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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