Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics Podcast

Massimo Andolina is the SVP Operations at Philip Morris International (PMI) since 2018. He joined the company in 2008 as Director Operations Planning and served in various VP roles thereafter, including VP PMI Business Transformation. Prior to joining PMI, Massimo held a variety of international positions in strategic marketing and general management for Tetra Pak and in operations for R.J. Reynolds.
PMI is a leading international tobacco company working to deliver a smoke-free future and evolving its portfolio for the long-term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. Since 2008, PMI has invested more than USD 9 billion to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, with the goal of completely ending the sale of cigarettes.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• Inflection points in Massimo’s career
• PMI’s transformation from a tobacco to an electronics company
• From a manufacturing-centric to a customer-centric supply chain
• What worked and what didn't in the transformation process
• Why the ability to learn and unlearn is key to PMI’s transformation
• Leap frogging supply chain and change management

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Francisco Betti joined the World Economic Forum in May 2015. He is an international development professional and is currently leading the platform for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production, which was launched by the Forum at its Annual Meeting 2017, upon request of world-leading governments and companies. The platform is helping global leaders anticipate how advanced manufacturing technologies are transforming factories, business models and partnerships, and to understand the implications for the economy, society, and environment in order to shape a more inclusive future.

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan, or national interests.

Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Francisco worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers SA in Geneva, Switzerland, primarily running management consulting projects for international organizations.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• Changes the pandemic has created across supply chains and manufacturing across the world.
• Geopolitical dimension of the global economy and innovation's massive acceleration.
• Next levels of transformation across different companies to fill in the gap that emerged on the supply side.
• Transformation of operations and business models
• Future of manufacturing and operations in terms of of artificial intelligence, robotics, analytics
• Resilience as a major competitive advantage
• Automation and augmentation as a major investment to adapt to the new normal
• Readiness for adapting to change
• things that companies can practically do to constantly upgrade
• Future of manufacturing and production in terms of different talents from across multiple industry

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Tim Wickmann is the former CEO of MCC Transport Maersk.Tim Wickmann has 27 years career with A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. He served as vice-president in various portfolios for 10 years. In the last 9 years, he was the CEO of MCC, the intra-Asia shipping specialist. During his term, the company became one of the most successful organizations in the history, from humble beginnings, maybe to the 17th largest line of company in the world in terms of capacity, among top three feeders globally, operated 90 ships, and had over 600 staff in local agencies in 14 countries across Asia.
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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• How to build the number one shipping company in your industry from scratch
• On giving full independence to country managers – ‘Do anything you want as long as it is legal!’
• On being happy at work – “For 27 years, I have looked forward to going to work every single day. You need to be happy at work. Otherwise, it doesn’t work.”
• On superstitions and playing professional football. And how to handle 9 customer meetings in one day.
• How to react when your eyes stop working because of overwork and how to handle weeks of 13 hour work days.
• Why you should say No! to seemingly great opportunities.

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Tim Wickmann is the former CEO of MCC Transport Maersk. Tim Wickmann has 27 years career with A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. He served as vice-president in various portfolios for 10 years. In the last 9 years, he was the CEO of MCC, the intra-Asia shipping specialist. During his term, the company became one of the most successful organizations in the history, from humble beginnings, maybe to the 17th largest line of company in the world in terms of capacity, among top three feeders globally, operated 90 ships, and had over 600 staff in local agencies in 14 countries across Asia.
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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• How to build the number one shipping company in your industry from scratch
• On giving full independence to country managers – ‘Do anything you want as long as it is legal!’
• On being happy at work – “For 27 years, I have looked forward to going to work every single day. You need to be happy at work. Otherwise, it doesn’t work.”
• On superstitions and playing professional football. And how to handle 9 customer meetings in one day.
• How to react when your eyes stop working because of overwork and how to handle weeks of 13 hour work days.
• Why you should say No! to seemingly great opportunities.

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*Podcast with Radu Palamariu*
I was invited as a guest on SupplyChainBrain's Podcast, where I shared my insights on what it takes to be a great Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO). The host, Bob Bowman, asked interesting questions regarding the role's history and its importance in organizations today.
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