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