Keynote Speaker
Robert A. Arndt
Director, Global Lean Warehouse Operations
General Motors Service and Parts Operations
Bob has been in the automotive business for over 30 years and has worked for Volkswagen of America, Toyota, and currently is an executive at General Motors Service and Parts Operations. Most of Bob’s working career has been devoted to the implementation of Lean Warehousing concepts, based on the Toyota Production System. He is currently responsible for developing a lean-thinking organization and has global lean warehousing responsibilities for GM’s $14.4 billion service parts business.
Professor Richard Wilding
Supply Chain Risk Management at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management
As Chair (Full Professor) in Supply Chain Risk Management at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management U.K. Richard works with European and International companies on logistics and supply chain projects in all sectors including pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, high technology, food drink and professional services to name a few. He is a highly acclaimed presenter and regularly speaks at Industrial Conferences and has undertaken lecture tours of Europe and Asia at the invitation of local Universities & Confederations of Industry. He has published widely in the area of supply chain management and is Editorial Advisor to a number of top journals in the area.
