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Saturday, November 20, 2021

Transforming Supply Chains

In this episode we talk to John Gattorna, founder, and principal of Gattorna Alignment, a boutique advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia. At Gattorna Alignment, John works with selected clients from around the world to help them develop customer-focused and innovative supply chain strategies.

John's career stretches back over several decades and includes executive roles in the corporate sector, academic research, university professorships, the authoring several books and, of course, expounding thought leadership in supply chain through his advisory practice.

In this interview we first look back at John's career milestones and how they have come to shape his view and conceptualization of supply chains today. We then move on to explore some of the key concepts from his latest book Transforming Supply Chains: Realign Your Business to Better Serve Customers in a Disruptive World such as dynamic alignment, outside-in design, and tailored supply chains for flexibility.

Never before has the mission to develop and implement innovative supply chain solutions been so critical as it is today as our economies emerge battered from the impact of COVID and we face into doing a lot of the heavy lifting on the road to decarbonize our global economies in the coming few years.

I am thoroughly delighted and privileged to explore these topics with John Gattorna, widely acknowledged as being one of the most respected supply-chain thought leaders in the world today.

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Friday, April 21, 2023

A Voyage of Discovery

In this episode of Interlinks we talk to Conor O’Geran, Lead Consultant at Pinta Consulting.Pinta are consultants who accompany their clients on a journey of discovery in strategic planning and Implementation, human resources, marketing and coaching. Pinta operate in Ireland and overseas across multiple industry sectors.Conor started in his career in the Irish Defence Forces in the 1980s as a radio and radar technician. He left the Defence Forces in the late 1990s with the rank of Petty Officer followed by a career in business in the tech and pharma sectors and joined Pinta Consulting just over a year ago.In this conversation, Conor and I explore the areas of learning, reinvention and dealing with setbacks and changing circumstances.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Taking Back Control!

In this episode of Interlinks we talk to to Llewellyn Bowers, Information Technology Manager, Distribution and Retail at Intersport Elverys in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland.Elverys of course is one of the most familiar brands in Irish high-street shopping with a network of over 40 retail outlets all across the country providing sportswear and equipment including both third party and own brand goods.The company was founded in 1847 and is Ireland’s oldest sports retailer. Today, as well as traditional retailing Elverys is now a major player in e-commerce which grew strongly during the pandemic and continues to grow as the business looks to the future. Llewellyn, a native of Durban, South Africa, has made his home in Ireland since 2017 and has been involved in several ground-breaking automation implementations in Ireland during that time.Llewellyn has a very interesting view on how companies should identify those competences that are critical to their success, and control them internally, particularly in the field of information technology. this is crucially important in order to exercise strategic control during a crisis such as a pandemic or indeed a severe supply chain interruption for whatever reason.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Warehouse Equipment that Adds Value

In this episode of Interlinks we talk to Niall Rock, Managing Director of Systems Limited based in Dublin, Ireland.Storage Systems provide versatile space-saving storage solutions through several worldwide brands such as Dexion and Bruynzeel storage systems for Industrial and Commercial sectors.While storage may seem like a mundane activity, these days the efficient layout, storage, handing and movement of inventory in the warehouses and distribution centres of manufacturers, distributors and logistics services companies is a high-value add activity and a key link in the global supply chains that support the standard of living that we have all become accustomed to.In this conversation we discuss how professional warehouse design has become an ever more important capability in Ireland over recent decades as the country has developed into being a critical node in the global supply chains of the multinational manufacturers.