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How concerned are you about AI hallucinations impacting the quality of AI generated predictive models?

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When it comes to both setting expectations and then delivering matching results, what do you believe is most representative of a good leader or team manager?

Far outperforms their #'s and expectations

Steadily beats expectations at a good rate

Consistently in-line with expectations

Sets ambitious goals and expectations, that are rarely met

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Is your organization using a cross-functional team/Center of Excellence to roll out GenAI best practices?

Generative AI

Yes

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Would you rather hire.... A leader with a HIGH degree of emotional intelligence and a LOWER degree of supply chain expertise OR A leader with a LOW degree of emotional intelligence and a HIGHER degree of supply chain expertise?

A leader with a HIGH degree of emotional intelligence and a LOWER degree of supply chain expertise

A leader with a LOW degree of emotional intelligence and a HIGHER degree of supply chain expertise?

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What creates the most significant disruption and challenge to your supply chain organization and performance?

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Geopolitical Tensions

Economic Inflation

Material Shortages and Longer Lead Times

Cybersecurity Threats

Employee Attrition

Consumer Purchasing Behaviors

Competing Transformation Initiatives

Supplier and Supply Chain Risk

Sustainability Compliance Requirements

Inventory Management Constraints

Manufacturing and Production Challenges

Organizational Changes and Restructuring

None of the Above

Other (Please Specify)

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How are organisations addressing classification of unstructured data? What vendors are specialised in this area and methodologies employed?

Applications & Platforms

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcing16 days ago

OpenText would a good choice to address the ways of working and platform.

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What Third-Party Risk Management solution/provider is your company using today to identify monitor and mitigate supplier risk?

Risk Management Peer Insights Third Party Risk Management (TPRM)

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcinga month ago

ISNetworld. We have been impressed.

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What is your process for handling succession planning AFTER an unexpected departure of a key member on your Supply Chain team?

Team & Organizational Design Peer Insights People & Leadership

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcing2 months ago

In these circumstances we revisit existing succession plans. The aim of review includes holistic understanding whether:
1) people development plans
2) people objectives and
3) succession plans
require revision. ...read more

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In your opinion what is the number one thing a supply chain leader can do to make their team's work LESS complicated?

Process Management

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcing4 months ago

Reduce friction by

1. Aligning KPI's
2. Increasing visibility
3. Accelerating decisions
4. Increasing collboration
5. Working more cross functionally - by design

Regards

Dave Food
Head ...read more

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What emerging technologies are you planning on integrating into your supply chain processes over the next year, and how are you preparing your employees for their implementation?

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcing6 months ago

From my perspective, automation is a key focus. It's not about replacing individuals anymore, but rather augmenting the labor force. With the current labor shortage, automation is becoming a necessity. We implemented auto-store ...read more

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I would love to connect with someone who has made their traditional Category Management training an interactive simulation for employee development. Have you done this before? What advice can you share?

People & Leadership Procurement Training & Certification

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcing7 months ago

A great question and one I would also be interested in hearing a response to!

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Please can you share some points & insights into how a procurement suite such as COUPA, IVALUA, ZYCUS, PRM360 adds value on top of generic ERP solutions such as SAP, ORACLE, Microsoft Dynamics, JD Edwards, etc? The generic ERP solution ticks are many of the functionalities that we require as a procurement function, but there could be some reason that this industry of Procurement suite exists. What are their USPs?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Procurement

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcing8 months ago

The USP is different for each company based on the requirements or business problem the company is trying to solve.
I am a huge fan of Business Spend Management platforms that offer fully integrated modules for any process ...read more

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What are some of the current trends you've noticed within Vendor Management?

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Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcinga year ago

Organizations are increasingly focused on sourcing from sustainable and ethical vendors. This includes factors such as environmental impact, labor practices, and human rights. Vendor managers are responsible for ensuring ...read more

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What do you think the supply chain will be or look like in the next 10+ years? (Practitioners, Strategies, Networks, Tech & Tools, etc.)

Applications & Platforms Data & Analytics Disruptive & Emerging Technologies+10 more

Matt KnightHead of ITT, Strategic Sourcinga year ago

As a human being, not just a supply chain professional, I truly hope that supply chains will look different in 10+ years than what they are now (or were in the last decades) and I proactively work for this change to happen.

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How concerned are you about AI hallucinations impacting the quality of AI generated predictive models?

When it comes to both setting expectations and then delivering matching results, what do you believe is most representative of a good leader or team manager?

Is your organization using a cross-functional team/Center of Excellence to roll out GenAI best practices?

Would you rather hire.... A leader with a HIGH degree of emotional intelligence and a LOWER degree of supply chain expertise OR A leader with a LOW degree of emotional intelligence and a HIGHER degree of supply chain expertise?

What creates the most significant disruption and challenge to your supply chain organization and performance?

How are organisations addressing classification of unstructured data? What vendors are specialised in this area and methodologies employed?

What Third-Party Risk Management solution/provider is your company using today to identify monitor and mitigate supplier risk?

What is your process for handling succession planning AFTER an unexpected departure of a key member on your Supply Chain team?

In your opinion what is the number one thing a supply chain leader can do to make their team's work LESS complicated?

What emerging technologies are you planning on integrating into your supply chain processes over the next year, and how are you preparing your employees for their implementation?

I would love to connect with someone who has made their traditional Category Management training an interactive simulation for employee development. Have you done this before? What advice can you share?

What are some of the current trends you've noticed within Vendor Management?

What do you think the supply chain will be or look like in the next 10+ years? (Practitioners, Strategies, Networks, Tech & Tools, etc.)

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How concerned are you about AI hallucinations impacting the quality of AI generated predictive models?

When it comes to both setting expectations and then delivering matching results, what do you believe is most representative of a good leader or team manager?

Is your organization using a cross-functional team/Center of Excellence to roll out GenAI best practices?

Would you rather hire.... A leader with a HIGH degree of emotional intelligence and a LOWER degree of supply chain expertise OR A leader with a LOW degree of emotional intelligence and a HIGHER degree of supply chain expertise?

What creates the most significant disruption and challenge to your supply chain organization and performance?

How are organisations addressing classification of unstructured data? What vendors are specialised in this area and methodologies employed?

What Third-Party Risk Management solution/provider is your company using today to identify monitor and mitigate supplier risk?

What is your process for handling succession planning AFTER an unexpected departure of a key member on your Supply Chain team?

In your opinion what is the number one thing a supply chain leader can do to make their team's work LESS complicated?

What emerging technologies are you planning on integrating into your supply chain processes over the next year, and how are you preparing your employees for their implementation?

I would love to connect with someone who has made their traditional Category Management training an interactive simulation for employee development. Have you done this before? What advice can you share?

What are some of the current trends you've noticed within Vendor Management?

What do you think the supply chain will be or look like in the next 10+ years? (Practitioners, Strategies, Networks, Tech & Tools, etc.)