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AI’s Place in the Future of the Food and Beverage Industry’s Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations — A Conversation with Jeremy Tancredi and Randal Kenworthy of West Monroe
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AI’s Place in the Future of the Food and Beverage Industry’s Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations — A Conversation with Jeremy Tancredi and Randal Kenworthy of West Monroe

November 12, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Food Manufacturing Summit series we sat down with Jeremy Tancredi and Randal Kenworthy of West Monroe to explore how data and AI are reshaping the food and beverage industry, especially in regards to supply chain and manufacturing operations. What should food manufacturers know about harnessing data for greater efficiency and performance improvements? What are the real-world examples and use cases already available that illustrate successful data-driven transformations? For companies that are still preparing themselves to embrace AI, what are the big questions they need to ask about themselves and their operations? What will getting started look like, and what are the risks of being behind the curve? For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Fireside Chat: Advancing Food Safety: Leveraging Technology and Leadership in the Evolving Landscape
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Fireside Chat: Advancing Food Safety: Leveraging Technology and Leadership in the Evolving Landscape

October 11, 2024

In his role as the Vice President of Corporate Food Technology and Regulatory Compliance for The Kroger Company, Cincinnati, OH. Howard has the overall strategic responsibility and direction for food safety, quality assurance and product development for the entire Kroger company, this includes approximately 2500 retail stores, 42 Warehouses, and Kroger’s 32 own manufacturing facilities – Dairy, Bakery, Pet Food and Grocery plants. Prior to joining Kroger, he led product integrity and regulatory compliance functions as Vice President at Topco Associates – a private label procurement company in Elk Grove Village, IL.

Howard is the co-chair of the steering committee of global food safety initiative (GFSI), he has over 25 years of experience in the food industry with 18 of those in executive leadership roles, he started his career with the United Nations and he has had the opportunity to work at several food companies and in progressive food safety and quality functions including US Foods, Nestle, Kraft and Darigold, Howard is a food microbiologist by training and has advanced degrees in Integrated supply chain management from Michigan State University.

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Food Safety and Quality Data that Tells a Persuasive Story — A Conversation with Paul Bradley of TraceGains
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Food Safety and Quality Data that Tells a Persuasive Story — A Conversation with Paul Bradley of TraceGains

September 10, 2024

In the run-up to the 2024 edition of the North American Food Safety & Quality series we spoke with Paul Bradley of TraceGains about how FSQ professionals document, demonstrate, and communicate the value of their work through data, and how a new generation of data collection and analytics tools are allowing them to share and showcase their contributions to the company in new and exciting ways. In a world where giving food safety and quality data a storyteller’s voice to convey both quantitative and qualitative metrics is the best way to win hearts and minds. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about what’s new, what’s working, and what is coming next. Give it a listen!

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A Speaker Roundtable from NASCES24 — A Supply Chain Conversation with SAP, General Mills, Google, and Walmart
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A Speaker Roundtable from NASCES24 — A Supply Chain Conversation with SAP, General Mills, Google, and Walmart

October 24, 2024

For this special episode of Executive Platforms’ BluEPrint Podcast series we had some of the top speakers from the 2024 edition of the long-running and successful North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series sit down and speak to the challenges and opportunities submitted by attendees of the event as they filled out their delegate profiles, weighted by popularity.

With topics ranging from controlling costs, procurement and sourcing, digital transformation and AI, forecasting and S&OP, to managing growth and capacity in a changing business landscape while working to be an employer of choice in the battle for Top Talent, and much more, this wide-ranging conversation will see four senior executives from four very different companies speaking to the issues, ideas, innovations, and inspirations that matter to all of them as prompted by their peers. It is a fantastic deep dive into what is most relevant to supply chain organizations today. Give it a listen!

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A Speaker Roundtable from NASCES24 — A Supply Chain Conversation Among Senior Executives on the Issues and Ideas that Matter Most
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A Speaker Roundtable from NASCES24 — A Supply Chain Conversation Among Senior Executives on the Issues and Ideas that Matter Most

October 24, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the long-running and successful North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with some of our speakers and delegates to record a special episode of Executive Platforms’ BluEPrint Podcast series reviewing the top-of-mind issues and ideas of supply chain executives today as chosen by the NASCES24 attendees, weighted by popularity.

With topics ranging from controlling costs, procurement and sourcing, digital transformation and AI, forecasting and S&OP, to managing growth and capacity in a changing business landscape while working to be an employer of choice in the battle for Top Talent, and much more, this is a conversation that should be of interest to every supply chain professional working today. Give it a listen!

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Over-Indexing Productivity Through Digital Cultural Transformation
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Over-Indexing Productivity Through Digital Cultural Transformation

September 23, 2024

Paul Gallagher is the Chief Supply Chain Officer at General Mills. He is responsible for all facets of supply chain strategy & execution, including Sourcing, Planning, Manufacturing & Engineering, Logistics & Customer Operations, and Healthy, Safety & Environment.

Paul joined General Mills in 2019 as VP of North America Supply Chain, where he was accountable for operations in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. with 30+ sites and 10,000 employees. His responsibilities for North America – and his focus on transforming the network to drive competitive advantage for the business – continue in his role as Chief Supply Chain Officer. Paul is also the Executive Sponsor for General Mills’ Black Champions Network.

Prior to joining General Mills’ in 2019, Paul worked for Diageo for 26 years in a number of senior leadership roles, building an end-to-end global supply chain and procurement experience. Originally from Ireland, Paul started his profession brewing Guinness and grew his experience to taking on global supply chain roles across Europe, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Asia Pacific.

Paul is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering. He has a passion for sports, especially soccer, and spends his spare time restoring classic cars. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and has four children.

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Building “Deep Trust” and Elevating and Accelerating Customer Experiences Through Autonomous, Intelligent Supply Chains
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Building “Deep Trust” and Elevating and Accelerating Customer Experiences Through Autonomous, Intelligent Supply Chains

September 30, 2024

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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Join Our Discussion to Explore How AI is Enabling Intelligent and Targeted Risk Response to Your Supply Chain
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Join Our Discussion to Explore How AI is Enabling Intelligent and Targeted Risk Response to Your Supply Chain

September 27, 2024

Don’t boil the ocean – focus your resources on specific and prioritized challenges. You don’t have enough resources to manage everything. — David PetrucciManaging Director, Global Supply Chain & Operations PracticeProtiviti David Petrucci is a managing director with global consulting firm Protiviti and leader of its Global Supply Chain and Operations practice. He has 30 years of experience in supply chain and operational improvement and innovation in technology, consulting and industry roles. David has assisted companies in a variety of industry sectors, including retail, manufacturing and distribution, energy and defense, to reimagine their supply chains and balance efficiency with flexibility…

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Sharper Forecasts and Streamlined Inventories: Harnessing AI in Specialty Bolt & Screw’s Supply Chain Transformation
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Sharper Forecasts and Streamlined Inventories: Harnessing AI in Specialty Bolt & Screw’s Supply Chain Transformation

September 27, 2024

This session will explore how Specialty Bolt & Screw (SBS) wanted to improve their forecasting, distribution, production and purchase planning and how they successfully now balance its global supply chain with weeks long supply lead times, with short delivery lead times of 2 to 3 hours from receiving the order, through their efficient inventory management practice. Hear best practices and insights around how to gain:
Sharper Forecasts: By improving demand predictions, you can not only greatly optimize inventory levels, you can save big on working capital
Streamlined Operations: Reduce manual workloads using AI and machine learning, leading to freed up planners’ time, boosting market responsiveness and productivity
Smart Inventory Management: By replacing manual checks of inventory with automated safety stock and item classification, you’ll gain flexibility and more accurate inventory management

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Future-Ready Logistics: Harnessing Generative AI for Supply Chains
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Future-Ready Logistics: Harnessing Generative AI for Supply Chains

September 27, 2024

Delve into the transformative power of generative AI in modern logistics. Hear firsthand how the collaborative efforts between TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, and Microsoft have optimized global supply chains using advanced generative AI tools.

Key takeaways include:

See practical applications of AI in real-world supply chains, specifically streamlining tasks and driving efficiencies
Find out how the companies achieved a 20% reduction in human interaction for supply chain tasks like documents, exception handling, and more
Get answers to your most pressing AI-related questions during the interactive Q&A portion

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Navigating the Future: Digital Strategies for Profitable Growth in a Dynamic World
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Navigating the Future: Digital Strategies for Profitable Growth in a Dynamic World

September 27, 2024

Jeffrey Tazelaar is the Global ISC Innovation Director leading the Digital Fulfillment Center team at Dow. In this role he leads a group of innovation experts located in a world class digital center on the next generation of technologies, processes and organization alignment that will drive best in class customer and employee experience across Demand Planning to Fulfill.

Prior to this role Jeff was in Enterprise Architecture and Global Leader in SC Visibility where he set the strategy and global technology standards for visibility, track, trace and authentication technologies associated with Dow’s global Supply Chain.

Jeff has vast experience in software solutions and AutoID/RFID systems through work experience ranging from the largest retailer to systems integrators deploying solutions for the Department of Defense, CPG, Automotive and Food value chain participants. In these roles he managed the design and development of complete visibility solutions for Fortune 500 companies and various government agencies to fully realize the benefits of technology.

Mr. Tazelaar holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Packaging from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He also studied overseas at the University of London, where he analyzed and contrasted the British/European and United States packaging systems. He has completed coursework for his Ph.D. in Packaging from MSU with a focus on the measurement and justification of corporate digital programs with a current status of ABD.

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Transforming the Supply Chain for Superior On-Shelf Availability
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Transforming the Supply Chain for Superior On-Shelf Availability

September 26, 2024

Justin is a commercially focused, end-to-end supply chain leader with extensive experience with both customers and suppliers across businesses and regions. Justin has worked at P&G for 14 years and is currently serving as the Vice President, Head of North America Commercial Operations. Prior to joining P&G, Justin worked at Dell in operations and customer experience.

Justin has a strong foundation in supply chain planning, manufacturing, and logistics. He is known for leading transformational change, developing winning culture, and building strong organizations. Justin prides himself of being a genuine, approachable leader that listens and has a relentless focus and desire to win.

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Using Generative AI to Reimagine S&OP and Improve Employee Experience
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Using Generative AI to Reimagine S&OP and Improve Employee Experience

September 27, 2024

The pace of technology changes is outpacing many organizations’ ability to understand and prepare for its impact on supply chain employee experience and performance. Deploying the same adoption strategies supply chains have used for prior technologies will fail to deliver results. In this workshop learn how organizations can learn to thrive in a Generative AI future to reimagine S&OP — eliminating silos and removing decision latency. By replacing sequential processes with digital insights organizations can:
• Facilitate budgeting & departmental alignment
• Transform meetings into data-driven sessions
• Enable planners, sales, operations or even finance to speak the same language and make smarter, faster decisions
See how the new S&OP easily improves productivity and reduces errors, with a conversational interface that anyone can use to speak supply chain in their everyday language.
Reimagine S&OP with the application and adoption of Generative AI
See real live use cases for generative AI
Discuss how AI can continue to solve traditional S&OP challenges in new ways

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Decision Intelligence: Accelerating AI for Autonomous Supply Chains
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Decision Intelligence: Accelerating AI for Autonomous Supply Chains

September 27, 2024

In a landscape defined by increased change and complexity, supply chain management demands a strategic integration of Decision Intelligence. Decision Intelligence, which sits at the intersection of data, AI, and automation, enables companies to make faster and better decisions and build their supply chains into a competitive advantage. Join Fred Laluyaux, CEO and President of Aera Technology to hear how customers are leveraging the Aera Decision Cloud™ to modernize and automate their supply chains, propel productivity and profitability, and advance towards an autonomous supply chain.

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Cracking the Data Puzzle: How Manufacturers Can Optimize Sourcing and Logistics, and Prepare for AI
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Cracking the Data Puzzle: How Manufacturers Can Optimize Sourcing and Logistics, and Prepare for AI

September 26, 2024

Blume Global
Blume Global is a multimodal supply chain orchestration platform, uniting international, end-to-end visibility, supplier management and logistics execution. As the single source of truth for logistics data, Blume provides visibility throughout the value chain, from sourcing to delivery. Shippers use Blume to navigate worldwide disruptions and create agile plans amid uncertainty. Direct connectivity to the ocean, air, rail, parcel, LTL and truckload carriers along with Blume’s industry expertise and innovative solutions helps users maximize transportation spend and reduce carbon emissions.

www.blumeglobal.com

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Paul Gallagher of General Mills: The People-Centric Approach to AI
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Paul Gallagher of General Mills: The People-Centric Approach to AI

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Paul Gallagher, the Chief Supply Chain Officer of General Mills, to talk about how making Artificial Intelligence work for a company revolves around people at all stages of the journey. General Mills is already almost five years into a transformation that incorporates AI tools, and while the use cases and real-world examples are compelling, perhaps the most interesting part of their story is how its tens of thousands of employees are engaging with the technology in the day-to-day. For every leader who wants to see what this exciting next generation of technologies is really going to do when it starts delivering on its promises, give this episode a listen!

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Reimagining the Supply Chain — A Conversation with Allan Dow of Logility, Inc.
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Reimagining the Supply Chain — A Conversation with Allan Dow of Logility, Inc.

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Allan Dow, the president and CEO of Logility, to talk about the opportunity supply chain leaders now have to adjust their understanding of what is possible, to set ambitious goals, to build up and test new capabilities, and then to apply all of this to the fundamentals of their job to support their organizations’ growth, productivity, performance, and customer satisfaction.

The next generation of technologies, including AI, are offering supply chain professionals the freedom to fundamentally reinvent their processes and do more than ever before. What does that look like, and what is the logical way to set realistic but ambitious plans to reinvent and reinvigorate themselves for the future? It is a big topic firmly rooted in today’s exciting realities but with a lot of tempered optimism for the future. For all that and more, give this episode a listen.

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