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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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Eliminating Waste in the Supply Chain, Process Optimization, Automation, and Workforce Issues — A Conversation with Dheeraj Prasad of Zebra Technologies
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Eliminating Waste in the Supply Chain, Process Optimization, Automation, and Workforce Issues — A Conversation with Dheeraj Prasad of Zebra Technologies

At the 2023 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Dheeraj Prasad to talk about how AI is helping supply chain organizations reduce waste, improve processes, enhance sustainability, and empower workers. From end to end of the value chain, AI-enabled automation is transforming how companies use data and allow their teams to be more productive without increasing headcount by using the right data to create an accurate demand forecast, which improves S&OP, and inventory management, and on and on step-by-step. Throughout the organization, people are freed from mundane repetitive tasks and data analysis to focus on the issues that matter most, which both boosts productivity and job satisfaction. What does training and coaching a workforce to engage with these tools effectively look like? How should supply chain organizations build trust for AI systems that are directing and prioritizing work? Listen to this episode for more!

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