ALSC ASEAN 2026 - Day 2 Wrap up

Wrapping up the second edition of Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain ASEAN, Christopher Ludwig reflected on a final day packed with digital transformation, cross-functional integration and collaborative benchmarking.

Discussions throughout the day highlighted the industry's shift away from being reactive to macro disruptions, such as pandemic bottlenecks, semiconductor shortages and Red Sea challenges, towards building predictive and preventative supply chains. Central to this shift is the closer alignment of cost disciplines, supply chain IT, data management and supplier networks.

Day 2 highlighted this transformation in action with an opening keynote from Subhasish Roychoudhury, who is leading the technology transformation across Ford Motor Company's supply chain. Over the last three years, Ford has modernised its architecture by rolling out a cloud-based ERP backbone across plants, replacing and upgrading TMS across inbound and vehicle logistics, and connecting WMS platforms to drive predictive visibility.

Further sessions during the day explored how manufacturers and logistics providers across Southeast Asia are bridging technical skill gaps to support e-mobility, localising battery supply chains, and aligning long-term infrastructure investment with cross-border ASEAN trade flows.

The day concluded with the Networking Drinks Reception, where delegates had a chance to relax over some drinks, discuss the key takeaways with fellow attendees and exchange contact details for future collaborations.

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