Despite the doom and gloom associated with the current economic environment, there are reasons for optimism within the Supply Chain Management (SCM) industry. That was the message emanating from the Logistics Ireland Programme for 2009 organised by NITL, the National Institute for Transport & Logistics. The ability to respond to changing demand, the application of Lean Practices, and taking a positive and proactive approach to achieve business success were among the key points to come from addresses by the various keynote speakers.

Hosted by RTE’s Industry and Employment Correspondent Ingrid Miley, the theme of this year’s Conference was, appropriately, Supply Chain Management and Logistics in a
Volatile Global Environment. In his opening address, Edward Sweeney, Director of Learning, NITL noted that in the past number of years, SCM had become increasingly recognised as a source of business advantage, but that the current business environment presented fresh challenges not previously encountered.

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