Like never before, companies have learned during the pandemic to pivot quickly across multiple dimensions. They ramped up production, changed their processes, and adopted new technologies, at speed unimaginable before the crisis. In only six weeks, contract manufacturer Flex ramped up its ability to produce ventilators while New Balance designed and produced thousands of masks, in a matter of days. Such transformations can afford many successful companies with new competitive advantages.
In this conversation, you will learn how two companies use these lessons to set themselves up for the post-pandemic future in the B2B and B2C markets.
In his book, THE NEW (AB)NORMAL: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19, MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi details their stories as well as many others. In this episode, Lynn Torrel, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flex, and Dave Wheeler, COO at New Balance, will join professor Sheffi for a conversation about the lessons learned during the pandemic, leadership lessons, and their views about what supply chains will look like in the future.
Accessible transcripts of all podcasts available here. https://ctl.mit.edu/podcasts
The Warehouse of the Future
Innovation in Motion: Shaping the Next 50 Years of Supply Chain
Sustainability Contains Multitudes
The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and the Future of Work
Blue Sky, Gray Sky – Part 2
Blue Sky, Gray Sky – Part 1
The New Competitive Edge: Analytics-Driven Supply Chain Design for Value Creation
Shipper Ghost Lanes - Hidden Costs and Consequences
Empathetic Leadership in the Field–More Insights with the MIT CTL Military Fellows
Supply Chains across Sectors - A Conversation with the MIT CTL Military Fellows
Moderna’s Road to the Vaccine and Beyond
Bottleneck Analysis to Understand Systems in Disruption
Voices from Beyond the Open Road - Utilization, Shippers, and Driver Quality of Life pt. 2
Amazon Last-Mile Routing Research Challenge Uncovers New Research Methods on a Global Scale
Key Performance and Key Learning Indicators in Digital Transformation
Global Supply Chain Risk and Innovation with Mark Bakker
Champions for Change - Women Leaders in Supply Chain Management
Voices from the Open Road: Utilization, Shippers, and Driver Quality of Life
Supplier Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Challenges and Opportunities
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