#76: Exploring the Impact of Transformative Tech in India's Logistics

#78: In Supply Chain Design, Fun is Not Optional, Fun is Required

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I had a great conversation with Donald Hicks, CEO and Founder of Optilogic. He had such a wonderful career journey as a leader in his field. He shared in our conversation how a talk from a college student back when he was young inspired him to pursue a career as an Operations Research Systems Engineer. We also dived into his time with Llamasoft, buying a bar and finally starting Optilogic.

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Questions I asked:

• Can you share with us some of the milestones you had in your career so far?
• What is the significance of LLama in LLamasoft? And why did you choose the name Cosmic Frog?
• Can you give us an example where one of your clients applied the design thinking strategy and had a great outcome after?
• If you could change one thing in the way supply chain professionals act or think, what would that one thing be? And why?

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#77: Embracing Resiliency and Eliminating Supply Chain Risks

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In this episode, I interviewed Jennifer Bisceglie, Founder and CEO of Interos. We started the discussion with some of the highlights of Jennifer’s career—starting a company 19 years ago. Jennifer emphasizes the importance of transparency in the supply chain, mentioning how technology helps.

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Questions I asked:

• What makes Interos different from other players in the space?
• How does Interos help supply chains in terms of cost saving?
• How does Interos’ system help in addressing disruptions like climate change and geopolitical instability?
• How do you address the challenges of demand forecasting and allocating inventory?
• How do you manage the resistance from the organization during the implementation of your solution?
• What advice would you give supply chain leaders in terms of risk management?

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#76: Exploring the Impact of Transformative Tech in India's Logistics

In this episode, I interviewed Pali Tripathi, the CEO of Taabi Mobility, an Indian conglomerate. She has 16 years of experience across diverse leadership roles across Unilever, EY, Booz, and CEAT Tyres.

We discussed how logistics, infrastructure, and technology contribute to the business momentum in India, what value Taabi Mobility brings to its customers, and how the journey of a female CEO in India is - both fun moments and challenges.

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Questions I asked:

• What determined, and what was your journey from HR to business leadership?
• What is driving the overall business momentum in India?
• How has technology changed the game in the logistics space?
• Can you share some RPG success stories in the manufacturing industry: made in India for the world, made in India for India?
• What are the problems Taabi Mobility is solving, and what’s on the horizon?
• As a female CEO in India, you must have broken many barriers - what have been some fun moments and challenges along the way, and how have you navigated them?
• What career advice would you give to your younger self? Would you have done anything differently?

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Anticipate and Act - the new norm in Supply Chain

David Warrick is a thought leader and industry expert in the field of Global Supply Chain and is currently the Executive Vice President, Enterprise at Overhaul. In his current role, he is responsible for the strategy and growth of the Enterprise business, as well as being a key member of the Executive Team. Overhaul, is a software-based, supply-chain visibility, integrity, safety and security solution for the world's leading brands.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• David’s supply chain journey- joining Microsoft, the rollout of the first Xbox gaming systems, and joining Overhaul
• Case studies on addressing supply chain challenges and building partnerships
• What makes Overhaul different and partnership with Microsoft
• A quick dive into the tech space in supply chain - how Amara’s Law is affecting the industry
• The supply chain challenge is that you’re kind of judged on your last failure and not on your last success
• Advice to startups and up-and-coming supply chain executives

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Johanna Småros, Co-founder at RELEX Solutions

 Johanna Småros (PhD) is one of RELEX Solutions’ three co-founders. Before founding RELEX, Johanna conducted ground-breaking research on retail supply chains. Johanna received the Young Scientist Entrepreneur Award in 2014 and the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award in 2017. In 2021, Johanna was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Supply Chain by Supply Chain Digital.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• Growing from around 800 to 2000 employees in the span of 3 years
• What are the most important milestones for RELEX - how they closed 500 mil euro funding round 
• 10 mil euro donated and 100 mil euro in stock for the RELEX Foundation  
• Five core values in RELEX - What does "Humble World Domination" mean to RELEX?
• Reducing food waste - how this makes a huge difference in the purpose of each RELEX employee
• What’s next for RELEX - expansion and growth 

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