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.