Author: Stefan Dinu

Louisa Loran is the Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Solutions EMEA at Google Cloud. Louisa is a passionate business leader with almost 20 years of experience in executive positions at global industry leading B2B and B2C companies. Prior to joining Google, Louisa worked at Mærsk where she played a key role in transforming the business from being a traditional shipping and oil company into one of the most cutting edge digitised logistics companies in the world. Since 2021 Louisa has been spearheading Google’s new Supply Chain Digital Twin solution, which is aiming to give manufacturers, distributors, and retailers unprecedented visibility into their supply chains.

In part two, Louisa and Maria look at leadership and in particular: 

• The difference between IQ and EQ.
• How to successfully implement a “Yes and…” culture.
• Why it is important to show vulnerability as a leader. 

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Louisa Loran is the Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Solutions EMEA at Google Cloud. Louisa is a passionate business leader with almost 20 years of experience in executive positions at global industry leading B2B and B2C companies. Prior to joining Google, Louisa worked at Mærsk where she played a key role in transforming the business from being a traditional shipping and oil company into one of the most cutting edge digitised logistics companies in the world. Since 2021 Louisa has been spearheading Google’s new Supply Chain Digital Twin solution, which is aiming to give manufacturers, distributors, and retailers unprecedented visibility into their supply chains.

In part one, Louisa and Maria discuss breaking down data silos, whilst specifically focusing on: 

• What it is like working for Google.
• The Importance of handling data.
• Why digital transformation projects fail.

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↓ Louisa Loran ↓

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This week we are joined by the authors of From Source to Sold, Knut Alicke & Radu Palamariu.

Knut is a Partner at Mckinsey & Company. As part of the global Supply Chain leadership team he advises companies on a variety of topics including digital supply chains, risk and resilience, advanced analytics and supply chain transformations. Radu is the Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Europe of Alcott Global and the Global Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Practice. Radu works with top management executives in the areas of manufacturing, logistics, transformation, supply chain management and ecommerce. Recently the pair co-authored, From Source to Sold, a book which features a collection of stories from some of the most successful global operations and supply chain business leaders.

On this week’s episode Knut, Radu and Maria discuss: 

• The current state of the global supply chain.  
• What inspired them to write the book.  
• How we can increase the number of CEOs with a background in Supply Chain. 
• How writing the book changed the way they view the Supply Chain. 

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In this special end of year episode Maria looks back at the very best moments from 2022. For those of you that are interested in listening back to the full episodes, the excerpts were taken from the following podcasts:

• #133 – The Promise of Digital Twin Technology: A Mars Wrigley Case Study with Kristen Daihes 
• #144 – Noel Kinder on Operationalizing Sustainability at Nike 
• #149 – Seeing the Signs of Change with Brian Hatch of Flowserve Corporation 
• #154 – Behind Amazon Prime: The worlds most effective supply chain and modernising logistics with Shipium CEO; Jason Murray 
•  #163 – Peter Bolstorff on perfecting your supply chain with the SCOR model

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Linda Goetze is the Co-Founder of DFM Data Corp., Inc., a corporation which delivers technology, standards, and best practices governance for the North America Logistics Industry. As well as this Linda is also the Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Blockchain Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Having spent 13 years as an award-winning educator, Linda now focuses her time on connecting with founders, developers, business builders, innovators and other proponents of positive change around the world.

On this week’s episode Linda and Maria discuss: 

• The significance of obtaining a certification from the ECCMA as a Master Data Quality Manager. 
• How data helps digital transformation projects 
• The impact TUID will have on global supply chains 
• The idea of data being the new oil 
• What people need to understand about blockchain 

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Richard Lloyd is one of the leading Strategy Change Coaches in the Supply Chain space. Throughout his storied career Richard has worked for companies such as Unilever, the Optel Group and o9 Solutions. More recently he has been helping leaders to craft messages that will resonate throughout their business. Finally, Richard is also the Author of, Successful Integrated Planning for the Supply Chain: Key Organisational and Human Dynamics, which provides an invaluable guide for those looking to implement change in their supply chain. 

On this week’s episode Richard and Maria discuss: 

• His early career in theatre 
• Why most transformation projects fail 
• The human factors holding back the supply chain 
• Bias in supply chain management 
• Managing data 

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Peter Bolstorff is the Executive Vice President at the Association for Supply Chain Management, the global leaders in supply chain organisational transformation, innovation and leadership. During his 25-year career Peter has helped companies such as Pragmatek Consulting Group, Imation and 3M improve on their talent development and corporate supply chain performance. Peter is also the author of Supply Chain Excellence, which offers a comprehensive look at the entire value chain process and provides a step-by-step guide for implementing the SCOR Digital Standard, a supply-chain operations reference model which has been around since 1996. 

On this week’s episode Peter and Maria discuss: 

• Starting out as a maths teacher
• Why Supply Chain needs to move together as one 
• The update to the SCOR Digital Standard  
• The difference between operational vs strategic resilience 
• Educational opportunities in Supply Chain 
• Work being conducted by the ASCM Foundation  

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This week we are joined by Bob Rogers and Trevor Miles. 

Trevor Miles is one of the most revered thought leaders in the supply chain space. Throughout his career Trevor has worked for well-respected brands such as Kinaxis, i2 Technologies and SAP. What makes Trevor so unique is his global understanding of not only market needs but also customer requirements. 

Bob Rogers is the co-founder and CEO of Oii.ai, an AI powered cognitive modelling solution, which is looking to help prevent supply chain disruption. Bob actually began his career as an astrophysicist before going on to work for the likes of Intel and AI Healthcare company, Apixio. Bob is now one the leading figures in the nascent world of Artificial Intelligence.

On this week’s episode Bob, Trevor and Maria discuss:  

• How Oii.ai can benefit the supply chain  
• Why the continued dissemination of AI is an inevitability 
• How close we are to being able to predict and navigate uncertainty 
• The ways in which businesses can support technological innovation 

New episodes are released every Wednesday.

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Gaurav Batra is an Ex-Partner at McKinsey & Company. During his 13 years with the world-renowned consultancy firm Guarav co-led their Advanced Electronics Practice in the Americas. Prior to joining McKinsey, Gaurav worked as a senior business manager of corporate development with Capital One, a leading diversified financial services company in the United States. Earlier this year Gaurav co-authored The Titanium Economy, which looked into the industrial tech sector. The book puts forward the idea that manufacturing is an under-appreciated and under-valued sector of the economy. 

On this week’s episode Gaurav and Maria discuss: 

• The impact manufacturing had on his early career  
• His key takeaways from writing The Titanium Economy  
• How to make working in manufacturing more appealing 
• Why manufacturing enables sustainability 
• The future opportunities and challenges the industry will face 

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Adrian Gonzalez is one of the leading analysts in the supply chain space. Throughout his 20 plus years in the industry Adrian has conducted research into topics such as transportation management, logistics outsourcing, global trade management and other supply chain and logistics topics. He is currently the President of Adelante SCM, a peer-to-peer learning and networking community for supply chain and logistics executives and young professionals. As well as this Adrian is also the host of Talking Logistics, an online video talk show and blog which features interviews with Thought Leaders and Newsmakers in the supply chain and logistics industry. 

 

On this week’s episode Adrian and Maria discuss: 

• His key takeaways from the Transporean event 
• Why there is no such thing as the new normal 
• How we can evolve the playbook for success
• The benefits of collaborative shipping 
• Why networks will lead the world 
• The issues the industry needs to address moving forward 

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