Supply chains today are at a crossroads, grappling with unprecedented levels of complexity brought on by economic volatility, shifting geopolitical landscapes, and rapidly changing customer demands. In this Supply Chain Now webinar, hosts Scott Luton and Karin Bursa will welcome Fred Baumann, Vice President of Industry Strategy at Kinaxis, along with Ryan Goodwin, Senior Director, Advanced Supply Chain at Trinity Industries, and Lizet Tymon, VP of Supply Chain with Rehlko, for a provocative discussion exploring how organizations at different stages of supply chain maturity are responding to these challenges and preparing for the future. This session will go beyond traditional supply chain topics, diving into: The Supply Chain Maturity Curve: Insights into how organizations at varying levels of maturity—reactive, predictive, and prescriptive—are adapting their strategies to thrive in volatile conditions. Economic Resilience Through Innovation:How leading companies are leveraging cutting-edge technologies, data-driven insights, and unconventional strategies to turn uncertainty into opportunity. Shifting the Narrative: Lessons from the frontlines on breaking free from outdated paradigms to build supply chains that are not just resilient, but transformative. Whether you’re looking to reimagine your approach to supply chain maturity, navigate the pressures of economic uncertainty, or gain inspiration from unconventional success stories, this session…

Bio-Rad is a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. Join Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton & Greg White to hear how Bio-Rad has embarked upon a journey to total supply chain transformation; improving forecast accuracy and speed of supply planning, inventory management, end to end visibility, and ultimately improving service to their customers for Finished Goods. Learn how working collaboratively with Kinaxis and IBM, Bio-Rad positively redefined and stabilized core supply chain processes, implementing Kinaxis’ Rapid Response solution. Understand how Bio-Rad adopted a phased approach, beginning as a foundation with demand planning, followed by supply planning, and reporting & analytics. Once this foundation is in place then embarking on a journey to establish robust S&OP and S&OE processes, extending functionality vertically & horizontally, and modelling & optimizing inventory. The overarching goal of this transformation is to deliver improved customer service and responsiveness, whilst simultaneously providing network visibility, driving optimal use of manufacturing assets, and improving cashflow.