Event created by Jackson Jones
Webinar - Supply Chain Risk and Offshore Procurement
Reviewing supply chain risk with COVID-19 based on experience over the last 12 months The issues covered in the webinar are: o When to go offshore and when to keep local. A case study for the procurement of an underground conveyor system from China that had started in March 2020. o Using available technology.
There are significant benefits from the use of live streaming and video conferencing for overseas procurement:
More eyes on the prize. The benefits of spending money on more inspection rather than travelling overseas
Measuring compliance from start to finish. What are the tools to reduce the risk of compliance and quality?
More regular communication with your representative onsite. Rather than ‘big bursts’ of communication experienced when travelling to China, there are benefits from more regular communication using video conferencing.
Speaker
Paul Belcher - CEO, MadePartners
Having grown up in the industrial town of Newcastle with a strong interest in manufacturing, Paul started his career as a Mechanical Engineering cadet and completed his Post-Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations from the University of Newcastle. Paul spent 20 years working for an Australian listed heavy engineering company that designed, manufactured and maintained; passenger rail cars, locomotives, rail wagons, rubber and plastics machinery, satellite antennas, ball mills and draglines components. After transferring to Hong Kong in 2001, Paul became involved in the early days of sourcing heavy engineered product from China. He subsequently co-founded MadePartners to assist clients to mitigate offshore procurement risk for products manufactured in Asia for the rail, resources and infrastructure sectors. He recently moved to Japan to broaden MadePartners footprint in Asia.
