Episode 22: How AI Helps Enable Risk Resilient Manufacturing with SAP's Sam Castro

New, enhanced technology continues to change the way we work, and Artificial Intelligence is already making its presence known in the Manufacturing space.  On this week’s episode, SAP’s Sam Castro joins us to discuss how new technology can help companies reach their profitability, sustainability, and productivity goals all whilst empowering the shop floor workers of the future.   Come join us as we discuss the Future of Supply Chain.  Guest: Sam Castro, SAP Sam Castro joined SAP in July 2005 with the acquisition of a small company called Lighthammer. At that time he was responsible for implementation consulting, field enablement, custom development, and training for the core products (Illuminator, Xacute, UDS, CMS). These products have since evolved into the core SAP Connected Manufacturing products (Mfg. Integration & Intelligence or MII and Plant connectivity or PCo) that you see today. Sam is now part of SAP LoB Manufacturing Solution Management group, which is directly responsible for strategy, direction, and customer adoption of all of the manufacturing products at SAP. He is specifically responsible for Industrial Analytics, that is SAP MII, Digital Manufacturing for insights, and Digital Manufacturing for execution, and he is the solution owner for Process MES products. In this role, he is actively working on mid- and long-term features and deliverables and how they are positioned with the broader SAP portfolio; he also provides guidance for product development investment. Host: Richard Howells, SAP Richard Howells has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability. Host: Nicole Smythe, SAP Nicole Smythe has been with SAP for almost 4 years now but has been working in the supply chain space for over 6 years through various field experiences. With a Master’s degree specializing in Global Supply Chain Management, Nicole hopes to bring a fresh, new perspective to the space with her active marketing contributions, blogs, and now podcasts, focusing on topics like sustainability, market trends, and emerging technology. Useful Links: Download Transcript Learn more about the power of visualization in your supply chain & how SAP can help you future-proof your business.  SAP Supply Chain Management SAP Supply Chain Management: Manufacturing Manufacturing In An Age Of Uncertainty | Forbes The Impact of Cloud on Manufacturing | SAP Blogs Enterprise Analytics for your Supply Chain | SAP Blogs Planning Isn’t Just a Top-down Exercise | SAP Blogs Analytics for Digital Manufacturing | SAP Blogs Intelligent Profitability – Proactively Fund Manufacturing Operations | SAP Blogs Enterprise Led Manufacturing | SAP Blogs Follow Us on Social Media Sam Castro: LinkedIn Richard Howells: LinkedIn & Twitter Nicole Smythe: LinkedIn & Twitter SAP Digital Supply Chain: LinkedIn & Twitter Please give us a like, share, and subscribe to stay up-to-date on future episodes!