Every company's supply chain is unique, and yet they all have a common subset of characteristics that make up their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Operations excellence is achieved by prudent investments in the right capabilities in the right order, at the right time. Companies have to balance investments in supply chain planning as well as execution, as both are critical to becoming best in class. At the same time, companies have to balance the market, financial, technological and execution risks in a constantly shifting environment.

In an increasingly competitive environment, how do you boost your team’s productivity while retaining top talent? In this presentation we will explore how to align at multiple levels to improve your team’s engagement, efficiency, and outcomes. Working across your organization to understand the landscape to increase your team’s ability meet organizational expectations and challenging work tasks to focus your team on the right activities to increase your team’s ability to deliver. As well as investing in your individual team members success through coaching, professional development, and opportunity to increase team member satisfaction.

Risks are inevitable especially when going past the boundaries of Earth, but with a plan, the proper data and a well-designed information system Supply Chain risks can be significantly reduced increasing mission success. Nasa Goddard has made substantial advancements in the last few years, come learn what we have done to reduce our Supply Chain risks.

The coronavirus pandemic has put supply chains front and center, especially for brands like The Coca-Cola Company where products have a shelf life, and that creates added pressure. COVID-19 has been the “ultimate supply chain audit.“ Supply chain has been front and center,” The pandemic tested Coca-Cola’s supply chain in many ways. It gave the company insights into its leadership capability and flexibility, and raised the importance of communications between suppliers and customers. From the adversity of COVID-19, several supply chain best practices were born.

Now more than ever your supply chain team needs to able to compete with the best of the best. The fight for the complexity of sales is rising. The effect of pandemic has introduced a new risk factor. In this new world you can't be out of stock. Production can't be delayed. Customer orders can't be missed. It’s a tough world out there! The solution is visibility. Supply chain visibility will make sure your team can see the challenges BEFORE they come -- so that they can solve them at the lowest possible cost BEFORE the customer starts waiting for an order. That's how you make your company dominate.

Interested in learning more about developing and implementing an effective global logistics strategy with an engaged team? What a "Day in the Life" of a Future Logistics Manager may look like? This is your presentation!

Demonstrate opportunities to use Robotic Process Automation and Augmented Intelligence to improve end user experiences, reduce cycle for procurement and end users and free up resources for more strategic activities. A demo will show how the "Bot" can provide information on policies, resources, preferred suppliers that enhance end user customer satisfaction and improve the overall Source to Pay experience.

Success enablement through accommodation, collaboration, and recognition. Building, nurturing, developing, and deploying high acumen, empowered and passion driven teams to exceed business objectives in a rapidly changing world. Developing the culture of change and leader driven success in your business organization. Throw out that box, shift that paradigm and hold on for the success ride we all need to be on!