SCM 2026: Cross-Functional Solutions for a Resilient Supply Chain within the Conference for SCM Leaders, Part 1

A focus session featuring real-life "before/after" cases from SCM directors will open the
CONFERENCE FOR SCM MANAGERS,
which will take place on September 16 at CeMAT RUSSIA. The format will include:
Focus Session + Tech Tour of the Exhibit + SCM Marathon + Closed Networking.

10:30 - 12:00 Focus Session - 90 minutes of hands-on practice from Operations, Procurement, Planning, Logistics, Foreign Trade, Warehousing, Customer Service, and SCM managers from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies.

Based on materials from the summer meetings of the SCM Directors' Council (May–August 2026), panelists will explore solutions for reducing costs, managing risks, and improving end-to-end supply chain efficiency.

Topics for discussion:

- End-to-end visibility and data:
How to ensure a "single version of the truth" between CRM, ERP, WMS, and TMS without capital investment;
- Balancing costs and services:
Dynamic inventory buffers, cost-to-serve, last-mile optimization in the face of volatile demand;
- Regulatory Affairs 2026:
Electronic Consignment Note, Chestny ZNAK, freight forwarder registry – how to meet requirements without interrupting operations;
- Cross-functional planning (S&OP/IBP):
Weekly sink-up structure, escalation thresholds, financial evaluation of decisions;
- AI and automation:
Where AI already delivers measurable ROI in SCM, and where it's just an "analyst's toy"; RPA in customer service and procurement;
- Risk Management:
Supplier diversification, currency hedging, and tariff monitoring are practices for reducing chain vulnerability;
- People and Change:
How to implement new processes when the team resists; metrics that are important to the owner.

12:00 - 1:00 PM Techno-tour of the CeMAT RUSSIA exhibit (Halls 1 and 3, Pavilion 1)
Personal contact with decision-makers from six top suppliers at CeMAT RUSSIA.

1:30 - 5:30 PM Conference of SCM Leaders (Conference Hall C, Hall 1)
Closed-club format: 3-hour SCM Marathon, confidential exchange of experience, no public publications.



Eligible for: supply chain, planning, procurement, procurement, logistics, warehousing, and transportation leaders.

Participation: only by pre-registration with pre-moderation (subject to availability of a ticket to the exhibition).