Episode Details

Drones are no longer a futuristic device only seen in sci-fi movies, but, instead, are becoming integral pieces to innovative supply chain transformations, from production to delivery. In this episode, we sit down with Bath University’s Mike Lewis PhD, Professor of Operations & Supply, to discuss the importance of innovation in business use cases, how enhanced technologies are enabling organizations to negate disruptions, and the future of drones in the supply chain space.

Come join us as we discuss the Future of Supply Chain.

Guest: Michael Lewis, PhD, Bath University

Michael joined Bath as a Professor in 2004. His research, teaching and advisory portfolio covers a wide range of practice-centered operations and supply management challenges; from fast fashion retail to senior care, to drones in warehouse, to retrofitting buildings.

He is the author of more than 50 journal articles and several books, including a widely adopted and translated textbook (with Nigel Slack) on Operations Strategy. His most recent work (A Better Way to Pilot Emerging Technologies, with Torbjørn Netland and Omid Maghazei of ETH Zurich) has recently been published in MIT Sloan Management Review.

You can follow him on Twitter @OpsProf

Host: Richard Howells

Richard Howells has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability.

Host: Nicole Smythe

Nicole Smythe has been with SAP for over 3 years now but has been working