Across industries, US companies and their customers, are coming to terms with the one-two punch of China trade tariffs and the months-long shutdown due to COVID-19. The perceived (real?) dependence on a single country to produce for the world is driving more and more organizations to seek alternatives sources of supply for direct materials and third-party manufacturing partners. Please join us for this keynote session, during which senior leaders of The Hackett Group will share their perspectives on how companies can reduce their dependence on China to diversify their production and supply chain capabilities.
Mr. Nelson is an Associate Principal in the Supply Chain practice and is based in New York. He has over 20 years of consulting experience in strategy, supply chain, and operations performance improvement and transformation. His expertise includes optimizing supply chain and operations capabilities to reduce cost, enable growth, and improving working capital across consumer goods and industrial manufacturing.
Mr. Saias is a Principal in the Cost Optimization practice and is based in Chicago. He has 25 years of consulting experience in strategy, operations and performance improvement. His expertise includes corporate strategy, profit improvement/strategic cost reduction and large-scale transformation across multiple industries.
Mr. Ghatak is an Associate Principal in Cost Optimization practice and is based in New York. He has 20 years of experience in Sourcing and Procurement. His expertise includes cost optimization via strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement transformation and technology enablement.
Across industries, US companies and their customers, are coming to terms with the one-two punch of China trade tariffs and the months-long shutdown due to COVID-19. The perceived (real?) dependence on a single country to produce for the world is driving more and more organizations to seek alternatives sources of supply for direct materials and third-party manufacturing partners. Please join us for this keynote session, during which senior leaders of The Hackett Group will share their perspectives on how companies can reduce their dependence on China to diversify their production and supply chain capabilities.
Joshua Nelson
Mr. Nelson is an Associate Principal in the Supply Chain practice and is based in New York. He has over 20 years of consulting experience in strategy, supply chain, and operations performance improvement and transformation. His expertise includes optimizing supply chain and operations capabilities to reduce cost, enable growth, and improving working capital across consumer goods and industrial manufacturing.
Paul Saias
Mr. Saias is a Principal in the Cost Optimization practice and is based in Chicago. He has 25 years of consulting experience in strategy, operations and performance improvement. His expertise includes corporate strategy, profit improvement/strategic cost reduction and large-scale transformation across multiple industries.
Auri Ghatak
Mr. Ghatak is an Associate Principal in Cost Optimization practice and is based in New York. He has 20 years of experience in Sourcing and Procurement. His expertise includes cost optimization via strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement transformation and technology enablement.