2017 May, 15-16, Odette 2017 International Conference and Exhibition was hold in Berlin, Germany. There are more than 150 automotive supply chain relatedenterprises, together with around 300 experts around the world join the conference.

The topic of Odette 2017 is “Where automotive logistics and automotive IT come together”. Based on this theme, various seminars and presentations were delivered to the audience. With globalization and informatization, supply chain management in Middle-East, Asia, Africa and South-America increasingly become an important issue. Managers from Continental Group, Michelin, and DHL as well as other important automotive manufactures and logistic service providers shared their experience in expanding business in the uprising developing countries. Meanwhile, since the unpredictable economical and political status after Brexit, and the frequent natural hazard, Automotive Supply Chain Risk Management is also a crucial issue of the conference.

CEDEX, as the mere Chinese EDI service provider join the conference, was frequently visited by different European automotive enterprises. Together with CALA, who was invited as a special guests of Odette to join the conference, CEDEX had a very productive and progressive conversation with the Chair of Odette Ms. Ingrid Lundberg. Odette 2017 international conference provides CEDEX a great opportunity to meet and explore our business partners and business opportunities globally.