Mike McComb, VP of Sales at Pitney Bowes for Global Ecommerce discusses what role Pitney Bowes plays in industry supply chains.Episode Notes:Ecommerce growth 4:35. Challenges for PB and shippers/brands/retailers/marketplaces 6. How fulfillment companies are responding with technology to deal with costs, labor, efficiency 8:20. Reverse logistics 11:30. SCM tools and platforms 16:30. FourKites aggregates transportation data 16:44. Fenix Commerce pre-shopping cart sku-le...

Chris Winston discusses his personal and home care product experience with J.R. Watkins and Clorox.Episode Notes:Clorox supply chain 14:10. Supply chain management solutions used 22:30. Netsuite 24:50. Shopify, Magento 25:17. KPIs 26:15. Customization 27:14. ROI 28:12. Future of solutions 30:19. Break 31:14. Impact of tariffs on global CPG supply chain is to move away from China 31:36. Impact of COVID-19 on supply chain 35:40. Domestic suppliers building capacity 37:10. Demand for handwashing...

Derek Mizysak, Supply Chain Director, for method products talks about the phases of SCM, lean tools and methodologies and blockchain.Episode Notes:Supply Chain Ninja 2:41. Demand for cleaning supplies 8:45. Integrated business planning process for Demand Planning 10:55. Inventory management 12:32. Machine learning and demand driven software 13:32. Importance of distribution centers (DCs) to managing demand 16:41. Lean methodologies to identify root causes 16:53. ‘5 Whys’ 18:50. DMAIC 20:26. K...

Mike Lavaglio, the Director of Supply Chain Planning for Dexcom, discusses the diabetes medical device supply chain.Episode Notes:Type 1 diabetes continuous glucose monitoring focus 3:30. Look and feel improvements to device 6:08. Giving physicians and platforms access to data 7:11. 50% growth from G6 product, suppliers had to respond 9:26. JIT for a $B business 10. Nodes on plastics and electronics supply chain 10:48. De-risking the supply chain 12:54. Operating a clean room 14:27. Accelerat...

Patricia Vasconcellos, formerly VP of Supply Chain for Flowserve, talks about circular supply chain, supply chain responsiveness, resilience and customer needs. Then closes with post-COVID-19 supply chain. Episode Notes:00:34 - CSCMP 03:22 - Circular supply chain, re-use of materials (Accenture, Philips) 06:03 - H&M 07:00 - EU estimates 12% growth in GDP from circular supply chain 07:49 - Blockchain and IoT to build trust (Mastercard) 10:40 - EDI 11:51 -...

How to plan the production of an antigen and carry a vaccine through a cold chain.What is an antigen and a cold chain 4:44. Production planning 20:15. Materials Requirements Planning 21:12. FDA has to approve sourcing of compounds 22:28. Trial process 23:12. Uncertainty of batch production process 28:19. Dealing with live materials 31:35. Production challenges 32:23. Determining quantity for clinical trials 34:30. Cost structure of drugs 35:35. Distribution network 37:14. Leveraging mac...

Steve Clarke discusses his article, “Leveraging the Power of Simple Analytical Tools & Daily Management Techniques to Achieve RAPID and SUSTAINED Supply Chain Transformation” (https://tinyurl.com/y6ghpjtw).Challenges to improving supply chain performance 3:37. Solution to challenges 6:06. Supply Chain Capability Model 8:59. Using defect data in Root Cause Analysis 11:33. Six Sigma DMAIC methodology 15:54. Three levels of a fix 17:32. Example using 5 WHYS 22:03. Pareto Principle 23:51. Imp...

Dave Malenfant, EVP of the Biotech Supply Management Alliance and Director of Outreach and Partnerships discusses COVID-19 supply chains and ML and AI-based SCM solutions.Episode Notes:4:04 Medical supply oversupply.6:27 ESRI global map of hotspots. 7:21 Geographical Information Systems (GIS). 9:33 bullwhip demand. 9:58 medical device supply chain. 11:45 Group Purchasing Organizations. 14:04 risk management and contingency. 18:05 virus testing supply. 21:21 ...