This episode explores:

• The new reality of constant change and disruption for supply chain organizations, alongside its four main drivers. (1:44)
• Geopolitical disruption and its implications for supply chain organizations. (3:23)
• Climate change’s evolving influence on supply chain operations. (5:52)
• Technology’s rapid advancement, and how supply chain organizations can keep pace. (8:36)
• Generational shifts in employee attitudes towards their workplace and employers. (11:29)

Host Thomas O’Connor and guest Sami Naffakh, CSCO at Reckitt, explore the myriad forms supply chain disruption takes in today’s highly volatile landscape. They broadly discuss the four main drivers behind this volatility, as well as individualized responses supply chain leaders can employ. Thomas and Sami close the show with Sami’s personal recommendations for supply chain leaders who are combating disruption.

This episode explores:

• The wide array of constraints currently impacting supply chain organizations. (1:17)
• Securing a long-term mandate for investment by resolving short-term issues for the wider organization. (4:18)
• Next steps for CSCOs who have secured their mandate for investment. (7:38)
• Internal challenges to combating constraints, such as skepticism and gaps in capability or knowledge. (10:16)
• Recommendations for CSCOs to overcome constraints. (15:06)

Supply Chain Podcast host Thomas O’Connor and Gartner senior director analyst Laura Rainier discuss how supply chain leaders can combat increasing constraints to resources through the lens of Laura’s Supply Chain Executive Report: Thrive in a Resource-Constrained World. They explore how CSCOs can resolve short-term issues to secure investments and confidence in long-term initiatives for overcoming increasing constraints.

This episode explores:

• The digital elements driving General Mills’ supply chain transformation (2:39)
• General Mills’ technology solutions that link master, operational and transactional data (7:28)
• Human aspects of General Mills’ transformation: DEI, and initiatives to grow employee skill sets and community (13:47)
• Recommendations for supply chain leaders driving their own supply chain transformation (16:52)

Host Thomas O’Connor and General Mills Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Paul Gallagher discuss the digital, functional and human elements of General Mills’ supply chain transformation. They explore the areas in which the complexity of General Mills’ supply chain breeds opportunity for growth in resilience, cost optimization and more. Thomas and Paul close the show with recommendations for supply chain leaders driving their own transformation initiatives.