Episode 90 – Digital Supply Networks with Dr. Ednilson Bernardes

Consulting Logistics presented by Aborn and Co

In this episode, I will chat with Dr. Ednilson Bernardes. Dr. Bernardes is a professor and coordinator of the Global Supply Chain Management program at West Virginia University. He is an expert in process transformation and supply networks innovation. And He is also one of the authors of the recently released book, Digital Supply Networks. Traditionally, supply chains have been conceived and managed as a discrete sequence of activities, from design, plan, and source to make, deliver, and return. This linear model creates silos of information inside an organization and across its supply network. Piecing together the relevant information for decision making consumes a tremendous amount of time and effort. The contemporary market reality shaped after the "Amazon Effect" had rendered the traditional supply chain operating model inadequate. Disruptive crisis, such as COVID-19, has further highlighted the limitations of the conventional model and accelerated the shift to a digitally-enabled model, the 'Digital Supply Network.' In this conversation we will discuss:

• Roles of Data and Technology play in our current life
• The differences between Supply Chain Management and a Digital Supply Network
• The dynamics of a DSN

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