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Bringing a Quality Focus to CMO Management
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Bringing a Quality Focus to CMO Management

March 6, 2017

Walter Cespedes led a roundtable lunch and learn discussion about bringing a quality focus to CMO management at the  2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. We asked him a few questions about how it went. — Walter Cespedes is a seasoned executive with over 28 years of industry Quality experience. Mr. Cespedes serves as Executive Director, Third Party and Commercial Quality Americas for Teva (Actavis).  Prior to this appointment, he served as VP Corporate Quality for Durata Therapeutics, Inc.  Mr. Cespedes has also held a position as a Senior Director of Corporate Quality Assurance for MEDA Pharmaceuticals. Prior to his…

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Interview: What Are Supply Chain Executives Talking About at NASCES16?

February 16, 2017

We interviewed Todd Fain, Transportation Impact’s VP of Freight Services, on some of the supply chain trends he discussed at the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. — Transportation Impact, a 4-time Inc. 5000 company, comes from humble beginnings. In 2008, Keith Byrd and Travis Burt, both then senior-level managers at UPS, left the world’s largest shipping company after nearly two decades, respectively, to launch their own start-up with the mission of providing clients with the most competitive small package contracts in the country. Then, the company’s original headquarters was nothing more than a table and chairs in…

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Supply Chain Strategy: From Sell-In to Sell-Out
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Supply Chain Strategy: From Sell-In to Sell-Out

February 16, 2017

In today’s marketplace success is dependent upon embracing new technologies, data streams, and ways of interacting with consumers and trading partners. A true paradigm shift is underway, yet many companies, while embracing new technologies, fail to adjust their business rules and practices to fully leverage the benefits these new techniques offer. In this presentation Miguel Abuhab, Founder of NeoGrid, discusses: Why paradigm shifts are a necessity in today’s business climate for overcoming contemporary technology constraints How visibility into integrated metrics can help you drive profitability and move from a push-based to a pull-based model How manufacturers can maximize cash flow,…

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The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy
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The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy

February 16, 2017

Peter Moesta spoke on November 15th at the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. His keynote presentation was entitled, The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy. — Peter Moesta has more than 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and a strong understanding of manufacturing and launching complex biologics. Before joining TPI, he was senior vice president of Biologics Manufacturing at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he oversaw the development, production and worldwide launch of numerous significant biologics, including oncology products Yervoy and Opdivo. Previous to this role, Peter held various leadership positions in biologics development and manufacturing…

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Bringing Virtual Reality Tools to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers
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Bringing Virtual Reality Tools to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers

February 13, 2017

Michelle Stafford of GE Healthcare demonstrated new virtual reality tools at the Biomanufacturing World Summit. Executives were able to tour a facility in China and step inside a bioreactor to inspect its internal workings. Will these new tools become an industry standard in the near future? — GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the…

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How Companies and Communities Find Success Together
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How Companies and Communities Find Success Together

February 13, 2017

Frank McCrady attended the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. In this interview, he shares some of his thoughts about what companies are looking for when they are evaluating where they want to do business and who they want to do business with. — With nearly 30 years of experience in economic development and banking, Frank McCrady has spent 14 of those years as EMCID’s President and CEO, elevating East Montgomery County through strategic planning to a community ready for growth. Under his leadership, development has soared and sales tax revenue for the 158-square mile improvement district has increased…

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Transforming a Medium-Sized Company to Better Engage with Both Customers and Suppliers
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Transforming a Medium-Sized Company to Better Engage with Both Customers and Suppliers

February 8, 2017

Executive Platform Interview with Jack Feng, May 2016 Dr. Jack Feng is in charge of Commercial Vehicle Group’s Lean Six Sigma deployment at over two dozen CVG manufacturing facilities in the US, Mexico, China, India, Australia, UK, Belgium, Czech and Ukraine. Prior to joining CVG, Dr. Feng served different leadership roles within Caterpillar such as Strategy Manager / Master Black Belt, Industrial Engineering Manager, Director of Asia Pacific Lean 6 Sigma Planning and Deployment and Senior Technical Steward. At Caterpillar, he led the development and deployment of Caterpillar Production System (CPS) Master Black Belt program and taught its first four…

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The Role of Process Development in Next Generation Biologics Manufacturing
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The Role of Process Development in Next Generation Biologics Manufacturing

December 13, 2016

Alison Moore delivered the opening keynote on November 15th of the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit entitled, The Role of Process Development in Next Generation Biologics Manufacturing. Dr. Alison Moore is Senior Vice President, Process Development serving both Operations and R&D organizations. Prior to this role, Moore served as senior vice president, Operations Technology. Moore was previously vice president, Process and Product Engineering (P&PE) function, where she was responsible for Process Development, Clinical Operations and Global Operations Planning. Moore served as vice president, Corporate Manufacturing, overseeing Supply Chain, Contract Manufacturing, Global Distribution, Manufacturing Technologies, and Operations Risk Management….

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Panel – Strategies to Identify, Develop, and Retain the Leaders Your Organization Needs for the Future
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Panel – Strategies to Identify, Develop, and Retain the Leaders Your Organization Needs for the Future

November 11, 2016

  This was the final session of September 12th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. The discussion revolved around strategies to identify, develop, and retain future leaders. The panelists from left to right are: Selina Kaing, Head of Global Transportation & Supply Chain Analytics, Google Selina Kaing leads strategy for global transportation and supply chain analytics as part of Google’s retail operations. She joined Google in 2010 as part of the supplier sourcing team handling the company’s multi-billion dollar spend base and more recently led partner development for Google’s Motorola division (now part of…

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Supply Chain Excellence in the Digital Age
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Supply Chain Excellence in the Digital Age

November 2, 2016

Reuben Slone delivered the opening keynote on September 13th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit entitled, Supply Chain Excellence in the Digital Age. Reuben Slone is Senior Vice-President, Supply Chain for Walgreen Co., based in Deerfield, Illinois. He serves on the Walgreens Executive Operating Committee with responsibility for Retail and Pharmacy Renewal, two initiatives that will replace the company’s store and pharmacy systems. As head of supply chain, Slone is responsible for inventory management and replenishment, imports, transportation, distribution center operations and logistics for the company. Slone previously worked at OfficeMax, where he served as…

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Lenovo’s Customer-Centricity Transformation
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Lenovo’s Customer-Centricity Transformation

November 2, 2016

Ben Massie shared Lenovo’s experience transitioning its supply chain into a customer-facing, customer-focused operation at the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. While there were no cameras rolling during his presentation, he offered this summary of his case study in an interview  in the Exhibition Hall on September 13th. Ben Massie is the Executive Director of Global Customer Fulfillment for Lenovo’s Datacenter Group. In this role Ben is responsible for all e2e elements of Lenovo’s datacenter clients order to delivery experience across every region with employees in 12 different countries. Previous to this role Ben ran…

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Risk Management: What Should Supply Chain Executives Learn from the Hanjin Shipping Bankruptcy?
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Risk Management: What Should Supply Chain Executives Learn from the Hanjin Shipping Bankruptcy?

October 26, 2016

Philip Damas heads up Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the logistics arm of the Drewry Group and has more than 30 years experience in the international ocean transport sector and maritime supply chain design and optimization. He gave this interview on risk management in the Exhibition Hall on September 13th at the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. Philip Damas is the founder and operational head of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the logistics arm of the Drewry Group and now the global leader in freight rate benchmarking. He is also a director of the Drewry group. Prior to…

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Panel: Improving Communication and Collaboration Up and Down the Supply Chain
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Panel: Improving Communication and Collaboration Up and Down the Supply Chain

October 17, 2016

This was the final panel discussion on September 13th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. The discussion revolved around improving communication and collaboration up and down the supply chain. The panelists from left to right are: Jeff Moorefield, SVP of Global Operations, Tennant Company Jeff Moorefield is responsible for worldwide operations including supply chain, manufacturing, logistics and distribution. Since joining Tennant in 2015 Jeff is focused on eliminating waste in the process to driving speed and velocity into the overall supply chain, while understanding and improving the total customer experience. Before joining Tennant Company Mr….

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“Imagine if…” Uncovering the Possibilities in Supply Chain Reinvention
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“Imagine if…” Uncovering the Possibilities in Supply Chain Reinvention

October 12, 2016

Daniel Myers delivered the opening keynote on September 12th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit entitled, “Imagine if…” Uncovering the Possibilities in Supply Chain Reinvention. Daniel Myers leads Mondelēz International, Inc.’s procurement, manufacturing, engineering, and customer service and logistics groups, which represent more than 70,000 of the company’s employees. Under Daniel’s leadership, Mondelez has funded a major reinvention of its worldwide supply chain with a goal of delivering over $3 billion in savings over three years. Daniel worked for Procter & Gamble for 33 years, serving in roles across all areas of the Supply…

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Back to the Future: Achieving Big Goals Begins with the Fundamentals
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Back to the Future: Achieving Big Goals Begins with the Fundamentals

October 7, 2016

After his workshop presentation with Snyder’s-Lance, the EP Team had an opportunity to talk with Dan Spatz one-on-one about some of the trends he is hearing about in the supply chain world. We asked him what supply chain executives should be thinking about today to get ready for the next five or ten years. While Dan heard a number of great achievements and lofty ambitions from the speakers at the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series, he said the foundation for those successes were laid years ago. Today’s supply chain executives need to identify what they want to achieve and…

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