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The Future of Supply Chain Operations
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The Future of Supply Chain Operations

September 23, 2024

Biswaranjan Sen is a Chemical Engineer by training. He joined Unilever in 1991 and has worked in R&D and across various parts of the Supply Chain including manufacturing, planning, logistics, customer service and procurement. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Unilever Indonesia with responsibility for the Supply Chain between 2009 and 2012.

Following his subsequent roles as Vice President Procurement Chemicals and Vice President Group Supply Chain Personal Care, he became an Executive Vice President in Unilever in May 2017.

His current role covers responsibility for the Beauty and Personal Care Supply Chain, Planning and Engineering. He also leads the Supply Chain Transformation team.

Bish has worked across the world and is currently based in London, UK.

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Striking the Balance Between Risk, Cost, and Control — A Conversation with Pieter de Wit of BCI Global
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Striking the Balance Between Risk, Cost, and Control — A Conversation with Pieter de Wit of BCI Global

October 21, 2024

Pieter de Wit studied Supply Chain Management at the Transport Academy in Venlo and the TIAS (MBA) in Tilburg, the Netherlands and has been associated with BCI Global since 2021.

Pieter has fulfilled various leadership roles for decades at large logistics service providers both nationally and internationally (particularly in Asia: Hong Kong 5 years, Shanghai 5 years and Singapore 5 years). He is an expert in supply chain optimization and logistics outsourcing in various sectors, both up-stream (mostly control towers) and down-stream (with many e-fulfillment solutions recently).

Over the years, Pieter has led dozens of projects and operations. Examples are: Amazon, L’Oréal, LVMH, FastRetail, Lego, SC Johnson, JnJ, 3M, Honeywell, Kärcher, Bosch, Schneider Electric, Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, Yamaha Music, Belkin, Baxter, BD, Sanofi, Airbus.

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Fireside Chat: Re-Engineering Our Fulfillment Strategy to Best Serve eCommerce and Digital Channels
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Fireside Chat: Re-Engineering Our Fulfillment Strategy to Best Serve eCommerce and Digital Channels

October 10, 2023

Tanja Dysli is currently the Chief Supply Chain Officer at IKEA US. She has worked in various roles with IKEA since 2003, with placements in Sweden, China, Germany, and Poland. Tanja has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from the University of Applied Sciences in Olten, Switzerland.

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Supply Chain Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity — A Conversation with René Buck of BCI Global
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Supply Chain Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity — A Conversation with René Buck of BCI Global

September 12, 2023

At the 2023 edition of the European Supply Chain Executive Summit series held in Barcelona, Spain, June 19-21, we sat down with René Buck, the CEO of BCI Global, to talk about how supply chain organizations are adapting themselves to the new era of frequent disruption in the changed and still-evolving post-pandemic business landscape. Using VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) as a reference point, René offers some great insights into how supply chain leaders should be thinking and acting differently to build better and more resilient networks that serve customers better. It is a wide-ranging conversation with a lot of great content and takeaways. Give this one a listen!

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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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