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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

C.H. Robinson | TMC
C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. Our single, global multimodal transportation management system, Navisphere, connects our entire network of 200K companies to provide customers with greater supply chain efficiency, real-time insights, and visibility. Through our TMC division, we combine global TMS technology with a full suite of logistics managed services and consulting to help shippers optimize and automate their supply chain across all modes and regions.

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

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

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

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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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

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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Shipping Cost Containment in a More Expensive World — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS
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Shipping Cost Containment in a More Expensive World — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS

How should supply chain leaders work with their partners to control shipping costs in a world of inflation, rising labor costs, increasing fuel costs, and frequent disruptions? Many 3PLs are under extraordinary pressure to pass their costs on to their customers, and negotiating contracts can be a complicated business. How should executives best approach this situation with both their long-term business partners, and also new shippers as they optimize their footprint and build resiliency into their operations? AFMS is uniquely positioned as a resource built upon expertise from the other side of that negotiating table. They understand the pain points shippers are working through, and can facilitate the conversations that generate win-win scenarios Where can they get the information they need to have the right conversations the right way? Listen to this interview for more.

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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

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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Insights from Kloeckner Metals: Transforming and Advancing our Logistics Operating Model
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Insights from Kloeckner Metals: Transforming and Advancing our Logistics Operating Model

As president of managed services, Jordan Kass has global responsibility for C.H. Robinson’s transportation management technologies and supply chain consulting services through TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson and Freightview. Shortly after joining C.H. Robinson in 1999, he led a team to develop a new service, Managed TMS®, under a newly formed division, TMC. Today, Jordan leads a team of supply chain experts who have built TMC into an international business helping to connect, automate and optimize supply chains for some of the world’s largest companies.

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Managing Shipping Costs in a World Where Everything Costs More — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS
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Managing Shipping Costs in a World Where Everything Costs More — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS

At the 2023 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Derek Bealby, a Vice President of AFMS, LLC about how supply chain leaders can work with their partners to control shipping costs in a world of inflation, rising labor costs, rising fuel costs, and frequent disruptions. Many 3PLs are under intense pressure to pass their costs on to their customers, and negotiating contracts can be a complicated business. How should supply chain executives best approach this situation with both long-term business partners, and also new shippers as they optimize their footprint and build build resiliency into their operations? Where can they get the information they need to have the right conversations the right way? Listen to this interview for more.

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4PL Solutions for Today’s Supply Chain — A Conversation with Jordan Kass of C.H. Robinson | TMC
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4PL Solutions for Today’s Supply Chain — A Conversation with Jordan Kass of C.H. Robinson | TMC

At the most recent edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Jordan Kass, the president of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, to talk about how supply chain executives are rethinking their logistics in the post-pandemic business landscape of frequent disruption, and how 4PLs are contributing to that ongoing conversation. While third-party logistics companies have always and will always be an important component of supply chains at local, regional, national, and international levels, 4PLs —organizations that take on many of the planning, oversight, and coordination powers of a supply chain organization, including directing and monitoring the actions of 3PLs— are uniquely positioned to modernize and reorganize long-established plans and networks to better meet the needs of today’s businesses. In this conversation we get into what that kind of partnership looks like, how it makes an impact, and what senior supply chain leaders need to be thinking about and learning about as they restructure their organizations for a successful future. Give it a listen!

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Insights from IPC Subway: Managing Complex Logistics Challenges During Historic Change
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Insights from IPC Subway: Managing Complex Logistics Challenges During Historic Change

Gain insights from IPC Subway on how the purchasing cooperative is leveraging innovative solutions to achieve seamless connectivity and agility across their global logistics network Hear how the largest quick-serve restaurant chain in the world successfully executed the biggest menu change in its history; all while navigating a global pandemic and volatile transportation market Learn best practices for using data, technology, and people to improve inventory management, customer satisfaction, and performance across your supply chain — Matt Montour Sr. Director of Logistics IPC Subway Matt Montour brings more than 20 years of experience working in global logistics and supply chain…

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Cross-Border Shipping and Logistics: Massive Secular Shifts, Changing Regulations, and Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunities
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Cross-Border Shipping and Logistics: Massive Secular Shifts, Changing Regulations, and Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunities

Recent shifts in cross-border market dynamics, regulations, and customs practices create massive opportunities and cost savings. In this workshop, we’ll cover: Shift to e-commerce for big box retailers, “parcelization,” and implications on cross-border logistics The “New NAFTA” (USMCA): Canada raises its de minimis for the first time in decades from CAD $20 to $150 and what this means for your international shipments Duty drawback opportunities: if you’re manufacturing overseas, warehousing in the US, and shipping to customers in Canada, how much money are you leaving on the table? The end of a long era of postal leniency: how this affects…

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Engineering Cold Chain Solutions to Support Ebola Clinical Trials – A Conversation with Dan Littlefield of Modality Solutions
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Engineering Cold Chain Solutions to Support Ebola Clinical Trials – A Conversation with Dan Littlefield of Modality Solutions

At the 2019 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit series last November in San Diego we spoke with Dan Littlefield of Modality Solutions. Dan recently worked with the National Institute of Health to support clinical trials to help fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interview, Dan talks about some of the challenges of working in an unusual environment, and how Modality Solutions’ experience designing and implementing bespoke cold chain solutions contributed to an important project. — Dan Littlefield Principal Modality Solutions Daniel J. Littlefield is a founder of Modality Solutions. He has helped establish Modality Solutions…

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Sustainable Beauty of Complexity
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Sustainable Beauty of Complexity

An overview of L’Oreal as a whole – our brand portfolio, number of distribution points, number of Launches, etc. – to illustrate the scale and complexity of our business Our journey to Carbon Neutral in 2019 across our manufacturing plants and DCs – A closer look at the addition of our Biogas project to our renewable energy portfolio Insight on key corporate initiatives such as Urban Transportation and the modernization of our Physical Distribution network — Rahquel Purcell SVP Supply Chain Americas L’Oreal Rahquel Purcell serves as Senior Vice-President & Head of Supply Chain for L’Oreal USA – the world’s…

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