Thank you for joining us for the virtual CIPS Breakfast Briefing — Digitally Transforming Supply. We hope you had an insightful and enjoyable event.
Check out some of our highlights below. Don’t forget to share your virtual breakfast briefing highlights with us. Follow us on Twitter @CIPSevents and mention us in your posts #CIPSBBDTS
Speaker advice:
Innovative transformation helps form factual data and collaboration which allows for informed decisions. – Kate Jay, Procurement Lead – ERP programme, Skanska UK PLC
Kate’s advice on why it’s getting supply chain digitalisation is so important.
‘You’re not replacing the human element, you’re just giving the human more information’ – Nick Jenkinson, Former Senior Director, Business Services, Procurement & Corporate Real Estate, Astellas Pharma
Nick’s take on introducing AI into supply chains
1. Teamwork/ people
2. Determination
3. Don’t try and boil the ocean, don’t try and solve it all at once
Evan Sutherland, UK Procurement and Supply Chain Director, Balfour Beatty
Evan’s top tips on how to successfully automate your manual processes at the virtual
The virtual platform:
Breakfast Briefing homepage
Breakfast Briefing programme page
Breakfast briefing ‘meet the speakers’ page
Upcoming events:
Interested in joining us for our 2021 virtual breakfast briefings? Reveal more below:
Embracing Sustainable Procurement
Take the opportunity to become a sustainability champion by ensuring all supply chains are sustainable and ethical at every level.
When and where
Wednesday 20 January 2021 | Online
Managing risk in procurement and supply
More information coming soon...
When and where
Thursday 20 May 2021 | Online