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Guest Name : Farzana Shubarna, GLOCAL strategist for supply chain and operations,  Language : English, Publication date:  Sep, 11. 2020 Farzana is well-known as GLOCAL strategist for supply chain and operations. She has worked across the Americas, Europe and APAC for the FMCG, chemicals (specialty) and also nutrition industries.  Most recently, Farzana is a Global director for collaborative manufacturing at Unilever. Prior to this role, Farzana has spent over two decades in the supply chain & manufacturing leadership for the multinational corporations including DSM, IFF, L'Oreal and Anheuser Busch Inc.  She is a member of the board of advisors at EGN Singapore (The Executive Global Network). Her specialization focus on developing GLOCAL strategy, leading teams towards optimum efficiency and delivering memorable service to the customers. In this episode, you'll learn: What does it mean “GLOCAL Strategy” and why now is it so important ? What are the key prerequisites of successful GLOCAL strategy for supply chain? How the supply chain impact of GLOCAL strategy implementation ? Connect her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzanashubarna/

Guest Name : Suuchi Ramesh, Founder and CEO at Suuchi Inc.,  Language : English, Publication date:  Sep, 07. 2020 Suuchi Ramesh is a Founder and CEO at Suuchi Inc.  It is a next-generation supply chain management platform. Suuchi's software, the Suuchi GRID, allows businesses to manage their entire supply chain from product ideation through distribution in a single system while collecting valuable data to make informed business decisions. Prior to Suuchi, Inc., she worked at VC-backed tech unicorns. She believes technology is the answer to reinventing a legacy industry.  Learn more on https://www.suuchi.com/ In this episode, you'll learn: What is the data in supply chain and why is it so important? How can data improve the supply chain operations moving forward? How to organize the data operations in alignment with the supply chain strategy? A few examples of how supply chain platforms help companies to manage their entire end-to-end supply chain by elaborating on the role of data? Connect her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suuchi-ramesh-219480111/

Guest Name : Jill Robbins,  President at Business Fierce  Language : English, Publication date:  Sep, 03 2020 Jill Robbins is a President at Business Fierce; a strategic consulting firm focused on (i) elevating the skills of sales and account management professionals selling to Procurement and Supply Chain, (ii) arming organizations with skills and a culture of how to buy smart and  (iii) maximize the top line and bottom line.  For the last 20+ years, Jill has been a successful serial Entrepreneur, while functioning daily as an “intrapreneur” in Corporate America.  She has served in a variety of executive leadership roles, including Global Procurement, Lean Six Sigma, and Business Development; delivering more than $50 million in annual bottom line savings and $28 million top line margin growth, improving ROI through training sales teams how to effectively negotiate with Procurement and cultivating a culture of buying smart. As an entrepreneur, Jill has built and sold businesses, coaches young entrepreneurs and written a children’s book. Her motto "“Sell better. Buy SMART.” Learn her profile on : https://businessfierce.com/about/ In this episode, you'll learn: First things to do in the negotiation processes Winning the negotiation; A few tips and trips on how to deal with a difficult & powerful suppliers / customers Improve the value of the outcome of negotiation Connect her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillerobbins/

Guest Name : Deborah Dull,  Circular nomad, Principal: Manufacturing product management at GE Digital Language : English, Publication date:  Aug, 31 2020 Deborah Dull is a Principal, Manufacturing product management at GE Digital where she leads continuous improvement and optimization of industrial production processes . Prior to this role, she has worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as Program Officer, Health supply chains and before that she spent about 6 (six) years at Microsoft as Senior Manager, Retail Channel Operations. She obtained a Master of science in Supply chain and operations management from University of Liverpool with thesis focused on the digital supply chain. She enjoys the travel, solves for circularity and loves supply chain. Visit her website on: https://www.circularnomad.com/ In this episode, you'll learn: What is circular in a supply chain ? and what does a supply chain need in a circular economy ? What are steps to build a circular supply chain? How the business leader shall adopt the changes in circular supply chain? Connect Deborah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/circularnomad/

Guest Name : Justin Goldston, PhD,  Professor in project and supply chain management at Penn State University Language : English, Publication date:  Aug, 25. 2020 Justin Goldston, PhD is a Professor in project and supply chain management at Penn State University.  He obtained the Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Leadership & organizational change) from Walden University.  His specialization focuses on Supply chain management,  Agile project management, ERP and Blockchain implementation.  With his love for technology and his passion to make a positive impact on social change, Dr. Goldston has made it his mission to bring technological knowledge and capabilities to the people. He is also a member of The Blockchain Council, The World Blockchain Association, and The Government Blockchain Association. In today's episode, you'll learn: How does the blockchain disrupt supply chain businesses? What are the technology & capabilities required for taking a benefit from a blockchain? In the recent eras where the supply chain faces complex challenges, what are to be a key priority when implementing a blockchain? A few examples from a real-cases study where a company/organization has successfully led a project in the implementation of blockchain and then gain a competitive benefit). Connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-goldston/

Guest Name : Roddy Martin,  Chief Digital Strategist at Tracelink  Language : English, Publication date:  Aug, 21. 2020 Roddy Martin is a Chief digital strategist at Tracelink where he brings more than 36 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, technology  and digital transformation.  Prior to this role, he has worked for several a leading global companies such as :Global SCM Cloud Product Marketing Oracle, SME SCM Transformation Projects ; Zinata Inc., (Retired) Partner / Managing Director Accenture SCM Strategy, SVP AMR Research / Gartner - Global SC Research, Best Practices and Benchmarking, Trusted SC Advisor to Leading Global Chief SC Officers, and others. Roddy is also known as an independent thought leader, coach and mentor. About Tracelink:  is the leading digital platform company for the life science supply chain, bringing hundreds of thousands of pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations together for the greater good of the patient. TraceLink's digital solutions bring the precision, agility and visibility necessary for all members of the pharmaceutical ecosystem to thrive in a world where unplanned events and business disruptions are the "next normal." In today's episode, we cover the topic on "Why supply chain network operating models need new digital technology platforms" where our discussion focuses on: What's driving supply chain transformation, How does the transformation help company to improve their end-to-end supply chain's visibility ?, How platforms transform and what's capability ? Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roddymartin/

Guest Name : Amit Sinha,  Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting  Language : English, Publication date:  Aug, 17. 2020 Amit Sinha is  currently a Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting, and based in the U.S. He is an expert and a published author in the areas of Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Management, and Digital Supply Networks. Amit has got specialization in business process reengineering and supply chain solution modeling in Sales & Operations Planning, Demand Forecasting, Supply Planning, Detail Production Scheduling, Inventory Optimization, and Supply Chain Analytics.   He is an engineer and an MBA by education with multiple industry certifications (SAP SCM solution consultant, IBP training, Six-sigma, Retail Industry Leaders association and HPQC) related to supply chain management and project management. Amit is an author with McGraw-Hill higher education in Supply chain & operations management stream, with his published book "Supply Chain Management: A Managerial Approach"; and is a recognized subject matter expert and guest lecturer at multiple business management schools in US and Europe. Amit is also the author of the SAP IBP book from SAP Press. His most recent book- 'Digital Supply Network' is among the best sellers in the new released business books list. In today's episode, we cover the topic on "Transforming the supply chain with disruptive technology" and we ask Amit the following questions: How does the transformation in a supply chain affect the businesses ? What are the technologies and capabilities about these? and most importantly, what advice can you offer for the business leader when they wanted to start the transformation ? Do you recommend any playbook or steps to transform the supply chains to DSN (Digital Supply Network)? Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-sinha-18731a6/

Guest Name : Bob Pojasek,  Managing director at Center for Corporate Performance & Sustainability (CPS)  Language : English, Publication date:  Aug, 13. 2020 Bob Pojasek is sustainability and sustainable development consultant, doing business as Pojasek & Associates LLC. He teaches an online, action-learning course in organizational sustainability at Harvard University. This course has been offered online to students from 50 countries over the past 18 years at Harvard University. He recently became a Member of the Education and Research Executive Board (EREB), the “leaders onboard with VCARE.” In the past four months, Bob worked with some of his past students to launch The Center for Corporate Performance & Sustainability. CPS offers competency-based courses on the international “high-level structure” for organizational sustainability by leveraging ISO standards and risk management frameworks. This structure is used by a large corporation, its operating facilities, and its supply chain to create a program that leverages the new and revised ISO management system standards. Focus areas at the Center include sustainable development, social responsibility, resource productivity, pollution prevention, and risk management. The Center is looking forward to offering its first four courses in early September.  Visit more on https://centerforcps.com/ In this episode, we ask Bob the following questions: We see many leaders interviewed on the improvement that they have inspired in the organizations that they run. How does innovation happen in a well-run sustainability program? A lot of people understand improvement and innovation. What is this process you are calling learning? How does the organization know that these activities are working to deliver continual improvement and innovation? Connect Bob on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobpojasek/

Guest Name : Ed Weenk,  Freelance SCM trainer, teacher, consultant and author, Language: English, Publication date:  Aug, 08. 2020 Ed Weenk is a freelance supply chain trainer, teacher, consultant, and author. His specialization focuses on experiential learning and business gaming.  He obtained an MSc. degree in business administration from Erasmus University / Rotterdam School of Management and a Professional Doctorate in Engineering, PDEng, a degree in Supply Chain Management from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.  Ed published his first book titled "The Perfect Pass. What the manager can learn from the football trainer" and then published the 2nd book in 2019 titled "Mastering the Supply Chain. Principles, practice and real-life applications". In this episode, we ask Ed the following questions: How do you see current trends in supply chain games simulation? What would be the best approach to deliver this message of the importance of having a supply chain games in a company or organization? And then make it an alternative to learning media? What is the best recommendation on how to change people's perception on game simulation as learning media? Connect Ed on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edweenk/

Guest Name : Helen Mackenzie,  Principal Advisor at Procurious  Language : English, Publication date:  Aug, 05. 2020 Helen is a Principal Advisor at Procurious where she is responsible for supporting the development of CPO Roundtables in the UK and Europe, webinar and podcast products, and grow the Procurious community. In addition, she is also supporting the delivery of Procurious 2.0. Prior to this role, she was Head of Procurement and Exchequer Services at Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar, UK. Procurious (procurious.com) is the world’s first online business community dedicated to procurement and supply chain professionals. With over 40,000 members from around the globe, Procurious aims to empower procurement leaders to connect, collaborate, and take a more innovative professional outlook. To learn more about Procorious, please visit the website: https://www.procurious.com/ In this episode, we ask Helen the following questions: What are the challenges of leaders in the new supply chain world?  Why is the field of SCM lagging behind in choosing women as leaders? What are the impacts of women leadership in a variety of SC roles? What is the future of women's leadership in SCM? Connect Helen on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/superstarhelen/