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International Conference & Exhibition 3/4 December 2012 Includes programme schedule www.odetteconference.org Event latest news Sponsored by Contact: Odette International Tel: + 44 207 344 9227 Email: info@odette.org

Potsdam I Potsdam III Potsdam I Potsdam III Potsdam I 3/4 December Monday 3 December Visits (if booked separate confirmation sent) 08.15 10.30 BMW Motorcycle Factory City Tour 12.30 Delegates Registration/Lunch 13.30 Introduction Philippe Paban, Vice President Supply Chain & Manufacturing IS, Renault Chairman, Odette International John Canvin, Managing Director, Odette International VDA: Dr. Kay Lindemann, Managing Director (To be confirmed) IHS Automotive: Michael Robinet, Managing Director Wabco: Peter Bal, Chief Information Officer and Vice President Administrative Process Optimization 14.40 Break for session change over DB Schenker Automotive: New Transport Solutions for 14.45 Connecting Europe and Asia via Rail Cedex: Supplier Relationship Management in the Automotive Industry Valeo: Managing Production Bottlenecks Avnet Velocity: Increasing Resilience against Supply Chain Disruption 15.45 Coffee break/visit to the Exhibition 16.30 Audi: Tact Flow Pull Perfection roadmap to a segmented supply chain Daimler: RAN The RFID based Automotive Network Volvo Group Logistics Services: Modularized Label Concept Center for Efficient Information Sharing 18.00 Cocktail Reception in the Exhibition 19.00 Bus transfer to Evening Dinner location 19.30 Evening Dinner Sponsored by ZF/Continental/Freudenberg: The Developments of Customer Portals and the impacts on the B2B Community auto-gration: Integrating SMEs in the Digital Supply Chain: the auto-gration Project [2]

Potsdam I Potsdam III Potsdam I Potsdam III Potsdam I Potsdam III Potsdam I 3/4 December Tuesday 4 December 08.30 Welcome back 09.00 Axway: Bernard Debauche, Senior Vice President SAS Automotive: Paul Stratil, Vice President Corporate IT Odette International: John Canvin, Managing Director / Jörg Walther, Programme Manager 10.15 Coffee break/visit to the Exhibition STS Logistics: Flexible Supply Chain Solutions in a Dynamic 11.00 Market Environment. The Russian Case Study PSA: A Supply Chain Model For Emerging Markets the Brazil Case Study Magna: A Global Approach to Network Management AIAG/ZF/Wabco/QAD: The key to Worldwide Implementation of Global MMOG/LE 12.30 Lunch/Visit to the Exhibition 13.30 Ford/Renault: Aligning Green Requirements with Business Constraints Scania: Vehicle Information in the Cloud Renault Trucks: The Impact of Telematics and Connected Vehicles on the Long Distance Supply Chain 14.25 Break for session change over Renault: The OEM Aftermarket Logistics 14.30 Robert Bosch: Standard forecast accuracy measurement and its application to improve safety stock planning Caterpillar Logistics: Challenges and Opportunities of Inventory Management in the Aftermarket Environment VW/BMW/Conti/Hella: The Roadmap to Global Message Implementation BMW: einvoicing Strategy at BMW 16.00 End of Programme 16.15/16.30 Buses to airport [3]

Monday PM EXHIBITORS AT Odette2012 13.30 POTSDAM I INTRODUCTION Philippe Paban, Vice President Supply Chain & Manufacturing IS, Renault Chairman, Odette International John Canvin, Managing Director, Odette International THE NEED TO RESTRUCTURE THE PRODUCTION FOOTPRINT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Michael Robinet, Managing Director, IHS Automotive Consulting European analysis The importance of Europe within the global Auto industry Inter-regional Vehicle Shipping Challenges Shifting economics, bi-lateral trade relationships and demand dynamics quickly altering vehicle flows Europe in the crosshairs of footprint restructuring - how will these impact vehicle flows INNOVATING B2B INTEGRATION AND COLLABORATION Peter Bal, Chief Information Officer and Vice President Administrative Process Optimization, WABCO WABCO, a leading global supplier of technologies and control systems that improve the safety and efficiency of commercial vehicles, is taking an innovative approach to B2B integration and collaboration. To further enhance its competitiveness, WABCO is consolidating its legacy EDI platforms into an integrated next-generation, cloud-based solution. Mr Bal will explain the reasons behind moving to the cloud, the expected benefits and the lessons that have been learned along the way. 14.45 POTSDAM I NEW TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS FOR CONNECTING EUROPE AND ASIA VIA RAIL Jennifer Thierbach, Vice President Competence Center, DB Schenker Automotive SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Mingguang Cheng, CEO, CEDEX China Adapting e-document solutions and collaborative e-commerce to OEMs and their Suppliers in the Automotive Industry. Optimising the Material Flow and Cash Flow of the total supply chain to Save Time, Gain Efficiency and Improve ROI. Sharing the experience of WebEDI and B2B business integration services for OEMs such as Beijing Foton Daimler and Brilliance BMW Auto as well as their suppliers in both Germany and China. The latest status of Automotive Supply Chain Management in the New Markets The development of Information Technologies for OEMs and their suppliers in the New Markets Trading Partner Management, Purchase to Pay Visibility and Logistic Optimisation for European Suppliers to the New Markets [4]

EXHIBITORS AT Odette2012 14.45 POTSDAM III MANAGING PRODUCTION BOTTLENECKS Hichem Jouaber, Director Supply Chain and Production System, Valeo Group INCREASING RESILIENCE AGAINST SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION Pascal Fernandez, Vice President, Avnet Velocity EMEA How automotive companies are increasing Supply Chain Resilience through operational changes and better use of B2B tools and services How Social Networks can help to minimize disruption during natural disaster Near shoring, reverse globalization Establishing a global plant floor, spreading production capacity to several plants Dual sourcing strategies Implementing control towers Business continuity managers 16.30 POTSDAM I TACT FLOW PULL PERFECTION ROADMAP TO A SEGMENTED SUPPLY CHAIN Jens Tilgner, Head of Transport Logistics Inbound, Audi The new integrated Inbound Logistics Concept at Audi is focused on suppliers and service providers. The goal is to improve the transparency of the process and gain commitment and responsibility over the whole segmented supply chain. Jens Tilgner will explain the thinking behind the concept and demonstrate the tangible benefits that are expected to flow from it. The challenge facing Audi The chosen solution The expected benefits RAN THE RFID BASED AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK Oliver Czech, Project Manager, Daimler Individual vehicle requirements, new drive systems and constant innovations produce an ever-growing product variety. Vehicle manufacturers are therefore focussing on their core competencies and reducing the vertical range of manufacture. This results in the development of complex supplier networks. This is where the research project RFID based Automotive Network (RAN), promoted by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, comes in. To ensure a comprehensive approach to work on the research project, the consortium is composed of representatives of all partners involved in the production and logistics chain. Creating greater transparency in the supply chain Efficient control of production and logistics processes Developing RFID standards for the automotive industry [5]

EXHIBITORS AT Odette2012 MODULARIZED LABEL CONCEPT CENTER FOR EFFICIENT INFORMATION SHARING Magnus Nilsson, Senior EDI Expert, Volvo Group Logistics Services Today s supply chain suffers from a history of process silos, where it is hard to share and reuse data between material supply, transport ordering and execution, packaging management, etc.. The transport industry, automotive suppliers and OEMs now try to reach a common understanding and bring an end to the deadlock. A new modularized label, new technologies for information exchange, updated architecture and a common data key between the old process silos might be a way forward. Which questions remain to be answered? Is it possible to combine flexibility with robustness and high data quality? Are there enough benefits for the parties involved? 16.30 POTSDAM III THE DEVELOPMENTS OF CUSTOMER PORTALS AND THE IMPACTS ON THE B2B COMMUNITY Sandra Ajhmajer, Head of PortalManagement/Partner Network, ZF Alexander Lein, Continental Salar Zewa, Freudenberg Caught in the middle! How a decade of changes in B2B portal technologies have impacted on Tier1 equipment manufacturers and their customer/supplier relationships in both the upstream and downstream supply chain. INTEGRATING SMES IN THE DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN: THE AUTO-GRATION PROJECT Bernard Dubois, Project Manager, BDA After the successful conclusion of the first phase of the auto-gration project, which was supported and financed by the European Commission, the automotive associations Odette, CLEPA and FIGIEFA have taken on the responsibility for further development and maintenance of the auto-gration architecture. This innovative solution to the age-old problem of integrating smaller companies to Digital Supply Chains and B2B networks is now being rolled-out across Europe and is extending its scope beyond the logistics and financial areas currently covered by traditional EDI. Overview of the auto-gration recommendations and partners Implementation status and roll-out plans Looking beyond logistics and financial messaging [6]

EXHIBITORS AT Odette2012 Tuesday AM 09.00 POTSDAM I HOW TO LEVERAGE THE CLOUD FOR BETTER B2B AND SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION Bernard Debauche, Senior Vice President, Axway Cloud Computing is a mega trend for all companies and impacts Automotive OEMs & Suppliers collaboration networks. Based on the experience of Axway and its customers, Bernard Debauche addresses the questions: - What is the status of the cloud market with regards to B2B integration? - Why is the cloud suited to solve integration and collaboration problems? - Which integration problems are best solved by cloud solutions, by ground solutions? - How can the Cloud help to better integrate the Automotive supply chain? Cloud promises, reality, prognosis and challenges Cloud benefits for the Automotive Supply Chain Integration Axway s B2B Cloud Approach for the Automotive Community ERP MIGRATION AND B2B MODERNIZATION AT SAS AUTOMOTIVE Paul Stratil, Vice President Corporate IT, SAS Automotive In 2012 SAS Automotive consolidated all ERP systems to one global SAP instance. In parallel, a new B2B infrastructure including B2B monitoring inside the SAP system has been set up. International SAP Roll-Out Modernization & Consolidation of the B2B Infrastructure B2B End-to-End Monitoring inside SAP STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS IN ODETTE AND HOW THEY WILL BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY John Canvin, Managing Director / Jörg Walther, Programme Manager, Odette International Over the past 12 months Odette has held two Strategic Supply Chain Workshops with senior managers from the automotive industry to look at their current and future challenges in the areas of physical logistics and information exchange. The objective was to identify where collaboration between competitors to develop best-practice recommendations and standardised tools can produce real benefits for the whole industry. This session will explore the ideas that were put forward in these workshops and review the work that is underway in Odette to turn these ideas into reality in both the short and medium term. [7]

EXHIBITORS AT Odette2012 11.00 POTSDAM I FLEXIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS IN A DYNAMIC MARKET ENVIRONMENT. THE RUSSIAN CASE STUDY Marc Brenneiser, Group CEO, STS Logistics Compared to other western markets, the logistics market in Russia can be characterized as being in the early stage of development. Understanding the differences and challenges as well as choosing the right logistics partner is the key to developing flexible supply chain solutions in this dynamic environment. Understanding the challenges of the Russian logistics market Identifying the trends in major logistics services in Russia (incl. warehousing, customs, transportation) Learning from business cases across industry sectors A SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR EMERGING MARKETS THE BRAZIL CASE STUDY Gilles Thollot, International Logistics Specialist / Elena Presa, Order Fulfillment Expert, PSA Peugeot Citroёn Gilles Thollot and Elena Presa explain the general PSA model of the overseas supply chain, illustrated by the Brazil case study, starting from vehicle order fulfillment, impact on long distance supply and flow organization between PSA plants in Europe and Brazil. How to deal with long lead time, forecast accuracy, flexibility How to organize logistics flows (direct flows, consolidation centres, deconsolidation centre, TC yard management ) How to manage stock and in-transit parts A GLOBAL APPROACH TO NETWORK MANAGEMENT Karl Lukas, Head of Supply Chain Management & Logistics, Magna Whilst global sourcing and global markets are the name of the game in today s automotive industry, there is no doubt that they have dramatically increased the complexity of logistics networks. Variable demand and delivery frequencies coupled with longer lead times in markets such as Russia add complications enough, even before taking into account the management of different cultures, people and interfaces. To meet these challenges, Magna have taken action on a number of different fronts, including: - Getting the right people on board and trained - Achieving high data quality on part level - Introducing standardised processes, methods and tools How do deal with new markets and their requirements Leveraging synergies to bring benefits in terms of standardisation and manageability Supply Chain Design and Management as a basis for success [8]

11.00 POTSDAM III THE KEY TO WORLDWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL MMOG/LE Tyese Doby, Global SC Specialist, GM, representing AIAG Work Group Peter Heim, Senior Manager Logistics, ZF Group Gunda Höhn, Leader Supplier Capacity, WABCO Vehicle Control Systems Terry Onica, Director, Automotive, QAD The Global MMOG/Logistics Evaluation developed by Odette and AIAG has been a great success. Its recognition as a key supply chain performance improvement tool grows year on year as companies adopt it worldwide. Learn how some of the world s largest vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers have been using it to great advantage in their respective supply chains and learn from the experience gained by a globally recognised training provider involved in its development and roll-out. Tuesday PM 13.30 POTSDAM I Aligning Green Requirements with Business Constraints John Buchanan, Emerging Market Sourcing Manager, Ford Frederic Robert, ALE Logistics - Environment Manager, Renault This session looks at the important issues surrounding the reporting of CO 2 emissions as they relate to the transport of parts, materials and vehicles in the automotive supply chain. Today there is confusion among the many players over the precise information required and what methods should be used to generate the necessary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. The Odette project group comprising of OEM experts will shortly be publishing their Guidelines to help everyone in the industry, including freight transport operators, vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and logistics service providers, have a better understanding and to be in line with each other. The status of the group and the results so far will be presented along with a first look at the main contents of the Guidelines. In addition, there will be an overview of legislation surrounding this topic that comes into force in France in 2013, affecting all companies, along with a summary of the new European CEN standard on the subject to be released shortly. Why is it useful to report CO 2? Will these guidelines help to mitigate CO 2 emissions? this is a session not to be missed by anyone connected with automotive freight transport. 13.30 POTSDAM III Vehicle Information in the Cloud The Scania Perspective Fredrik Callenryd, Senior Business Analyst, Fleet Management Systems, Scania CV Today, vehicle manufacturers fit telematics units as standard in vehicles, with a subscription to fleet management services included in the price. This is done in order to offer more information services such as vehicle uptime and reduce repair and maintenance costs but telematics may also be used to more fully integrate the vehicle into the supply chain by providing information such as environmental impact, vehicle cost, real-time location of goods and handling deviations in order to meet JIT requirements. It is now time to introduce a vehicle independent standard that makes it easy to integrate vehicle information into the supply chain and also make vehicle information available from the Cloud. The Scania view on the connected vehicle How the vehicle can provide valuable information Integrating information from the vehicle into the business process [9]

THE IMPACT OF TELEMATICS AND CONNECTED VEHICLES ON THE LONG DISTANCE SUPPLY CHAIN Franck Molina, Product Strategy Soft Offer / Laurent Geray, Techwatch & Business Innovation, Renault-Trucks Franck Molina and Laurent Geray explore the key supply chain issues for the road transport industry and examine how telematics can improve flows throughout the whole chain from the supplier of the supplier to the customer of the customer with specific reference to the project being undertaken by Renault Trucks. They also speculate on future trends in the use of telematics. The holistic overview Telematic challenges New Telematic services offer & advantages 14.30 POTSDAM I THE OEM AFTERMARKET LOGISTICS Francesca Gamboni, VP After Sales Logistics, Renault Group Business tendencies in the automotive aftermarket Use of new technology What are the effects on parts manufacturing, parts distribution, parts sales? STANDARD FORECAST ACCURACY MEASUREMENT AND ITS APPLICATION TO IMPROVE SAFETY STOCK PLANNING Dr. Welf Schneider, Project Leader Supply Chain Management, Robert Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Volatile demands are a big challenge for aftermarket demand planning. Due to high fluctuation of real customer demands and due to market competition, forecast procedures often show poor accuracy resulting in adverse effects on both stock levels and service levels. The new Odette Forecast Accuracy Measurement guideline shows a forecast accuracy index between 0 and 100% which can directly be used as an input to adapt safety stock planning. Welf Schneider will demonstrate its application in a context of service level targeted safety stock planning where the influence of inaccurate forecasts can be corrected in order to achieve a given service level target. Standard forecast measurement principle Application of standard forecast accuracy measurement for safety stock planning New approach for stock optimization CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN THE AFTERMARKET ENVIRONMENT Pascal Born, Global Supply Chain Solutions Director, Caterpillar Logistics Inventory level, in an aftermarket parts supply chain, is the most important single lever that you can and should influence. Caterpillar Logistics will share how it has created its world Class levels of service, from its Inventory Management practices, through the development of People, Processes and Technologies. [10]

14.30 POTSDAM III THE ROADMAP TO GLOBAL MESSAGE IMPLEMENTATION Thomas Sieck, Volkswagen Sasan Baba-Esfahani, BMW Rolf Hartmann, Robert Bosch Udo Thienelt, Hella German OEMs and Suppliers have accepted the need to migrate from the old VDA messages to modern and up to date message structures that can support more sophisticated business processes. In a major effort, VDA logistics messages have been replaced by globally accepted standards: EDIFACT and XML messages. Triggered by large OEMs in dialogue with major suppliers, the move has also involved B2B service providers to ensure maximum support from all stakeholders. BMW, VW, Bosch and Hella explain the background to this initiatiative and look forward to future usage on a global level. EINVOICING STRATEGY AT BMW Manuela Reisenberger, BMW [11]

REGISTRATION FEE (in Euro. Subject to German VAT where applicable) FULL CONFERENCE PASS (attendance on both days, visits, Conference proceedings, lunches, cocktail, evening event) Member Other Early (until 30 Sept 7 Oct) Standard (until 31 Oct 9 Nov) Late (after 31 Oct 9 Nov) 450 700 550 800 650 900 On-site 750 1000 Contact registration@odette.org for group registration details SITE VISITS Monday 3 December These visits are offered free of charge to conference delegates on a first come first served basis. Departure from the (timings may vary slightly and will be confirmed before the event). BMW Motorcycle Plant 08.15 12.00 If you would like to know more and experience the fascination of a highly modern vehicle production, book the BMW Motorcycle Plant Tour. You will be able to see the entire process chain - from the beginning to a packed motorcycle ready for dispatch. The Trabi Safari Tour 10.30 12.30 After a short briefing to learn the "secrets" of the "four-gear manual change", drive a 26 horsepower Trabant through the streets of in a convoy. The tour to discover the city's historical roots and the pulsating life and growth of the rise of the new middle class. [12]

EVENING EVENT Monday 3 December 19.00 22.00 An entertaining evening event, sponsored by is offered free of charge to all delegates. This is one of the highlights of the Conference and is an excellent opportunity to network and spend the evening with colleagues and customers in a relaxed atmosphere. It will take place at the fabulous Wasserwerk, the iconic red-brick building typical of turn-of-the-century and Brandenburg architecture. Guests will marvel at the stunning, industrial-chic interior. The evening promises to be a lively highlight of the conference. It must be booked at time of registration to guarantee access. LOCATION AND HOTELS Event Location Budapester Straße 2 10787 Tel: + 49 30 260 20 Fax: + 49 30 260 22 600 email: berlin@ihg.com Getting there / Download directions Accommodation (Details: see above) Price: E140 incl. breakfast Booking deadline: 12 November Quote: Odette Hotel Luetzow Keithstrasse 38 10787 Website Tel: + 49 30 49 1022 620 email: info@hotel-luetzow.de Located 2 mins walk from the Intercontinental Price: E78 incl breakfast Booking deadline: 5 November (Quote: Res. 1064/Odette) [13]