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Scottish Supply Chain Conference. Theo de Pencier, Chief Executive FTA. Scotland’s supply chains – fit for future needs?. Opportunities and challenges for Scotland’s supply chain Capital Investment projects Challenges of peripherality and exposure to wider changes in global trade patterns.
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Scottish Supply Chain Conference Theo de Pencier, Chief Executive FTA
Scotland’s supply chains – fit for future needs? • Opportunities and challenges for Scotland’s supply chain • Capital Investment projects • Challenges of peripherality and exposure to wider changes in global trade patterns
Scotland’s supply chains – opportunities and challenges • Scottish Government’s High Level Output Specification • £30m Strategic Rail Freight Investment Fund 2014 – 2019 • Scotland’s routes to market • Office of Rail Regulation Freight Track Access Charges Review • Increased rail freight cost? • Increased peripherality for Scotland?
Scotland’s supply chains – opportunities and challenges • Sub-national regional land use planning • Freight locations and 30 year forecasts • Net exporter status but trade flow imbalances • Container repositioning cost issues for export trades • Inbound retail goods logistics supply chains
Scottish Supply Chain Policy horizon • Budgets - Freight Facilities Grant • Bills on Forth Replacement Crossing, Housing and Transport • FTA work with Scottish Freight Logistics Advisory Group of Scottish Government • FTA work with Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee of Transport Scotland
Scottish Supply Chain Policy • Scottish Supply Chain Forum • FTA’s pan modal supply chain policy forum for Scottish business and businesses operating to or from Scotland • Contact Chris MacRae • cmacrae@fta.co.uk • 07818 450353 • www.fta.co.uk
Scottish Supply Chain Conference Theo de Pencier, Chief Executive FTA