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Supply Chain Resiliency

Fireside Chat: The Intersection between Sourcing and Supply Chain
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Fireside Chat: The Intersection between Sourcing and Supply Chain

September 23, 2024

As the Vice President of Surety of Supply and Sourcing Innovation, Kyle Carlyle leads a team dedicated to strengthening the resilience of Walmart’s supply chain and improving access to key product categories and creating strong relationships with our suppliers. His team transforms the company’s global sourcing practices and has introduced innovative approaches and strategic partnerships, having conducted pilots with innovative companies in a variety of industries including unspun, Agritask, and many more.

With nine years of experience at Walmart, Kyle began his career in merchandising logistics and has held roles with increasing responsibilities such as supply chain optimization and network design and strategy. Prior to joining Walmart, Kyle also held various positions at JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Kyle earned his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University. Outside of work, he is actively involved in the Cancer Challenge as a member of its board of directors. Kyle and his wife are proud parents to three young children.

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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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Becoming a “Best in Class” Supply Chain Network to Deliver More Medicines to More Patients, Faster
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Becoming a “Best in Class” Supply Chain Network to Deliver More Medicines to More Patients, Faster

May 17, 2024

Catalina Vargas is the Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and as such plays a strategic role in driving enterprise initiatives.

Catalina has more than 20 years of experience in the biopharma industry and has held positions of increasing responsibility in a range of local, regional and global roles in global strategic sourcing and procurement as well as manufacturing; she has also served as the Chief of Staff to the CEO prior to current role and also as a product portfolio leader.

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Mastering Disruption: How One of the World’s Largest Healthcare Companies is Navigating Market Challenges to Ensure Patients Receive the Products They Need
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Mastering Disruption: How One of the World’s Largest Healthcare Companies is Navigating Market Challenges to Ensure Patients Receive the Products They Need

September 21, 2023

Kathryn E. Wengel (Kathy) is Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer for Johnson & Johnson, and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. She has significant healthcare, operations and global business expertise – with more than three decades of experience in leadership positions at Johnson & Johnson.

In her current role, Kathy is responsible for the continued strengthening of the Company’s core technical operations and risk management capabilities. She leads key technical operations functions, including: Procurement, Engineering & Property Services, Sustainability and cross-sector Supply Chain teams focused on standards, services, strategic programs and data science, as well as critical risk functions, including: Quality & Compliance, Health Care Compliance, Environmental Health & Safety, Global Security and Global Brand Protection. A strong developer of globally diverse teams, Kathy also plays an important role with external stakeholders to advance critical risk management, resilience and technical operations priorities on behalf of Johnson & Johnson and the healthcare industry.

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Powerful Alliances: Working with Our Partners Internally and Externally to Streamline Supply Chain Processes
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Powerful Alliances: Working with Our Partners Internally and Externally to Streamline Supply Chain Processes

October 11, 2023

Jessica Kipp is the Senior Vice President, Head of HP’s Supply Chain Markets and Logistics organization. She is responsible for driving the strategic direction and execution of HP’s complete order-to-cash customer and partner experience. She oversees a largely outsourced, integrated logistics operation for all personal systems and print products. A transformational business leader, Jessica’s mission is to unlock enterprise value by optimizing the end-to-end value chain through digital transformation and operational excellence. Jessica advocates HP’s Sustainability objectives in partnership with our Logistics Service Providers.

Prior to her current role, she was responsible for HP’s Global Logistics Operations which included overseeing international and domestic transportations, customs, and warehousing.  This accountability spanned from global and regional factories all the way to final mile delivery placing HP’s technology in the hands of our customers. She led her team through transforming the supply chain, resulting in significant cost reductions, improved efficiencies, and risk mitigation in an uncertain and dynamic market.

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Fireside Chat: Supply Chain Interrupted: How Disruption Shaping has Helped Corning Proactively Drive Improved Cash Flow, Operational Efficiency, Resiliency and Sustainability in the Supply Chain
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Fireside Chat: Supply Chain Interrupted: How Disruption Shaping has Helped Corning Proactively Drive Improved Cash Flow, Operational Efficiency, Resiliency and Sustainability in the Supply Chain

October 11, 2023

As Corning’s Chief Procurement Officer, Nolan leads Corning’s Global Supply Management (GSM) operations team. He is focused on enhancing value creation and managing supply chain risk in each of Corning’s businesses by driving deep engagement with GSM global service offerings, category teams, and its logistics control tower.  He is also operationalizing the function’s digital transformation.  Nolan has rich experience in glass and ceramics serving optical communications, life sciences, automotive, and pharmaceutical packaging industries.  He is a graduate of UNC Wilmington’s Cameron School of Business.

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Using Connected Planning to Meet Complex Supply Chain Challenges with Speed and Resilience
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Using Connected Planning to Meet Complex Supply Chain Challenges with Speed and Resilience

September 22, 2023

Eric Lange brings 31 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, primarily in Forecasting, Demand Management, Inventory & Production Planning, as well as IBP/S&OP leadership roles. After 22 years of being a supply chain practitioner, he wanted to help as many corporation discover and benefit from true planning solution that is for the modern world and to help transform supply chains to handle today’s speed of business and change. This led Eric to Anaplan.

Today, Eric has been with Anaplan for 7.5 years in a few Supply Chain roles, including Customer Success and Product Marketing. Most of the time at Anaplan, Eric has been a Principal Solutions Consultant. In this role, Eric has helped many customers understand the full potential of connected planning with Anaplan to drive accuracy and confidence in Supply Chain Planning, as well as achieve tremendous results and value.

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Building Competitive Advantage and Resiliency with Connected and Autonomous Supply Chains — A Conversation with Puneet Shukla of EdgeVerve, an Infosys Company
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Building Competitive Advantage and Resiliency with Connected and Autonomous Supply Chains — A Conversation with Puneet Shukla of EdgeVerve, an Infosys Company

July 21, 2023

At the 2023 edition of the European Supply Chain Executive Summit series held in Barcelona, Spain, June 19-21, we spoke with Puneet Shukla, the Regional Head of EMEA for EdgeVerve, an Infosys Company, about how companies are leveraging technology to build both resiliency and competitive advantage into their supply chains through interconnected autonomous operations. How should organizations adjust their Digital Transformation journeys to reshape their existing operations? How do these new tools and capabilities shape the day-to-day working lives of workers? What should decision-makers keep in mind as they weigh their options? All this and more is discussed in this interview. Give it a listen!

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Supply Chain Post-COVID: Customers and Associates are the Key
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Supply Chain Post-COVID: Customers and Associates are the Key

September 19, 2022

COVID-19 has revealed weaknesses and bottlenecks in globalized manufacturing and supply chain systems. How should we rethink our footprints and networks on a regional and local level? Finding the right places to invest resources to get the greatest ROI Discussing how the future of work and the challenges of attracting and retaining top talent is shaping the ongoing evolution of supply chain organizations — Joe Metzger EVP, Supply Chain Operations Walmart Joe Metzger is executive vice president of supply chain operations for Walmart U.S. He has responsibility for leading our distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation fleet, among other areas….

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Building A Resilient Supply Chain that Understands Risks and Leverages Innovation and Partnerships
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Building A Resilient Supply Chain that Understands Risks and Leverages Innovation and Partnerships

September 19, 2022

Managing short- medium-, and long-range planning to identify and mitigate risk Ensuring partnership success and future-looking innovation Reinforcing what works, learning from what does not, and accepting small-scale failures as an opportunity to win big elsewhere Developing a disruption-tolerant supply chain based on the experience gained during COVID-19 — Paul Gallagher Chief Supply Chain Officer General Mills 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…

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The Digital Road to Supply Chain Resiliency
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The Digital Road to Supply Chain Resiliency

September 22, 2022

Responding to volatility – the power of prediction Build competitive advantage through supply chain digital transformation – the use of digital automation capability to deliver products to customers and consumers where and whenever they need them Supply Chains are still about people – building the Digital First mindset — Meri Stevens Worldwide VP, Consumer Health Supply Chain and Deliver Johnson & Johnson Meri Stevens is the Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Vice President, Consumer Health Supply Chain and Deliver. Meri assumed the Deliver leadership role in May 2019. In July 2020, she expanded her leadership responsibilities to include the Consumer Health…

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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

September 19, 2022

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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Fireside Chat: Future of Supply Chain Decisions. Now.
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Fireside Chat: Future of Supply Chain Decisions. Now.

September 19, 2022

In an ever-changing world of frequent disruptions and constantly shifting consumer preferences, supply chains can no longer rely on traditional approaches to predict, plan, and operate. When exceptions become the norm, decision agility trumps planning. Join us for a fireside chat with executive thought leaders that have adopted Decision Intelligence to successfully transform their supply chains. — Will Beery VP, Global Chief Information Officer Mars Wrigley Will is the Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for Mars Wrigley and member of the Mars Wrigley Leadership Team. He is accountable for driving the digital transformation agenda in support of the…

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