SupplyChain Magazine August 2019 | Page 3

FOREWORD W elcome to the August issue of Supply Chain Digital !

On the cover of the August issue of
Supply Chain Digital , Prysmian Group ’ s Supply Chain Director and CPO reveal the firm ’ s synergies as a result of its merger with General Cable .
“ While the reorganisation was challenging , it was timely . We ’ re merging two cultures into one and it ’ s not something you do in 30 days ,” states NA Brian Schulties , CPO of Prysmian Group .
Elsewhere in the issue , we talk to Steward Health Care , Cargo Services Far East and Armacell to discuss technology and sustainability .
Supply Chain Digital also examines Dole International , Dentsu Aegis Network and Katoen Natie ’ s operational and procurement transformations . Radisson Hotel Group , Flogas and Grupo Bimbo also feature in the issue .
Requis ’ s CEO , Richard Martin , exclusively elaborates on the everchanging supply chain industry and the online market .
Roy Anderson and Gert Sylvest of Tradeshift explain the company ’ s journey towards digitisation , whilst Berwick Partners ’ Richard Guest reveals how skillset diversification can help business .
Robert Boute , Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Vlerick Business School , and Joren Gijsbrechts , PhD student at the Research Centre for Operations Management at KU Leuven , offer their insights into artificial intelligence in supply chains .
Finally , Supply Chain Digital looks at the top 10 procurement software , according to FinancesOnline . Seller- Cloud , AvidXchange and Procurify all feature in the list .
Enjoy the issue ! Sean Galea-Pace
sean . galea-pace @ bizclikmedia . com
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