05 Dec 2012
Oxford Business Group is pleased to announce its media partnership with The 2nd Kuwait Supply Chain & Logistics Conference and Exhibition which will be held on 05 – 06 December, in Kuwait. In this respect we send you the following message from the conference organisers:
Dear Oxford Business Group Subscribers,
The 2nd Kuwait Supply Chain & Logistics Conference and Exhibition which will be held under The Patronage of H.E. Mr. Salem Al-Athayna, Minister of Communication, on 5 – 6 December 2012 at Radisson Blu Hotel – Kuwait.
Kuwait’s development plan to turn the country into an economic and financial hub by 2025 needs more than simple tools. It requires technological solutions designed to accommodate the massive flow of products and services into and out of Kuwait. Enhancing the competence of the local supply chain and logistics industry will increase the efficiency and competitiveness of all other industries and to that end, the 2nd Kuwait Supply Chain and Logistics Conference & Exhibition aims to bring together local and international experts to share best practices, discuss innovative solutions and network.
Workshop A: “Developing Decision Models For Oil & Gas Industry Supply Chain”
Workshop Details:
Instructor: Professor Raed Al-Husain
Position: Assistant Professor
Organization: College of Business Administration Kuwait University
Workshop Date: 3 – 4 December, 2012
Workshop Timing: 09: 00 am – 03: 00 pm
Workshop Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait
Workshop Fees: KD 200 only
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the main concept of general supply chain management.
- Understand the main concept of oil and gas supply chain management.
- Formulate a managerial situation into a mathematical model.
- Create and solve an optimization model in a spreadsheet using the Excel add-in solver.
- Formulate and model supply chain network flow problems.
Workshop Requirements:
ALL workshop attendees are requested to get their OWN LAPTOPS with them.
Workshop B: “Inventory Management, Warehousing and Forecasting with Computer Application”
Workshop Details:
Instructor: Professor Mohammad Reza Abdi
Position: Assistant Professor
Organization: Kuwait Maastricht Business School
Workshop Date: 3 – 4 December, 2012
Workshop Timing: 09: 00 am – 03: 00 pm
Workshop Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait
Workshop Fees: KD 200 only
Outline Program:
Part 1: Inventory management and control: conventional models.
Part 2: Forecasting techniques: time-series and causal models.
Part 3: Computerized simulation game for supply chain and warehousing management.
Part 4: Multi criteria decision making using “Analytical Hierarchical Process” (AHP) and “Analytical Hierarchical Process” (ANP) with application in warehousing such as warehouse location selection.
Workshop Requirements:
ALL workshop attendees are requested to get their OWN LAPTOPS with them.
For further information please Contact:
Mrs. Joli Saed
Events Manager
Tel: +965 2531 7601 Ext. 115 | Mob: +965 9400 8761 | Fax: +965 2531 7604
Email: joli@promediakw.com | Website: www.kuwaitsupplychain.com
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