181. Changes in the structure of global supply chains

Guest Name: John D. Reiser, EVP, Global Supply Chain, The Cannon Group Inc, Language: English, Publication date: Aug, 20. 2022 John is an experienced global supply chain executive with a demonstrated history of creating a best-in-class supply chain department. He works in the e-commerce, wholesale, distribution and manufacturing industries. John has experience at privately owned and private equity backed companies with strong Operations, Sourcing, Negotiation, Import, Logistics, Supplier Development, Supplier Rationalization, Planning, Team Building, M&A, P&L and SIOP skills. In addition, John has lived in Shanghai, established overseas offices and global distribution centers throughout the USA, China and the EU. John is currently EVP, Global Supply Chain at The Cannon Group Inc,. Here are some of the highlighted-questions from the podcast: I’m curious your thoughts on global supply chains. What are the biggest changes in a post pandemic-world? Some expert says that this is a good time to swicth the supply chain sourcing strategy from centralized structure into a decentralized. What is your take on that? Is that a good idea? I wonder what you advice would be on how to deals and responds the supply chain disruption?  Talk a bit about leadership in supply chain crisis - What have you seen the most sucessful supply chain-leader do? What do they have in common in their approach to maximizing their impact? Connect with John on LInkedin HERE