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Dr. Farid Harche formerly of British Telecom, Wipro, IBM and DHL talks about artificial intelligence in SCM.

Episode Notes:

Digital transformation in SCM 5:04. 
Machine learning and deep learning 10:30. 
Priority should be to organize data 13:03. 
Fail rate on solutions as high as 80% 13:35. 
Recommended SCM solution: C3.AI 14:53. 
Bias in data 19:10, 32:09. 
Data sovereignty 21:39. 
Blockchain 21:54. 
The importance of standards over regulation 23:33. 
GS1 25:14. 
Humans have a role to play in teaching AI systems to manage unknown risks 35:32. 
Cost-saving ROI 37:00. 
Supply chain will self-operate 49:47.

Ashutosh Prasad, founder and CEO of KoiReader Technologies, talks about operational automation and edge computing.

Episode Note:

i2 supply chain system 13:30. 
Supply chain fragmented from a process & systems perspective 15:19. 
Arrival of NVIDIA, open source, AI 15:54. 
Edge computing 17:57. 
CargoWise 19:36. 
ROI of AI-based systems 22:10. 
Lean innovation 23:48. 
Auto classification of shipping goods through natural language processing 26:04. 
Warehouse automation inventory cycle counting 26:56. 
KoiReader’s edge computing platform 31. Applied AI 31:33. 
Contrast with H2O.AI 32:51. 
Operational intelligence 34. 
Operational automation 37:25. 
Making receiving process contactless 37:56. 
AI cameras 38:52. 
Applying operational intelligence to solve legacy problems 41:50. 
Analyzing TBs of warehouse data per second through computer vision 45:11. 
5G/IoT future 48:31. 
Service vs. product approach 51:08. 
Partnering with customers 1:00:07.

Jeremiah Pomerleau uses his experience with GoPro as a case study on building out procurement, logistics and global trade systems.

Episode Notes:

Procurement 1:59. 
Air and ocean freight cost reduction 45-50%. Trade lane 7:44. 
Total Landed Cost 14:47. 
Trade compliance cost 24:32. 
Freight payment provider 28:19. 
Visibility/supply chain event management system 36:13. 
NetSuite 38:55. 
One Network 39:31. 
Excel for independent analysis 40:27. 
Shopify 41:42. 
FedEx Delivery Manager, UPS My Choice 41:55. 
G-Suite, Slack to inform ERP sourcing 42:33. 
Dashboard for 4 supply chains, 65! KPIs at Puls 44:37. 
Objectives and Key Results platform: Integration of G-Suite with Tableau for real time reporting 46:05. 
ROI 48:04. 
Forecasting impacting fulfillment 50:16. 
Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) 51:16. 
Break 52:14. 
Global Trade, import/export agencies/compliance (Export Control Classification Number) 52:39. 
The future of SCM solutions 1:05:27. 
NetSuite/SAP/Oracle visibility modules 1:06:03. 
Online marketplace for freight negotiation 1:07:07.

 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 machine learning/AI, blockchain, RFID 42:36. Protecting patients 47:29. Maintaining strict temperature controls 50:17. Recall/reverse supply chain 52:30. Making sure opportunities to vaccinate are not missed through risk management 54:28. Theory of constraints 56:36. FDA can take over a factory 57:45. Weighing protecting patients against the demands for a vaccine in a pandemic 59:16. Timeline for a vaccine 1:00:30. Lean manufacturing 1:01:34. More inventory, more redundancies 1:04:18. Impacting people’s lives 1:05:36. Transparency and trust 1:06:58. 

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. Impact/effort matrix to improve systems and processes 25:10. Control phase 27:41. Daily management 29:12. Building capability 31:26. Using ERP systems effectively 34:52. Success stories 36:25. Critical success factors 40:08.

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 meat supply and demand. 
23:44 collaboration among meat suppliers. 
25:19 retail supply chains using AI to calculate demand. 
30:15 logistics networks. 
32:54 autonomous trucking fleets. 
40:52 government procurement that reflects demand. 
46:14 centralized allocation of supply. 
48:32 tools and solutions, SAP implementation, JD Edwards, Ariba. 
50:14 all solutions based on time, resource and scope. 
55:49 enabling technology limits the need for staff. 
57:35 predictive and prescriptive analytics to manage the supply chain. 
58:27 the need for speed. 
59:32 TCU Center for Supply Chain Innovation.