Please feel free to join renewed umbrella committees at efficient consumer response intitative and book the dates for the first meetings:
Supply Chain experts committee
A network for Supply Chain leaders to inspire effective supply chain management that contributes to savings and business growth in Baltics. Committee leaders (Co-Chairs): Next meeting: 03rd of September, Riga Food Fair, Hall 2. from 14:00, Riga |
Shopper experts committee:
A network to develop and adopt world-class practices & processes for demand-side activities focusing on consumers & shoppers in Baltics Committee leaders (Co-Chairs): Next meeting: 24th of September. Danone Office, Riga, Dalina 15 |
Digital experts committee (Connected Business Information):
A network for IT executives to introduce standardized ways of business information sharing for business processes automation, support of information based decision making and setting digital agenda in Baltic FMCG and Retail sectors. Committee leaders (Co-Chairs): Next meeting: Postponed to October, 2015 ECR Baltic / GS1 Latvia Office, Brivibas 149, Riga |
Admission to the working groups and committees in-house meetings (public meetings are open to all, like during Riga Food Fair) is subject to ECR Baltic membership!
More information:
Edgars Pentjuss, ECR Baltic
+37126546645 | info@ecr-baltic.org
Dear ECR members, SC and IT experts, this is the last call and chance to submit amendments and comments to ECR Europe VMI guide (deadline June, 2015) with ECR National Initiatives in Europe and Tallinn University of Technology. Please download the latest version, here and fill in experts online feedback form, here!
Learn more about ECR Europe VMI guide, here!
If you are VMI/EDI solutions and application provider in Baltics/Europe, please contact Edgars Pentjuss, ECR Baltic (edgars@ecr-baltic.org | +37126546645) to make sure you are included in the annex for VMI providers contacts throughout Europe.
Ways to cut product waste in your business and improve profitability
10:00 UK time, Wednesday 17 June
Approximately 60 minutes with Q&A | Please check your local time zone
Is material waste costing your business money?
Fortunately there are many great examples in our industry you can learn from to cut product waste and improve your profitability.
Join me, Jon Woolven, and my colleague James Tupper to find out what some of Europe's leading FMCG companies have been doing to stop product waste between factory in-gate and retail checkout. We'll look at:
• Why you must tackle waste
• The waste hierarchy: identifying the best outcome
• Case studies from the UK: actions taken and benefits achieved
• Wider European initiatives to eradicate waste
• The next steps: ways forward for your business
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https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7196195118614536194
In response to Latvian Traders Association request and on behalf of ECR Baltic, we have shared the principles to be followed when considering new legislation introduction in consumer goods supply chain:
- Interests of the consumer and shopper
- Sustainability, imposing all parties to ensure maximum efficiency and optimization of resources in the distribution of goods throughout the supply chain.
- Support for Industry self-regulation options, such as www.supplychaininitiative.eu for good trading practices in B2B commercial dealings.
Download the letter in Latvian, here!
Edgars Pentjuss,
Managing Director, ECR Baltic
Brivibas Street 149, 8.th floor, Riga, LV-1012
M +37126546645
F +37167332276
E info@ecr-baltic.org
Skype: ecr.baltic
Biedrība "ECR Baltic" ir noslēgusi 2015. gada 27. aprīlī līgumu Nr. L-ĀTA-15-2771 (projekta Nr. ĀTA/2.3.1.1.1/15/72/023) ar Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūru par projekta "Baltijas Valstu efektīvas pircēju un patērētāju vēlmju novērtēšanas iniciatīvas forums 2014. gada 10.-12. novembrī" īstenošanu, ko līdzfinansē Eiropas Reģionālās attīstības fonds.