The ICIL Foundation stands in catalyst for the needs of the logistics industry

Pere Roca, President of the Executive Committee of the Foundation ICIL and general director counsel of Districenter (holding company Condeminas), was accompanied by members of the main organ of direction: Lluís e. Domènech, strategic advisor and director of training; Félix Tobalina, President the ICIL Association and the area of national and international expansion; Primitive García, in the area of technology and institutional relations, and José Luís Vidal, in the area of internal operating processes. In addition, also featured Juan Ramón Rodríguez as external assessor of sectoral tables of the Executive Committee. Jaime Mira, director technical, and Richard Catelli, director of innovation and logistics support to companies, also participated in meetings with journalists for advancing managers who star in the fifth edition of the ICIL discussions.

Pere rock anticipated the broad lines of the ICIL 2010 Strategic Plan whose objective is clear: much more empower management to develop all the future projects. In fact, the new plan intention is develop the logistics potential of enterprises, innovation, training and exploitation of ideas and providing incentives to the public authorities to promote these keys.

Since the Foundation will also enhance the technologies of information and communication technology (ICT), with particular emphasis to the career of its partners, also collaborating with the companies develop their expansion plans.

A plan of four basic axes

• Research: innovation of the ICIL sectoral tables. Eight permanent tables of analyses on a regular basis and composed of eight representatives of each sector professionals. The purpose is to investigate the feasibility of new techniques, processes and products to improve the management of the companies. The first to be held in brief are: automotive, retail, textile, logistics operators and trade retailer. On the other hand, it will drive collaborations with the major technology centers of Spain and the chairs of the most prestigious universities.
• Logistical support to companies (ALE): the ICIL partners will have the support in consultancy and advice for new projects in their companies, thus optimizing the knowledge obtained during its formative phase in this institution. ALE products are: 'logistical coaching', directed work and tutoring.
• Coordination and cooperation of the project: research, training and logistical support to companies will result in projects that ICIL will manage with the recruitment of public aid from national, regional and local administrations. To this end, ICIL soon will qualify as innovative business grouping.
• Training: maintenance of leadership in the logistics formation of Spain with new programs for the area of logistics and for the rest of the functional directions of the company and even the Directorate-General. The teaching material is going to register the digital transformation with a new technological infrastructure that will make it possible to reach new markets, both 'on line', as 'offline'.

Especially note the creation of a new figure: the academic collaborator, with a new support of training material and support systems for students 'on-line'. In fact, in the presentation, they said that they were considering a possible system of semivirtual formation, thinking of a possible international expansion, specifically to the Latin American market. "However - matizaban - for the moment the choice is the other way around." "In other words, bring students of the Master here, because export all the experience and attitude ICIL there would very difficult".

The discussions, on November 26 in Madrid

During the meeting with the press, those responsible for the ICIL Foundation also advanced topics and speakers confirmed for the forthcoming discussions, scheduled for November 26 in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos of Madrid, room London.

Debate 1: what logistical structures are more priority for economic development?

• José Antonio Quintano, Azkar CEO
• Felipe Mendaya, director of institutional relations of dredging
• Alejandro Huergo, director of institutional relations of Renfe
• Gonzalo Romero, Deputy Manager of MPL
• Joan Font, managing director of Abertis logistics
• Javier Fernández López, director of logistics and consultancy for Prointec
• Daniel Tarragona, Managing Director of Setram
• Eduardo Zapata, managing director Citet
• Basil González Aránguez, national director, Department of Industrial and logistics of Richard Ellis
• Giuseppe Chelino, CEO of Ceva Logistics
• Ignasi Regàs, CEO of Cimalsa

Debate 2: The brake to the redeslocalización of companies from the point of view of supply is a byproduct of the crisis or a trend for the future?

• José Antonio Vozmediano, director national logistics group Eurobanan
• Maurice Graessner, 'logistics market manager' Electrolux
• Fernando Gil Torne, Director General of Management Expertise
• Jordi Pujol, director-general of Ficosa international
• Mikel Etayo Sodupe, director of purchasing and logistics Rothernberger
• Ms. Baldazo, Supply Chain Coordinator Irizar
• Augustine Idareta, director of logistics TRW Automotive Spain
• Josu Calvo Moreira, director general of operations, management and control Gonvarri

Debate 3: Automation and mechanisation as key to the flexibility of the logistic processes

• Mariano Sanz, director Eulen logistics services
• Cesar Briones, Viastore Spain Manager
• Virginia Pascual, general director of Asti
• Ramón de Cozar Mena, director of technology consultancy Telvent Global Services
• Helena Hueto, 'Country Manager' Spain and Portugal of Savoye Logistics
• Pedro Luis de las Heras, director of 'Information Systems & Information for Iberia' Ceva Logistics

Debate 4: Is there really crisis in the logistics industry? The lack of interest to technical utopia

• Fernando Rodriguez, CEO of Seur
• Alfonso Cualladó, CEO of One to One
• José María Serrano, general director of Salvesen logistics
• Heliaco Madrigal, director of logistics of Scheweppes