Working together to fulfil consumer wishes better, faster, at less cost and in a sustainable way ECR Ireland Supply Chain Workgroup as at Thursday 22 nd November 2014 at ECR Ireland Attendees 1. Tony Harris, MRPI 2. Alastair McIlroy, Coca-Cola 3. Brian Sexton, Heineken 4. Gerard Gaffney, Allied Foods 5. Michael Brannigan, PRL Logistics 6. Joanne Hilton, Wincanton Logistics 7. Alan Overton, Wincanton Logistics 8. Sile Jio, ECR Ireland 9. Declan Carolan, ECR Ireland 1. Welcome Declan welcomed Alastair, Tony, Joanne and Alan to their first meeting. Declan noted that the high level of apologies was attributed to a busy time of the year for Supply Chain Managers. 2. Supply Chain developments Declan discussed the latest UK & European supply chain trends including o McKinsey 2020 future supply chain focussing on industry collaborative warehousing & distribution initiatives. o Digital supply chains o Omni-Channel supply chains 3. Supply Chain Summit – Action for 2015 Objectives for 2015 Summit o Focus on Digital Supply Chain o Maintain Awards – To recognise supply chain excellence. o Relevance to “Commercial” o Increasedattendance by delegates & exhibitors. o UK Supply Chain experts & Supply Chain Directors in attendance.