Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast

#94 - Why it’s Time to Place your Customers at the Crux of your Supply Chain: The FrieslandCampina Case Study with Pierre Mille

Pierre Mille is the Former Director of Plan & Deliver at FrieslandCampina. Pierre has spent his career working in various supply chain operations roles in the FMCG, Food and Beverage, Dairy, and Fashion/Medical Retail industry, for some of the world's most well-known brands, including Unilever, Carlsberg Group, GrandVision, and most recently, FrieslandCampina. Pierre's specialisms include setting global customer-centric supply chain operations and operating business models, implementing advanced planning systems, and managing large-scale supply chain transformation projects for growth, EBITA, and cash generation.
On this week's episode Pierre and Maria discuss: 
Why it's time to take a customer-centric approach when redesigning and rebuilding your supply chains.
How he successfully designed and delivered a customer-centric supply chain strategy at FrieslandCampina.
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#93 - The Implications of a Tech-Reliant Future on Business & Society with Bronwyn Williams and Theo Priestley

This week we are joined by Bronwyn Williams and Theo Priestley. Bronwyn is a partner at Flux Trends and has over a decade's experience in strategic management, trend research, and foresight, consulting clients in the public and private sector across the African continent. Theo is a globally recognized futurist and authority on the future of business, technology, and society. Theo has published more than 100 articles on IoT, AI, fintech, smart cities, education, healthcare, marketing, digital transformation, and VR for Forbes, The European, WIRED, Huffington Post, VentureBeat, GigaOM, and The Times Raconteur. The pair recently joined forces to co-author, The Future Starts Now, which provides insights and guidance on the ways society and business will transform in the years to come.
On this week's episode Bronwyn, Theo and Maria discuss: 
The implications of technology advancement and adoption to business and society.
The dangers and opportunities of relying on an increasingly tech-driven way of living.
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#92 - Fixating on the ‘Digital‘ in ‘Digital Transformation‘: Is this the Chief Supply Chain Officer‘s Job? with James Absalom and Dunc Lowe

This week we are joined by Dunc Lowe and James Absalom. Dunc has over 25 years of leadership experience running supply chain operations for international FMCG businesses. As the Head of Global Supply Chain for the  Campari Group, Dunc is responsible for the end-to-end supply chain. James is the Group CEO and Founder of global executive search and human capital advisory firm, Walter James (WJ). James is responsible for leading and developing the group companies' global strategic growth, value, and performance. In addition to this role, James is the CEO of Euromedica, a life sciences executive search firm acquired by WJ in 2016, and the Chairman of Balwin Boyes, a board and executive search advisory firm acquired by WJ in 2020.
On this week's episode Dunc, James and Maria discuss: 
Why the demand for digital transformation is greater now than ever before. 
How a fixation on the 'digital' in 'digital transformation' is distracting chief supply chain officers from the most critical component of transformation, change management.
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#91 - A Stride Towards Diversity = A Leap Towards Growth: Why It‘s Time To Break Down The Glass Ceiling with Stephanie Holt

Stephanie Holt has over 15 years experience in executive leadership positions in STEM. She is also a passionate advocate of diversity, equity, and inclusion. As such she has spent the majority of her professional career mentoring women to help advance their careers. In March 2020, Stephanie decided to pursue her passion full-time by launching the 'STEM Leadership Collective,' a supportive network for women in STEM which helps women advance their careers through training and coaching.
On this week's episode Stephanie and Maria discuss: 
Why meaningful action on diversity is long overdue.
What leaders can do to penetrate the glass ceiling they're responsible for constructing. 
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#90 - Scenario Planning 2.0: Preparing for Unprecedented Demand Surges with Jeannette Song and Jordan Tong

This week we are joined by Professor Jeannette Song and Professor Jordan Tong. Jeannette is a R. David Thomas Professor of Business Administration and Operations Management at Duke University. Her areas of focus include supply chain coordination mechanisms, global sourcing strategies, supplier quality and risk management as well as many others. Jeanette has published numerous articles in leading international academic journals such as Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM), and Operations Research. Jordan is the Wisconsin Naming Partners Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of Operations and Information Management at the Wisconsin School of Business. Professor Tong's research primarily uses mathematical modelling and experimental methods to investigate operations management and behavioural science questions. His research appears in the journals Management Science, Operations Research, Psychological Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management.
On this week's episode Jeannette, Jordan and Maria discuss: 
Why organisations must consider building reactive capacity in conjunction with holding safety stock to best deal with random demand surges. 
Why utilising both strategies whilst emphasising scenario planning activities could be critical in preparing for the next black swan event.
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#89 - Championing Diversity and Inclusion in Supply Chain: How to get started with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, Host of the Let‘s Talk Supply Chain Podcast

Two award-winning women in supply chain, Maria Villablanca, CEO and Co-Founder of Future Insights Network, and Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, Host of the Let's Talk Supply Chain podcast and Founder of Shipz, sit down to discuss their experiences of being women in a male-dominated field, reflecting on why it's so important to keep sharing these stories and learning from one another. Together, they shed light on the difference between diversity and inclusion, discuss the moral and business case for championing it, and address the impact of creating safe spaces to facilitate the conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
 
About the Speaker
Sarah Barnes-Humphrey is the host of Lets Talk Supply Chain, a popular supply chain podcast, and the Founder of Shipz, a neutral bid-and-ship platform for mid-market shippers. Sarah is very passionate about supply chain, so much so that she considers supply chain to be in her DNA. Prior to becoming an influencer, podcast host, and founder, Sarah dedicated several years to her family business and helped build it.

#88 - Challenges and Opportunities for Reducing Supply Chain Emissions: An Overview of Current Initiatives and Best Practices with Tessa Lee

Many major global companies are progressing on their own sustainability roadmaps as we proceed into the 'Climate Decade.' But the science is clear that we must do more and quickly to avoid the worst-case consequences of climate change and take advantage of the economic opportunity offered by the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Supply chain transparency and working closely with suppliers to reduce scope three emissions will be a challenge for companies with complex supply chains. Tessa Lee, Senior Corporate Engagement Manager at the Climate Group, joins us to discuss how going public with a net-zero or other supply chain sustainability pledge needn't become a stick for your company to beat itself with, rather, an enabling driver of your sustainability goals.
 
About the Speaker
Tessa Lee is the Senior Corporate Engagement Manager in the Climate Group’s New York offices. She incubates new workstreams and strategic program areas for the Business Action campaigns, including RE100 and EP100, and provides a suite of member engagement services to corporate members. She is also leading the Climate Group’s newly launched Sustainable Supply Chain efforts. Previously, she led monitoring, evaluation and learning at 100 Resilient Cities, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, and before that, business development and program implementation at the Rocky Mountain Institute and the Carbon War Room, for industries including freight trucking and maritime shipping, global energy access, mining and islanded economies, low-carbon cement, and agriculture and forestry. She has a MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, and a BA in International Relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

#87 - Industries in Flux | The Impact of Geopolitical Tensions and Transportation Problems on the American Apparel Industry with Rick Helfenbein

Thanks to the growth of consumerism and globalization, supply chains have become increasingly sensitive to geopolitical tension, bureaucracy, and transportation disruptions, with the onset of the pandemic playing a crucial role in exposing this. Supply chain leaders are tasked with placing their sourcing, inventory management, and logistics strategies under a microscope, and are under immense pressure to simplify and strengthen their operations. In this episode, we're joined by Former CEO and Chairman of the board of the American Apparel and Footwear Association, Rick Helfenbein, to find out more about the scope of the situation and the implications on the American apparel industry.
 
About The Speaker
Rick Helfenbein is the former Chairman, President, and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, the national trade association representing more than 1,000 brands in the apparel, footwear, and accessories industry. Previously, Rick was president of all USA operations for Luen Thai Holding Limited, the largest publicly listed apparel manufacturing and supply chain services company on the Hong Kong Exchange. Rick often appears on TV networks including CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, Newsy, Yahoo Finance, and the BBC, with industry and political commentary and is a regular Forbes contributor.

#86 - The Circular Economy Is The Future of Supply Chain Resilience with Deborah Dull, Founder of Circular Supply Chain Network

In this session, we're joined by Deborah Dull, Principle, Manufacturing Product Management at GE Digital, and Founder of Circular Supply Chain Network, to discuss why shorter, more circular supply chains are the future. Deborah addresses the misconceptions surrounding circularity and tells us why the circular economy is imperative for long-term profitability and shorter-term revenue generation. Embracing circularity may be the key to long-term supply chain resilience. The question is, are you prepared to embrace it?
 
About The Speaker
Deborah Dull, Principal, Manufacturing Product Management at GE Digital & Founder of Circular Supply Chain Network, explores the intersection of circular economy and supply chain and the relationship between circularity and continuous improvement. She focuses on the needs of supply chain strategies and operations worldwide, providing thought leadership on circular supply chains as a strategy for reducing waste and cost, and improving time to value. Deborah builds digital industrial lean and kaizen products that address these needs and pave the way to a circular economy. Deborah holds Supply Chain & Operations Management degrees from Western Washington University (BA) and the University of Liverpool (MSc), with a thesis focused on the digital supply chain.

#85 - Transparency is a Business Imperative: Here‘s Why with Dr Alexis H Bateman

Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain has enjoyed an unprecedented level of attention from the media, organizations and the general public. With this wider appreciation of supply chain and what it entails, organizations are finding themselves open to a new level of scrutiny and accountability. This has led to growing pressure from regulatory bodies, NGOs, and customers to disclose information on their suppliers, labor, and origins of their raw materials. In this episode, Dr. Alexis Bateman, Research Scientist and Director of MIT Sustainable Supply Chains joins us to shed light on why transparency is a business imperative today and why organizations need to take it seriously.
 
About the Speaker
Dr. Alexis H. Bateman is a Research Scientist and Director of MIT Sustainable Supply Chains. Her research has been featured in numerous academic and industry outlets, including Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Sloan Management Review, Supply Chain Management Review, and many others. Dr. Bateman also serves as a course lead and instructor for the MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management, a pioneering program in digital education reaching 100,000s of supply chain professionals worldwide. Dr. Bateman boasts over fifteen years of experience in sustainability in the public sector, industry, and academic settings and engages closely with industrial partners, public agencies, and sits on several sustainability committees and advisory boards for major companies, industry associations, and non-governmental organizations. Dr. Bateman has won numerous awards, recently winning the Global Woman Supply Chain Leader Award in Academic Excellence in 2020.