SCMAP Perspective #227
December 10, 2009 by carlo
Published in Port Calls, October 26, 2009
YEAR END ACTIVITIES
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By Ed Sanchez
SCMAP Executive Director
Best Conference
Last month’s Annual Supply Chain Conference was the biggest and best ever. Some indicators – 36 exhibit booths (vs. last year’s 34) and actual attendance at 240. The souvenir program was the thickest ever with 84 pages. Somewhere we muttered during the conference, “Parang walang crisis sa SCMAP”.
The conference was considered to be the best ever, because it had a fully coordinated structure and smooth flow of topics, as well as a great lineup of competent speakers. The conference used the SCOR model of Plan – Source – Make – Deliver – Return – Enable. There have been attempts in the past to unify the topics under the chosen theme, but none were as unified as this year. The entire concept for the conference was developed by past president Ike Castillo, who is in charge of the SCMAP-DLSU program, and was also a conference speaker
The conference flow was quite smooth, despite the difficulties of finding class speakers for the right speaking slots. President and conference chairperson Cora Curay deserves the credit for finding the speakers and for the overall execution of the conference.
Meanwhile Cora herself gave credit for the success of the conference to perks given to sponsors and to divine intervention. Imagine, she said at last week’s general membership meeting, if typhoon Ondoy had arrived one week earlier.
Year End Activities
Following the highly successful annual conference, SCMAP is getting ready to wrap up the year with the remaining activities.
- Election at the November general membership meeting, Nov. 19
- Christmas fellowship, Dec. 2
- Seminar – Quantitative Approaches to Logistics Planning, November 27 tentative
The Leadership seminar scheduled for November 28 will be postponed to next year. SCMAP apologizes to those who have registered, for the inconvenience.
Besides the above year end activities, member companies need to cope with the North Harbor trucking rate increase being imposed by the truckers, as well as the threat of further rising prices of oil products.
As for the reduction of domestic shipping capacity as a consequence of the grounding of Aboitiz vessels, the PLSA stated that there would be no cargo capacity shortage, due to overcapacity in local bottoms by at least 20% vs. 2004, and the expected arrival of additional bottoms. SCMAP members basically agreed at the general membership meeting, even with the usual 4th quarter peak..
Scenario for 2009
For next year the scenario is mixed. The elections promise increased spending, therefore a big boost to demand. However, the recent typhoons, floods and landslides have resulted in a more lopsided distribution of wealth (many of the poor lost everything, most of the rich were unscathed). The damage to infrastructure, esp. in North and Central Luzon, Metro Manila and Bicol, will also affect the distribution of goods.
Meanwhile the SCMAP Board has lost two directors. Ana Rose Ochoa, current vice president, past president in 2004 and a director of DMAP / SCMAP for 15 years, retired from J&J. After a short vacation, Ochie, as she is fondly called, will pursue other interests, but will also be a consultant to SCMAP and a co-chairperson for membership matters and special projects. Jerson Bitoon, a 2009 director, resigned from his employer SSI Schaefer and will join another company. SCMAP does not have any plans to replace them, as the year is almost over, and elections will be held next month.
SCMAP wishes both Ochie and Jerson well and success in their new endeavors..
Address inquiries and comments to Ed Sanchez at tel. 671-8670, fax 671-4793, cell 0918-914-1689, or email scmap.org@gmail.com. Those interested in SCMAP training and other activities are requested to send their e-mail addresses. Visit SCMAP’s website at:www.scmap.org
