Conference 2025 – Developing New Technologies in Aligning Supply Chains with the Consumer Experience.SC Security Management by increasing the Resilience of inter-Organizational Collaboration Agreements
————————————————————————— BUSINESS & ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP Supply Chain Management for Efficient Consumer Response Online Conference Program 11-12 December 2025 ————————————————————————— 16st Supply Chain Management for Efficient Consumer Response Conference ————————————————————————– Developing New Technologies in Aligning Supply Chains with the Consumer Experience. SC Security Management by increasing the Resilience of inter-Organizational Collaboration Agreements First day – Thursday 11 December 2025 09:00 – 09:30 Recording presentations / Connection SCM4ECR Conference | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams 09:30 – 10:00 (Bucharest Time Zone -Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), UTC +3) Inauguration – Welcome Speech OXFORD Hall Valahia University of Târgoviște Time: December 11, 2025, 09:30 AM Bucharest (GMT+3) Chairmans Host & Organizers: Virgil POPA and Ruediger HAGEDORN 9:45 – 9:50 Welcome address by the Conference Host & Organizer Virgil POPA 9:50 – 9:55 Welcome address by the Vice Rector of Valahia University of Târgoviște Professor Daniel Emil Constantin DUNEA, PhD. Hab. 9:55 – 10:00 Welcome address by the Conference, Host & Organizer Ruediger HAGEDORN 1st Session 11 December 2025 9:30 – 15:00 Conference Presenter – Alina TĂBÎRCĂ, Lecturer, Ph.D. Time: Dec 11, 2024, 9:30 AM Bucharest (GMT+3) Session Chairman: Professor Theodor PURCĂREA 10:00 – 10:40 Keynote Speakers: Ruediger HAGEDORN and Gerd WOLFRAM (on-line Paris & Cologne) The Consumer Goods Forum and IoT Innovation & Consult (Cologne, Germany) Architect the Future of Trade Subtitle: Become the “Interoperable Talent” who connects physical logistics with digital intelligence and AI agents. 10:40 – 11:00 Discussion & Change connection 11:00 – 12:25 Speaker: Professor Virgil POPA Ph.D. (On-site) Founder & Coordinator of Supply Chain Management for Efficient Consumer Response Conferences Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Supply Chain Management Journal Valahia University of Târgoviște Design and Redesign the Resilient Security of Supply Chains with the New Technologies in Enhancing Enthusiasm and Consumer Experience 11:25 – 11:30 Discussion & Change connection 11:30 –11:55 Speaker: Professor Costel NEGRICEA Ph.D. Hab and Rector – Romanian American University Assistant Prof. Ioan Matei Purcărea Ph. D. Romanian American University (On-line) Enhancing Consumer Phygital Experience at the Confluence between E-Commerce and E2E Digital Supply Chain Transformation 11:55 – 12:00 Discussion & Change connection 12:00 – 12:25 Speakers: Riana Iren RADU, Mioara CHIRIȚĂ (On-line) Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0 for IT–OT Integrated, Consumer-Centric Supply Chains 12:25 – 12:30 Discussion & change connection 12:30 – 12:55 Speaker: Assistant Prof. Ioan Matei Purcărea Ph. D. Romanian American University Improving Student Experience and University E2E Value Creation. Preparing the Transition from Gen AI to AI Agents 12:55 – 13:00 Discussion & Change connection 13:00 – 13:25 Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Paula BAJDOR, Ph.D. Hab. (Online) Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Multi-criteria-based approach in Environmental Performance Index evaluation 13:25 – 13:30 Discussion & Change connection 13:30 – 14:00 Coffee Break 14:00 – 14:25 Speakers: Susan MUGO , Henry YATICH and Appolonius KEMBU (Online) Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya Impact of lead time on supply chain responsiveness within apparel manufacturing companies 14:25 – 14:30 Discussion & Change connection 14:30 – 14:55 Speaker: Assistant Prof. Angela-Nicoleta COZORIC I (Online) Stefan cel Mare University Suceava, Romania Emerging Technologies for Consumer-Centric Supply Chains in the Smart Digital Age 14:55 – 15:00 Discussions & Close Session Second day – Friday – 12 December 2025 SCM4ECR Conference | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams 2nd Session 10:00 – 15:15 (Bucharest Time Zone -Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), GMT +3) Conference Presenter Lecturer Alina TĂBÎRCĂ, Ph.D. Session Chairman: Professor Virgil POPA 10:00 – 10:25 Speakers: Prof. Tomasz JAŁOWIEC, Ph.D. Hab., Katarzyna PIETRZYK – WISZOWATY Ph.D.,Małgorzata ZYSIŃSKA, Ph.D (Online) (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Management Institute, Poland War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland Motor Transport Institute, Poland) Prospects and challenges of using artificial intelligence in the logistics sector 10:25 – 10:35 Discussion & Change connection 10:35 – 11:20 Speaker: Professor Theodor PURCĂREA (On-line) Professor at the Romanian American University Member of the Advisory Board of the Romanian Competition Council President of the Romanian Distribution Committee Supply Chains’ Digital Transformation and AI’s impact on Retail Operations Until Hyper-Personalization Enhancing Consumer Experiences and Driving Growth 11:20 – 11:30 Discussion & change connection 11:30 – 11:55 Speaker: Associate Prof. Mihaela ȘTEȚ, ing. Ph.D. ec. Ph.D. (On-line) Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania Dynamics of Resilience in Food Retail Supply Chains of Romania Following Recent Disruptions and Adaptation Strategies 11:55 – 12:00 Discussion & change connection 12:00 – 12.25 Speaker: Professor Michael BOURLAKIS Ph.D. (On-line) Director of Research for Cranfield School of Management Group Head (Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management) and Director of Centre for Logistics & Supply chain Management – Cranfield University Building resilience in modern supply chains 12:55 – 13:00 Discussion & change connection 12:30 – 12:55 Speaker: Professor Dariusz GRALA (On-line) War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland (Dean at Management and Command Faculty) Military supply chain security – current challenges 12:55 – 13.00 Discussion & change connection 13:00 – 13:25 Assoc. Prof. Marta STAROSTKA-PATYK Ph.D. Hab. (On-line) Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Can Supply Chains Really ‘See’ People? Human Activity Recognition: Breakthrough Innovation or Costly Illusion? 13:25 – 13:30 Discussion & Change connection 13:30-13:55 Speaker: Assistant Professor Gökhan KIRBAÇ (On-line) Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey Supply Chain Integration and Control Tower Approach within the Scope of Efficient Consumer Response 13:55 – 14:00 Discussion & Change connection 14:00 – 14:25 Speakers: Student Ph.D. Silviu-Ionel STOICA, Professor Valentin RADU Ph.D. hab. (On-site) Valahia University of Târgoviște Bibliometric Analysis of Supply Chain Management and Efficient Consumer Response Concepts in Digital Economy 14:25 – 14:30 Discussion & change connection 14:30 – 14:55 Speakers : Asociate Prof. George Chirita, Riana Iren Radu, Mioara Chirita (On-line) Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania Supply Chain Digital Twins in Security and Financial Risk Management of Inter-Organizational Collaboration 14:55 – 15:00 Discussion & change connection 15:00 – 15:15 Conclusions and Conference Closing Speech Ruediger HAGEDORN and Virgil POPA |