Speakers 2025

About Paul

Professor Paul Childerhouse heads up the supply chain and logistics department at RMIT University. His current research focusses on supply chain network resilience and sustainability. Dr Childerhouse is best known for his research into demand chain management, supply chain uncertainty and integration. His auditing approach has provided him with first-hand experience across a range of sectors, including construction, pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, pulp and paper, health, 3PL and food processing.

Upskilling for the supply chain automation age

Opportunities to apply automation to address business challenges in order fulfillment, process validation, and multi-carrier cost savings are abundant. Understanding that no process lives in a vacuum, mapping the decisions and data flows that happen throughout the process (WMS, order assembly, rate shopping, track-and-trace, returns processing, exceptions processing) will lead to a better understanding of how systems and processes interact. This systems approach with the right automation partner can result in can lead to bigger gains to the business, and better solution business case.