Episode 98: The Manufacturing Industry Trends 2025 with SAP’s Judy Cubiss

Navigating manufacturing’s future: Supply chains face disruption, talent pools shrink, and sustainability demands rise. Discover how AI, cloud tech, and data-driven strategies offer solutions. Hear Judy Cubiss from SAP share insights on building resilient, efficient, and future-proof industrial operations. Companies are rethinking supply chains for resilience and embracing collaboration platforms. AI offers potential for automation and insights but requires robust data management and infrastructure. Sustainability is now a financial imperative, with regulations driving the need for data collection and tools like green ledgers. Flexibility and agility are crucial in responding to evolving trade policies, with scenario planning becoming essential. Cloud ERP systems offer smaller manufacturers access to advanced technologies, aiding in talent management and innovation. Join us as we dive into the Future of Supply Chain Guest: Judy Cubiss, Director and Global Industry Marketing Lead for Industrial Manufacturing, SAP Judy Cubiss has been working in the Discrete Industries space for over 20 years. She is responsible for industry marketing globally for industrial manufacturing and aerospace and defense at SAP and is responsible for telling SAP’s unique value proposition for those industries. 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: Oyku Ilgar, SAP Oyku Ilgar has been working in the digital supply chain area at SAP since 2017. As a marketer and blogger, she creates written and visual marketing content about ERP and Supply Chain solutions and focuses on the topics of business trends, IoT, Industry 4.0, and sustainability. Useful Links: Download Transcript Learn more about focusing on your supply chain’s resiliency & how to bring out your best.    SAP Supply Chain Management SAP Insights: Supply Chain Learn more about industrial manufacturing. How AI Is Changing The Game In Manufacturing by Judy Cubiss, SAP AI Fundamentals: 6 Strategies For Building Success by Judy Cubiss, SAP Follow Us on Social Media Richard Howells: LinkedIn, X Oyku Ilgar: LinkedIn SAP Digital Supply Chain: LinkedIn Please give us a like, share, and subscribe to stay up-to-date on future episodes!