ISM-Philadelphia, Inc.

2024 has been a year where Procurement’s priority shifted significantly to cost reduction in an effort to enable their organizations concerns over broader economic health. But it has also been a year where broad-based awareness of the impact of Generative AI on the procurement operating model became more entrenched. Looking forward to 2025, how will procurement teams prepare for success?

Join this session to gain insights into Hackett’s recently published 2025 Procurement Key Priorities research covering the following areas.

• Key trends that will have a transformational impact on the procurement agenda over the next five years.
• 2025 key objectives and transformation plans for procurement organizations.
• Projected changes in procurement workloads, staffing levels, operating budgets, and technology spending.
• Expected trends in procurement including operating model and analytics.
• The use of generative AI and technology to enable procurement capabilities.

AI-DRIVEN SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS

In this presentation we will discuss how AI is reshaping and revolutionizing supply chain analytics. We will dig deeper into current trends and future outlook of AI-driven supply chain analytics. The talk will also analyze some recent use cases and ongoing projects. Some of the key takeaways would include how to utilize emerging technologies such as Generative AI to be ahead of the curve, what are dos and don’ts, and how to avoid blind spots.

“What will happen in the future of AI is very interesting to see where we go. The next ten years are very important to how we grow. We will see a lot of things happening but we have to be careful.” Subodha Kumar-Feb 7, 2022

Event Location: MANAYUNK BREWING COMPANY in the Upstairs River Club, 4120 Main Street, Manayunk (Phila.), PA

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With FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) embroiling global supply chains, leaders must be proactive and intentional in assessing their supply chains and designing them for the future. But how to start? Ralph Asher of Data Driven Supply Chain LLC will discuss how to get started in supply chain design and answer common questions. This talk will equip organizations to embark on their supply chain design journey, future-proof their supply chains, and build competitive moats.

This session will dive into addressing the following questions:

• How does supply chain design differ from supply chain planning and optimization?
• What are some of the strategic questions that we can answer with supply chain design?
• What data do we need to get started in supply chain design? (Hint: much less than you may think!)
• How do we measure ROI in supply chain design projects?
• Should we build an internal team or use consultants for supply chain design projects?
• Commercial software vs. open-source software: what are the pros and cons for supply chain design?