Episode 55: Focusing on Volume-Based Growth with Artificial Intelligence in the Supply Chain with IBM’s Sammy Soufi

Generative AI and volume-based growth have more similarities than what meets the eye. This week, IBM’s Sammy Soufi joins us to discuss their beneficial partnership, and how companies in both the Retail & CPG spaces can utilize both to not only meet customer demand, but exceed it. Come join us as we discuss the Future of Supply Chain. Guest: Sammy Soufi, Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Consulting Sammy Soufi is a Senior Managing Consultant at IBM Consulting with experience across the CPG, Retail, Automotive, Utilities, Healthcare, and Agricultural industries, focusing on helping organizations navigate through business transformations and benefit from emerging technologies. By bringing a strong analytical approach to solving complex business challenges with technological solutions; harnessed with hands-on experience leading business transformations across South America, Central Europe, Australia and in several North American locations.  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 how to support supply chain agility at scale & how to future-proof your business. SAP Supply Chain Management SAP Insights: Supply Chain SAP Business AI SAP Business AI in Supply Chain IBM Collaborates with SAP To Develop New AI Solutions for the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Industries SAP to Embed IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence into SAP Solutions SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Orlando Follow Us on Social Media Sammy Soufi: LinkedIn Richard Howells: LinkedIn & X Nicole Smythe: LinkedIn & X SAP Digital Supply Chain: LinkedIn & X Please give us a like, share, and subscribe to stay up-to-date on future episodes!