Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast

Kim Faulkner, Vice President, Global Demand, Systems & eCommerce-Palmolive, joins us to discuss the outcomes of Colgate-Palmolive's 2020 supply chain agility strategy and what's in store for them in their 2025 reimagine strategy. Kim shares her advice on building agility into the supply chain, arguing agility results from understanding resiliency and where your supply chain's vulnerable spots are. Kim also highlights Colgate-Palmolive's recent sustainability achievements and how sustainability will continue being the front and centre of Colgate's business strategy as they advance. About The Speaker Kim Faulkner, Vice President, Global Demand, Systems & eCommerce of Colgate-Palmolive, joins us to discuss the outcomes of Colgate-Palmolive's 2020 supply chain agility strategy and what's in store for them in their 2025 reimagine strategy. Kim shares her advice on building agility into the supply chain, arguing agility results from understanding resiliency and where your supply chain's vulnerable spots are. Kim also highlights Colgate-Palmolive's recent sustainability achievements and how sustainability will continue being the front and centre of Colgate's business strategy as they advance.

In this session, Ecolab's Vice President of Supply Chain Global Markets, Douglas Guilherme, shares Ecolab's key learnings on virtually serving customers, reacting faster in the face of uncertainty, and ultimately redefining their supply chain in a Covid world. Douglas shares his perspective on the importance of balancing technology with end-to-end collaboration and the importance of hands-on benchmarking for personal growth. About the Speaker Douglas Guilherme is Vice President Supply Chain, International Markets Strategic Planning and Logistics for Ecolab, with the challenge of doubling the business in the coming five years while creating the culture and capability of the next decade. Before joining Ecolab, Douglas spent almost three years with Avon, five years in the Pharma business at Akzo Nobel, and 14 years at Procter & Gamble in Brazil, Panamá, and Colombia, managing manufacturing, logistics, procurement, innovation. Originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Douglas holds a bachelor's degree in pharmacy and biochemistry, a post-graduate diploma in operations, an MBA in business administration and management, and a masters degree in logistics.

In this session, Patrick Delsol, Vice President Global Planning, Logistics, and Supply Chain Operations Europe for Henkel Beauty Care, tells us why digitalization is not merely another IT project. Based on Henkel's digital transformation experiences, Patrick gives us a glimpse of Henkel's key learnings, arguing the quest for getting closer to E2E visibility and how it can be a chaotic journey of discovery and one that requires a startup mindset. About The Speaker Patrick Delsol is a senior supply chain leader with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry with cross-regional leadership. Patrick is skilled in supply chain management, demand and supply planning, SAP ERP and APO, innovation management, and M&A divestment. In his current role as Vice President Global Planning, Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Europe Beauty Care, he is responsible for downstream logistics and end-to-end planning for Henkel's Europe Beauty Care business and the global planning and logistics programs, including digitalization of the supply chain. Patrick has been at Henkel for a year and a half with previous experiences in Reckitt Benkiser, JDE, Thomson Electronics, and Mars, covering most functional and leadership areas of supply chain.

In this session, Anne-Queline Keller, Director of Solution Marketing from Alteryx, joins us to discuss how supply chain leaders can best leverage AI and ML for optimal decision-making. Anne-Queline shares with us her best practice advice on where to embed automation and how best to do this amid all the hype and noise surrounding the use of AI and ML and the added complexity of modern-day disruption and uncertainty. The word 'automation' has negative connotations, but used in the right processes, for the right purpose, it can immediately generate colossal ROI. Anne-Queline shares a unique case-study of how an organization used the design-thinking approach and identified a million-dollar leakage in merely four days. About The Speaker Anne-Queline Keller is the Director of Solution Marketing for Alteryx. She leads the innovation, thought leadership, evangelism, go-to-market, commercialization strategy, planning, and execution for Alteryx's solutions in this role. She has over 20 years of prior enterprise software solutions and services launching validated architectures for companies such as Oracle, SAP, Cisco, and Vmware technologies.

Diversity and inclusion are not new topics. In this podcast, we hear from Donzel Leggett from General Mills about the correlation between diversity and corporate performance/bottom line. How well are you performing in this area? About the speaker Originally from Key West, Florida, Donzel holds both Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Industrial Technology from Purdue University, where he was an Academic All-America and three-time Academic All-Big Ten football player. He also holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University. Before joining General Mills, Donzel spent almost four years with the Quaker Oats Company, where he was an Industrial Engineer, Process Improvement Engineer, and Cereal Processing Department Manager. Donzel has dedicated over 20 years to General Mills and is currently Vice President, Global Manufacturing Excellence, Global Platforms, and Asia/LATAM Supply Chain. As a passionate advocate of equality and anti-racism, Donzel ran for State House Seat in SD 47B to bring progressive values-based leadership to the State Capitol and build a prosperous Minnesota. In July 2020, he founded 'ARCC' The Anti-Racism Commitment Coalition, a group of dedicated people committed to eradicating racism and spreading anti-racism globally.

Building Supply Chain resilience is pivotal to thriving during times of crisis and disruption. In this episode, we speak with Dirk Holbach, CSCO and Corporate VP of Laundry and HomeCare at Henkel, about creating the type of teams that can help a supply chain leader in the Covid era. Given the pace of change and the amount of disruption, it is essential to have adaptable, flexible, and emotionally intelligent leadership and teams. Here we discuss the skills needed and how to hire and retain the right people. About the speaker Dirk Holbach has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain, operations, organizational development, network optimization, purchasing, and sales. He has held various roles on a local, regional and global level at Henkel. He is currently the Chief Supply Chain Officer and Head of World-Wide Supply Chain (manufacturing, planning, logistics, EHS, quality) for Laundry & HomeCare with net sales of 7 billion EUR. His responsibilities include overseeing 6,500 employees in 33 factories and 47 logistic centers in North/Latin America, Western/Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East Africa, Asia-Pacific. Dirk was responsible for the definition and execution of the 2017 - 2020 transformation plan for global footprint with on-going rationalization in mature markets and expansion in emerging markets, including M&A. At the forefront of Henkel's digital transformation journey from 2011-2020, Dirk has been concerned with transforming their global supply chain operations into an Industry 4.0 digital-enabled supply chain.

This episode focuses on the role that compassionate leaders play inside the organization. Why is it crucial for leaders to understand the bigger picture and lead their teams with humanity and compassion rather than managing and imposing change? Creating a culture of trust, where collaboration and interaction with one another are pursued on a daily basis, will help your organization thrive through times of uncertainty and crisis. Sharing with us their take on compassionate leadership and personal experiences are Liesbeth Geels, VP EMEA Supply Chain at Starbucks, Stephanie Crowe, Head of Global Learning at Worldline, and Marian Temmen, Sourcing and Supply Chain Executive at PVH Corp (Co-founder of Craekker at the time of recording). About the speakers Liesbeth Geels is a hands-on, improvement-driven, and committed leader who believes developing people and building relationships are the cornerstones for success. She is experienced in enabling growth, leading transformation, continuous improvement, creating and sharing a vision, coaching people, and positively influencing performance to accomplish tangible results. Liesbeth has devoted over 18 years to Starbucks and is currently VP EMEA Supply Chain. Stephanie Crowe leads leaders to multiply the impact of their people for 10x ROI. As Global Head of Learning at Worldline, her teams employ creative learning methods to fire up talent from the front line through executive leadership so they can multiply their talent. Steph helps the business thrive in disruption by leveraging the enormous potential of its greatest asset: its people. Marian Temmen is a progressive change agent at heart and has been working at the intersection of global supply chain, procurement, and value chain optimization for the last 15 years. He has been steering major transformational turnarounds and M&A integrations across Europe and Asia, translating complex commercial needs into high-performance and agile solutions in dynamic environments. Marian is particularly passionate about a compassionate and emotionally intelligent leadership culture of empowerment and is keen on driving this new agenda into the future.

In this episode with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain - Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, we discuss the essential role that customers play in shaping supply chain decisions. Do you truly know what your customers want? Have you thoroughly mapped out their buying behaviors? And have you put the organization in the eye of the customers? We answer these questions and explore the impact of customer-centricity in the new era of disruption. About the speaker Stuart is a senior supply chain executive with commercial, operational, and general management experience spanning country, regional, and global digital transformation roles within market-leading multinational corporations. He is currently the SVP, Global Supply Chain at Schneider Electric. Stuart is a proven leader in strategy formulation, alignment, and operational execution of complex transformations in parallel to day-to-day enterprise management. Such leadership has seen Stuart deliver continually improved customer and employee satisfaction results and a reputation as an inspiring, challenging, but fair people leader who believes strongly in his team members' coaching and support. Awards 2006 Best Marketing Paper – Anzam Awards co-authored with Dr. John Gattorna. 2018 Gartner SCM Power of the Profession Awards Winner for Customer Innovation "How buying behavior, advanced analytics and digital capabilities help build a customer-centric logistics platform." 2020 Gartner SCM Power of the Profession Awards Winner for "Business Win of the Year" and "Supply Chain Breakthrough of the Year" for SMART Logistics.

The creation of a diverse, supportive, and stimulating work environment is critical for every business's success. In this episode, we discuss the topic of diversity with Beth Morgan, Founder and CEO of boom!, the global community for aspiring and experienced female supply chain professionals, Dirk Holbach, CSCO of Laundry and HomeCare at Henkel, and Allison Bales, Senior Manager Supply Chain & Strategy Development, Laundry and HomeCare, Henkel. What role do women play in driving transformation projects? How do you create a diverse environment? Progress has been made, but much still needs to be achieved. About the speakers Allison Bales Allison began her career with Henkel in 2010 as an intern. After graduating in 2012, Allison was hired into the purchasing division in Arizona as a purchasing manager. In 2015, she relocated to Henkel's Global Supply Chain Office in Amsterdam and took over the role of Global Category Lead for Bleach, Enzymes, and Amines. Changing positions once again, in 2018, Allison moved into the Laundry and HomeCare Supply Chain as Senior Manager of Strategy and Development, focusing on organizational effectiveness, people development/training, and project management. Allison holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Arizona State University, and she is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Beth Morgan Beth Morgan is CEO and Founder of boom!, an online network connecting a cross-industry community of female supply chain professionals worldwide. Launching in September 2019, and with members spanning 40 countries, boom! provides inspiration, learning, and mentoring designed to help aspirational women develop their personal and professional skills and build the network they will need to become future leaders. For over two decades, Beth has worked in the supply chain sector, most recently as Research Vice President at SCM World, a Gartner community for global Chief Supply Chain Officers and their teams. Dirk Holbach Dirk has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain, operations, organizational development, network optimization, purchasing, and sales and has held various roles on a local, regional and global level at Henkel. He is currently the Chief Supply Chain Officer and Head of World-Wide Supply Chain (manufacturing, planning, logistics, EHS, quality) for Laundry & HomeCare with net sales of 7 billion EUR. His responsibilities include overseeing 6,500 employees in 33 factories and 47 logistic centers in North/Latin America, Western/Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East Africa, Asia-Pacific. Dirk was responsible for the definition and execution of the 2017 - 2020 transformation plan for global footprint with on-going rationalization in mature markets and expansion in emerging markets, including M&A. At the forefront of Henkel's digital transformation journey from 2011-2020, Dirk has been concerned with transforming their global supply chain operations into an Industry 4.0 digital-enabled supply chain.

In this episode, we host Yossi Sheffi, MIT Professor and Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), to discuss his latest book: "The New (Ab)Normal." Defined as a must-read for Supply Chain Executives, we explore where the desire for writing this book came from and the advice that leaders can gain from it. What does the future of supply chain look like, and what are the significant trends that will characterize a now irreversibly-changed reality? About the speaker Dr. Yossi Sheffi is Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems and Director of the MIT 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 centers worldwide. In 2016, MIT CTL launched the online supply chain management MicroMasters program, reaching more than 350,000 learners worldwide.

Successful delivery of a Covid-19 vaccine in early 2021 would be an unprecedented achievement in vaccine development history. While vaccine trials are still underway, the supply chain race is on to determine how to inoculate 70% of the world's population, a population of over 5.5 billion people. This panel discussion explores how the pharmaceutical industry can collaborate with key stakeholders to build a robust supply chain from the ground up. This is in a market where the sheer speed of execution and monumental volume are top priorities, yet demand grossly exceeds supply. About the panelists David Simchi-Levi is a Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and the Co-Director of Leaders for Global Operations. His research currently focuses on developing and implementing robust and efficient techniques for logistics and manufacturing systems. He has published widely in professional journals on both practical and theoretical aspects of logistics and supply chain management. Professor Simchi-Levi is widely regarded as one of the most well-respected supply chain thinkers in the world. His involvement with various technology firms and research with world-leading manufacturers means his influence is felt throughout the supply chain profession. Professor Simchi-Levi has also published several seminal books which are used by consultants and supply chain professionals alike for reference to this day. As the Chief Digital Transformation Officerof TraceLink, Roddy Martin is responsible for guiding TraceLink's business transformation initiatives through his expertise and insight into change management and end-to-end digital supply chain strategy. As a recognized industry thought-leader and influencer, Martin has over 36 years of experience advising organizations on implementing end-to-end business operating models in their supply chains through digital transformation, segmentation, and change management. He works closely with senior global leaders and executives from multiple industry verticals. He has detailed experience transforming healthcare and consumer products value chains from point-of-sale to the supply network and manufacturing. Mirko Senatore has been with Pfizer since 2007, holding several key roles in the EMEA Supply Chain organization that brought him to lead both strategic transformational initiatives and operational teams throughout a 13 years tenure. His current position is Global Supply Chain Lead – Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In this role, Mirko oversees the region's transformation and follows mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and new product launches, including launching the disruptive Covid-19 vaccine. Mirko holds a Master's degree in Business Economics from Università Degli Studi di Salerno (Italy), an MSc in Logistics & Supply Chain Management from the Cranfield University (UK), and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business & Technology (US).

In this session, Marcos Paganini, VP of Global Manufacturing Strategy and Deployment at Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health, shares his best practice advice on defining an E2E smart manufacturing and supply chain strategy. Marcos addresses customer-centricity and how to place customers at the heart of all supply chain operations and aligning teams in terms of their service to customers. Marcos also shares his insight into defining a smart manufacturing global technology strategy, making the correct technology choices, and ensuring that technology exists to serve the customer-centric supply chain and driving efficiencies. About the speaker Marcos Paganini is Vice President of Global Manufacturing Strategy and Deployment at Johnson & Johnson, Consumer Health. Marcos is responsible for process standardization across the global manufacturing and supply chain network, focusing on key technology choices and aligning strategy with customer needs. Marcos leads a culture of innovation and facilitates knowledge exchange across the organization. Marcos has worked at J&J for 13 years covering all regions and many different functions. He's a digital pioneer and has a proven track record of driving large scale digital transformations across multi-site manufacturing and distribution centers.

Building Supply Chain resilience is pivotal to thriving during times of crisis and disruption. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Dirk Holbach, CSCO and Corporate VP of Laundry and HomeCare at Henkel about creating the type of teams that can help a Supply Chain leader in the Covid era. Given the pace of change and the amount of disruption, it is essential to have adaptable, flexible and emotionally intelligent leadership and teams. Here we discuss the skills needed and how to hire and retain the right people.

The Chief Supply Chain Officer for today’s crisis and tomorrow’s disruptive future needs to be a Chief Integration Officer. In this episode we speak with Supply Chain icon Chris Tyas about the next generation capabilities of the CSCO. Chris’ unique perspective gives us insight into the skills needed to perform through complexity and build resilience into the Supply Chain in order to gain end-to-end visibility. The role of integration and scenario planning is critical.

In this episode, we speak with Stephan de Barse, Executive Vice President at o9 Solutions about the latest trends in Supply Chain Transformation. Stephan offers us a unique perspective on the Transformation challenges impacting supply chain leaders today, as well as best practice and advice on overcoming them.

In part 2 of our interview with Supply Chain thought-leader, Lora Cecere, we explore the changing landscape of the Supply Chain profession since its inception to the era of disruption. What are the fundamental qualities of a good Supply Chain leader today? What is Supply Chain excellence and how can leaders capitalise on the opportunities created by the covid-era?

Understanding the demand signal is one of the most important and powerful tools to deliver value to your business and your client. In this episode, we speak with Pawel Jonczy, Global Supply Chain Director - Feminine Care of P&G about his passion: Demand Sensing. Pawel shares with us effective techniques to use Demand Sensing in creating business value. We hear about Pawel’s experience in making Demand Sensing work for his division at P&G.

This is an exciting episode with the authors of a recent book, “Digital Supply Networks” talking about the practical guidelines for implementing Digital Transformation today. This book is a road map for implementing effective digital strategies and tactics in Supply Chain and smart manufacturing.

This episode offered us a chance to speak with Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights about the extensive research Supply Chain Insights have conducted over the last few years. Lora speaks with us about her data driven approach to understanding why so many Supply Chains are stuck and underperforming vs their peer groups. This is an exciting and insightful piece of research that will change the way you build your Supply Chain.

The failure to successfully implement Digital Transformation lies squarely in the ability to navigate technical and cultural change in a complex environment. In today’s episode, we speak with Dave Koss, a retired US Navy Captain, Top Gun Strike Fighter and Blue Angels pilot, as well as Stephan de Barse, Executive Vice President of o9 Solutions to see what lessons we can learn from the military approach to implementing change in today’s Covid era. Both of our guests bring a unique approach to the world of Digital Transformation from a cultural and technical perspective.

Siobhan Pandya, Director of Continuous Improvement at Mary Kay, speaks with us about the best practices for implementing continuous improvement to drive agility, flexibility and resilience in today’s Supply Chain. The Covid era calls on us to rewrite the rule books on business processes and everything we know about our customers. How can Continuous Improvement help us navigate the complexities of the unknown in this VUCA world?

In this podcast episode, we speak with Retired 3 Star General, Larry Wyche, about leading through crisis and complexity. We discuss the role of leadership in a fast-paced and disruptive environment and get practical insight and advice from an experienced Supply Chain professional whose decisions in the industry were literally a matter of life or death.

Thilak Mahendran, Senior Client Engagement Lead for AI at IBM joins us to discuss the opportunities, possibilities and challenges of implementing AI in today’s Supply Chain. Thilak walks us through the use of Augmented Intelligence in creating a future-proof business that will not only create business value but will also enhance the life of its employees.

In this episode, we speak with Pat McLagan, author and thought leader about the deep transformational change in the supply chain. During this session, Pat offers us an explanation of the 4 types of change and gives us practical guidelines and advice for managing change during complexity. We discuss the opportunities and challenges leaders have in managing change.

In this episode of FIN TV we speak with Andrea Martin, Leader of the Watson Center in Munich and Member of the German Parliament Commission for AI on the current and future landscape of AI and Robotics. We discussed the opportunities, challenges and critical success factors for the implementation of AI in the Supply Chain.

Why are Digital Transformation projects still failing to live up to the hype? Why do they fail in general? In this session, we hear from Kelsey Hudspeth from IBM Watson Center Munich, about the role people have to play in digital transformation. We also talk about practical use cases for blockchain in creating a sustainable Supply Chain.

Radu Palamariu, CEO of Alcott Global, speaks to us about the evolution of the Supply Chain profession through the years. In this episode, we discuss a roadmap for success from Supply Chain Executive to Chief Supply Chain Officer. Radu offers us his viewpoint on attracting and retaining top talent in today’s complex and competitive environment and gives insight into the companies succeeding.

In this episode, we speak with Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thought-leader and Author, Nada Sanders about the keys to success in implementing and using Artificial Intelligence in business today. The failure rate of digital transformation projects is worrying. Professor Sanders helps us understand the critical aspects that are needed in order to ensure the successful implementation of AI in any business. Her book, “Humachine: Humankind, Machines and the Future of Enterprise” gives us valuable insights into the collaboration between human and machine, in order to drive successful digital transformation.

Marisa Schoeman from Diageo talks to us about building strong teams to lead the resilient Supply Chain of the future. Marisa gives us practical advice and pointers for both attracting and managing tomorrow’s planning leaders. We also discuss the opportunities that lie ahead for the demand planner of the future.

In this episode, we speak with Alicia McKay, Author, Podcast Host, leadership and strategy expert about change and transformation. We talk about effective strategies for leading through change and why so many transformation projects fail.

Our guest, Philip Greenfield, European Supply Chain Director at Dyson, has had a colourful and varied experience across the entire Supply Chain function. In this episode, we explored multiple topics: from the impact of COVID on Supply Chain to the importance of demand sensing technology. We also explored the critical importance of working collaboratively and across multiple functions in order to build a resilient and effective Supply Chain.

In today’s episode, we speak with Paulo de Tarso M Gomes, VP, Global Supply Chain, South America for Schneider Electric about the past, present and future of the Supply Chain function. We talked about the opportunities and challenges of Industry 4.0 and how to implement Digital Transformation projects during times of crisis and complexity.

Maria Jesus Saenz from MIT joins us to discuss multiple case studies and research on the successful digital transformation journey of many companies. We hear about the impact of the current pandemic on the future of digital Supply Chains.

In this episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Anne Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer of Kinaxis about why so many Digital Transformation projects fail. We discussed how using the principles of Change Management can pave the way for the success of any digital transformation endeavour. Dr. Robinson, who brings a wealth of industry experience to the conversation also reminded us of the need to focus on process and people, as well as technology in building a resilient and agile Supply Chain.

We sit down with Vince Mozik, VP of Education and Instructor at APICS NTX and Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas and discuss the attributes and traits of tomorrow’s Supply Chain leader. How can organizations hire, retain, and develop tomorrow’s leaders in the current environment?

In this episode, we speak with Wayne Rothman, VP Partnerships & External Supply Janssen Pharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson about the role of the Supply Chain leader over the years and what the outlook is for the new normal. Wayne talks to us about “Digital Dexterity”, building effective teams and how to create the right environment for a successful Digital Transformation project.

In this episode of FIN: TV we speak with Stephan de Barse, EVP of o9 Solutions, and discuss the practical steps for Digital Transformation in the age of Covid. We speak about scaleable change that can transform your Supply Chain to operate in an unpredictable world.

During this episode, we hear from Neil Ackerman, Global Head Advanced Supply Chain Technology, Middle East, and Africa from Johnson & Johnson about the changing landscape of Supply Chain management and the role of the Supply Chain leader. Complexity and unpredictability are the order of the day and the Supply Chain leader has the opportunity to emerge as one of the most important people within their organization. We also discuss the value of demand sensing and why companies need to embrace this technology now.

In this episode, we speak with Author and Founder of SCM Globe, Michael Hugos, about the perfect synergy between people and technology in using data to make better decisions. Michael’s sometimes controversial views challenge our thinking around the use of technology in the Supply Chain function. We discuss how to create the collaborative Supply Chain of the future. SCM Globe provides Supply Chain management simulation technology that is engaging, educational, and entertaining. If you would like to find out more, click here.

In this episode, Roddy Martin, Digital Strategy Leader at Tracelink, talks about the importance of Demand Forecast accuracy in helping organisations build a resilient Supply Chain. Roddy gives us essential tips for leaders in developing a path to gaining true visibility and delivering value to their clients. This is the only way to survive and thrive in a VUCA world.

In this episode, Declan Supple, Former VP Global Supply Chain of Stada talks to us about the challenges and opportunities facing Supply Chain leaders today. We explore the way the role has evolved over the years and what is in store for the post-COVID future.

Adrian Hernandez, Founder, and CEO of Simplicity Works joins us to talk about his company’s use of 3D Bonding technology to disrupt the shoe manufacturing industry. In this episode, we look at the opportunities in the manufacturing and Supply Chain industries in the post-COVID world.

In this episode, we speak with Sergio Gamboa, Associate Director, Global Business Process Improvement at Ansell, about the risks, challenges, and opportunities of manufacturing during COVID-19. We discuss the importance of looking at existing and past management philosophies like Lean and Six Sigma, as well as new ways of working, in order to quickly adapt to our new normal.

In this episode, we speak with Cihan Muderrisoglu, Global Operations Planning and Development Director for Danone about the unintended opportunities of the current crisis. We discuss the future of e-commerce and how advanced planning plays a critical role in a business’ ability to overcome crisis and complexity.

In today’s episode, we sit down with Hank Ackerman, former VP Global Supply Chain at Prince International Corporation to talk about the importance of the Supply Chain leader coming to the forefront of business. We talked about the opportunities that crises can present to Supply Chain professionals in evolving their business models and creating a resilient, agile and adaptable business.

Is your Supply Chain agile enough to withstand the next disruption? In this episode, we speak with Roddy Martin, Chief Digital Strategist at TraceLink to discuss the path to creating an integrative and agile Supply Chain for the future. We talk about the role of the CSCO in a new post-COVID world and how these leaders are fundamental in building a resilient business.

Dr. Max McKeown, Strategist, Innovator, Speaker, Coach, and Psychologist, gives us valuable leadership tactics and techniques for working through crises. In this episode, we discuss the methodologies for employing innovation to get results now and we learn about ways to use our curiosity to drive action.

In this session, we speak with Claire Milner, SVP EMEA Business for Kinaxis, about the old vs new Supply Chain. Disruption is the new norm. So, how do Supply Chain leaders plan for the unplannable? We discuss the need for greater visibility and agility in an ever-changing and fast-paced world and how achieving this will be vital for success in a post-COVID world.

Mirko Senatore, Global Supply Chain Lead - European Distributor Markets for Pfizer gives us his best advice for what to do during a crisis. During this episode we discuss the benefits of collaboration, sticking to tried and tested processes and the unintended opportunities that a crisis can give you.

In this episode, we are joined by Stephen Day, Chief Procurement Officer of Kantar, where we explore the fragility of today’s vulnerable Supply Chains and what leaders can do to explore the opportunities available to them. We discuss new ways of thinking and creating diverse teams to drive innovation.