What attendees learned

Attendees were informed about OM Partners' current and future developments among which some major strategic ones. Rod Johnson from AMR Research was our Keynote speaker with a talk on delivering fast supply chain results.

Three parallel streams in English gave our customers the oppportunity to choose the topic which was of most interest to them. The presentations were dedicated to the industries OM Partners serves:

• Flow Shop (Metals, Paper, Plastics, etc.)
• Semi Process (CPG, Dairy, Chemicals, etc.)
• Corrugated and Solid Board industries

On Wednesday there were additional presentations about the OMP Corrugated and Solid Board System in Dutch, French and German. Click here to see the corresponding agenda.

Visit of OMP Headquarters

On Tuesday afternoon, our customers visited our offices where they received more information on our Help Desk Organization & Computer and Network Infrastructure.

They very much appreciated the demonstrations on the following topics:

• OMP Material Allocator/OMP Routing Generator
• Campaign Planning
• OMP Corrugated and Solid Board System
• Tank Scheduling/Multiple Gantt Charts

Keynote Session: AMR Research

Ending the Debate: The keys to delivering fast Supply Chain Results.
Rod Johnson, General Manager, AMR Research

Business and IT leaders are unified in the desire to deliver per formance improvement. However, that is where the agreement ends and debate begins. AMR Research will help end the debate by answering three key questions:

• What are the real drivers of supply chain performance?
• What is the relative importance of process, technology, measurement, and culture on supply chain per formance?
• What is the right technology strategy: ERP or Best-of-Breed?

Customer testimonials

Managers from all types of industries gave an insight into their Supply Chain and told the attendees how they cope with their challenges. Each customer testimonial was introduced by OM Partners with a presentation on the major product developments linked to the project at that customer. This offered a unique platform for exchanging ideas about how to optimize their Supply Chain and how to get the most out of OM Partners' solutions! The following customers shared their experiences with us:

• Massive
• Saint Gobain
• Smurfit Kappa
• Sodiaal
• Tate & Lyle
• VPK Packaging

• Arcelor
• Arjo Wiggins
• BASF
• Berry Floor
• Dim
• Friesland Foods

Relax after hours

During the two-day event we also provided relaxation and entertainment. We took our customers to the Diamond Museum, showed them around one of the most architecturally inspiring and decorative railway stations in Europe, namely Antwerp Central Station and rounded off the first day with a dinner in the unique setting of Antwerp Zoo.