Exclusive Video: The Supply Chain Risk & Resilience Forum

The Supply Chain Risk & Resilience Forum

Speaking at Procurement & Supply LIVE 2023, executives from Novartis, HF&C, and Capgemini Invent deep dive into supply chain risk and resilience.

The panellists: 

• Cameron Smith, Global Procurement Senior Partner - Indirect Procurement at Novartis 
• Aurelien Faucheux, CEO at HF&C
• Ashley Naughton, Senior Director of Intelligent Supply Chain and Procurement, Capgemini Invent

Critical supply chain risks for businesses

Emphasising the need to quantify risks specific to each business and sector, Naughton and Smith begin this forum by highlighting the importance of understanding known and unknown risks, particularly when it comes to emerging issues such as ESG and diversity. Faucheux shines a light on the cruciality of external (geopolitical, materials) and internal risks (credit ratings, financials) for the automotive industry. 

“Risk really needs to be quantified in terms of risk themes. Risk themes are different for each type of business in each sector,” says Naughton.

“Geopolitical, health, pandemic, energy, ESG, diversity – nothing is off the table for supply chain risks,” adds Smith. 

When it comes to mitigating such risks, the three stress the importance of having plans and then having backup plans too considering the frequency and severity of change. The importance of communication and explaining risks and their consequences to stakeholders was also a key discussion point. 

The role of technology in risk management 

Shifting the discussion to the interpretation of and use of data, smith notes the need for a subjective overlay on objective data, emphasising the importance of interpreting data correctly. Additionally, Faucheux advocates for a ‘back-to-basics’ approach to ensure a fundamental understanding of the supply chain. 

“Back to basics first, and then you can speak about AI and the rest of digitisation, but the basics have to be right,” says Faucheux.

Naughton suggests negotiation and technology as approaches to collect data as well as acknowledging the increasing prominence of AI and automation in managing large volumes of information, but doesn’t discredit the importance of the human element. 

Faucheux highlights the need for procurement and supply chain collaboration and leveraging automation to understand and prevent risks, he also sees a growing reliance on AI, especially in monitoring and assessing worst-case scenarios.

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