Next Generation Supply Chain Management
Accelerating Real-Time Value Creation Through Technology in a post COVID-19 era
Virtual Conference sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
Thursday, January 21, 2021
5:00 PM (EST)
What you'll learn:
We are living in the age of Industry 4.0 which is disrupting businesses and impacting most industries. To survive and be competitive in the presence of disruptive forces, companies are being forced to innovate in every aspect of their business. The manufacturing supply chain is no exception. Disruptions in supply chain will be quite significant as supply chains globally are not equipped to cope with the disruptive changes caused by emerging technologies, global uncertainty, increased business complexity, changing environmental conditions, and shortages in skilled labor.
Key Topics Covered
• What Are Some of the Disruptive Forces Impacting Your Business Today?
• Disruptive Forces Impacting the Global Supply Chain
• Why the Traditional Supply Chain Is No Longer Effective?
• The Fundamentals of Next Generation Supply Chain Management
• Why “The connected supply chain is not a luxury but a necessity for most businesses”
Speakers
Owen Keates, Industry Executive Manufacturing Practice, Hitachi Vantara
Owen is an Industry Advisor for Hitachi Vantara’s Manufacturing Practice. He started his career as a chemical engineer in the pulp and paper and industrial chemicals industries with various production and project management roles. Having commissioned new factories he learnt the critical importance of supply chains to
Greg Orloff, Industry Executive, IIoT World
Greg previously served as the CEO of Tangent Company, inventor of the Watercycle™, the only commercial residential direct potable reuse system in the country. Greg holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University, a Masters of Business Administration in International Business from Case
