Day 1: Tuesday February 2nd, 2021
10:00-17:15
Eastern Standard Time
10:00-10:10
Morning coffee & welcome to ALSC Live North America Day 1
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10:10-10:50
Session 1: Supply chains accelerating industry transformation
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The strength and resilience of supply chains have played a key role in helping the North American automotive industry navigate the most disruptive of years. Now centre stage, they must continue to adapt with new thinking as recovery continues on a new path towards a sustainable future. Join this session as we set the 2021 logistics and supply chain agenda for Mexico, USA and Canada and accelerate the transformation of the industry.
11:00-11:30
Intelligent insights: Supply Chain and Market Insights Updates: Spotlight on North America
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Watch this session to gain valuable insights into the demand patterns and forecasts focused on North America.
11:45-12:30
Session 2: Maintaining Mexico’s competitive edge
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Mexico’s automotive supply chain must work together to remain competitive, reliable and resilient amidst a new era of industry transformation and unrivalled disruption, not only for its own survival but also the future success of the North American automotive sector. Join this session to understand Mexico’s key challenges and the strategies to overcome them to remain a global automotive powerhouse.
11:45-12:30
Think Tank: FVL: Freight expectations for the digital world
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Digital tools are enablers for real-time data sharing, agile network optimization and asset utilisation, streamlined multi modals connections, enhanced vehicle tracking and superior quality control.
Watch, comment and contribute to this exclusive discussion as leading technology and finished vehicle logistics experts share how emerging technology are fulfilling its promise and revolutionising the sector.
Our Think Tanks offer a unique opportunity to listen, watch and contribute to sector specific discussions lead by industry leaders and specialists.
12:45-13:15
Intelligent insights: Battery and Electric Vehicle Supply Chains
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Watch this session to gain valuable insights in to the demand patterns and forecasts focused on battery and electric vehicle supply chains.
13:30-14:00
Session 3: Realising the potential in a new era of trade
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Transitioning to the new USMCA agreement, the full implications are yet to realised, as is the crucial role it can play in the region’s recovery from the pandemic. Join this session to get the inside track on the latest USMCA developments, understand the real impacts to logistics and material flow, sourcing strategies, customs procedures and where potential bottlenecks and future issues may arise across the region’s highly interdependent supply chain network.
14:15-14:45
Session 4: Managing global supply chains
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Global supply chains continue to face unprecedented levels of disruption, OEMs and tier suppliers are working with partners to manage their international supply chains, planning for and overcome severe network shortages in ocean and airfreight whilst managing increased volumes of blank sailings and longer lead times.
Join this session to learn how to develop robust global supply chains that can mitigate regional disruptions and prepare for further reduced network capacity when COVID vaccines begin to circulate.
15:00-15:30
Session 5: FVL: Approaching a New World Order.
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Finished vehicle logistics is transforming, driven by new technologies, the prioritisation of greener solutions, shifting consumer demands, as well as growth in electric and hybrid vehicles. Join this session where our panel discuss the challenges that lay ahead and where the opportunities lie.
15:00-15:45
Think Tank: Transforming the service parts and aftersales sector
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The aftersales and service parts sector is transforming to keep pace with the changes in driver behaviour, vehicle usage and customer expectations. With so much disruption, the sector needs to be more agile than ever, shifting from reactive to proactive and even predictive. Understand how industry leaders are innovating processes and utilising technology and get the inside track on how to prepare for further change and the impacts of the growing electric and hybrid vehicle market.
Our Think Tanks offer a unique opportunity to listen, watch and contribute to sector specific discussions lead by industry leaders and specialists.
15:45-16:15
Session 6: Technology fuelling recovery & accelerating transformation
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The need for improved efficiency and cost saving across the supply chain has never been greater with OEMs and tier suppliers under increased pressure and scrutiny to deliver more for less. We explore the latest supply chain innovations and technology that are making this possible, future proofing processes and systems and crucially, discussing how the right technology and strategy will also drive operational excellence.
16:30-17:15
Session 7: Network design for the modern era
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Today’s supply chain networks face more disruption than ever with agility an essential component for operational success. Meet the experts and leaders raising the bar of operational excellence when it comes to network planning, best practises on designing networks that offer maximum flexibility and robustness, optimised to reduce costs and eliminate waste in an era of continued uncertainty and market volatility.
10:00-10:10
Morning coffee & welcome to ALSC Live North America Day 2
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10:10-10:50
Session 8: Any colour you like, as long as it’s green
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The green revolution is well under way, whilst adoption rates of EVs and AFVs across the region remain relatively low, carbon neutrality and sustainability are the new black for every car manufacturer, supplier and service provider. In this session our expert panel explores how their supply chains and logistics processes are transforming and adapting to reduce carbon footprints and environmental impacts.
11:00-11:30
Intelligent insights: Supply Chain and Market Insights Updates: Spotlight on Mexico
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Watch this session to gain valuable insights in to the demand patterns and forecasts focused on Mexico.
11:00-11:30
Intelligent insights: Supply Chain and Market Insights Updates: Spotlight on Canada
.. Think Tanks
Watch this session to gain valuable insights in to the demand patterns and forecasts focused on Canada.
11:45-12:30
Session 9: Canada’s Silicon Valley of the North
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Recent investments and labour agreements from traditional automotive players coupled with an emerging technology start-up culture is positioning the Canadian automotive sector for growth and success but assurance of this is far from guaranteed. Our panel of experts explore the opportunities ahead.
11:45-12:30
Think Tank: EV Supply Chains
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Watch and learn as our roundtable of OEMs and EV experts’ debate, how the electric revolution will shape automotive logistics and supply chains across the region. Learn what actions are needed to ready North America for the mass production, distribution and consumer adoption of electric vehicles.
Our Think Tanks offer a unique opportunity to listen, watch and contribute to sector specific discussions lead by industry leaders and specialists.
12:45-13:15
Session 10: FVL: Keeping pace with demand
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Consumer demand for new vehicles has remained strong since the stay at home orders across America were lifted, causing OEMs to race to fill empty dealer lots nationwide. With every sale crucial to making up lost revenue, it is critical that the finished vehicle networks are streamlined, minimising damage and delays whilst balancing costs saving and delivery efficiency with the need for fast nationwide coverage with new models and best sellers to meet the demand.
12:45-13:30
Think Tank: Automotive packaging unwrapped
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Experts are re-defining the status quo when it comes to automotive packaging and container management, placing greater consideration and resources towards new and alternative materials, weighing up single use vs returnables, remodelling processes to eliminate waste, investing in new technology for improved track and trace and digital simulation to optimise material flow and load capacities. Hear the latest news and insights from our panel of experts in this free-flowing deep dive discussion.
Our Think Tanks offer a unique opportunity to listen, watch and contribute to sector specific discussions lead by industry leaders and specialists.
13:30-14:00
Session 11: Mexico on a charge
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Car makers are investing billions in electric powertrain capability, not only replacing model line ups, but completely transforming plants, manufacturing processes and supply chains. In this session we explore how OEMs, suppliers and providers must adapt as well as what upgrades to infrastructure are needed as mass electrification continues to surge around the world.
14:15-14:45
Session 12: Making smarter supply chains a reality
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The move toward integrating and layering technologies, eliminating data silos while creating dynamic, actionable data across technology stacks to build supply chain that are more resilient, robust, and agile, providing greater visibility while increasing efficiency and reducing cost. Join this panel discussion on how digitalisation can enhance supply chain, production and logistics processes and the strategies to turn ‘talking into walking’.
15:00-15:30
Session 13: Rise of Robotics
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Smart factories are reaching new heights in production and in-plant logistics accuracy and efficiency. Investments in automation and technology such as AI, cobots, wearables and digital twins are revolutionising car plants and supplier factories. Join this session to unearth the latest innovations, case studies and understand the real potential of industry 4.0.
15:00-15:45
Think Tank: Seeing is believing: Improving supply chain visibility
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Visibility across the supply chain is continuously evolving, not only enabling greater efficiencies and decision-making capabilities, but also providing a platform where supply chain models and processes can be transformed. Join this unique session where our experts share and discuss how seeing is believing and the real benefits that improved visibility can deliver.
Our Think Tanks offer a unique opportunity to listen, watch and contribute to sector specific discussions lead by industry leaders and specialists.
15:45-16:30
Session 14: Redefining partnerships to maximise potential
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In this final session we take stock from the lessons learnt over the last two days and discuss the importance of redefining critical partnerships to accelerate the recovery and help the industry to maximise the potential of the supply chain.