Mantis together with its Bulgarian partner StotactLog, hosted the first Bulgarian Supply Chain Management Forum on June 28th at Hilton Sofia Hotel.

The focus of this event was on Logistics challenges for Food & Beverage, FMCG’s and Logistics Service Providers businesses in the region, highlighting the options available for consulting and software solutions and looking at future needs and expansion possibilities. Also the restrictions and opportunities created by the European Union were explored and discussed in order to be transformed into benefits by the local organizations.

The forum was attended by representatives from major local corporations, key Logistics Service Providers and University professors from all over the country. Senior personnel from leading local companies were present to discuss logistics challenges in their business, and senior executives from Mantis and StoractLog explained to the audience the way these challenges can be faced and the way businesses from Central Eastern Europe, Russia/CIS and Middle East leverage the challenges and opportunities created by the E.U. and the international environment for improved supply chain development.

According to Yiannis Panagiotopoulos, CEO of Mantis, "We took this initiative in order to provide local organizations, with an opportunity to meet informally but informatively with the leading logistics services, software solutions and hardware solution providers in the market, find out about the latest developments and discuss options of mutual interest. Logistics are all about profit and not cost. Logistics can be used to improve a company’s competitiveness. We are very encouraged by the interest of the Bulgarian companies in the forum and we look forward to developing it further in the future."

Nikos Iosif, Mantis’ International Business Development Manager, added: "This forum has been an important step towards logistics development in the local market. More than 100 participants from leading Bulgarian companies, speakers like top university professors, top executives from local businesses and experts of supply chain management solutions and sponsors coming from the local press, hardware providers and Logistics Service Providers, prove the level of the success of this Forum. This is only the beginning. We look forward to working with our Bulgarian partners in building on SCM’s Forum success."

The sponsors who helped this Forum to be successfully delivered are: Logistics Magazine, K-I Logistics, Bella Bulgaria, Alexander Logistics, Fresh Logic, DSV Bektra, Schenker Logistics, Jungheinrich, BCS Bulgaria, Motocar service company.

About StoractLog

StoractLog, is Mantis’ partner in the Bulgarian Market. It belongs to the Storact BG group of companies, the leading supplier of storage systems in the Bulgaria.