Lessons Learned: COVID 19 and the Global Supply Chain, with Rob Handfield and Joydeep Ganguly

How has the global supply chain has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what lessons were learned so that we’re better prepared for the next pandemic?  NC State professor Rob Handfield and Gilead’s Joydeep Ganguly share their expertise and provide actionable insight into supply chain strategy.

Rob Handfield is the Bank of America University distinguished professor of supply chain management at Poole College of Management, and is also the director of the supply chain resource cooperative. Rob has consulted with over 25 Fortune 500 companies and has published more than a hundred articles and top management journals. Rob is considered a thought leader in the field of supply chain management and is an industry expert in the field of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development.

Poole MBA Joydeep Ganguly is senior vice president of corporate operations at Gilead Sciences. Prior to Gilead, Joydeep spent 10 years at Biogen where he held executive positions of increasing responsibility in technical operations, manufacturing, and supply chain functions.

Joydeep has published extensively in areas of bioprocess optimization, supply chain transformation, and advanced process control. He was recently recognized by the national diversity council as a top 25 diverse leader in California.

Transcript

Jenny Hammond: Hello. And welcome back today, we have a unique opportunity to have a conversation with one of our faculty members and an alumni from our Jenkins MBA program. They are going to share with us their thoughts on how the global supply chain has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Handfield is the Bank of America University, distinguished professor of supply chain management here in Poole College of Management. And is also the director of the supply chain resource cooperative. Rob has consulted with over 25 Fortune 500 companies and has published more than a hundred articles and top management journals. Rob is considered a thought leader in the field of supply chain management and is an industry expert in the field of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence and supplier development, and has spoken on these subjects across the globe.

Welcome Rob! 

Robert Handfield: Thanks. It’s a pleasure to be here this morning.

 Jenny Hammond: Joydeep Ganguly is currently senior vice president corporate operations at Gilead Sciences prior to Gilead Joydeep spent 10 years at Biogen where he held executive positions of increasing responsibility in technical operations, manufacturing, and supply chain functions. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Bay Area, council science firm, scientist and North Carolina State University supply chain research consortium.

Joydeep has published extensively in areas of bioprocess optimization, supply chain transformation, and advanced process control. He was recently recognized by the national diversity council as a top 25 diverse leader in California. So happy to have you join us today to welcome back to Poole. 

Joydeep Ganguly: Thanks. Pleasure to be here.

 Jenny Hammond:  Great a lot to talk about today, so let’s jump in, Rob. I’m going to start with you.  As we mentioned in your intro among your many roles and responsibilities, one of them is the director of the supply chain resource cooperative. For those that are not familiar with this, do you mind providing us maybe a 30,000 foot view of what it is and why it’s such an asset to have here in Poole College? 

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