

importance to the international character

of their study programmes. They provide

their students with the opportunity to ex-

change ideas in an international context, to

present the results of their projects and to

engage in discussion with colleagues from

around the world. One example for this

approach is the international student sym-

posium in the Chinese city of Hangzhou at-

tended by 22 students from the HIWL and

DAV. And in September, nine DAV gradu-

ates began studying for a follow-up Master

of Science degree at Heriot-Watt University

in Edinburgh. Five HIWL students spent

a semester at California State University,

while two students studied at the Tec de

Monterrey in Chihuahua, Mexico. Further

partnerships with universities in Brazil, Tur-

key and China are in the works, and there

are also plans to increase the number of

international lecturers.

“ I can certainly recommend the DAV for hands-on further

training in the commercial field. Thanks to the international

cooperation partners, you not only have the chance to obtain a

university degree but also to embark on an academic career. And

you can do all this without even having a university entrance

qualification. „Andre Königs, Business Manager (DAV), enrolled for a follow-on degree in Edinburgh

Page 11: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 11

In November, the BVL Seminars unit staged

a supply chain management seminar for

management executives in Moscow for the

fi rst time. The event was organised togeth-

er with MADI. The international ECG Acad-

emy programme for management person-

nel from companies in the automotive dis-

tribution sector is already being staged for

the eighth time, and BVL Campus is heavily

involved in the programme. The modular

course is held at diff erent locations in

Europe, with one training module being

staged in Bremen at the end of November.

The fi nal examinations for participants will

be in Athens in May 2014.

The “Studium Generale” series, a joint pro-

ject of the three educational institutions

on BVL Campus, held four well-attended

lecture events in 2013. The speakers were

David Mayo, Senior Director Supply Chain

DACH + NORDICS at CHEP Deutschland

GmbH, on innovations and new devel-

opments in the supply chain, Kathrin S.

Trump from the Institute for Diversity

Management and Marcella Matthes from

Fraport AG on the requirements and basic

challenges in the fi eld of diversity man-

agement, Frauke Heistermann, member

of the Management Board at AXIT AG and

BVL Board member, together with Pascal

Männche, Senior Vice President Logistics

at DEUTZ AG, on the advantages of cloud

solutions for the logistics sector and, fi -

nally, Christian Marnetté, member of the

Management Board responsible for sales &

marketing at Kühne + Nagel, on manage-

ment and controlling in the marketing of

logistics services.

“ It was a time full of

excitement and hard work.

My personal highlights during

the course were projects, out-

ings and the semester abroad.

There’s no doubt in my mind

why students should choose

the HIWL: there’s probably no

other school that provides such

in-depth support during the

practice and theory phases. „Elena Kurz, Bachelor of Arts, HIWL

The graduates from the fi rst degree course at the School of International Business and

Supply Chain Management (HIWL) with Prof. Josef Decker, Dean and Head of Logistics

Studies, and Michael Krähe, Head of International Business Studies.

Page 12: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation12

Retrospective

30th International Supply Chain Conference

BVL has been staging the International Supply Chain Conference for 30 years now, with the most

recent event in Berlin attracting around 3,200 participants. The motto for the 2013 conference

was “Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation”.

German Award for SCM | Supply Chain Sustainability Award

Lekkerland was presented with the German Award for SCM in 2013 in recognition of a highly in-

novative concept, while the Supply Chain Sustainability Award went to Tchibo.

Sector forums

The Forum Automotive Logistics was jointly staged by the VDA and BVL for the fi rst time in 2013,

while a totally new event format was launched in the shape of the Forum Chemical Logistics.

Theme forums

The Forum Spare Parts Logistics, formerly known as the Nuremberg Logistics Dialogue, has served

as a cross-sector special-topic platform for many years now. The Cost-Cutting Forum is also de-

signed to appeal to logistics experts from industry, trade and the service sector.

Supply Chain Day

The success story of Supply Chain Day, which took place in 2008 for the fi rst time, was continued

in 2013. This day of action was called into being by BVL; 640 companies and organisations were

involved in last year’s event, which attracted around 36,000 visitors.

Science and research

BVL does not conduct its own research but commissions studies, organises working groups and

stages scientifi c events. The association also promotes research for SMEs.

PR and press activities

BVL is treading new paths on the Internet and Web 2.0 front. The association is also a dependable

partner of the media and publishes the “LOG .” series with information for members.

From the chapters

28 regional chapters for working logistics managers and 21 student chapters stage events and dis-

cussion sessions throughout Germany, and 300 such meetings took place in 2013.

Page 13: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 13

Anniversary conference generates

innovative stimuli

30th International Supply Chain Conference

Around 3,200 participants from around

the world came together at the annual

three-day sector event for experts from

logistics and supply chain management –

which this year took place under the motto

“Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation”. More than

100 speakers held presentations, talked

to participants and provided valuable

information, important stimuli and food

for thought. The stands of the some 200

exhibitors and the lounges were also focal

points of in-depth communication.

The highlights of the conference included

the presentation of the German Award for

SCM to Lekkerland, the award ceremony

for Mexican scientist Dr.-Ing. Mayolo Lopez

Castellanos, who won this year’s Science

Award for SCM, a discussion on the out-

look for the world economy in 2025, the

reports by Professors Robert Handfi eld and

Frank Straube on the major study entitled

“Trends and Strategies in Logistics and

Supply Chain Management” – and the an-

niversary evening with its theme from the

1980s, the decade in which the Internation-

al Supply Chain Conference was fi rst held.

Dr. Oliver Blume,

Franz Fehrenbach,

Prof. Raimund Klinkner,

Dr. Elmar Degenhart,

Manfred Gundel,

Prof. Götz Rehn,

Prof. Henning Kagermann

The keynotes in front of the full session

of the conference were held by Dr. Oliver

Blume, member of the Executive Board Pro-

duction and Logistics at Porsche AG, Franz

Fehrenbach, Chairman of the Supervisory

Board of Robert Bosch GmbH, Dr. Elmar

Degenhart, CEO of Continental AG, Prof.

Götz Rehn, founder and Managing Direc-

tor of Alnatura Produktions- und Handels

GmbH, Manfred Gundel, Chairman of the

Managing Board of KUKA Roboter GmbH,

and Prof. Henning Kagermann, President of

acatech, the German Academy of Science

and Engineering.

The themes for the 16 special-topic pres-

entations were “Ideas”, “Innovations”, “Net-

work” and “Sectors”, and a broad spectrum

of issues with practical relevance were dis-

cussed, from big data all the way through

to the importance of refurbishing as a suc-

cess factor. The focal sectors were electri-

cal engineering, mechanical and plant en-

gineering, pharmaceuticals/healthcare and

trade. The themes discussed in a workshop

format were “Challenges for Professionals”

and “Logistics in India”, then there was the

“ We live in truly fascinat-

ing times, and we have the abil-

ity to shape the world around

us. More is possible in our socie-

ty than we tend to assume. „Prof. Götz E. Rehn, founder and Managing Director of

Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH

“ The vision of Industry

4.0 calls for a ‘Smart Factory’

and ‘Smart Logistics’. We have

the opportunity to exploit this

potential. „Prof. Henning Kagermann, President of acatech

Thesis Conference workshop showcasing

outstanding degree theses and the creative

network “What would Harry do?”.

“Let us work together to generate new stimuli and use this as an inspiration to

create new ideas which in turn lead to innovations that benefi t us and our compa-

nies in the worldwide competitive arena!” These were the words of Prof. Raimund

Klinkner, President of the Board of BVL, in his opening address to the 30th Interna-

tional Supply Chain Conference on October 23 in Berlin. The organisers developed a

whole series of new ideas for both the staging and the content of the anniversary

conference.

Page 14: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation14

Retrospective

30th International Supply Chain Conference

Many conference attendees were pleasant-

ly surprised by the design of the reception

area with a silhouette of Brandenburg Gate

and a welcome in (almost) all languages

spoken at the conference. The optimised

conference app enabled attendees to

access updated information and to put to-

gether their own tailored programme. The

focus sequences made use of “Event-Pads”

permitting the asking of questions online,

thereby greatly enhancing the options for

interaction between moderator, speakers

and audience. Last but not least, a Social

Wall in the exhibition area documented

the vibrant communication about the

event in the social media in real time.

BVL welcomed speakers and guests from

around 40 countries, among them three

foreign delegations from Mongolia, India

and China who had organised a full pro-

gramme for their visit to Germany. An In-

ternational Meeting Point was set up in the

Hotel InterContinental for this fi rst time

in 2013 to promote intercultural exchange

and was coordinated by BVL’s International

Projects unit.

The Press and PR unit provided support for

the some 200 accredited media represent-

atives in the form of content-based and

organisational services in the press room

of the conference, and special-interest

media from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,

the Netherlands and Poland were present

at the conference, as was the German

business press. The PR departments of ex-

hibitors and sponsors were able to obtain

advice from BVL’s press experts and receive

assistance on organisational issues before

and during the conference. And, as is the

case every year: after the conference is be-

fore the conference:

The 31st International Supply Chain

Conference will take place in Berlin

from October 22 to 24, 2014.

The theme for the event is “Complexi-

ty, Costs, Collaboration”.

www.bvl.de/iscc

30 years of the International

Supply Chain Conference –

a journey through time

The International Supply Chain Conference

has been a “future forum” from the be-

ginning. At the fi rst event in 1984, logistics

was in the process of establishing itself as

a cross-functional activity spanning oper-

ations from procurement and production

through to the sale of goods to the end cus-

tomer. The central objectives that BVL set

itself were and are to create an awareness

and understanding of logistics in industry,

academia and among the public at large,

to systematically document logistical prob-

lems, to develop methods and processes to

solve these problems in an interdisciplinary

and sector-focused way, and to promote

and continuously optimise the application

of these methods.

The International Supply Chain Conference

became the key instrument to realise these

objectives. For 30 years now, the event has

been a part of the rapid development of

logistics, providing an annual forum for

interdisciplinary exchange between ex-

perts. The optimisation of cross-functional

processes was followed in the 1990s by the

creation and optimisation of process chains

and then of value added chains. With the

new millennium came the realisation that

the industry must think and act in a global

context – in response to megatrends such

as the individualisation of customer prefer-

ences, the sustainability of economic activ-

ity and the digitalisation of the processes

involved in this activity.

“ The strength of the conference is that it is a forum for both

forward-looking information and personal encounters. „Dr. Hanspeter Stabenau, Honorary Chairman of BVL

“ The successes of the past will soon be no more than sta-

tistics ... The German economy must defend its position anew

every day against ever stronger competition. „Franz Fehrenbach, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Robert Bosch GmbH

BVL welcomed its guests to the 30th International Supply

Chain Conference with a silhouette of the Brandenburg

Gate. Participants came from around the world, among

others a delegation from Mongolia. One of the highlights

was the anniversary evening with the presentation of the

German Award for SCM.

Page 15: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 15

German Award for SCM | Supply Chain Sustainability Award

Awards for Lekkerland and Tchibo

The 2013 German Award for SCM was won by Lekkerland Deutschland. The jury chose the com-

pany for the award in recognition of its multi-temperature concept entitled “Lekkerlogistics –

Focusing on Customer Orientation”. The 2013 Supply Chain Sustainability Award went to Tchibo.

“The jury was impressed by the proactive

and systematically customer-focused way

in which Lekkerland developed and techni-

cally implemented an innovative solution”,

said Jury Chairman Prof. Bernd Gottschalk

in his tribute speech. He added that when

the project was launched over two years

ago, Lekkerland adopted a farsighted strat-

egy of putting itself in the position of its

customers, above all fi lling station shops,

kiosks and newsstands. These customers

are mainly supplied with three product

groups – uncooled, fresh and deep-frozen

products requiring three diff erent storage

and transport temperatures. The managers

at Lekkerland believed that it was no longer

customer-friendly, effi cient or sustainable

to deliver goods to customers on up to

three diff erent trucks. They developed a

surprisingly simple solution: thanks to its

multi-temperature logistics, the company

has achieved sustainable bundling eff ects

in its logistics routines to the benefi t of

its customers. In a nutshell, the concept is

about “one order, one delivery, one invoice”.

160 newly purchased multi-chamber trucks

are the centrepiece of the multi-temper-

ature logistics concept and were pur-

pose-designed to meet the requirements

of Lekkerland. Flexible wall panels allow

them to be split into temperature zones

to suit changing load volumes, and the

customer receives the full range of ordered

products in just one delivery.

The one-stop strategy has resulted in the

following qualitative and quantitative im-

provements:

■ The total number of stops has been re-

duced by 260,000. This is equivalent to

3.4 millions road kilometres less a year

producing emissions of 2,000 tons of CO2.

■ The customer orders all products in a

single order and receives them in a sin-

gle delivery with a single invoice.

■ This greatly reduces the customer’s

administrative workload, and this im-

provement is underpinned by the use of

a modern telematics tool.

■ In the deep-frozen warehouse, for ex-

ample, the already low complaint rate

has fallen by two thirds.

2013 Supply Chain Sustainability Award

The winner of the second Supply Chain

Sustainability Award, conferred jointly each

year by the sister organisations BVL Austria

and BVL Germany, was Tchibo GmbH. The

company was presented with the award in

March in recognition of its wide-ranging

project entitled “Acting with Responsi-

bility”, in which logistics plays a central

role. “We are delighted that the award has

gone to an exemplary company in which

sustainability has been part and parcel of

the corporate strategy for years. The envi-

ronment-friendly and socially responsible

organisation of all relevant processes –

from the use of resources and production

by suppliers all the way through to waste

disposal – is a key factor in Tchibo’s un-

derstanding of quality”, was what Roman

Stiftner, President of BVL Austria, and Prof.

Thomas Wimmer, Chairman of the Execu-

tive Board of Bundesvereinigung Logistik

Germany, had to say about the award

winner. The jury said that Tchibo pursues

a strategically integrated and holistic sus-

tainability approach which is systematical-

ly implemented in Tchibo’s logistics opera-

tions along the entire supply chain through

the active integration of suppliers, business

partners, employees and customers.

Big celebrations: the team from Lekkerland were abso-

lutely delighted to receive the German Award for SCM

presented by Jury Chairman Prof. Bernd Gottschalk

(centre). To his right are project leaders Kay Schiebur and

Ralph Dreger.

Page 16: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation16

Retrospective

Forum Automotive Logistics

“Europe’s leading forum”

In 2013, the joint Forum Automotive Logistics took the place of the two previous events, BVL’s

Industry Forum Automotive Logistics and the VDA Logistics Conference. The theme of the forum

was “Managing Complexity”. Around 550 participants attended the event at the MAN Truck-

forum in Munich on January 23 and 24.

BVL Board President Prof. Raimund Klinkner

was extremely satisfi ed with the premiere

of the event. “BVL staged its sector forum

for ten years, developing it into the kick-off

event at the start of each year for the large

community of automotive logisticians. We

are pleased that we can now continue to

write this success story and further expand

the scope of this event together with the

German Association of the Automotive

Industry”, said Klinkner. VDA President

Matthias Wissmann shared this assess-

ment and had the following to say in Mu-

nich: “The VDA and BVL have now created

Europe’s leading forum for logistics in the

automotive industry. The event puts down

a marker for the ongoing development of

automotive production logistics, confi rm-

ing the wisdom of our decision in favour of

a joint VDA-BVL event.”

Wissmann also outlined the key challeng-

es in the fi eld of automotive production

logistics: “The production networks in the

German automotive industry are becoming

ever more global and increasingly inter-

linked. Last year, the number of new cars

built by German manufacturers outside

Germany increased to 7.7 million. Added

to this total are the 5.4 million cars built in

Germany.” He said that the parts and com-

ponents of a car often came from diff erent

continents, being delivered by suppliers

directly to the assembly line only when

needed, just in time and often also just in

sequence. “The job of production logisti-

cians is to master this complex system”,

added Wissmann.

In addition to listening to the keynotes,

forum participants also had the chance to

discuss specifi c aspects of logistics in the

automotive industry in ten diff erent theme

sequences. The high-quality event covered

a wide range of topics and featured around

50 speakers. The content focus on day one

was on cloud computing, aftermarket,

packaging standardisation, the digital fac-

tory, multimodal transport, Auto-ID and

RFID. Alongside presentations on complexi-

ty and volatility as well as the challenges of

raw material supply, day two also featured

a panel discussion on how sustainability

impacts complexity. In the afternoon,

there were two parallel sequences on

cost-cutting and the shift in sales markets.

The forum was rounded off by a number of

plant tours.

The next Forum Automotive Logistics

will take place on February 4/5, 2014 in

Frankfurt. www.bvl.de/fal

“ The Forum Automotive

Logistics was a total success

right out of the blocks. The

event greatly exceeded our

expectations with around 550

attendees. „Matthias Wissmann,

President of the German Association of the

Automotive Industry (VDA)

VDA President Matthias

Wissmann held a keynote

during the Forum.

Page 17: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 17

Forum and Study on Chemical Logistics

Exploiting potential for optimisation

The first BVL Forum Chemical Logistics was staged in Ludwigshafen on June 12

and 13 under the heading “Exploiting Potential for Optimisation”. The event was

fully booked, with 225 attendees and 19 exhibitors, who presented their services

in the parallel special-interest exhibition.

With a market volume of 144 billion euros

in 2011 and over 323,000 employees, the

chemical industry is one of the key indus-

tries in Germany. Logistics plays a central

role in this sector in the management

of complex logistics and supply chains.

Although at fi rst glance the fundamental

challenges for logistics in the chemical

industry are similar to those of other sec-

tors – in that the marketplace is becoming

increasingly global, calling for agile and

fl exible supply chains and high delivery

reliability in a market that demands an

ever-increasing speed and quality of service

– these customer expectations have more

complex eff ects in the highly sophisticated

fi eld of chemical logistics. The trend to-

wards outsourcing is on the increase but

the specifi c characteristics of chemical

logistics may mean there are limits to how

far outsourcing can go.

This was reason enough for BVL to commis-

sion the study “Chemical Logistics – Impor-

tance, Structures, Dynamics” and to create

the Forum Chemical Logistics. The high-

lights of the programme were the opening

presentation by host Dr. Robert Blackburn,

President Information Services and Supply

Chain Management at BASF and BVL Board

member, the presentation of the study, a

lively panel discussion and the plant tours

at BASF in Ludwigshafen. The logistics

managers from the chemical industry and

their service providers were by no means

on their own during the Forum; they were

joined by managers from other sectors

of industry and members of the scientifi c

community.

The next Forum Chemical Logistics will

take place in Frankfurt on May 8, 2014.

www.bvl.de/fcl

Study on chemical logistics:

recognising the trends

It was also at the Forum Chemical Logistics

that BVL presented its fi rst study on chem-

ical logistics, prepared by the “Competence

Group Chemical Logistics” comprising

the CMC2 GmbH company, the European

University of Applied Sciences (EUFH) in

Brühl, the Würzburg Institute for Applied

Logistics (IAL) and the Fraunhofer Working

Group for Supply Chain Services (SCS) .

The study focuses on the following aspects

of chemical logistics:

■ Specifi cs and special characteristics of

chemical logistics

■ Quantifi cation of the macroeconomic

importance of chemical logistics

■ Diff erentiated list of the top market

players in industry and logistics services

■ Description and characterisation of the

value added stages in the supply chains

of the chemical industry

■ Company types and business models on

all value added levels

■ Analysis of the level of development of

logistics in the chemical industry and

subsequent identifi cation of potential

to boost productivity and competitive-

ness

■ Overview and detailed description of

central trends and developments in the

fi eld of chemical logistics

Page 18: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation18

Retrospective

Theme forums

Optimising after-sales and

total cost of ownership

The two tailored forums provide participants with practical and theoretical stimuli for the logis-

tics functions of spare parts logistics and total cost of ownership. The events are designed to

appeal to logistics managers in industry, trade and services and are seen as interesting one-day

events that facilitate exchange and interaction between experts.

Forum Spare Parts Logistics

This forum, the successor event to the

Nuremberg Logistics Dialogue, serves as

a platform for cross-sector interaction

and exchange between experts from the

after-sales sector. The one-day forum

with parallel special-interest exhibition

took place in the city of Nuremberg in the

Franconia region of Bavaria at the end of

February 2013 and was attended by 190

participants from industry, trade, services

and academia. The theme of the event was

“Understanding Market Requirements –

Optimising Processes”. What are the diff er-

ent challenges in the various sectors? How

can spare parts inventories be optimised?

How can “lean management” ideas be

transferred to the spare parts business?

During the Forum Spare Parts Logistics, ex-

perts presented their approaches and solu-

tions aimed at achieving improvements

and ensuring optimum process organisa-

tion, and reported on their experiences

with real-world implementation.

The next Forum Spare Parts Logistics

will take place in Nuremberg on

March 13, 2014. www.bvl.de/fel

Forum on cost-cutting in

value added chains

The topic of cost optimisation was the

focal point of a specialist forum in Bremen

on April 23 and 24, 2013. This event looked

at issues relating to total cost of ownership

from the perspective of logistics. Compa-

nies like shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen

have to take many other factors outside

the supply chain into consideration. The

situation in the aerospace sector is even

more specialised: Bremen-based satel-

lite manufacturer OHB already talks of a

small-series production batch when an

order comes in for four satellites with

similar equipment levels. The parameters

are completely diff erent for mass market

products. Mondelez is the world’s largest

producer of biscuits. The high number of

small products makes for a complex supply

chain. The company has developed a dis-

play concept for its marketing activities in

over 165 countries. As when a buyer choos-

es the equipment and accessories for a car,

individual sales outlets can put together

their large-scale package for sales pro-

motion online in a modular process. This

generates economies of scale and ensures

the use of optimum displays while still

maintaining fl exibility for the sales outlets.

British American Tobacco (BAT), on the oth-

er hand, brought 694 billion cigarettes into

circulation worldwide in 2012. The com-

pany focuses its attention on rectifying

supply bottlenecks. As part of this concept,

BAT uses a joint pooling strategy to supply

production plants with raw materials, and

this balances out fl uctuations in material

requirements.

The next Forum Cost-Cutting will

take place in Hamburg on Septem-

ber 18, 2014. www.bvl.de

The Forum Cost-Cutting

is held alternately in

the Hanseatic cities of

Hamburg and Bremen.

The 2013 event took place

at the Congress Centrum

Bremen.

Page 19: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 19

Supply Chain Day | transport logistic

Day of action once again whets

the appetite for logistics

Supply Chain Day 2013 was once again an extremely lively and busy occasion, first on the central

website where all the events are listed, then at many logistics locations all over Germany. This

was already the sixth time that the logistics industry has let the public take a look behind the

scenes of this highly diverse sector.

On April 18, the nationwide day of action

of the logistics sector attracted around

36,000 visitors to 381 events throughout

Germany and in neighbouring countries.

The fi gures are up once again on the pre-

vious year, when 34,000 people attended

the various events. Over 640 companies,

organisations and educational institutions

were involved, compared to around 550

in 2012. The day of action focused on in-

formation for undergraduates and school

students. In other words, the search for

qualifi ed new personnel – made even more

diffi cult by the process of demographic

change – is in full swing.

150 of the organisers were also active in

previous years, including companies like

Alnatura, Lekkerland, DB Schenker, bremen-

ports, Kühne + Nagel, Audi AG or Amazon.

In terms of the event formats, there is a

discernible trend towards large-scale re-

gional events involving several companies.

Examples include the Hammer “logistics

parcour”, the VIA Bremen event entitled

“More than job and career – logistics paves

the way”, the job and career platform of

the Hamburg Logistics Initiative or the

“Dangerous Goods and Safety Day” staged

by the chambers of industry and trade in

the Rhineland region in Grevenbroich. The

biggest BVL event was the LogistikRuhr

Students’ Day in Dortmund. But Supply

Chain Day is also about small and highly

specialised events – like the special-inter-

est event entitled “Boosting Effi ciency and

Quality with RFID-Supported Processes” at

avus Services in Stuttgart.

As the initiator of this day of action, BVL

has set itself the goal of further increasing

the number of events and the scope of top-

ics in 2014. Whether fascinating technical

solutions, the use of IT, specialised logistics

issues in individual sectors of industry and

trade or international networking – there

is always something new to discover, and

plenty of potential to further improve the

image of the logistics and supply chain sec-

tor step by step.

Trade fair stand and special-topic

forums at “transport logistic”

At the leading “transport logistic” fair

in Munich at the beginning of June, the

central point of contact for BVL and BVL

Campus with the DAV, the HIWL and the

Seminars unit was Stand 300 in Hall B3.

As a cooperation partner of the fair, BVL

also staged three special-topic forums:

on the Tuesday of the fair, the focus was

fi rmly on the growth market of Russia.

The second presentation on the Wednes-

day looked at the effi cient organisation

of tender management, and the theme

on the Thursday was lean management

in warehouses.

Supply Chain Day provides companies, organisations and

educational establishments with an opportunity to pres-

ent themselves to the public and to showcase their logis-

tics operations – as shown in the photo above at L’Oréal

in Karlsruhe. During such activities as company tours,

presentations, business simulation games or exhibitions,

visitors can gain insights into the diverse spectrum of

logistics, and this creates a new and broader understand-

ing of the logistics sector.

Page 20: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation20

The programme for the

2013 Chapter Manage-

ment Meeting in the Saar-

land region of Germany

also included a visit to the

former “Alte Völklinger

Hütte” steelworks, now a

World Heritage Site.

Positive response to high-level commitment

and interesting topics

One of the main reasons for joining BVL is the range of events staged by the regional chapters

all over Germany, events that are chiefly organised by the honorary chapter chairs. The chapters

invited members to 300 regional events in 2013, get-togethers that play an important role in

network building and also serve as a source of wide-ranging information.

From the chapters

Retrospective

In 2013, the diverse activities of the chapters

were even more popular with members and

other interested persons than in the previ-

ous year. As a result, and thanks to the out-

standing eff orts of the chairs and student

chairs, 300 chapter events were staged with

over 7,500 attendees. In order to ensure that

both the topic focus and the event formats

remain attractive – in line with the confer-

ence motto of “Inspiration, Ideas, Innova-

tion” – and to promote the development

of the association, the chapter chairs came

together once again in 2013 at a Chapter

Management Meeting in Weiskirchen in the

Saarland region of Germany from May 31 to

June 1. In addition to providing a forum for

topic-based discussions in workshops, the

meeting also allowed participants to get

to know one another, encouraging people

from diff erent generations to exchange

experiences and logistics experts from

diff erent fi elds to work together to develop

new ideas. For the fi rst time, the roughly

70 attendees also included several chapter

chairpersons from outside Germany.

Given the economic strength of southwest-

ern Germany, it was already apparent in

2012 that it would be a good idea to create

a further regional chapter to optimise the

provision of services for members. To this

end, the Baden-Württemberg, Upper Rhine

and Rhine/Neckar Chapters “transferred”

some of their postcode districts to pave

the way for the founding of the new North

Baden/South Palatinate Chapter. The chairs

of the new chapter are Prof. Kai Furmans,

Institute Director at the Karlsruhe Institute

of Technology, Johannes Busch, Head of In-

ternational Logistics at The Lorenz Bahlsen

Snack World, and Volker Klohr, Managing Di-

rector of Locom Consulting GmbH. The Up-

per Rhine Chapter has now been renamed

the South Baden/Upper Rhine Chapter. This

means there are now 28 regional chapters

and 21 student chapters in Germany.

Shortly after the start of the new year,

on January 16, 2013, the kick-off event for

the new Main-Franconia Student Chap-

ter took place in the Marienberg Fortress

in Würzburg. The designated Student

Chapter Chairs Chiara Freichel (Univer-

sity of Würzburg) and Elisa Schneider

(Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State

University/Mosbach) welcomed the guests,

who included not only the Main-Franconia

Chapter Chair but also BVL Executive Board

Chairman Prof. Thomas Wimmer.

There is also a positive trend in the commit-

ment of up-and-coming logistics experts.

The 30 percent increase in members from

among the ranks of young professionals

compared to the previous year points to

increasing interest in networking activities

and the opportunities this provides for ex-

change and interaction. The level of interest

in honorary work is also increasing among

the younger members, particularly women.

While women are still seriously underrepre-

sented among the chairs of the chapters, ac-

counting for only seven percent of all chairs,

the situation is far more balanced in the

student chapters, where there are 20 female

students among the 51 student chairs.

“ As a logistics or supply

chain manager, you’re often on

your own in a company, which

means it’s diffi cult to bounce

ideas off anybody. And that’s

why the network operated by

BVL is so important, so that you

can continue to develop yourself

and to optimise the processes

and routines in your place of

work. „Thomas Henkel,

Head of Logistics Management, SICK AG, Waldkirch

Page 21: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 21

Special event formats

The fi rst BVL Germany Logistics Tour from

May 21 to 25, 2013 took 18 logisticians

from the Saxony Student Chapter across

the length and breadth of the country

in a quest to discover everyday and out-

of-the-ordinary logistics processes and

supply chain worlds. The fi ve-member

organisational team headed by project

leader Oliver Roscher comprised highly

committed members from the Saxony

Student Chapter. The “tourists” visited the

Fiege mega-centre near Erfurt, the courier

terminal of time:matters, the Vanderlande

Industries headquarters in Veghel in the

Netherlands, Emmas Enkel in Düsseldorf,

Thyssen-Krupp Steel in Duisburg, DHL Sup-

ply Chain at its Essen location and, fi nally,

the Fraunhofer IML in Dortmund.

“Ladies in Logistics” was the theme of an

event staged by the Baden-Württemberg

Chapter for the fi rst time on October 9,

2013, and the topic was extremely popular

with the just under 30 participants. Chapter

Chair Jürgen Waas gave an introduction

to the subject matter based on studies in

the logistics sector and on the situation

of female management executives in

Baden-Württemberg. These studies show

that female employees are clearly underrep-

resented both in the sector as a whole and

in management positions compared to the

average fi gures for industry overall. Things

are changing, however: female students

now account for 40 to 45 percent of all stu-

dents at the universities, and in companies

with programmes for the advancement of

women, the share of female management

personnel is as high as 45 percent.

“ BVL gives me the chance

to gain insights into real-world

logistics and to prepare myself

even better for my future career.

I’ve already got to know lots of

nice people in the student chap-

ter who share my interests and

with whom I want to continue

to discover the world of logis-

tics. „Corinna Beck,

student at the Saarland University of

Applied Sciences (HTW)

Page 22: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation22

Members | Association bodies

Karl Ulrich Garnadt, CEO of Lufthansa

Cargo AG, and Karl Gernandt, Chairman

of Kühne + Nagel International AG were

newly elected to the Board of the associ-

ation. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Beumer, Frauke

Heistermann and Dr. Johannes Söllner were

re-elected for a further three-year term.

Joachim Limberg, Chairman of the Mate-

rials Services Business Area Management

Team at Thyssen-Krupp AG, Essen, was

co-opted to the BVL Board as an additional

member.

Dr. Ottmar Gast, Chairman of the Manage-

ment Board of Hamburg Südamerikani-

sche Dampfschiff fahrts-Gesellschaft KG,

and Karl-Heinz Lippe, Vice President Op-

erations – Stationary Trade at DHL Supply

Chain Germany & Alps, left their honorary

posts on the BVL Board after serving their

maximum terms in offi ce. The departure

of Gast and Lippe also saw the end of the

Board membership of Prof. Christopher

Jahns, which has been inactive for several

years.

Outlook

When analysing the development of BVL

membership, it is no surprise to fi nd that

the number of members in the big met-

ropolitan areas is far higher than in other

regions. The measures taken to underpin

the positive ongoing trend in membership

numbers include more in-depth support

and services for members, the integration

of young professionals by the regional

chapter chairs and three pilot projects. The

Main-Franconia, Saxony and South West-

phalia Chapters are being given extra sup-

port to boost membership. As part of this

Modest increase in membership

At the end of 2013, BVL had around 10,788 members, a further slight increase of just under two per-

cent on the 2012 fi gure. The Members’ Meeting in Munich on June 6 was attended by 160 members.

The main items on the agenda were the reports of the BVL Board and the Executive Board as well as

the Board elections.

process, there is a greater focus on core

sectors in these regions, for example, and

steps are being taken to identify compa-

nies that would enhance the quality of the

BVL network so that these companies can

be contacted directly. These measures and

their outcomes are to be presented at the

next Chapter Management Meeting and

may subsequently be used to promote the

activities of other chapters.

The South Bavaria Chapter was successful

in its application to host the 2014 Chapter

Management Meeting, which will take

place in Starnberg from June 19 to 21, 2014.

The workshops will address and discuss the

strategic topics of BVL. The next Members’

Meeting will take place in Hanover on May

22, 2014 during the CeMAT fair.

Voting during the Mem-

bers’ Meeting of BVL in

Munich on June 6, 2013

BVL

Page 23: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 23

Distinctions | Head offi ce

Gratitude and recognition

BVL presented the Golden Badge of Honour

to Dr.-Ing. Ottmar Gast, Chairman of the

Management Board of Hamburg Südame-

rikanische Dampfschiff fahrts-Gesellschaft

KG. Gast was a member of the Board from

2001 to 2013 and held the offi ce of Treasur-

er from 2006 to 2010.

There were major changes in the make-up

of the Research Council. After ten years

of honorary service on this body, Dr.-Ing.

Markus Greiling, Dirk Lichtmann, Hermann

Siegling and Dr.-Ing. Maik Speel took their

leave in 2013 and were presented with the

BVL Badge of Honour during the Interna-

tional Supply Chain Conference.

With support from head office, it is the various BVL bodies –

Board, Advisory Board, Scientific Advisory Board, Research

Council – and the chairs of the regional chapters – who per-

form the key strategic activities of the association. This means

we have many reasons to say many thanks.

Thanking him for his outstanding com-

mitment, BVL presented departing Board

member Karl-Heinz Lippe with the Golden

Badge of Honour and named him honorary

life member. Lippe was Chair of the Ruhr

Chapter from 1997 to 2013, a member of

the BVL Board since 2004 and was heavily

involved in numerous projects like Supply

Chain Day, Load Safety Day, the ongoing

development of communication structures

within the association, the development

of BVL Campus and the integration of the

German Foreign Trade and Transport Acad-

emy (DAV).

Sabine Hucke follows Jörn Fontius

The Advisory Board body came together

for its annual meeting on April 26, 2013

at Bosch in Karlsruhe, at the invitation of

Bosch manager Dr. Karl Nowak, member

of the BVL Board and Chairman of the BVL

Advisory Board. Dr. Dieter Lindenblatt, a

member of the Advisory Board and Author-

ised Representative of the Port of Antwerp,

was presented with the Badge of Honour

for his work on the BVL body between 1997

and mid-2013.

July 1, 2013, Sabine Hucke joined the head

offi ce of BVL as Managing Director, taking

over from Jörn Fontius. Sabine Hucke was

Head of Central Logistics at F.S. Fehrer Au-

tomotive GmbH for many years and brings

wide-ranging management experience

and logistics expertise with her to her new

content-focused and organisational duties

at BVL. Her management remit covers the

areas of content, knowledge, research and

event management. Her fi rst central task

was the project management for the 30th

International Supply Chain Conference in

October in Berlin.

Left: Karl-Heinz Lippe bids farewell to his Board col-

leagues; centre: the departing members of the Research

Council Dr.-Ing. Maik Speel, Hermann Siegling, Dirk Licht-

mann and Dr.-Ing. Markus Greiling; right: Dr.-Ing. Ottmar

Gast (centre) was presented with the Golden Badge of

Honour.

Sabine Hucke,

Member of the BVL Execu-

tive Board, responsible for

Event Management, Con-

tent and Knowledge

Page 24: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation24

Board

President

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raimund Klinkner

Managing Partner,

IMX Institute for

Manufacturing Excellence GmbH,

Martinsried, Germany

Treasurer

Christian Berner

Member of the Board,

Papyrus A.B.,

Mölndal, Sweden

Vice President

Dr.-Ing. Christoph Beumer

Chairman and CEO,

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG,

Beckum, Germany

Other members of the Board

Dr. Robert Blackburn

President Information Services and

Supply Chain Operations,

BASF SE,

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Karl Ulrich Garnadt

CEO & Chairman,

Lufthansa Cargo AG,

Frankfurt, Germany

Dr.-Ing. Ottmar Gast (until June 6th, 2013)

Spokesman of the Management Board,

Hamburg Südamerikanische

Dampfschiff fahrts-Gesellschaft KG,

Hamburg, Germany

Jürgen Gerdes

Corporate Board Member MAIL,

Deutsche Post AG,

Bonn, Germany

Karl Gernandt

Chairman,

Kuehne + Nagel International AG,

Schindellegi, Switzerland

Frauke Heistermann

Member of the Management Board,

AXIT AG,

Frankenthal, Germany

Prof. Dr. Michael ten Hompel

Chair of Materials Handling and Warehous-

ing, Dortmund University of Technology,

Managing Director, Fraunhofer Institute

for Material Flow and Logistics IML,

Dortmund, Germany

Joachim Limberg

Chairman of the Material Services Business

Area Management Team,

CEO, Chairman of the Executive Board,

ThyssenKrupp Materials

International GmbH,

Essen, Germany

Karl-Heinz Lippe (until June 6th, 2013)

Vice President Operations –

Residential Business,

DHL Supply Chain Germany & Alps,

Essen, Germany

Dr. Karl A. May

Head of Vehicle Distribution and VDCs,

BMW Group,

Munich, Germany

Dr. Karl Nowak

Head of Central Unit

Purchasing and Logistics,

Robert Bosch GmbH,

Stuttgart, Germany

Dr. Karl-Friedrich Rausch

Board Member Transport and Logistics,

DB Mobility Logistics AG,

Berlin, Germany

Dr. Johannes Söllner

Managing Director,

Geis Holding GmbH & Co. KG,

Nuremberg, Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katja Windt

Professor of Global Production Logistics,

Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH,

Bremen, Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Wolff

CEO,

4fl ow AG,

Berlin, Germany

Personalia

Members of the BVL International Board and the

Executive Board during a meeting in Hamburg.

Page 25: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 25

International Chapter Chairpersons

BRAZIL

São PauloFrank T. Baur

Vice President Logistics Automotive After-

market, Robert Bosch Ltda., Campinas

Stephan Grüner

Managing Director, BMS Logística Ltda.,

São Paulo

CHINA

BeijingMike Hofmann

General Manager, German Chamber of

Industry & Commerce, Beijing

Jean Wang

CEO, Redox Logistics, Tianjin

HefeiProf. Jingmin Cai

President, Hefei University

Michael Egner

General Manager,

Continental Tires Hefei Co. Ltd., Hefei

Prof. Daofang Li

Dean of the faculty of management,

Hefei University

ShanghaiProf. Dr.-Ing. Dianjun Fang

Professor, Sino-German School for

Postgraduate Studies, Tongji University,

Shanghai

Baoguo Hu

Director Logistics,

Shanghai VW Automotive Co., Ltd.

Andreas Lentz

General Manager,

Industry Sector Logistics,

Siemens Ltd. China, Shanghai

LUXEMBOURG

LuxembourgAlain Krecké

Senior Manager,

Cluster for Logistics, Luxembourg

Thomas Mayer

Global Logistics and Supply Chain Manager,

IEE S.A., Echternach

RUSSIA

MoscowMirco Nowak

CEO, LUNO Export & Logistics Services,

Hamburg/Moscow

Kirill Vlasov

Member of the Board,

STS Logistics, Moscow

SINGAPORE

Kai Y. Chan

General Manager Southeast Asia, Carlson

Wagonlit Travel Management, Singapore

Thomas Halliday

Regional General Manager,

AEB Asia Singapore Ltd., Singapore

Philipp von Pein

Executive Director, mSE Pte. Ltd., Singapore

TURKEY

IstanbulCan Tamci

Supply Chain Manager,

Eauton Hydraulics Turkey, Istanbul

Klaus D. von der Bey

Managing Director,

von der Bey Management Consult,

Hamburg

IzmirÜnal Eren

Head of Izmir Offi ce,

German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and

Commerce, Izmir

USA

CarolinasLawrence R. Basel

Vice President, APS Logistics,

High Point, North Carolina

Prof. Dr. Robert Handfi eld

Professor,

Poole College of Management,

North Carolina State University, Raleigh,

North Carolina

US SoutheastPhilip Heinrichsdorff

Vice President Supplier Network,

Purchasing, Quality and Logistics,

BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, Greer,

South Carolina

Steven D. Markham

President, BLG Logistics, Inc.,

Atlanta, Georgia

Josip T. Tomasevic

Vice President & CPO,

Global Purchasing and Materials,

AGCO Corporation, Duluth, Georgia

UZBEKISTAN

TashkentNodira Mukhidova

Legal Advisor on international Projects,

ADBL (Business Logistics Development

Association), Tashkent

Page 26: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation26

Representatives of BVL International

CANADAHeinz Hörath

HR Manager, BEP Ges. f. Informations-

management mbH, Toronto

CHINASven H. Kothe

Director China,

M+R Forwarding (China) Ltd., Shanghai

ECUADORHorst Burau

Owner and CEO,

H.K.B.S.A. Chartering & Shipping Agency S.A.,

Guayaquil

HONG KONG Dennis Fanelsa

Vice President,

BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd.,

Hong Kong

HUNGARYMario Schade

Senior Consultant,

Lean Management and Logistics Consulting,

Budapest

JAPANDennis Delasauce

Manager Tank Container Competence

Center Asia, Leschaco Japan K.K., Tokyo

MEXICOStefan Schmidt

Head of SCM, Boehringer Ingelheim,

Xochimilco, Mexico City

MONGOLIATobias Schauf

Owner, OstKontor Consulting,

Grobenzell/Ulan Bator

NETHERLANDSPatrick Bongers

Manager Business & Product Development,

DB Schenker Logistics Netherlands,

Schiphol

POLANDJan Brachmann

CEO,

Seifert Polska Sp. z.o.o., Katowice

SINGAPOREChristian Tollkühn

CEO, New Continent Enterprises (Pte) Ltd.,

Singapore

SOUTH AFRICAJoachim Bade

Group CEO, Worldnet Logistics (Pty) Ltd.,

Johannesburg

SWITZERLANDFlorian Domberger

Global Category Leader Chemicals,

Cilag GmbH International,

division Johnson & Johnson, Zug

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESChristian Herzog

Senior Business Development Manager,

Geodis Wilson UAE LLC, Dubai

USAHans-Peter Halpaus

CEO, IFF Inc. International Freight Forwarders,

Atlanta, Georgia

Page 27: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

2013 Report of the Board 27

2014 dates / Publishing details

February 4–5, 2014

2nd Forum Automotive Logistics

Frankfurt/Main

March 13, 2014

2nd Forum Spare Parts Logistics

Nuremberg

April 10, 2014

Supply Chain Day

all over Germany

May 8, 2014

2nd Forum Chemical Logistics

Frankfurt/Main

May 19–23, 2014

CeMAT one-day forums

Hanover

June 4–5, 2014

7th International Scientifi c Symposium on Logistics

Cologne

September 18, 2014

3rd Forum Cost-Cutting

Hamburg

October 22–24, 2014

31st International Supply Chain Conference

Berlin

Joint event with the VDA

10th Nuremberg

Logistics Dialogue

Central press conference

of BVL, Bremen

2014 BVL Members’ Meeting

German Award for SCM

Media Award for Logistics

Science Award for SCM

Thesis Award

BVL press conference

2014 dates

It’s worth taking a look at the events to be staged by BVL Interna-

tional in 2014 so that you can plan your schedule in good time. The

Publishing DetailsPublished by: BVL International

Schlachte 31, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Tel.: +49 / 421 / 17 38 40, Fax: +49 / 421 / 16 78 00

[email protected], www.bvl.de / www.bvl.de/en

Concept and editorial

management: Ulrike Grünrock-Kern, BVL

Layout and design: plaindesigns gmbh, Bremen, Germany

Title page design: GfG/Gruppe für Gestaltung, Bremen, Germany

Photos: BVL archive/Kai Bublitz and BASF, Lekkerland,

Telekom (p. 8), TU München (p. 9),

Jan Meier (p. 11, 18), Logwin (p. 17)

Translation: Tony Tranter, Germersheim, Germany

overview shows the dates that had already been set by mid-De-

cember 2013. The separate programme brochure contains details

on the events of the regional chapters. You can always fi nd updat-

ed information on the Internet at www.bvl.de/en.

7TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON LOGISTICS

31ST INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE

One-Day Forums

Page 28: BVL International Report of the Board 2013

Inspiration, Ideas, Innovation28

www.bvl.de

BVL International

Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) e.V.

Schlachte 31, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Tel.: +49 / 421 / 17 38 40

Fax: +49 / 421 / 16 78 00

[email protected]

www.bvl.de/en