Carbon Footprint Analysis

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Track: Future Trends & Issues

Session Abstract:

In late 2007, Philips merged its Consumer Electronics, Peripherals & Accessories and Domestic Appliance divisions into a single business sector – Philips Consumer Lifestyle.  Each of the prior divisions had previously developed their own independent supply chains, so the merger created a new opportunity to combine locations into a single optimized network.  With Philips’ heritage of being a leader in the eco green movement and their commitment to sustainability, it was important to consider carbon emissions in the network optimization model. 

This session will share Philips’ experience in working with a leading supply chain analytics consultancy company to define, construct and execute a network optimization model with carbon emissions footprint considerations as a key variable.  Philips will also share results and surprises of the modeling effort, including: impacts of reducing/combining locations and key trade-offs for decision making (cost / carbon / customer service).

Learning Objectives:

•          Importance of considering carbon in a network analysis

•          Carbon Modeling approaches – Reporting, Carbon as a Constraint,  Carbon as an Optimization Cost Element

•          Impact of product sourcing locations on final results

•          Impact of number of distribution centers and their locations on final results

•          Cost, carbon and customer service trade-offs

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