Episode Details

Generative AI and volume-based growth have more similarities than what meets the eye. This week, IBM’s Sammy Soufi joins us to discuss their beneficial partnership, and how companies in both the Retail & CPG spaces can utilize both to not only meet customer demand, but exceed it.

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

Guest: Sammy Soufi, Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Consulting

Sammy Soufi is a Senior Managing Consultant at IBM Consulting with experience across the CPG, Retail, Automotive, Utilities, Healthcare, and Agricultural industries, focusing on helping organizations navigate through business transformations and benefit from emerging technologies.

By bringing a strong analytical approach to solving complex business challenges with technological solutions; harnessed with hands-on experience leading business transformations across South America, Central Europe, Australia and in several North American locations. 

Host: Richard Howells, SAP

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, SAP

Nicole Smythe has been with SAP for almost 4 years now but has been working in the supply chain space for over 6 years through various field experiences.  With a Master’s degree specializing in Global Supply Chain Management, Nicole hopes to bring a fresh, new perspective to the space with her active marketing contributions, blogs, and now podcasts, focusing o