PERISCOPE Multiplier Online Event 2021
PERISCOPE Multiplier Online Event 2021
As a partner of the PERISCOPE project, the Department of Operations Management is happy to invite you to the PERISCOPE Multiplier Online Event 2021.
PERISCOPE aims to identify the skills that future procurement specialists need to develop and maintain a sustainable and competitive supply chain and to translate these skills into world-class education programs for sustainable and innovative procurement.
The event on the 21st of May will present insights from leading companies and the preliminary results of the research project. Participants will also get the opportunity to discuss the future of supply chains and procurement with experts from academia and the industry.
Date: the 21st of May from 10 – 12.30
Agenda:
- Welcome and kick-off
- Janina Lukas, Head of Ethics and Social Impacts, Bayer AG: Ethical and Sustainable Procurement at Bayer (Germany)
- Break
- Katrin Madita Eickers, Program Leader – Sustainable Procurement, Tryg (Denmark): Sustainable Procurement at Tryg
- Sustainable Procurement: What are the skills needed in the 21st century? Speakers: Prof. Andreas Wieland, CBS, and Prof. Philip Beske-Janssen, CBS
- Break
- Discussion in Breakout Rooms
- Conclusion and Wrap-up
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held online on Zoom. Participation is free, but we kindly ask participants to sign-up for the event.
NB! Deadline for registration is the 20th of May 2021.
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Philip Beske-Janssen at pbe.om@cbs.dk or Yana Gross at yg.om@cbs.dk.
Background:
A typical industrial firm in Europe spends about 60% of its turnover on purchased components. Once again, the COVID-19 pandemic has proved that good relationships with suppliers are crucial for resilient supply chains. Management of the buyer-supplier interface, i.e. professional Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM), is thus of great strategic and operational importance. At the same time, globalized supply chains also have an important impact on the climate crisis, dramatic loss of biodiversity, and the growing number of slave labor – to name but a few examples.
The opportunity and responsibility of buying companies to act sustainably require that procurement experts have the necessary skills and knowledge to implement sustainable procurement practices.