Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Unilever’s Pier Luigi Sigismondi named as Europe’s top Supply Chain Executive. Who are the most influential supply chain executives in Europe? And who can be seen as a poster child of the supply chain universe? In other words, each of them is a poster child of the supply chain universe.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

It was a beautiful spring day in March in Basel, Switzerland. I first met Shane in 2007 at the beginning of his work with Syngenta’s value chain. At that time, his team was actively building a demand-driven strategy. Seldom do I see a commercial leader transition to supply chain, and I wanted to gain his insights.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

In the last several years, the company has undergone a huge shift in the way it operates its supply chain, particularly in the management of sourcing. The company’s global operations (supply chain) unit reports into its pharmaceutical operations and technology (PO&T) business area. Biogen Idec Inc.

Manufacturing Procurement 68

Manufacturing Procurement Pharmaceutical Biotech Sourcing Strategies 68

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 11, 2013

Pier Luigi Sigismondi joined Unilever and its Executive Board (UEx) in September 2009. As chief supply chain officer, he heads a global operation consisting of 270 factories delivering €23bn of cost of goods sold. In 2002, he joined Nestlé SA as vice president of corporate operations strategies based in Switzerland.

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