News & Events
WSCC Plans Sixth International Meeting for June 2010
Davis, California, USA (March 2010)- After successful meetings in Atlanta (June 2006), Santiago (March 2007), Cape Town (July 2008),
Melbourne (January 2009), and Mendoza (November 2009), the WSCC will meet next in Davis, California, USA. We will first attend the annual meeting of
the American Association of Wine Economists 26-28 June, and then continue on our own 29-30 June to meet with US importers and distributors.
WSCC Holds Fourth Meeting in Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia (January 2009) – Drs. Simon Dundstall and Leorey Marquez and their colleagues hosted the 4th international meeting of the Wine Supply Chain Council January 12-16.
We were delighted to be joined by some of the leaders in the Australian wine industry, including representatives from Orlando Wines, Oxford Landing, Yalumba, and Fosters.
This was also the occasion to welcome our newest member, the National University of Cuyo, from Mendoza, Argentina, represented by Professor
Raymundo Forradellas, who reported on supply chain activities there. It was also a pleasure to meet Professor David Ryan of the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
In addition to the program of talks, we enjoyed interesting visits to BAM Logistics (a wine distributor) and to Ospack (maker of temperature quilts).
Following tours of some key vineyards of the Yarra Valley, the final day was spent in beautiful, secluded Marysville, a small village adjacent to an old growth forest
and national park.
Argentina Now Represented on the Wine Supply Chain Council
Atlanta, GA, USA (November 2008) – The Wine Supply Chain Council welcomes its newest member, The National University
of Cuyo (UNCuyo), which is located in Mendoza, the most important wine-producing region in Argentina. Our new colleagues are centered in the Industrial
Engineering Department and include Professors Ricardo Úngaro, Raymundo “Kike” Forradellas, and Martin Marchetta. Ricardo is head of the department,
Kike directs the Centro de Estudios y Aplicaciones Logisticas, and Martin will lead the instrumentation effort.
A delegation from the Wine Supply Chain Council visited UNCuyo 11-12 November 2008 to coordinate research efforts. The climax of the visit was a dinner hosted
by the governor of Mendoza. Other highlights included meetings with the Minister of Production, Technology, and Innovation, with the President of the National
Institute of Vitiviniculture, with managers of COVIAR and of Bodegas
de Argentina, and with directors of logistics at some of the leading wineries.
UNCuyo is contributing immediately to our project to monitor temperatures of wine shipments. This is of particular interest because many shipments from Mendoza
travel to ports in Chile through the formidable Paso de los Libertadores where there can be risk of cold and delay due to altitude (3,175m). UNCuyo also has recruited
participation of one of the leading international sellers of wine over the internet, Wine of Mendoza, which will enable us to
track wine traveling as air cargo.
July 2008 Meeting of WSCC a Success
Stellenbosch, South Africa (July 2008) – Many thanks to Dr. Esbeth van Dyk and her colleagues at CSIR, South Africa, for hosting the Third
International Meeting of the Wine Supply Chain Council. Participants got a close look at South Africa’s wine industry by touring key wineries in the Stellenbosch
area, including Distell, KWV, Fairview, and Simonsig. On Thursday 24 August, WSCC met with representatives of the South African wine industry for discussion of
research needs regarding supply chain. Read about the meeting here.
We were also pleased to welcome Martin Marchetta of the Logistics Studies and Applications Centre,
the National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
WSCC at IFORS 2008
Sandton, South Africa (July 2008) – Dr. Esbeth van Dyk of CSIR and WSCC has organized a session at the Triennial Meeting of the International
Federation of Operational Research Societies, to be held in Sandton, South Africa. The session is entitled “The Wine Supply Chain” and will include the following talks:
- “Decision support for a wine cellar”, by A. van der Merwe and Dr. E. van Dyk of CSIR and Dr. J. van Vuuren of the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
- “Scheduling and mathematical modeling in a complex wine supply network: a case study”, by Drs. S. Dunstall and R. Weiskircher of CSIRO, Australia.
- “Improving the order management process of a winery using a simulation model”, by Dr. S. Maturana and A. Sanchez of the Catholic University of Chile