No
Competition
THE joke of the day is something said
by a Dept. Secretary in a cabinet meeting. This is the
version of the story that we heard. A proposed EO allowing
the conversion of private non-commercial ports into
commercial ports was being discussed.
After the proponent said that the
EO would foster competition, the President said that
that was good. To which the secretary said, Ma'm, hindi
pwede sa amin 'yan; here in my department, we have no
competition. Talking about the President, she is expected
to be the keynote speaker at the Western Mindanao Roro
Shipping Conference slated on April 27 in Zamboanga
City.
DMAP is also invited to provide a speaker
on 'Success Stories in RORO Shipping'. Most likely it
will be DMAP past President Cora Curay who would go
there. Key government transport officials are also expected,
including DOTC Sec. Leandro Mendoza, MARINA Administrator
Vic Suazo, PSB Executive Director Pete Mendoza and PPA
GM Oscar Sevilla.
The Zamboanga conference will nearly
coincide with the 3rd Philippine Shipping and Ports
Conference, to be held at the Manila Peninsula on April
28-29. We also heard that the Oversight Committee held
a hearing about Cong. Ed Zialcita's speech "Where
there's smoke, there's fire". This concerns the
stance of the PPA with respect to ATI, ICTSI and Harbour
Centre.
A second hearing is to be held next
Wednesday. Meanwhile, dismissed PPA official Leopoldo
Bungubung is still sitting in his office. In domestic
shipping, everything is quiet at this time about shipping
rates. At the MARINA, Ric Romero has now been designated
Deputy Administrator for Operations. Forum on Measuring
Supply Chain Performance Last chance to join this half-day
forum on April 22 at the Astoria Plaza.
It features a panel of speakers who will share their
wide experience on:
What measures are important?
* Overall logistics and supply chain measures
* Warehousing, transportation, inventory management,
customer service, etc.
* How do you measure service providers
What do top Philippine companies do? The panel of
speakers includes:
* Ike Castillo (James Hardie, formerly
Zuellig Pharma, Nestle)
* Cora Curay (XVC Logistics, formerly Coca-Cola)
* Jun Gabrino (Splash)
* Boy Arceo (Smart)
I will do the intro and summary. Next in the lineup
of DMAP training activities is the Shipping Immersion
Course, scheduled for May 6 to 8. It is a seminar on
board the Mary Queen of Peace, a Negros Navigation vessel,
while en route to Boracay.
Speakers will include maritime industry experts, Ric
Romero (designated MARINA Deputy Administrator), Hector
Miole (PPA), Atty. Pete Mendoza (PSB), Prof. Henry Basilio
(UA&P) and Cora Curay (DMAP).
Still on training, the DMAP-DLSU program on Logistics
Management is ongoing at the DLSU Greenhills campus.
Ongoing are Modules 1 (Evolution of SCM) and 3 (Inventory
Management).
DMAP's contest for this year's conference theme was
selected at DMAP's last Board meeting on April 5. The
winning theme is "Seamless Supply Chain in an Archipelagic
Environment: A Continuing Challenge".
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Logistics to Supply Chain AGRILINK/Foodlink 2005 held
its first co-organizers meeting last week
DMAP is a co-organizer for the second
year in a row. After last year's theme on Transport,
this year's theme is "Supply Chain Efficiency:
Key to Competitiveness". What a theme! Right down
DMAP's alley. Supply chain efficiency is something sorely
needed, not only by agriculture, but by all industry.
In industry, logistics cost is in the region of 8 to
12% of sales value.
In agriculture it is probably in excess
of 25%, higher for highly perishable products. In general,
the % tends to be higher for products that use refrigeration
(fresh meats, fruits, ice cream) or have returnables
(beverages), or use air transport (highly perishable,
high value, small items), while the % tends to be lower
for very high-value products (pharmaceuticals).
For its own annual conference to be
held in September, DMAP's theme also mentions Supply
Chain. Its theme is "Seamless Supply Chain in an
Archipelagic Environment: A Continuing Challenge".
See below for more details on the conference. We can
now see clear moves towards Supply Chain thinking from
Logistics thinking, not only here in the Philippines,
but elsewhere.
It is interesting to note that the
Council of Logistics Management (CLM), the largest organization
of logistics professionals in the world (perhaps with
over 12,000 members), has, starting Jan. 1, 2005, changed
its name to Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
(CSCMP).
A few years back it had deliberated
on the correctness of such a move, but decided otherwise.
It seems that the reason for deciding against the change
then was that Supply Chain was seen then as too big
an area for the CLM to cover.
What is the significance of this shift
from Logistics thinking to Supply Chain thinking? For
now, we will quote the definitions of Logistics and
Supply Chain Management given by the CLM/CSCMP, and
also a group of US professors. We will examine the definitions
and the concepts in a future issue.
According to the CLM, Logistics is
that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements
and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage
of goods, services and related information from the
point of origin to the point of consumption in order
to conform to customers' requirements.
According to the CSCMP, Supply Chain
Management encompasses the planning and management of
all activities involved in sourcing and procurement,
conversion, and all Logistics Management activities.
Importantly, it also includes coordination and collaboration
with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries,
third-party service providers, and customers.
In essence, Supply Chain Management
integrates supply and demand management within and across
companies. A research team led by University of Tennessee
professor John Mentzer has developed the following definition
of Supply Chain Management.
The systemic, strategic coordination
of the traditional business functions and the tactics
across these business functions within a particular
company and across businesses within the supply chain,
for the purpose of improving the long-term performance
of the individual companies and the supply chain as
a whole. Shipping Immersion Course. Last chance to join
this seminar on board a vessel. scheduled for May 6
to 8.
It will be on board the Mary Queen
of Peace, a Negros Navigation vessel, while en route
to Boracay. Speakers will include maritime industry
experts, Ric Romero (designated MARINA Deputy Administrator),
Hector Miole (PPA), Atty. Pete Mendoza (PSB), Prof.
Henry Basilio (UA&P) and Cora Curay (DMAP). Still
on training, the DMAP-DLSU program on Logistics Management
(we have also begun to call this Supply Chain Management)
is ongoing at the DLSU Greenhills campus. Ongoing are
Modules 1 (Evolution of SCM) and 3 (Inventory Management).
Module 4 on Warehousing will follow Module 3. DMAP's
contest for this year's conference theme ended with
its selection at DMAP's last Board meeting on April
5.
The winning theme, as mentioned above,
is "Seamless Supply Chain in an Archipelagic Environment:
A Continuing Challenge". It was submitted by Avel
Acedo of Smart Communications.
DMAP very recently released its invitations
for conference sponsors and advertisers. Donations and
advertising rates are the same as in past years. Principal
sponsor P60,000 Regular sponsor 30,000 Cocktails sponsor
150,000 Luncheon sponsor (2 slots available) 100,000
Break sponsor (4 slots available) 50,000 Principal,
Luncheon and Cocktails sponsors are entitled to a 3
meter x 3 meter exhibit booth.
Regular and Break sponsors are entitled
to a 3 meter x 2 meter exhibit booth. All sponsors are
entitled to one page space in the souvenir program.
Advertising rates for non-sponsors (VAT included) are:
One whole page P6,600 One-half page 3,300 One-fourth
page 1,650.
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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