This panel will discuss current supply chain management issues and answer audience questions.

Topics available include:

• Current supply–demand situation
• Operational risk mitigation
• The value of early supplier involvement
• Use of factory representatives in problem solving
• E-procurement: the digital supply chain
• Component risk assessment and mitigation: country of origin; lifecycle
• Use of artificial intelligence (e.g. ChatGPT)
• Supplier relationship strategy
• Contract management
• Sustainability