Navigating Operational and Geopolitical Risks
In today's dynamic global landscape, businesses face various operational and geopolitical risks that are reshaping supply chains. Join us for an informative webinar featuring Adegoke Oke and Gregory Collins as they present findings from their recent research on how companies can effectively navigate these risks.
This session will explore the study's key findings, including the importance of enhancing supply chain resilience, sustainability, and talent development. Discover how leading organizations augment their traditional supply chain management strategies with game-changing technologies, analytics skill sets, and strategic realignment.
Key topics will include:
- Understanding the evolving landscape of operational and geopolitical risks in supply chains.
- Insights from a survey of supply chain executives on risk mitigation strategies.
- The impact of nearshoring, reshoring, and diversifying supply sources on global trade dynamics.
- Practical framework and strategies for measuring and mitigating risks, including proactive and reactive approaches.
Attendees will leave with practical tools and strategies to strengthen their risk management planning and better navigate the complexities of global supply chains. Register now to secure your spot!
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Meet our presenters
Greg Collins
Faculty
Department of Supply Chain Management
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Gregory Collins 雷轲林 is an Industrial Sinologist with expertise in global supply chain & operations strategy and Nearshoring / Reshoring / Outsourcing. Over 20 years of experience in China and Asia-Pacific countries with senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Flex, and Gerber Scientific. Since 2006, Professor Collins is founder and Chief Supply Chain Officer of The Lakeline Group, the Shanghai-based firm specializing in reshoring / nearshoring, private equity investment and consulting. He has worked with boards, management teams, and supply chains in over 30 countries and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. A pioneer in China’s supply chain development, Professor Collins moved to Changsha, Hunan in 1992. He led China and Asia-Pacific outsourcing at Microsoft Corp and China supply chain and operations at Flextronics, as well as global supply chain and operations at Gerber Technology. Professor Collins currently teaches Supply Chain Strategy, Global Supply Chain Management, and Operations Management in the undergraduate, MBA, and executive programs at WP Carey School of Business.
Adegoke Oke, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Harold E. Fearon Fellows, CAPS Research
Department of Supply Chain Management
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Adegoke Oke joined ASU in 2006. He holds a bachelor of civil engineering degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, an MBA from Cardiff Business School, Wales and a Ph.D. in Operations Management from Cranfield University’s School of Management, U.K. where he won the award for the best PhD and was also faculty for six years. He is presently a professor of supply chain management and the Hal Fearon Distinguished Fellow at the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, USA where he teaches courses in strategic procurement, technology and innovation management, operations management and global supply chain management. He is a world authority on innovation management and global supply chain management and his research focuses on innovation management practices in manufacturing, services and supply chain organizations. He is also interested in healthcare supply chains, risk management and supply chain disruptions, particularly those relating to developing country contexts. He has published over 35 top-tier academic articles and written over 120 conference papers. His book, “Practical Innovation” was published by XanEdu in 2019. He has been widely sought to comment on topical issues by news media and visits several universities including Lagos Business School, Nigeria, Manufacturing Institute, UK, Sejong University, South Korea; KNUST, Ghana and as an extra-ordinary professor of the University of Pretoria, South Africa.