Bicara Supply Chain

Guest Name : Ken Titmuss,  CEO at  Ken Outsourcing Services.  Language : Indonesian, Publication date:  May, 21. 2020 Ken is a Supply Chain, Operations and Manufacturing consultant. He has run his own business, Kent Outsourcing Services, and has worked with well over 200 companies assisting them in all aspects of their manufacturing planning and control systems and providing their employees with education courses to raise their level of understanding of Operations and Supply Chain Management. Ken has been very involved with SAPICS for last 30 years from running the Cape Town Chapter, to being on the Board of Directors and holding the position of President for two terms of 2 years. Ken is an APICS Master Instructor for the CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, Principles Series, Lean Program as well as for the APICS Instructor Development Programs. He is also Member of VCARE’s Education and Research Executive Board (EREB), Canada. In this episode we cover the top ten reasons that contribute to Inaccurate Inventory; starting from education and training, cycle counting, Policies, Procedures and Computer Work Instructions, Housekeeping, Receiving, Warehouse Security, Visible Performance Measures, Shipping, Discipline, Continuous Improvement. Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-titmuss-4408341/

Guest Name : Canda Rozier,  President at  Collabra consulting.  Language : Indonesian, Publication date:  May, 19. 2020 Canda is a former Chief Procurement Officer at multiple global companies, who lead the formation of the global sourcing and procurement organizations, and drove P2P transformation. She currently is  President of Collabra Consulting, which focuses on sourcing and procurement projects.  In 2019 Canda was awarded the SIG Sourcing Star award for thought leadership in strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier management.  She known as a proven leader in designing and executing sustainable process and operational improvements and has an extensive experience in acquisition due diligence and integration, divestiture of operating units, and sourcing synergies. Connect with her on : https://www.linkedin.com/in/csrozier/ Highlighted questions: What are negotiation process in procurement; and why does it play a critical role in today’s business? What are key success factors for an effective procurement negotiation? What advice can you offer to the procurement professional to improve their negotiation skills ? Can you please tell us any tips and techniques for winning the negotiation ?

Guest Name : Jarot Anorogo,  Principal consultant at  PQM Consultant.  Language : Indonesian, Publication date:  May, 16. 2020 Jarot is a principal consultant at PQM consultant, based in Indonesia. He has worked for more than 20 years in the field of operations and supply chain. Prior to this role, he was working in various roles at multi national companies such as : Panasonic and ADR Group. His specialization focuses on: Lean implementation, Supply chain management, Agile and design thinking, Total productive management,  TQM and core tools, and also business process improvement.  As principal consultant, he helps company in implementing a Lean and effective supply chain management, this including the industry in sectors of banking & financial, services and healthcare. Visit more on : https://pqm.co.id/ He hold B.Sc and M.Sc in Industrial Engineering and certified supply chain professional (CSCP) from the APICS, US. Highlighted questions: How do you see a current trends of Supply chain and our people's capabilities to support the growth of supply chain in Indonesia and region? How do you see a profession of supply chain recently ? What are key skills and competencies need for a professional in supply chain? What advice can you offer to the business leader for scale up their supply chain (i.e in term of people, system, business process etc...) Can you please us the success story from your client when their improving the supply chain? Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarot-anorogo-5a083318/

Guest Name : Adebayo Adeleke,  President and CEO at  Adebayo Adeleke LLC.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 14. 2020 Adebayo Adeleke is President and CEO at Adebayo Adeleke LLC. He is an entrepreneur, retired U.S Army Officer and global thought leader. Adebayo is also a Managing Partner at Pantote Solutions LLC (Dallas, TX), a Principal Partner and Senior Supply Chain Consultant for Epot Consulting Limited and a Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at the Sam Houston State University. He is also a distinguished member of the bipartisan New American Economy, a coalition of business leaders and Mayors launched by Michael Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch to influence policymakers and public opinion towards comprehensive immigration reforms. His profound knowledge and expertise in the fields of Risk Management and Security, Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Leadership and Geopolitics, Diversity and Inclusion makes him a positive influencer, thought leader and generator of authentic ideas and novel scenarios that birth winning experiences for individuals, organizations, and governments.  Visit more on : https://adebayoadeleke.com/  The following questions were being asked : Leadership is playing a critical role in supply chain management; especially in order to address the demands of a global economy. What is your view on this ? Adopting dynamic leadership behaviors may be what supply chain functions need to close the skills gaps and retain in the strategic-talent.  Can you please tell us a bit about the dynamic leadership ?  and how has the organization put these dynamic leadership into practice This is a question we have been asked numerous times by the CEOs searching for the right person to lead their supply chain strategies: What are the critical skills of supply chain leaders ? Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adebayoadeleke/

Guest Name : Dr. Marcell Vollmer,  Chief Innovation Officer at Celonis.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 12. 2020 Marcell is Chief Innovation Officer at Celonis where  he focuses on supporting customers and partners to define and execute digital transformation strategies globally.  Prior to this role he was Chief Digital Officer at SAP where he drove strategies to help the world’s leading companies to eliminate procurement and supply chain complexity. Before that he was Chief Procurement Officer at SAP where he led over 200 professionals who managed billions in global spend volume and created a shared services team. Prior to that he held strategic project and finance roles roles at SAP. Before SAP, he worked for DHL Express as a manager of several integration projects in finance, controlling and HR. He earned his degree in Economics from the University of Hamburg in Germany. About Celonis Celonis (www.celonis.com) is the New York- and Munich-based leader in Enterprise Performance Acceleration software. Built on the process mining technology it pioneered, its Intelligent Business Cloud helps organizations to rapidly remove operational friction to become a superfluid enterprise. Companies around the world including Siemens, L’Oreal, Uber, Citi, Airbus and Vodafone rely on Celonis to guide action and drive change to business processes, resulting in millions of dollars saved and extraordinary customer experiences. The following questions were being asked : How do you see the major trends in driving digital transformation disruption in 2020 and beyond ? What advice can you offer to the business leader when they want to start the transformation ? What are key success factors in implementing the digital transformation ? Why talent is the core factor for digital transformation objectives ? What are typically a major challenges and how to deal with uncertainty when companies are doing the transformation. Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcellvollmer/

Guest Name : Susan Walsh,    Founder at The Classification Guru.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 10. 2020 Susan is a founder at The classification guru. She has years of experience in classifying data; working with multiple taxonomies. She’s worked at the core of data classification, and has managed, trained and developed large teams of data classifiers. Prior to that, she had the first business, a women's clothing shop, and before that she spent a decade in sales and account management in FMCG organisations, which gives her the unique position of observing the data from both a technical and corporate perspective. The classification guru helps businesses and procurement professionals solve the problem of getting reliable insights from their spend data in order to save money and make better business decisions that they can deliver back to their organisation faster and more cost-effectively than using large consultancies or spend analytics providers. See the details on : https://www.theclassificationguru.com/our-services The following questions were being asked : How do you see the importance of data strategy in a procurement’s role? What advice can you offer to the procurement leaders on how to build a more “clean” and “structured” data, so that they can be beneficial for supporting the spend-management and other purposes in procurement’s role? What are key success factors in building a data strategy ? Many leaders say that the future of procurement is data driven. What are your thoughts on this ? Do you see any correlation with building a data strategy which we’re talking about ? Connect her on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanewalsh/

Guest Name :Mike Mortson,   Founder and CEO at Supply Chain Game Changer.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 07. 2020 Mike is a founder and CEO at Supply Chain Game Changer.  It is  Supply Chain Blog for Transformative Change. A Forum for sharing experiences and expertise in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Management, Logistics, Distribution, Procurement and Change Leadership. Prior to this role, he was a Vice President, Supply chain at Indigo and then Celestica. Visit the website on: supplychaingamechanger.com His specialties focus on: All Aspects of Manufacturing, Warehouse Operations, Aftermarket Operations, Retail Supply Chain management, as well as Supply Chain, Inventory and Freight/Logistics Management  Key takeaways : How do you see the disruptive technologies with respect to supply chain? What're a major changes looks like in the next 5 to 10 years from now? What are the biggest risks facing supply chain leaders with regards to the digitization in supply chain? What skill mix required to overcome the challenges in digital supply chain ? Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mortson-5864511/

Guest Name : Azuka Okeke,   Regional Director, Africa Resource Centre for Supply Chain.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 05. 2020 Azuka is currently serving as a Regional Director for Africa Resource Centre for Supply Chain. She oversees supply chain transformation projects in several African countries with a key focus on Nigeria, Azuka is an expert in engaging governments and is currently serving as a thought partner and advisor to national ministries of health in Africa. She is a leader in facilitating private sector collaborations with public sector and has done this on platforms such as the World Economic Forum. Currently, she has pioneered the setting up of a supply chain membership platform for the private sector in Nigeria that has strengthened private sector spending for public health.  She has over 15 years’ experience working on several international and local development projects and has successfully supported the institutionalization of sustainable solutions in public health delivery in Nigeria. Project experiences range across a number of different donor groups and implementing partners including; BMGF, USAID, GAVI and The Global Fund. A proud Canon Collins Scholarship recipient (2011- 2013); Commonwealth Scholar (2013); and member West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacist. Received training from prestigious world class institutes namely Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University and University of Liverpool School of Public Health. She is currently taking a Financing course at the Edinburgh Business School, UK. Key takeaways : What is your view on women's contribution in the field of supply chain globally and particularly in Africa. Reflecting on the UN sustainable development goals where the goal is to have gender-equality for women and girls all around the world; What advice can you offer to start for making a better contribution of women in the supply chain ? Why is promoting inclusive supply chain leadership essential for now ? Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuka-okeke-0814a746/

Guest Name : Steven Carnovale, PhD,  Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Rochester Institute of Technology .  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 01. 2020 Dr. Carnovale, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Prior to joining RIT, Dr. Carnovale was Nike Professor of Supply Chain Management at Portland State University from Sept. 2014 to June 2018. Dr Carnovale is a supply chain strategist and econometrician specializing in interfirm networks, risk management and global sourcing/production networks with a specific focus on equity-based partnerships.  He is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Supply Chain Management and the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. His research has appeared in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the Journal of Business Logistics, the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, the European Journal of Operational Research and Annals of Operations Research among others. Dr. Carnovale earned his B.S. and PhD degrees at Rutgers University, specializing in Supply Chain Management and Marketing Sciences. Prior to his academic work he co-founded a marketing strategy and consulting firm, worked in sales and operations management roles in the IT sector, as well as in market research and marketing analytics roles. Key takeaways : Why is the visibility taking an essential role in the recent supply chain. How does visibility create a value? What would be the best way to capture the value of visibility ? In relation to the supply chain visibility: What advice can you offer for choosing the right tech. solution ? Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-carnovale-phd-076b7813/

Guest Name : Patrick Rigoni, Ph.D,  Founding Partner at SmartChain International LLP .  Language : English, Publication date:  April, 28. 2020 Patric Rigoni is Founding partner at SmartChain International LLP, a team specializing in delivering sustainable change through the application of innovative solutions to business problems and a strong focus on change management. Patrick has a long career in operations and operational excellence and has held positions in global teams in Johnson & Johnson and Mylan Pharmaceutical where he was responsible of leading major transformations in the area of operations management, supply chain and S&OP. He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Lean Assessor and he is a endorsed Master Instructor with the Demand Driven Institute. Visit the website on: https://smartchainllp.ch/ Key takeaways : Why is the supply chain agility becoming an essential in today's environment? What are the major challenges to achieving supply chain agility and how to overcome them ? What advice can you offer to help business leaders to take the first step when they want to implement agility in the supply chain? Connect him on LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickrigoni/