What does a sea of trucks parked in a former NASCAR speedway look like? Ford could tell you… Over 60,000 F-150 pickups are sitting there awaiting essential parts to be completed. Recent aerial footage of the Kentucky speedway has shaken the world, displaying the magnitude of the disruptions manufacturers are facing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Severe supply constraints have created significant challenges for supply chain executives and managers across the globe. The resulting backlog of demand for finished items impacted by supply constraints has made it exceedingly difficult for companies to maintain customer service levels and stabilize operations. It is now more than ever crucial for companies to challenge the status quo in their supply chain management and embrace a new planning paradigm that will bring agility in a world filled with greater uncertainty. Join us for this webinar hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White and featuring Erik Bush, CEO and co-founder of Demand Driven Technologies, where they will expose the core issues companies are facing when encountering supply constraints from their vendors. Erik will also cover a range of disruptive methods and tactics that companies can implement to gain better control of their supply chain…

There’s proof in the panel- learn from esteemed purchasing and supply chain management professionals on how they drove their business forward through the COVID-19 disruption (and continue to do so). These pros will discuss predictions for the future of supply chain as we embark on the “new world,” proven best practices they have employed – including engaging the group purchasing organization (GPO) model, and why leveraging a GPO will prove to be crucial among leading supply chains. The panel will discuss: -Core challenges their supply chain faced in 2020, lessons learned, and how they overcame great disruption -Procurement’s role in enabling the supply chain -Best practices on implementing their version of supply chain success -How to operate in 2021, the future of supply chain management in the “new world” As supply chains continue to move forward in a still unstable environment, these proven success stories will help guide continuous value improvement in the supply chain.