| Conference
& Other Updates
(September
22, 2003)
Logistics Conference - DMAP's
annual logistics conference, which was held last Thursday
and Friday, highlighted the bottomline as influenced
by changes in efficiencies of the supply chain process.
The
conference tackled different segments of the supply
chain, from purcha/customer. The supply chain process
was examined from management's perspective in the boardroom,
looking at how supply chain costs can be managed and
how value is created.
The
even also included exhibits in some 30 'Logistics Booths',
mostly by PPL providers and suppliers of logistics equipment
and software. Principal sponsors included WG&A,
Boeing Material Handling, SSI Schaefer, EXE Technologies,
ABM-Computech, TNT Express, Fast Logistics, SMC, Edward
Keller, Aboitiz One, and Epson Philippines.
A
mix of local and foreign speakers provided added variety
in the technical sessions. Participants came from DMAP
and non-DMAP companies, and also from the sponsors;
therefore both goods owners and logistics providers.
MMDA
Chairman Bayani Fernando delighted the audience with
his keynote speech reporting on the status of Metro
Manila traffic experiments, and his achievement in his
two months at the DPWH, and his possible candidacy as
Vice President.
The
other keynote speech was delivered by Shippercon's executive
director Pete Mendoza, who gave a comprehensive rundown
on DTI projects for SMEs.
PCCI
Transcom - Prior to the September 1 meeting of
the PCCI Transcom, committee members again received
an anonymous letter criticizing Tet Gambito for wasting
the time of the committee with inaccurate info and analysis.
As
in the first time this happened, Tet Gambito did not
show up. Likewise, Committee Chairman Meneleo Carlos
did not take up the anonymous letter. How can the committee
take up any matter not brought up formally, and whose
author does not identify himself? The suspected author
was again absent.
Collaboration
Setback - The collaboration moves between DMAP
members and shipping lines, that we have been mentioning
before, suffered a setback when some shipping lines
recently published their intention to increase rates.
I have only seen the publication by WG&A, but some
other shipping lines are said to have also published
a similar intention. In the initial meetings of the
collaboration panel, the shipping lines said that they
would consult with DMAP before publishing any rate increase
plans.
DMAP
Board - Director Annette Camangon of Unilever
leaves the Board as she leaves the logistics function
at Unilever. Boy Arceo of Smart Communications Inc.
comes in as Director replacing her. Boy Arceo is no
new comer to DMAP, as he was once a Vice President.
Basic
Warehousing Seminar - DMAP intends to do a re-run
of its Basic Warehousing Seminar in late October as
interest in the seminar has been expressed by some member
companies. Others interested should contact me ASAP.
Address
inquiries and comments to Ed Sanchez at tel. 671-8670,
fax 671-4793, cell 0918-914-1689, or email dmap@i-manila.com.ph.
Those interested in DMAP training and other activities
are requested to send their e-mail addresses.
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Warehousing
Debates, Last Call for Conference (September
8, 2003)
Warehousing Debates - Over
a year ago, we revisited 3 "debates" in warehousing
practice.
These were:
* One-way flow vs. U-shaped
flow
* Fixed address vs. Varaible
address locator system
* High capacity utilization
vs. high velocity
We
said that current directions may now be the opposite
of what were unshakable practices before.
Today
we add another "debate". This time this is
on distribution networks, and the debate is One DC (distribution
center) or few DCs vs. many DCs.
The
prevalent view before was to increase the number of
warehouses in the field, or depots. The idea was to
have stocks available as near to the market as possible.
The risk of lost sales was the prime consideration then,
outweighing the costs of warehousing and inventory.
Most
local companies continually increased the number of
depots in the 1970s to the 1980s, some up to the 1990s.
Unilever, my employer during these years, increased
its depots from 5 to 14 during these years up to the
late 1980s. The usual justification was that competition
(P&G and/or Colgate) had a depot in so-and-so city.
Many
companies began to realize the expensiveness of maintaining
too many depots in the mid to late 1980s. San Miguel
Corp. kept adding depots up to the earlier 1990s, up
to over 130 warehouses. Nestle and URC even kept adding
depots beyond this, and only in the upper 1990s did
Nestle finally begin to reduce its network.
Today
many local companies are shipping goods to customers
out of one DC, companies such as Procter & Gamble,
Colgate, Diethelm, Unilever.
I
quote Mr. Terry Harris, Managing Partner of Chicago
Consulting, from his paper "Why Warehouse Networks
Don't Work":
"Most
warehouse networks have built-in barriers. Overcoming
these creates needless cost and diminishes the service
networks provide their customers. The following lists
five obstacles that distribution executives can gauge
against their own distribution networksÉ
"Inventory
isolation adds cost. The very idea of a network is to
have separate warehouses in separate locations. Normally
each individual warehouse forms its own territory with
its own set of customers or 'ship to' locationsÉ
"This
approach creates 'inventory isolation' where the warehouse's
inventory is meant for its customers only and not othersÉas
well. Operating this way increases inventory cost...
"Inventory
isolation degrades service. Lower serviceÉ specifically
stems from holding or back ordering out-of-stock itemsÉ
until the assigned warehouse is back in stock when some
other warehouse could have provided the needed itemsÉ
"Faulty
stocking strategies add cost and lower service. All
inventory systems have 'stocking strategies'.
These strategies may be hidden or subtle or hard to
see, but they're there nonetheless. Stocking strategies
are incorporated in the safety stock (or reorder point)
and order quantity calculations performed each month
(or so) based on fresh usage or forecast dataÉ
"Here
are a few of the mistakes made in commonly used stocking
strategiesÉ ignoring costÉtoo few classesÉwrong
emphasisÉdead inventory.
"Mistaken
territories increase costs. Warehouse territories are
assembled for a variety of reasons - covering a sales
region, closest to the customer, and so on. But if territories
are not assigned on the basis of cost (the least cost,
at that), then cost will be higher than it should beÉ
"Flawed
order processing lowers service and adds costÉ
Network problems created by poor order processing include
the following: batch processingÉpartial ordersÉearly
reservationÉtoo little consolidation.
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DMAP
Logistics Conference - Last call for participants
in DMAP's Annual Logistics Conference, scheduled for
September 18-19, with the theme "Supply Chain Efficiencies:
Keeping Watch on the Bottomline".
Participant
fees are P9,350 per person for non-DMAP members and
P7,480 per person for DMAP member companies. Both figures
are VAT inclusive.
The
lineup of speakers is complete. Keynote Speakers are
MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando and a DTI executive. The
speakers in the conference proper are:
*
Ike Castillo (James Hardie Phils.) "The Supply
Chain Process"
*
Flor Valdez (Nestle Phils., Inc.) "Economic Profit
and Value Creation Focusing on Supply Chain Operations"
*
Ramon Guevarra (Phil. Institute of Supply Management)
"Strengthening Supply Chain Collaboration through
Purchasing Strategic Thrust"
*
Carsten Spiegelberg (SSI Schaefer) "Implementation
of Paperless Order Picking Systems"
*
Cyril Ng (EXE Technologies) "Emergence of Supply
Network Execution"
*
Sabin Aboitiz (Aboitiz Transport Group Express) "Transport
Logistics in the Philippine Setting"
*
Bjorn Vang Jensen (TNT Asia) "Supply Chain Management
in the Boardroom : How Logistics and Supply Chain Decision
Impact the Bottomline"
*
Jose Albert (PANC) "Retailers Perspective in Supply
Chain Management"
*
Washington Roqueza (SGV Consulting) "Managing Costs
in Supply Chain Operations"
*
William Lorenzana (Unilab), with Michael Tee (Swisslog)
"Key Component of the Supply Chain : Optimisation
of the DC"
Just
in case somebody is still thinking of becoming a conference
sponsor or advertiser in the souvenir program, we have
absolutely until tomorrow to accept your sponsorship
or advertisement.
Please
contact me ASAP or Cora Curay at 895-8972 or cora.curay@xvclogistics.com.
We
have received some requests for a re-run of DMAP's 2-day
Basic Warehousing Seminar. We are thinking of holding
a re-run in October. Otherwise the next run will be
in July 2004. Those interested, please contact me.
Address
inquiries and comments to Ed Sanchez at tel. 671-8670,
fax 671-4793, cell 0918-914-1689, or email dmap@i-manila.com.ph.
Those
interested in DMAP training and other activities are
requested to send their e-mail addresses.
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Urban
Transport Schemes (August 25, 2003)
We await the results
of the latest ongoing Metro Manila road schemes and
"experiments" being undetaken by MMDA Chair
Bayani Fernando, in the quest for improved traffic flow.
From
where we sit, Fernando's approach is unlike past government
efforts at traffic alleviation in Metro Manila. We think
that his approach recognizes:
(1)
That both people and goods need to be transported and
(2)
That the needs of both are goals to be met, not variables
to be manipulated.
In
addition, Fernando's solutions are mainly innovative,
relatively inexpensive, and produce quick results, as
far as we can see.
Past
government efforts usually focused on people and blamed
cargo trucks for causing traffic. I always felt that
the unimportance of cargo movement compared to people
transport was due to the inability of cargoes to vote.
Past
efforts also usually missed the point, and considered
that reducing the goal (transport requirements) was
a valid solution. Most of us will still remember the
stupid solution of odd-even scheme.
This
solution obviously reduces traffic by 50% immediately.
But what happens to the goal of transporting people
and goods? Another example, the truck ban, is still
with us.
We
are all for sidewalk discipline, for the clearing of
street and sidewalk obstructions, and the early unclogging
of drains. The earlier moves of no left turns at certain
EDSA intersections are working, as far as we can observe.
Similarly
the no crossing innovation in the Ortigas area appears
to have reduced the traffic. This scheme is now being
tried on Quezon Avenue.
The
yellow lane scheme revives an old scheme, but the organized
bus route scheme is new. It was confusing at the start,
but we should give Mr. Fernando more time.
On
the RORO front, we do not really want to spend more
words on the news item published in the July 28 issue
of BusinessWorld. But we have heard that the same news
item has appeared in other publications.
This
news item wrongly attributed to DMAP a study which has
"shown that the system being adopted has not drastically
brought down the cost of moving goods in long shipping
routes, particularly those from Mindanao direct to Manila".
We
therefore have to reiterate that DMAP has not released
any statement either way, that RORO has reduced, or
has not reduced, the cost of moving goods in long shipping
routes.
At best, we are still in the process of evaluation.
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It's
all systems go for DMAP's Annual Logistics Conference,
scheduled for September 18-19, with the theme "Supply
Chain Efficiencies : Keeping Watch on the Bottomline".
Participant
fees are P9,350 per person for non-DMAP members and
P7,480 per person for DMAP member companies. Both figures
are VAT inclusive. These were erroneously listed before
as P9,375 and P7,500 respectively. Registration forms
are available from the DMAP secretariat, at the contact
numbers below,
The
lineup of speakers is complete. Keynote speakers are
MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando and a DTI executive. The
speakers in the conference proper are:
*
Ike Castillo (James Hardie Phils.) "The Supply
Chain Process"
* Flor Valdez (Nestle Phils., Inc.) "Economic Profit
and Value Creation Focusing on Supply Chain Operations"
* Ramon Guevarra (Phil. Institute of Supply Management)
"Strengthening Supply Chain Collaboration through
Purchasing Strategic Thrust"
* Carsten Spiegelberg (SSI Schaefer) "Implementation
of Paperless Order Picking Systems"
* Cyril Ng (EXE Technologies) "Emergence of Supply
Network Execution"
* Sabin Aboitiz (Aboitiz Transport Group Express) "Transport
Logistics in the Philippine Setting"
* Bjorn Vang Jensen (TNT Asia) "Supply Chain Management
in the Boardroom: How Logistics and Supply Chain Decisions
Impact the Bottomline"
* Jose Albert (PANC) "Retailers Perspective in
Supply Chain Management"
* Washington Roqueza (SGV Consulting) "Managing
Costs in Supply Chain Operations"
* William Lorenzana (Unilab), with Michael Tee (Swisslog)
"Key Component of the Supply Chain : Optimization
of the DC"
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There
are still some slots for sponsors and advertisers.
*
Principal sponsor (P60,000) - 3m x 3m booth, 2 free
participants, one page ad
* Regular sponsor (P30,000) - 3m x 2m booth, 1 free
participant, one page ad
*
Cocktail sponsor (P150,000) - same as principal sponsor
plus opportunity to present at cocktails
* Break sponsor (P50,000) - same as regular sponsor
plus opportunity to present at a merienda break
*
Advertisement in souvenir program (ranging from P6,600
full page to P1,650 one fourth page)
We
have received some requests for a re-run of DMAP's two-day
Basic Warehousing Seminar.If
we get enough participants, we will hold a re-run in
October.
Otherwise the next run will be in July 2004. Those interested,
please contact me.
Address
inquiries and comments to Ed Sanchez at tel. 671-8670,
fax 671-4793, cell 0918-914-1689, or email dmap@i-manila.com.ph.
Those
interested in DMAP training and other activities are
requested to send their e-mail addresses.
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Conference
Topics (August
11, 2003)
THE hearing on the 20% rate increase
of November 2000 continued at the MARINA on Tuesday,
August 5. MARINA Deputy Administrator Bert Pia acted
as the hearing officer.
The shipping lines moved to dismiss
the complaint on the basis of the letter resolution
issued by MARINA on June 4, 2001. DMAP proposed to show
its calculations on the shipping lines rates of return.
Both sides were asked to submit resolutions on August
20.
The August meeting of the PCCI Transportation
Committee was a relatively quiet one, with not so many
attendees. Most of the time was spent on an update of
the DBP's Sustainable Logistics Development Program.
The anonymous letter that had been circulated
earlier to the members, denouncing the presentations
made by Tet Gambito at the monthly meetings, was not
taken up. Tet Gambito was criticized for "monopolizing
the time of the Committee meetings with outdated and
inaccurate, therefore unreliable data way too long now".
The suspected author was not there.
None of the committee members, claimed to be represented
by the author as "PCCI members just trying to be
polite", said anything.
The Committee Chairman, indirectly criticized by the
author for allowing Gambito to monopolize the meetings,
did not mention the letter.
The other committee members, not represented
by the letter author, also kept quiet about the letter.
Tet Gambito himself was absent, voluntarily staying
away because of the letter.
In other words, everyone was silent
about the letter. We doubt that this will be the end
of the matter.
On the incident we mentioned in the last issue in the
RORO scene, we were able to obtain a copy of the local
government ordinance charging an inspection fee of P2.00
per kilo. Our copy is hardly legible and is missing
one page.
Our source is also getting or preparing
an incident report. We should be able to shed more light
soon on this local fee that could kill RORO.
For now, we have identified the ordinance
as Provincial Ordinance No. 01-005 of the Province of
Aklan, enacted August 27, 2001. The ordinance pertains
only to livestock and poultry products and by-products
and was enacted long before the EO on RORO.
The incident happened to one of our
members which has been trying out the RORO Iloilo and
Bacolod route. With a truckload of 7 tons of meat products,
the trucker was being charged an inspection fee of P2
x 7 x 1,000 = P14,000 at Caticlan.
Another matter in the RORO scene is
the BusinessWorld news item published on July 28 with
the title "RORO shipping may not be the best for
long hauls". This news item wrongly attributed
to DMAP a study which has "shown that the system
being adopted has not drastically brought down the cost
of moving goods in long shipping routes, particularly
those from Mindanao direct to Manila".
We wrote BusinessWorld about this but
we have not seen their response. We have again called
their attention.
We reiterate that we have not released
any statement either way, that RORO has reduced, or
has not reduced the cost of moving goods in long shipping
routes. At best, we are still in the process of evaluation.
Following the collaboration meeting
of DMAP with CTAP directors, DMAP invited the three
directors to DMAP's 4th general membership meeting last
August 6. Two of the CTAP directors were able to make
it, Sonny Wang and Ding Osana.
For Ding Osana it was "welcome
back". Ding was the official representative to
DMAP of Metro Drug Distribution in the early years of
DMAP, in 1992.
Ding explained that CTAP consists of
16 truckers associations. DMAP and CTAP are looking
for areas of cooperation.
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Preparations for DMAP's Annual Logistics
Conference, to be held on September 18-19, are in full
swing. The theme is "Supply Chain Efficiencies
: Keeping Watch on the Bottomline".
Participants fees have been announced.
These are P9,375 each for non-DMAP members and P7,500
each for DMAP member companies. Both figures are VAT
inclusive.
Sec. Mar Roxas and MMDA Chair Bayani
Fernando are being targeted as keynote speakers. The
speakers in the conference proper are :
* Ike Castillo "The Supply Chain
Process"
* Flor Valdez "Economic Profit
and Value Creation Focusing on Supply Chain Operations"
* Ramon Guevarra "Strengthening
Supply Chain Collaboration through Purchasing Strategic
Thrust"
* Carsten Spiegelberg "Implementation
of Paperless Order Picking Systems"
* Cyril Ng "Emergence of Supply
Network Execution"
* Sabin Aboitiz "Comparative Study
of Logistics in Global and Philippine Setting"
* Bjorn Vang Jensen "Supply Chain
Management in the Boardroom : How Logistics and Supply
Chain Decision Impact the Bottomline"
* Jose Albert "Retailers Perspective"
* Washington Roqueza "Managing
Costs in Supply Chain Operations"
* William Lorenzana - Presentation
given at CLM conference
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There are still some slots for sponsors
and advertisers.
Principal sponsor (P60,000) - 3m x 3m
booth, 2 free participants, one page ad
Regular sponsor (P30,000) - 3m x 2m
booth, 1 free participant, one page ad
Cocktail sponsor (P150,000) - same
as principal sponsor plus opportunity to present at
cocktails
Break sponsor (P50,000) - same as regular
sponsor plus opportunity to present at a merienda break
Advertisement in souvenir program (ranging
from P6,600 full page to P1,650 one fourth page)
Address inquiries and comments to Ed
Sanchez at tel. 671-8670, fax 671-4793, or email dmap@i-manila.com.ph.
Those interested in DMAP training and
other activities are requested to send their e-mail
addresses.
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Bits,
Pieces & Moves (August
4, 2003) Movement
in the sea transport cases / issues involving DMAP has
been slow, as we have observed in the past months.
The
20% rate increase of November 2000 will be heard at
the MARINA on Tuesday, August 5.
There
has been no movement on the 6% rate increase of November
2002, which has been shelved. Likewise there is no movement
on the following matters:
* proposed reclassification of commodities
* indirect contempt case vs. DMAP
* unbundling exercise on domestic sea transport cost
At
the NPAC, there have been few meetings. To our knowledge
only the Community Welfare Committee met.
At
the PCCI Transportation Committee, an anonymous letter
has been circulated to the members, denouncing the presentations
made by Tet Gambito at the monthly meetings, "monopolizing
the time of the Committee meetings with outdated and
inaccurate, therefore unreliable data way too long now".
The letter continues, "He has been taking us for
a ride and the funny thing is, we have allowed ourselves
to be misled. Mr. Gambito's motives are in serious question".
The
letter has been signed - REPRESENTING THE PCCI MEMBERS
WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO BE POLITE, but the identity of
the author is known to Committee members.
The
letter indirectly criticizes the Committee Chairman
for allowing what, to the author, is an undesirable
situation, to develop. The author also admits part of
the blame when he wrote "we have allowed ourselves
to be misled."
On
the RORO scene, we have just heard from one of our members
that local authorities at Caticlan have begun to collect
a fee of P2 per kilo. Our member has been trying out
the Iloilo and Bacolod route.
For a 10-tonner truck, the fee, said to be an "inspection
fee", would amount to P2 x 10 x 1,000 = P20,000.
We are trying to get a copy of the local ordinance.
Still
on the RORO scene, BusinessWorld published on July 28
a news item with the title "RORO shipping may not
be the best for long hauls".
The news item mentions DMAP, wrongly called Distribution
Managers Association of the Philippines, as having made
a study which has "shown that the system being
adopted has not drastically brought down the cost of
moving goods in long shipping routes, particularly those
from Mindanao direct to Manila". We
have written to BusinessWorld that we have not at this
time released the result of any study on RORO shipments.
We have not released any statement either way, that
RORO has reduced, or has not reduced the cost of moving
goods in long shipping routes. At best, we are still
in the process of evaluation.
You
will recall that in several earlier issues, we have
said that we expect large savings in the long haul routes.
By
the way, the timing of the news item makes it sound
like DMAP is directly contradicting President GMA, which
it is not.
The
collaboration meetings of DMAP with the shipping lines
are continuing at a slow pace. The next meeting is scheduled
for October, but DMAP is aiming for a more frequent
schedule. At the present rate, nothing will be accomplished.
Speaking
of collaboration, DMAP had a short meeting with CTAP
directors Sonny Wang, Ding Osana and Ed Asuque. They
are looking for areas of cooperation.
Personalities
in the logistics management field have been moving around
a lot in the last two years.
Last year we saw the moves of many DMAP personalities.
Cora
Curay retired from Coca-Cola to form XVC. Ike Castillo
left Zuellig Pharma to join James Hardie.
At
Pure Foods-Hormel, Lorie Cinco transferred from Distribution
to Sales. Jay Sison left Colgate to go to Diethelm.
Likewise Deo Patalinghog left Zuellig Pharma to also
join Diethelm. At Nestle, Arlene Azul moved from Finance
to Supply Chain.
Eric
Perdigon quit L'Oreal to go on his own. Caloy Ortega,
formerly from PLDT, joined Globe.
Choy Arce left Castrol Phils. Nenette Canizares left
Bristol Myers to form a consulting outfit.
At
Unilab Bert Sancio transferred to Sales. Albert Batara
left Sharp Phils.
Francis-Ferdinand
Cinco left Phimco. At Pilipinas Shell, Lut Garcia transferred
from Pandacan to Batangas.
Malou Santos retired from J&J at year end.
In
more recent times, we have seen the following moves.
Mon Timtiman retired from Kimberly Clark to go on his
own.
Long
time HAVI operations man Dindo Rellosa has left to join
IDS Logistics. Noli Cruz of Sterling has joined HAVI.
Dave Quintela and Lito Dayrit have left Bayer Phils.
Rudy Catedral has retired from Canon Marketing. Roy
Santos has left his job at San Miguel Yamamura.
Current
Director Annette Camangon was to leave Unilever on June
30, but has been asked to extend to end August. There
will probably be a few more moves that we will hear
about.
Preparations
for DMAP's Annual Logistics Conference to be held on
September 19-20, are in full swing. The theme is "Supply
Chain Efficiencies : Keeping Watch on the Bottomline".
There
are still some slots for sponsors and advertisers. Speakers
lineup is now complete.
Address
inquiries and comments to Ed Sanchez at tel. 671-8670,
fax 671-4793, or email dmap@i-manila.com.ph.
Those
interested in DMAP training and other activities are
requested to send their e-mail addresses.
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Shipping
Updates (July 14, 2003)
Announcements by the President on TV
have drummed up interest in true RORO (using self-propelled
vehicles), but implementation is actually proceeding
at a slower pace than it seems.
After the first route was announced
(Batangas - Mindoro - Panay - Negros Dapitan), a second
route has been announced following the amendment of
EO170 to include so-called long haul routes.
The second route covers Davao / Gensan
- Cagayan - Dumaguete - Batangas - Manila. WG&A
is said to be offering a Manila - Cagayan - Batangas
- Manila route at a rate that is said to be 25% lower
than conventional shipment by containers. This rate
covers only the sea link, of course. Shippers will have
to figure out their own total costs to determine how
much they are saving, if they are saving.
Here are some updates on other shipping
matters.
Prior to the issuance of the entry of
judgment in connection with the Supreme Court decision
on DMAP's petition versus MC153, DMAP had said that
it would go back to the MARINA to file its complaint
versus the 20% rate increase being sought by the shipping
lines since November 2000. DMAP received a copy of the
entry of judgment on June 20.
On June 26, or not long after receipt
of the entry of judgment, DMAP filed its complaint (with
preliminary injunction and urgent prayer for issuance
of a TRO). The MARINA ordered the shipping lines to
file their answer to the complaint within five days,
and then set the complaint for hearing on July 10. DMAP
has asked for a resetting of the hearing.
On the 6% GRI being sought by shipping
lines since November 2002, DMAP was able to get a copy
of the transcript of the hearing on Feb. 14. The case
remains shelved. We said last time that we expect a
problem because the hearing was shelved while waiting
for the results of the sea transport cost unbundling
exercise ordered by President Arroyo.
The unbundling exercise had not moved.
Some progress has now been made on the unbundling exercise
as reported by Tet Gambito in the last PCCI Transcom
meeting. The figures are now closer, and it is probably
just a matter of one meeting among the Coalition, MARINA
and PPA.
The second collaboration meeting among
DMAP and the shipping lines took place last week. Except
for one shipping line, all shipping lines were represented.
Some progress was made and succeeding meetings are expected
to achieve more, esp. in the area of logistics efficiencies.
Last Call for DMAP's Basic Warehousing
Seminar reset. Slots are still open. This will be held
on July 24-25 at the Legend Hotel. This two-day seminar
is aimed at both of the following groups:
* Warehousing staff requiring basic
training - trainees and new staff, and older staff requiring
a refresher
* Non-warehousing staff in related
and interface functions (quality assurance, transport,
finance, production, accounting, etc.)
* Managers requiring a basic understanding
of warehousing
Speakers include Malou Santos (J&J
consultant and past DMAP President), Norman Adriano
(Avon Products and past DMAP President), Larry Go (Auto
ID) and myself.
Topics include: introduction to logistics,
nature and characteristics of a warehouse, warehouse
procedures, safety, warehouse layout, guidelines, performance
measures, materials handling, basics of bar coding,
warehousing trends and developments. The seminar will
also include a visit to a major company's warehouse.
Seminar fees are P7,260 for DMAP members
and P9,075 for non-members, both VAT included.
Preparations for DMAP's Annual Logistics
Conference to be held on September 19-20, are in full
swing. The theme is "Supply Chain Efficiencies
: Keeping Watch on the Bottomline".
There are still some slots for sponsors
and advertisers. Speakers lineup is nearly complete.
Address
inquiries and comments to Ed Sanchez at tel. 671-8670,
fax 671-4793, or email
dmap@i-manila.com.ph.
Those
interested in DMAP training and other activities are
requested to send their e-mail addresses.
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