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#127 – How to Really Make ‘Digital‘ a Success, with Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 23/12/2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis is the Former Director of Global Manufacturing Capacity Footprint and CAPEX at Philip Morris International. Dr. Alexandros has extensive experience in various operations leadership positions, including manufacturing, supply chain, strategy and planning at an affiliate, regional and global level. He is recognized as an empathetic servant leader, passionate about transformation and change management with a strong focus on results delivery, value creation and people activation.

On this week’s episode Dr. Alexandros and Maria discuss:

The dos and don’ts of implementing solutions.
The 2 W’s that can help prevent digital transformation failure.
How to drive excellence in the long run while solving short-term problems.
How important change management bears to digital transformation success.

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#126 – Sustainable Procurement: The Key to Sustainable Supply Chain Management with Daniela Osio

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 22/12/2021

Daniela Osio is the Founder & CEO of Kloopify, a SaaS solution that makes it easy for companies to integrate sustainable sourcing. Formerly at DuPont, Daniela was the Global Risk Management Leader who created, developed, and implemented a Risk Management organization for the $4.0 billion Electronics and Imaging (E&I) Business Unit. She led the warehousing, barge, tank & transloading categories through the DOW and DuPont merger, and in 2019 was named a 30 under 30 Supply Chain Star by the Institute of Supply Chain Management. In 2021 she was awarded the Young Transform Award by the Future Insight Network.

On this week’s episode Daniela and Maria discuss:

How and why she joined the supply chain industry.
Why she founded Kloopify.
How business leaders can foster a culture that celebrates the inclusion of those who come from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in supply chain.

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#125 – Why Digital Transformations Still Fail with Nico Nuerbchen

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 16/12/2021

Nico Nuerbchen is the SVP Global Supply Chain Management at Olympus Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Nico’s career in supply chain management began in 2009 at Hartmann Group where he was a Manager of Group Logistics Management. He then rose through the ranks to become Director Supply Chain Network, Replenishment & Transportation in 2013, before moving to Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe to become the General Manager of Global Supply Chain Management.

On this week’s episode Nico and Maria discuss:

Why digital transformations fail.
How businesses can become more data-driven.
How Olympus is attracting Gen Z talent to help fast-track digital transformations.

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#124 – Creating a ‘Digital First‘ Organization with Bhavin Patel

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 15/12/2021

Bhavin Patel is the Director of Analytics & Innovation at Johnson & Johnson. Bhavin specialises in digital, strategy, & people leadership. He currently manages an organisation poised to drive digital transformation in the supply chain as a competitive advantage. He’s curious to unlock data science, intelligent automation, and process and task mining to advance the way we work. At Johnson & Johnson, Bhavin has acquired experiences through consumer-packaged goods, medical devices, and pharmaceutical industries. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Information Technology from Rutgers University.

On this week’s episode Bhavin and Maria discuss:

How Johnson & Johnson is trying to become a ‘digital first’ organisation.
The challenges of implementing data science within supply chain processes.
The importance of building a data roadmap for successful digital transformation.

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#123 – Saved by E-Commerce: How Landmark Group India Quickly Pivoted During the Pandemic for Survival with Anil Chinnabhandar

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 09/12/2021

Dr. Anil Chinnabhandar is the Senior Vice President of Omni-Retail Planning & Supply Chain at Landmark Group India, one of the largest retail and hospitality companies in India. More broadly Dr. Anil is an engineering and retail planning & supply chain professional; passionate about transforming businesses into more value driven, innovative and profitable organisations. His specialisms include manufacturing, omni retail and supply chain management. He has worked with a number of global businesses such as Woolworths, Harper Collins, LG and Samsung to name a few.

On this week’s episode Dr. Anil and Maria discuss:

How Landmark Group India embraced e-commerce.
The strategy that won him the Chief Supply Chain Officer of the Year award.

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#122 – Making Supply Chain Sexy Again, with Lena Weigele

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 08/12/2021

Lena Weigele is the Head of Supply Chain Performance Europe for WernerCo, the world’s leading manufacturer of ladders and climbing equipment. Prior to obtaining this role, Lena worked in several leading global positions in the area of supply chain and lean manufacturing in companies such as the AptarGroup, Ada Cosmetics International, and Hansgrohe. Lena is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as female empowerment and she does a lot of work in pushing this agenda as a member of the global steering committee and leader of the EMEA Chapter of the WernerCo Women’s Inclusion Network.

On this week’s episode Lena and Maria discuss:

How companies can attract and retain the talent they need for growth.
How Lena got into the world of supply chain.

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#121 – The Latest Trends of 2021 | with Professor Yossi Sheffi of MIT

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 02/12/2021

Dr. Yossi Sheffi is Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems and Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL). He is an expert in supply chain management and is the author of five award-winning books. He published his sixth and latest book, ‘The New (Ab)Normal,’ in October 2020. Under his leadership, MIT CTL has launched many educational, research, and industry/government outreach programs, including the MIT SCALE network involving six academic centres worldwide. In 2016, MIT CTL launched the online supply chain management MicroMasters program, reaching more than 350,000 learners worldwide. Outside academia, Dr. Sheffi has consulted with numerous organisations, and has also founded and co-founded five successful companies, all acquired by large enterprises.

On this week’s episode Dr. Yossi and Maria discuss:

The latest supply chain news and trends.
Dr. Yossi’s predictions on future supply chain disruptions.
The implications of expansionary fiscal policy on inventory management and logistics network strategies.

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#120 – Actionable Insights and Practical Advice on Sustainability with Tom Raftery

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 01/12/2021

Tom Raftery is Global VP, Futurist, & Innovation Evangelist at SAP. For over 5 years he has been responsible for demonstrating the importance innovation has for enterprises. As well as this he is also the Co-founder and Director of Cork Internet eXchange – a hyper energy-efficient, data centre based in Cork, Ireland. At one time he was the Co-founder and Director of Zenith Solutions Ltd., a web applications development company. Tom is passionate about the intersection of technology and sustainability and hosts multiple podcasts centred around this topic.

On this week’s episode Tom and Maria discuss:

How Supply Chain’s can help achieve sustainability targets.
The technologies that can help organisations accelerate their sustainability agendas.

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#119 – Redefining What It Means To Have An End-To-End Understanding Of Your Supply Chain with Armin Sarstedt

Post author By Stefan Dinu
Post date 25/11/2021

Armin Sarstedt is the Former VP of Global Supply Chain at Intel. He has 37 years of experience in semiconductor/micro-electronics, manufacturing, and supply chain. His specialisms include front-end and back-end manufacturing, factory planning and performance management, customer logistics, end-to-end supply chain management, and outsourced manufacturing.

On this week’s episode Armin and Maria discuss:

What having an end-to-end view of your supply chain actually means.
How the priorities of the modern-day supply chain executive have significantly evolved.

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