Ho Chi Minh City, 29 October, 2013 – An exclusive Executive Breakfast Roundtable themed “Effective Supply Chain Management & Crisis Management” was organized at Sheraton Hotel by Bluewave Advisory Company Limited in collaborating with global expert, bringing vital information to Vietnamese corporate executives in an exclusive invitation-only briefing session.
In the first part, the sought-after speaker, Mr. John G. Keogh, an expert in the areas of product traceability and product recall, provided an overview of the latest trends, including rapid adoption of supply chain technology capabilities and impact of next-generation information technologies in supply chain. His briefing also touched on the relevance of global supply chain standards to enable connectivity, interoperability and transparency of product data. A suggestion of developing an effective supply chain system based on operational expenses (OPEX) rather than capital expenditures (CAPEX) by Mr. Keogh has led to the second part by Bluewave’s expert, Mr. Vo Sang Xuan Vinh, CFA on how to facilitate this by restructuring a company’s financial structure. Bluewave emphasized the importance of long term financial planning for sustainable growth and analyzed recent case studies of Vietnamese businesses that failed to plan ahead.
The event was attended by corporate executives from Vietnamese growing companies, such as Vinasoy, Saigon Paper Corp... This was a prominent opportunity for managers to have an update of the best practices in supply chain management and long term financial planning to ensure sustainable growth.
About the Speaker
Mr. Keogh is currently an advisor to the EU commission for Consumers and Health, OECD product safety workgroup, GS1, various APEC and ASEAN sub-fora as well as to APEC business liaison group ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC). He is a sought-after speaker on global supply chain standards, product safety, traceability and recall, anti-counterfeit and food management.
About the Organizer
Bluewave Advisory Company Limited (“Bluewave”) is a boutique corporate finance, M&A and investment management advisory firm, established by founders who have extensive financial expertise, sophisticated entrepreneurship, and strong international and local networks. Bluewave is a financial advisor focusing on finding market niches in key industries and structuring value-creation investments. With proven track records, Bluewave counsels growing local corporations on their financial structures and provides off-shore investors with investment management advisory services. Bluewave provides competitive services, including debt arrangement, capital restructuring, equity investment support, club deals and co-investment, post-investment management, M&A transaction support.