Optimizing logistics infrastructure and logistics service offerings in industrial estates, ports, airports and trading hubs

Topics:

• Design, planning, financing and implementation issues related to logistics infrastructure
• The development of logistics platforms to host logistics activities of service providers, trading and industrial companies
• Delivering value propositions: Positioning logistics platforms and infrastructure in individual locations

To Take Home:

• Participants will discuss logistics infrastructure and services, and be able to give and receive input from various stakeholders
• Developers, planners and Government representatives will receive input from logistics services providers, infrastructure operators and shippers
• Logistics professionals will meet planners and developers to build a personal network and to shape infrastructure development
• Common understanding of opportunities and challenges in the logistics industry

Run by ADI Services FZE, Speaker Dr. Roland Zibell, Director

Introducing transportation concepts as key leverage for increasing the value of logistics’ infrastructure for LSPs

Topics:

• General Framework, cornerstones and specific influencing factors for transportation concepts in the Middle East
• Challenges for transportation and logistics industry due to gigantic cargo and traffic volumes in comparison to global trends
• Managing supply and demand of parking and storage space as well as depicting the importance of Safety,  Access, Mobility and Traffic Management Issues

To Take Home:

• Awareness of linkages between logistics’ infrastructure, LSPs and transportation concepts as well as its importance for industry performance
• Gain an overview of key transportation concept elements and its implementation based on a real life case studies in infrastructure development projects
• Exchange of views on matching regional strengths and weaknesses with opportunities and threats offered by the Transportation and Logistics Industry
  

Run by Dornier Consulting, Speaker Michael Luebke, Director Transportation U.A.E. and Dauaride Empere, Senior Consultant Germany and Middle East

Customer Oriented Development of Logistics Services

Topics:

• Challenges and trends in logistics
• Demand for logistics services
• Portfolio expectations
• Success factors (in general)
• Organizational set-up
• Standardized processes
• Modularization
• Methods and applications for the sustainable implementation of a customer oriented approach in offering logistics services

To Take Home:

• Providing a platform between shippers and logistics service providers
• Key success factors in tendering and customer care
• Methods to be considered to be implemented
• Success stories

Run by International Transfer Center for Logistics
Speaker Dr. Philippe Tufinkgi, Managing Director, Dr. Stefan Doch, Balkan Cetinkaya