Speakers:
CHUCK ROGERS
AMERICAS DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL CONSULTING & SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, BUREAU VERITAS CPS
Lewis Bacon
GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGER, BVCPS
Description:
In this strategic Session, Chuck and Lewis from Bureau Veritas discuss the evolving landscape of supply chain quality management amid global geopolitical changes. The session focuses on how production transfers, including offshoring and nearshoring (particularly to Mexico for American businesses), are creating more complex supply chains with higher quality management costs. The speakers emphasize that change is the greatest enemy of quality, requiring a fundamental shift from traditional penalty-based systems to improvement-focused approaches. They introduce Bureau Veritas's Supply Chain Quality Transformation portfolio, which combines five key aspects of supply chain expertise to deliver customized solutions rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. The discussion highlights the importance of empowering suppliers to manage their own quality, creating alignment across the entire supply chain, and implementing solutions that address specific pain points. A key insight shared is that success in quality management requires demonstrating clear ROI for suppliers, as they need to understand how quality investments will benefit them in an increasingly dynamic supply chain environment where customer relationships may be temporary due to external factors.