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Monthly Round-up: March 2023

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 31/03/2023

In this special monthly round-up episode of Transform Talks, Maria looks back at some of the best moments from March. For those of you that are interested in listening back to the full episodes, the excerpts were taken from the following podcasts:

#172 – Max Vliegenthart and Daniëlle van der Ende on why holistic pricing will change the dynamic between CPG and retailers
International Women’s Day – Celebrating inspirational women and highlighting their incredible careers
#173 – Martin Bysh on how to implement a culture of fairness, openness and collaboration in logistics
#174 – Abdelaziz Salah and Emilie Lowenbach on the challenges of developing a sustainable supply chain
#175 – Tonya Jackson on leveraging disruption to build a more resilient Supply Chain

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#175 – Tonya Jackson on leveraging disruption to build a more resilient Supply Chain

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 29/03/2023

Tonya Jackson is the Senior Vice President, Chief Product Delivery Officer at Lexmark, one of the leading providers of printing and imaging products. Tonya has been with Lexmark since its inception in 1991 and has worked for the company in some shape or form for almost 40 years. During that time she has held various management roles. In 2020 her role was expanded to include development and service delivery.

On this week’s episode Tonya and Maria discuss:

The key to her longevity at Lexmark.
Leveraging disruption to build a more resilient Supply Chain.
How the company has benefited from bringing together the Product Design and Supply Chain teams.

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#174 – Abdelaziz Salah and Emilie Lowenbach on the challenges of developing a sustainable supply chain

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 22/03/2023

Joining us this week are Abdelaziz Salah and Emilie Lowenbach from Ecotone, Europe’s leading organic, vegetarian, health and fair-trade food company. Ecotone’s brands include many pioneers and market leaders such as Bjorg, Bonneterre, Clipper, Whole Earth and Allos. In 2019, the company became Europe’s first multinational B Corp food business.

On this week’s episode Abdelaziz, Emilie and Maria discuss:

The responsibility of being awarded the world’s highest B Corp score.
The challenges of running a sustainable supply chain.
COP15’s landmark agreement on biodiversity

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#173 – Martin Bysh on how to implement a culture of fairness, openness and collaboration in logistics

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 15/03/2023

Martin Bysh is the co-founder & CEO of Huboo, an award-winning order fulfilment service for eCommerce sellers. Huboo has grown at a remarkable rate since its launch in 2017 and is now responsible for shipping an average of five million packages a year. More importantly perhaps the company has been able to achieve this tremendous growth whilst implementing the type of culture that is rarely seen in fulfilment and logistics.

On this week’s episode Martin and Maria discuss:

How supply chain simulation games can help solve the skills gap in the industry.
The key to achieving a 1% churn rate.
How to best deal with and avoid burnout.

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International Women’s Day – Celebrating inspirational women and highlighting their incredible careers

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 08/03/2023

In this special International Women’s Day edition of Transform Talks, Maria looks back at some of the conversations she has had with the fantastic women we have had on the show in the past 12 months. For those of you that are interested in listening back to the full episodes, the excerpts were taken from the following podcasts:

#140 – People’s Collaboration and Metaverse Meetings with Sheri Hinish of IBM and Justin Goldston of Penn State University
#143 – Optimising Supply Chain Waste with Stephanie Benedetto of Queen of Raw
#152 – Creating the supply chain solution for e-commerce brands with Kathleen Chan of Calico- working with Serena Williams
#159 – Dana von der Heide on how diversity and inclusion will help Supply Chain fix its image problem
#168 – Louisa Loran on how Google is breaking down data silos and the power of empathetic leadership – Pt 2

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#172 – Max Vliegenthart and Daniëlle van der Ende on why holistic pricing will change the dynamic between CPG and retailers

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 01/03/2023

Joining us this week are Max Vliegenthart and Daniëlle van der Ende from Visualfabriq, the world’s frontrunner in AI enhanced revenue growth management. Founded in 2013, Visualfabriq is looking to solve the key pain points in an industry dominated by legacy systems. Their platform uses a mixture of integrated data, artificial intelligence and workflows to greatly empower CPG employees and create more profit.

On this week’s episode Max, Daniëlle and Maria discuss:

The benefits of holistic pricing.
How the dynamics between CPG and retailers is shifting.
Why brand loyalty amongst consumers is waning.
Why companies need to update their planning cycle.

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#171 – Sami Naffakh on why it is time to transition from a Supply Chain to a Supply Ecosystem

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 22/02/2023

Sami Naffakh is Chief Supply Officer at Reckitt, one of the leading hygiene, health and nutrition companies in the world. Sami oversees Reckitt’s end-to-end supply chain operations, as well as the advancement of the company’s quality and health & safety functions. During his 25 year career Sami has worked for some of the worlds largest fast moving consumer goods companies such as Unilever, Danone and Estee Lauder. Sami’s wealth of international leadership experience means that he is now considered one of the most influential figures in the space. In fact, Sami was recently awarded 1st spot in the 2022 edition of the Top 28 Supply Chain Executives Europe.

On this week’s episode Sami and Maria discuss:

Who has had the biggest influence in Sami’s career.
How Reckitt was able to scale product supply in the midst of a pandemic.
The idea that we are transitioning from a Supply Chain to a Supply Ecosystem.

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#170 – Brad Zak on how lean transformation work helps rectify the disconnect between sourcing and logistics

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 15/02/2023

Brad Zak is the Managing Director at Best Lean Solution, a management consulting company specialising in the application of lean and digital methods. Brad has over two decades of experience in designing and leading transformational changes in both the manufacturing and service sectors. As a firm proponent of lean, Brad uses the principles he learnt during his formal training in Japan to help companies achieve consistent results.

On this week’s episode Brad and Maria discuss:

Why lean transformation work is needed now more than ever
The disconnect between sourcing and logistics
The ever changing mindsets in Supply Chain
What excites Brad about the future

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#169 – Richie Hecker on why we are not set-up for fluctuating levels of supply and demand.

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 08/02/2023

Richie Hecker is the Managing Director of leading product distribution company, Traction & Scale. Richie is an experienced supply chain & tech executive who excels at building profitable import and export businesses. His expertise in the field has helped Traction & Scale become one of the global players in medical supplies. As well as all this Richie is also a leading opinion writer on the topics of innovation and government. His writing has been featured in Fox, TechCrunch, Observer & the Wall Street Journal.

On this week’s episode Richie and Maria discuss:

Being prepared for fluctuating levels of supply and demand.
The drawbacks of the just-in-time model.
The applicability of predictive modelling for Supply Chains.

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