The New Supply Chain World Order is Here - Are We Ready?

Joint Meeting with ASCM New Haven, Massachusetts Minuteman (MM), Northern New England, Western MA & ASQ-New Haven, Southern Ct Sections

Tectonic shifts are continuing to take place in the global supply chain, and the new world order is emerging at a furious pace. The foundations of this shift were laid by the previous administration, with the Tariff wars followed by the Virus war and the pandemic, and now the huge supply chain risks that are showing up from the ongoing global sanctions on Russia. The World has been facing potential conflicts from Russia-Ukraine, and potentially China trying to control Taiwan (and its global monopoly on Semiconductor manufacturing).

Although most voices are shouting for near-shoring and re-shoring of the US supply chain, supply chains are global, and they face complex demand-supply realities and alignments. In the presentation, Dr. Mark Chockalingam will discuss the realities facing the supply chains, and what US manufacturers need to do to address risks -- rising costs in China, a surge in transportation costs, commodity price inflation, and the Oil shock as well.

Biography: Mark Chockalingam, MBA, Ph.D. President, Valtitude / Demand Planning LLC

Dr. Mark Chockalingam is President/CEO of Valtitude/Demand Planning LLC, an SCM strategy consulting firm based in Boston, helping clients across industries: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, Retail, Chemicals and Fashion Apparel, in multiple Fortune 500 companies. Mark’s consulting areas include Demand forecasting, Supply Chain Analytics, SCM Optimization, and Sales and Operations Planning. Dr. Chockalingam has consulted for a variety of clients including Teva Pharmaceuticals, FMC, Facebook, Mars, Pfizer, Celanese AG, Pepsi Foods, Honeywell, Colgate-Palmolive, Eastman Kodak, Abbot Labs, Miller Breweries, Au Bon Pain, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

With significant expertise in business forecasting and modeling, he is a frequent speaker at major supply chain events on topics ranging from demand management to sales and operations planning. He has presented at the New England Supply Chain Conference (NESCON), ASCM Massachusetts Minuteman (previously APICS Boston & APICS North Shore), the Forecasting Summit, Lnoppen, and various IBF forecasting conferences. He has conducted numerous training and strategy facilitation workshops for a variety of clients in the US and abroad. He has also presented numerous webinars and published columns and articles on the Internet and through the website HTTPS://VALUECHAINPLANNING.COM.

Prior to establishing Valtitude / Demand Planning LLC, Mark has worked with manufacturing companies in important supply chain positions. Mark was Director of Market Analysis and Demand Planning for the Gillette Company, now a division of Proctor & Gamble. During his corporate career, Mark has worked in the Automotive, Health Care and Transportation sectors including such Fortune 500 companies such as Schering-Plough and Federal Express.

Mark holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Arizona State University, an MBA from the University of Toledo, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a Past-President of the ASCM/APICS Massachusetts Minuteman chapter.

SCHEDULE:

Wednesday Sep 14, 2022 (all times = ET):

5:45 - 6:00 PM = for Networking.

6:00 - 6:10 PM = for the ASCM/APICS business

6:10 - 7:10 PM = Speaker presentation

7:10 - 7:20 PM = Q & A

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