AUTO SCM

18^th Edition Conference on

Automotive Supply Chain 2024

21 February 2024 at New Delhi

The supply chain network of automotive companies is increasingly complex, driven by dependencies ranging from sourcing of specialized raw materials, semiconductors, and other high-value parts. Surging demand, lead-time delays, logistics choke points, capacity shortfalls, and productivity hangovers continue to be daily struggles for global and Indian automotive supply chain community.

As the industry looks to leave behind global inflationary scene and macroeconomic tailwinds from a tough 2023, the automotive industry is looking at stable yet moderate growth in Indian market, while growing strength-by-strength in global automotive sourcing landscape. Not only does the industry has significant cost advantage in comparison to developed markets, the maturing ecosystem with rapid adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, automation, and engineering design positions India as the key alternative to China. The industry should also look at long-term investments in logistics capabilities that would build sustained competitiveness.

In these circumstances, automotive industry remains cautiously optimistic about growth and catching new opportunities. These shifts also demand strategic necessities for supply chain departments, managing deeper intricacies collaboration needs and possible disruptions. Considering these, we see following three themes as the key considerations for supply chain professionals.

Conference glimpse

Agenda

INAUGURAL SESSION

1000 – 1115 Hrs

Networking Tea Break.

SESSION I: ENABLING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH SUPPLY AGILITY

1145 – 1300 Hrs

Automotive OEMs and component manufacturers are looking to capture re-emerging growth in domestic and global markets. Winning in these markets would require a combination of product, marketing, and supply chain competitiveness. Agility will be key in addressing demand variations, export geographies and provide end-to-end traceability of raw material inputs to finished products for the companies.

Session Chairman
Mr. Prasanna Pahade
Chief Executive Officer
MLL Express Services Pvt. Ltd. (MESPL)

Panel Discussion
Mr. Sandeep Sondhi
General Manager
Sourcing and Supply Chain
Ashok Leyland

Mr. Deepak Batra
Vice President
Okaya Electric Vehicles

Mr. Shubhankar Chatterji
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Cummins India

Mr. Sujit Guha
Director of Supply Chain
Goodyear India Ltd

Mr. Jayant Athawade
Senior Director of Automotive Sector
DP World

Mr. Prashant Gupta
Partner
Kearney

1245 - 1300 Hrs : Q & A Session
1300 - 1400 Hrs : Lunch Break

SESSION II: BUILDING FORWARD-LOOKING LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES

1400 – 1530 Hrs

Companies’ customer facing network and delivery capabilities are always reacting to market changes. Shifting demand scenarios and potential export growth mean that companies and logistics service providers need to anticipate and build capacities and infrastructure in advance. Shared and flexibility capacities management will be key to address such situations, while also enabling business to deliver return on new investments.

Session Chairman
Mr.
Member
National Committee on Logistics &

Decarbonization of Supply Chains and Transition to Net Zero
Mr. Varun Chopra
Executive Chairman
GEAR India

Panel Discussion
Mr. Arvind Kumar Merwah
Global head procurement and Logistics
Roam

Mr. Manoj Sharma
Head of Supply Chain Management
HMC MM Auto Limited

Mr. Rakesh Arora
Head of Sales Domestic & Exports
Lumax World

Mr. Pramod Kaushik
Head of Supply Chain
Apollo Tyres Ltd

Mr. Ajay Kumar
National Manager Sales
V-Xpress

1515 - 1530 Hrs : Q & A Session
1530 - 1545 Hrs : Break

SESSION III: DEVELOPING TECH-ENABLED DISRUPTION RISK MANAGEMENT

1545 – 1715 Hrs

The industry will have a cautious optimism about auto demand in the coming year. While capitalizing on growth is key, dealing with high frequency geopolitical, climate change and macro-economic events, underpin the need for risk management as part any supply chain planning exercise. With challenges in supply assurance at market end, companies and service providers need to invest in elements such as multi-tiered traceability, risk sensing and escalation, pattern recognition, and have scenario planning drills to avoid disruptions.

Session Chairman
Mr. Vinit Majgaonkar
Chairman
Armstrong Dematic

Panel Discussion
Mr. Ashwani Jaiswal
Vice President of Strategic Sourcing
Okinawa Autotech

Mr. Mohit Jauhari
Head of Supply Chain Management
Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd

Mr. Rajiv Kumar
Head Purchase
Napino Continental Vehicle Electronics

Mr. Nirmal Kishore Sharma
IFM Electronics and Regional Logistics Manager
Hella India Automotive Private Limited

Mr. Rishi Diwan
Chief Operating Officer - North & East
TVS Supply Chain Solutions

Mr. Shubhankar Bhatnagar
Vice President - CL
Total Group

1700 - 1715 Hrs : Q & A Session