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FMCGCONNECT
2023
UNEARTHS HOLISTIC WAYS TO IMPROVE SCM
PERFORMANCE AND STAND THE TEST OF TIME
F
MCGCONNECT 2023, the fourth
edition of the industry-wide
renowned series, organised by
CARGOCONNECT, unleashed
discussions and deliberations that
did not just cater to the narrow alleys of logistics, but also touched upon all-encompassing
topics related to the inbound and outbound
supply chain operations of fast-moving or
consumer packaged goods industry that
looks forward to reinvent the operating model
and integrate intelligence and business value
creation for the near and distant future –
going far beyond the mere ability to ‘prevent,
respond, recover’ during a major incident
or operational disruption – owing to the
ever-changing and unforeseen scenarios that
have been witnessed and experienced in the
“never new normal”. With a gathering of 150+
professionals from the manufacturing, retail
as well as service provider side of the industry,
the conference, with its illustrious panellists
and attendees paved the path for strategies
that will be critical to choreographing the one
big formula — advance-retreat-adapt-repeat.
The conference, with a perfect ambience
at Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi Airport serving
as a major crossroad for discussion among
HIGHLIGHTS
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the stakeholders, hosted five elaborate panel
discussions which stressed on the various
facets of true business agility that requires
a constant focus on customer journeys and
product thinking before talent, platforms,
and governance, by a neat mapping of the
core construct which is customer-centricity,
product thinking, integrated teams, a culture
of experimentation and innovation, and value
measurement. Let’s follow a summary view
of deliberations and considerations, across
the five panel sessions.
The conference kicked-off with the opening remarks of Surecom Media’s Director