AGCO and BVL International Host Supply Chain Event
15 Maggio 2014 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of
agricultural equipment and BVL International hosted a reception and
open house for the BVL International “Supply Chain Event ” at the
AGCO Corporate headquarters in Duluth, GA. The event was attended
by logistics service providers, education/academic representatives
and students, Georgia Port Authority, regional chambers of
commerce, supply chain professionals and consultants from the
private sector in the Southeastern United States. The “Supply Chain
Event” was set to introduce BVL International and its membership
offerings, and also announce the AGCO Long Term Supply Chain
Strategy.
Josip T. Tomasevic, BVL US Southeast Chapter Vice Chairperson
and AGCO Vice President & CPO, Global Purchasing and
Materials said, “The BVL is a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting awareness of the importance of logistics and
supply chain management in industry, science and the public sphere.
The organization goes beyond simple networking to include
systematically documenting logistics issues and to develop methods
and processes to reduce or eliminate the impact of these issues.
The BVL plays a major role in Europe and the organization goals and
methods will benefit us in the North America just as well.”
The event was part of a weeklong BVL International series of
events held across the southeast United States.
The BVL International “Supply Chain Event” included a number of
Logistics and Supply Chain presentations including Monica Franco,
Panalpina Vice President who presented current trends in global
logistics and Scott Szwast, UPS Marketing Director who presented
future trends in global logistics.
Hans-Bernd Veltmaat, AGCO Senior Vice-President and Chief Supply
Chain Officer, presented AGCO Corporation’s Long Term Supply Chain
Strategy and defined the criticality of having an efficient
globally integrated Supply Chain network in place.
AGCO has recently launched its Global Materials Management
Transformation initiative that will transform AGCO’s current
Materials Management structure into a Globally Integrated Supply
Chain Network that will utilize innovative tools and processes in
support of the Corporation’s long term strategy. Greg Toornman,
Director, Global Materials, Logistics, and Freight Management, is
leading the transformation initiative and presented one of AGCO’s
recently implemented innovative initiatives to improve the Supply
Chain integration of AGCO’s North America, South America, and
European regions.
Mike Clem, AGCO Vice President, Global
Purchasing, Materials & Logistics - North America,
presented AGCO’s Purchasing and Supply Chain vision to a large
group of University of Georgia students during the afternoon of
April 18th.
Mr. Tomasevic concluded the session with reinforcing the
important role that Logistics and Supply Chain Management plays in
today’s globally competitive business environment and how BVL
International helps promote Logistics and Supply Chain Management
awareness and networking.
About BVL International
The mission of nonprofit BVL International founded in 1978 is to
act as a neutral platform to promote an awareness for the
importance of logistics and supply chain management in industry,
science and the public sphere, to systematically document
logistical problem definitions, to develop methods and processes to
solve these problems on an interdisciplinary and sector-focused
basis and to promote and continuously optimize the application of
the relevant solutions. Today, BVL has more than 10,000 members -
companies and individuals from the worlds of industry, commerce,
services and science who are actively involved in the business of
logistics and supply chain management.
About AGCO
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (AGCO), is a global leader
focused on the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural
machinery. AGCO supports more productive farming through a full
line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment,
tillage, implements, grain storage and protein production systems,
as well as related replacement parts. AGCO products are sold
through five core machinery brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey
Ferguson®, Valtra® and GSI®, and are distributed globally through
3,100 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140
countries worldwide. Retail financing is available through AGCO
Finance for qualified purchasers. Founded in 1990, AGCO is
headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA. In 2013, AGCO had net sales
of $10.8 billion. For more information,
see http://www.agcocorp.com.
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