Frank Alleman, Sourcing Manager Transportation, Global Purchasing at Bekaert speaks on 'Next Generation Data Management & Sustainability' at the 7th European 3PL Summit in Brussels, November 25th 2009. To download all of the slides from the conference for free visit www.3PLsummit.com/eu_2009ppts

1. European 3PL & Logistics Outsourcing Summit 2009
November 24th – 25th, Brussels

2. What do we want to achieve?
- Is it best quality service?
Standardized & challenged
- Or lowest price? Lowest Total
Cost of Ownership
- Or environmental performance:
carbon emissions? Cost will
not increase within company
- I guess it’s all of that!
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3. What do we want to achieve?
- Is it best quality service?
Standardized & challenged
- Or lowest price? Lowest Total
Cost of Ownership
- Or environmental performance:
carbon emissions? Cost will
not increase within company
- I guess it’s all of that!
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4. What do we want to achieve?
- Is it best quality service?
Standardized & challenged
- Or lowest price? Lowest Total
Cost of Ownership
- Or environmental performance:
Cost will not increase I guess
it’s all of that!
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5. What do we want to achieve?
- Is it best quality service?
Standardized & challenged
- Or lowest price? Lowest Total
Cost of Ownership
- Or environmental performance:
Cost will not increase (within company)
- I guess it’s all of that!
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6. What do we want to achieve?
- Is it best quality service?
Standardized & challenged
- Or lowest price? Lowest Total
Cost of Ownership
- Or environmental performance:
Cost will not increase (within company)
- I guess it’s all of that!
To “The mental landscape
of the first decade
of the 21st century”
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7. How are we evolving as an organization?
1 2 3 4 5
Service = Availability Shared initiatives Standardised and
Service requirements Documented Aligned in collaboration
not documented to standardise challenged
Cost Limited Focus on price Price/ quality TCO Total Value Chain
Project with Project with Cost will not increase Cost will not increase
Sustainability N/A
highest payback payback within company across companies
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8. How are we evolving as an organization?
Scope Plant only Local initiatives Regional - cross BU Global within Bekaert Cross companies
Purchasing Decentralised Coordinated Consulting Centre-led network Centralised
Supply chain Ad hoc Defined Linked Integrated Extended
1 2 3 4 5
Service = Availability Shared initiatives Standardised and
Service requirements Documented Aligned in collaboration
not documented to standardise challenged
Cost Limited Focus on price Price/ quality TCO Total Value Chain
Project with Project with Cost will not increase Cost will not increase
Sustainability N/A
highest payback payback within company across companies
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9. What are we looking for in a 3PL to realize this?
- Is it geographical
coverage, size and scope?
- Is it sector expertise?
- Is it strength in
technology solutions?
- I guess it’s all of that!
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10. What are we looking for in a 3PL to realize this?
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11. What are we looking for in a 3PL to realize this?
- Is it geographical
coverage, size and scope?
- Is it sector expertise?
- Is it strength in
technology solutions?
- I guess it’s all of that!
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12. What are we looking for in a 3PL to realize this?
- Is it geographical
coverage, size and scope?
- Is it sector expertise?
- Is it strength in
technology solutions?
-• Performance it’s all ofreporting was
I guess analytics & that!
the technology that was most expected
by customers
• 86% of 3PL users expected their 3PLs
to offer this
Next Generation Technology &
• Only 4% of them do not currently use
Data Management (!)
TBD
performance analytics & reporting, 11%
have no plans to further invest
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13. What are we looking for in a 3PL to realize this?
- Is it geographical
coverage, size and scope?
- Is it sector expertise?
- Is it strength in
technology solutions?
- I guess it’s all of that!
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14. better together
Frank Alleman
Bekaert
Sourcing Manager Transportation & Logistics
Global Purchasing
NV Bekaert SA
Bekaertstraat 2
8550 Zwevegem
Belgium
Tel +32 56 76 64 39
Fax +32 56 76 79 57
Mob +32 473 86 31 97
www.bekaert.com
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