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Making Informed Choices About Where to Build and Grow Manufacturing Operations — A Conversation with Johan Beukema of BCI Global
MANUFACTURING, VIDEO, MANUFACTURING, PODCAST

Making Informed Choices About Where to Build and Grow Manufacturing Operations — A Conversation with Johan Beukema of BCI Global

At the 2025 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit series we sat down with Johan Beukema of BCI Global to have a conversation about site selection and footprint optimization in a world where these decisions are always important, but recent events are bringing them into sharper focus than ever.

We have had the pleasure of speaking with the experts at BCI Global at many Executive Platforms’ events over the years. In this episode we talk about which questions are always important, and also what is new and changing in this space. What do senior executives need to know when they make decisions about where their businesses are going to operate? What does good advice look like, and how do you get a well-rounded, multi-faceted understanding of all the factors and variables you need to make an informed decision? For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Striking the Balance Between Risk, Cost, and Control — A Conversation with Pieter de Wit of BCI Global
SUPPLY CHAIN — NA, VIDEO, SUPPLY CHAIN, PODCAST

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

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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