Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast

#174 - Abdelaziz Salah and Emilie Lowenbach on the challenges of developing a sustainable supply chain

Joining us this week are Abdelaziz Salah and Emilie Lowenbach from Ecotone, Europe’s leading organic, vegetarian, health and fair-trade food company. Ecotone's brands include many pioneers and market leaders such as Bjorg, Bonneterre, Clipper, Whole Earth and Allos. In 2019, the company became Europe’s first multinational B Corp food business.
On this week's episode Abdelaziz, Emilie and Maria discuss: 
The responsibility of being awarded the world’s highest B Corp score.
The challenges of running a sustainable supply chain. 
COP15’s landmark agreement on biodiversity
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↓ Abdelaziz Salah ↓
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdelaziz-salah-83967514/?originalSubdomain=nl
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#173 - Martin Bysh on how to implement a culture of fairness, openness and collaboration in logistics

Martin Bysh is the co-founder & CEO of Huboo, an award-winning order fulfilment service for eCommerce sellers. Huboo has grown at a remarkable rate since its launch in 2017 and is now responsible for shipping an average of five million packages a year. More importantly perhaps the company has been able to achieve this tremendous growth whilst implementing the type of culture that is rarely seen in fulfilment and logistics. 
On this week's episode Martin and Maria discuss: 
How supply chain simulation games can help solve the skills gap in the industry. 
The key to achieving a 1% churn rate. 
How to best deal with and avoid burnout. 
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↓ Home Delivery World ↓
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International Women’s Day - Celebrating inspirational women and highlighting their incredible careers

In this special International Women’s Day edition of Transform Talks, Maria looks back at some of the conversations she has had with the fantastic women we have had on the show in the past 12 months. For those of you that are interested in listening back to the full episodes, the excerpts were taken from the following podcasts:
#140 - People’s Collaboration and Metaverse Meetings with Sheri Hinish of IBM and Justin Goldston of Penn State University
#143 - Optimising Supply Chain Waste with Stephanie Benedetto of Queen of Raw 
#152 - Creating the supply chain solution for e-commerce brands with Kathleen Chan of Calico- working with Serena Williams 
#159 - Dana von der Heide on how diversity and inclusion will help Supply Chain fix its image problem 
#168 - Louisa Loran on how Google is breaking down data silos and the power of empathetic leadership - Pt 2 
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#172 - Max Vliegenthart and Daniëlle van der Ende on why holistic pricing will change the dynamic between CPG and retailers

Joining us this week are Max Vliegenthart and Daniëlle van der Ende from Visualfabriq, the world’s frontrunner in AI enhanced revenue growth management. Founded in 2013, Visualfabriq is looking to solve the key pain points in an industry dominated by legacy systems. Their platform uses a mixture of integrated data, artificial intelligence and workflows to greatly empower CPG employees and create more profit. 
On this week's episode Max, Daniëlle and Maria discuss: 
The benefits of holistic pricing. 
How the dynamics between CPG and retailers is shifting.   
Why brand loyalty amongst consumers is waning.  
Why companies need to update their planning cycle. 
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#171 - Sami Naffakh on why it is time to transition from a Supply Chain to a Supply Ecosystem

Sami Naffakh is Chief Supply Officer at Reckitt, one of the leading hygiene, health and nutrition companies in the world. Sami oversees Reckitt’s end-to-end supply chain operations, as well as the advancement of the company's quality and health & safety functions. During his 25 year career Sami has worked for some of the worlds largest fast moving consumer goods companies such as Unilever, Danone and Estee Lauder. Sami’s wealth of international leadership experience means that he is now considered one of the most influential figures in the space. In fact, Sami was recently awarded 1st spot in the 2022 edition of the Top 28 Supply Chain Executives Europe. 
On this week's episode Sami and Maria discuss: 
Who has had the biggest influence in Sami’s career. 
How Reckitt was able to scale product supply in the midst of a pandemic.  
The idea that we are transitioning from a Supply Chain to a Supply Ecosystem. 
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#170 - Brad Zak on how lean transformation work helps rectify the disconnect between sourcing and logistics

Brad Zak is the Managing Director at Best Lean Solution, a management consulting company specialising in the application of lean and digital methods. Brad has over two decades of experience in designing and leading transformational changes in both the manufacturing and service sectors. As a firm proponent of lean, Brad uses the principles he learnt during his formal training in Japan to help companies achieve consistent results.
On this week's episode Brad and Maria discuss: 
Why lean transformation work is needed now more than ever 
The disconnect between sourcing and logistics  
The ever changing mindsets in Supply Chain
What excites Brad about the future 
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↓ Camelot Supply Chain Day ↓
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#169 - Richie Hecker on why we are not set-up for fluctuating levels of supply and demand.

Richie Hecker is the Managing Director of leading product distribution company, Traction & Scale. Richie is an experienced supply chain & tech executive who excels at building profitable import and export businesses. His expertise in the field has helped Traction & Scale become one of the global players in medical supplies. As well as all this Richie is also a leading opinion writer on the topics of innovation and government. His writing has been featured in Fox, TechCrunch, Observer & the Wall Street Journal.
On this week's episode Richie and Maria discuss: 
Being prepared for fluctuating levels of supply and demand.
The drawbacks of the just-in-time model.
The applicability of predictive modelling for Supply Chains.
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#168 - Louisa Loran on how Google is breaking down data silos and the power of empathetic leadership - Pt 2

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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#167 - Louisa Loran on how Google is breaking down data silos and the power of empathetic leadership - Pt 1

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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#166 - Knut Alicke & Radu Palamariu on the importance of successfully communicating the value of Supply Chain

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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↓ Knut Alicke ↓
https://www.linkedin.com/in/knut-alicke/?originalSubdomain=de
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