Alan Duncan – Former VP, Manufacturing Solutions, EMEA – Blue Yonder
How to manage disruption and build tech-driven resilience in a modern, global supply chain.
Political upheaval, pandemics, people parking ships across the Suez Canal, conflict in Europe and Middle East – the work of supply-chain managers has never been more difficult.
Veteran supply-chain leader Alan Duncan has words wisdom for those looking towards technology to help them respond – and get ahead of – a new era of unpredictability.
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