Join our host, Evren Ozkaya, as he welcomes Faris Hattar, Associate Director of Supply Chain Operations at Hikma Saudi Arabia, for an insightful discussion on effectively managing cost pressures in generic drug manufacturing. In this episode, they delve into the challenges faced by pharmaceutical leaders, addressing issues such as high transportation costs, over reliance on a few offshore suppliers and manufacturing bottlenecks. Faris shares strategies to overcome these challenges, emphasizing the importance of enhancing visibility in factories and supply chains to enable swift and informed decision-making. Later in the conversation, Evren and his guest explore the current level of digitalization in the pharmaceutical industry and the underlying reasons for its status.

Join our host Evren Ozkaya as he welcomes ⁠Michael Altman⁠, VP of End-to-End US Supply Chain Operations at ⁠Kenvue ⁠for an insightful discussion on managing one of the largest disruptions of supply chain in the Pharma industry. This episode delves into the crucial balance between capital, cost and service/availability, the significance of an end-to-end supply chain view, and strategies for navigating disruptions, highlighted by lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the backdrop of the Tylenol supply chain disruption story during the early days of pandemic, Michael & Evren build on their recent HBR article “How Kenvue De-risked Its Supply Chain”. Michael shares his extensive experience and strategies for building resilience and optimization of supply chain operations, offering invaluable insights for anyone looking to understand or improve Pharma supply chains in the face of significant disruptions.

Introducing the 'Supply Chain Wizard for Pharma' podcast series, brought to you by SCW.AI and spearheaded by our host, Evren Ozkaya, Ph.D., the visionary founder and CEO of SCW.AI. Our podcast is dedicated to unveiling the insights and narratives of business and operations leaders who are in the forefront of change & transformation in the pharmaceutical industry. It's our mission to enlighten and inform our listeners about the evolving landscape of the industry, from groundbreaking strategic moves and developments in supply chains, points of views & stories around successes & failures of the organizations, to the transformative wave of digitalization sweeping through Pharma.