Supply chain optimization teams are moving beyond one-off business requests and occasional network design studies. As supply chains become more dynamic, leading teams are supporting broader decision-making, becoming proactive decision partners, and helping businesses unlock greater value, faster. In this webinar, hosts Scott Luton and Jake Barr with Supply Chain Now will welcome Mohit Dobhal with Decision Spot and Craig Frankland with Fresenius Medical Care, a global healthcare leader, to discuss how they lead strategy using Foresta® supply chain design and optimization. We will explore how optimization, AI, and modern decision-support technology are reducing time to value and helping teams deliver measurable impact across network, inventory, transportation, and capacity decisions. Key Takeaways: 1. How optimization teams are moving from reactive analysis to proactive decision support 2. How AI and optimization are reducing time to value from months to weeks — or even days 3. Where supply chain optimization teams are creating measurable business impact and leading strategy 4. Real-world ROI examples from recent supply chain optimization initiatives 5. What enables optimization teams to scale their impact

Recent disruptions have exposed the single points of failures within our supply chains, and major nations across the globe are now contemplating or pushing towards ‘sovereignty’ of their supply chains. ‘Made in America’ is one such initiative for the White House with an eye toward building American Supply Chain Resilience. Similar initiatives are in play by EU, India, and other governments Join Supply Chain Insights’ Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton, and Coupa’s Madhav Durbha in this highly thought-provoking session, exploring ideas such as: -What a “sovereign” or “Made in America” supply chain looks like -Forces that are driving the government and organizations towards sovereign supply chains -Implications for your supply chain -How to prepare