Sustainability in Pharmaceutical Industry - Moderna

Summary

在这段访谈中，Raj Mishra，Moderna全球生命周期项目管理的高级经理，分享了他在供应链管理领域的丰富经验和对可持续性的深刻见解。Raj讨论了他在制药行业的工作，包括在供应链规划、物流、客户服务和项目管理方面的经历。他强调了在供应链中采取整体方法的重要性，包括社会可持续性、产品质量、数字化技术的应用，以及如何通过优化供应链和采用可再生能源等措施减少浪费和碳足迹。Raj还提到了他在医疗器械公司管理产品生命周期管理组合的经验，以及他如何通过在供应链中实施创新解决方案，对全球患者产生积极影响。此外，他还谈到了作为ISCA董事会成员的角色，以及他如何通过教育和指导下一代供应链专业人士来推动行业向更可持续的方向发展。

Takeaways

• 🌟 Raj Mishra 是 Moderna 全球生命周期项目管理的高级经理，拥有超过九年的供应链行业经验。
• 📚 Raj 在印度孟买长大，对科学有着浓厚的兴趣，这引导他完成了工程学士学位和运营管理硕士学位。
• 💼 Raj 的职业生涯始于供应链分析师，之后在 FMCG 和制药行业积累了丰富的经验。
• 🌐 在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校攻读硕士学位期间，Raj 学习了全球供应链的运作，并在一家医疗器械公司管理产品生命周期。
• 💊 Raj 在制药行业的工作经历使他对供应链网络的深入工作和解决方案的实施产生了浓厚兴趣。
• 🚀 Raj 最近加入了一家领先的 COVID-19 疫苗制造商，担任全球供应链职能，致力于对抗全球大流行。
• 🔄 制药公司通过优化供应链、减少浪费、使用环保包装材料，以及转向可再生能源等措施，致力于实现可持续性。
• 🤝 Raj 强调了供应链中跨部门合作的重要性，以及如何通过整合业务规划和 SNOP 流程来增强价值和环境可持续性。
• 🌱 Raj 认为持续创新在制造和包装操作中至关重要，需要有专门的供应链研发团队来消除浪费。
• 📈 作为 ISEA 董事会成员，Raj 参与讨论最佳实践，并在供应链技术会议上展示了如何通过正确的工具选择和流程来降低风险。
• 📚 Raj 还与领先的大学合作，作为供应链管理硕士课程的行业顾问委员会成员，为课程内容提供建议，并且是下一代供应链专业人士的导师。

Q & A

拉杰·米什拉在莫德纳公司担任什么职位？

拉杰·米什拉在莫德纳公司担任全球生命周期项目管理的高级经理。

拉杰在供应链行业的工作经验有多少年？

拉杰在供应链行业拥有超过九年的工作经验。

拉杰在哪些特定行业和角色中积累了经验？

拉杰在制药行业积累了经验，担任过供应链分析师、供应链规划、物流、客户服务和项目管理等不同角色。

拉杰是如何对供应链领域产生兴趣的？

拉杰在完成工程学士学位后，有机会进入供应链管理领域，从供应链分析师开始他的职业生涯。随着工作的深入，他对供应链的兴趣逐渐增长，特别是在参与一个与世界卫生组织相关的大型项目后，他对供应链网络的管理产生了浓厚兴趣。

拉杰在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校攻读硕士学位期间有哪些收获？

在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校攻读硕士学位期间，拉杰有机会学习和理解全球供应链的运作方式，以及全球流程是如何工作的。他还有机会在一家医疗器械公司工作，管理广泛的产品生命周期管理组合，这为他提供了在全球范围内对患者产生影响的宝贵机会。

拉杰如何定义可持续供应链？

拉杰认为，可持续供应链不仅仅是降低成本，提高效率，而是一个全面的方法。这包括确保产品及时供应、优化供应链、关注产品质量、减少浪费、减少碳足迹，并通过整合业务规划和SNOP（销售与运营计划）流程来提高价值和环境可持续性。

制药公司如何确保供应链的社会可持续性？

制药公司通过专注于提供负担得起的药物和治疗给发展中国家和医疗系统较弱的国家，确保社会可持续性。他们还成立了专门的团队来处理这些国家的事务，并优化供应链以减少浪费和碳足迹。

拉杰在ISCA（国际供应链协会）中扮演什么角色？

拉杰在ISCA中担任董事会成员的角色，参与讨论最佳实践，以及如何使供应链更加高效。他还有机会在供应链技术会议上发表演讲，并作为大学供应链课程的行业顾问，为课程内容提供建议。

拉杰在ISCA的演讲中提出了哪些关于供应链的观点？

拉杰在ISCA的演讲中提出了通过正确的工具、平台和流程选择来降低风险的观点。他强调了IDP（集成需求规划）和SNOP（销售与运营计划）的重要性，并讨论了如何通过这些流程提高预测的准确性和在公司内部建立信任。

拉杰如何鼓励听众和观众参与ISCA的活动？

拉杰鼓励听众和观众访问ISCA的网站，了解ISCA如何帮助他们，并从ISCA的课程中学习，这些课程对他们未来的职业发展可能非常有益。

拉杰在推动供应链可持续性方面有哪些建议？

拉杰建议通过整合业务运营、与供应商合作、数据支持的全球供应链网络、战略性地规划制造和分销中心的位置、使用可再生能源、持续创新制造和包装操作，以及建立专门的供应链研发团队来推动供应链可持续性。

拉杰认为产品工程师和产品经理在供应链网络中扮演什么角色？

拉杰认为产品工程师和产品经理应该是供应链网络的架构师，他们通过分析和改进流程来实现这一目标。他们需要采取协作方法，设计全球供应链操作，成为绿色供应链的倡导者，鼓励团队成员提出创新想法，并将这些想法转化为可执行的操作。

Outlines

00:00

😀 个人背景与供应链管理兴趣的起源

本段落介绍了Raj Mishra的个人背景和职业经历。Raj是Moderna全球生命周期项目管理的高级经理，拥有超过九年的供应链行业经验。他从童年时期就对科学充满兴趣，这促使他攻读工程学士学位和运营管理MBA。Raj在孟买长大，是家中五个孩子中最小的。他从供应链分析师开始自己的职业生涯，并在FMCG和制药行业积累了丰富的经验。特别值得一提的是，他在一个涉及40个国家的电力根除项目中工作，这让他深入了解了供应链网络管理。Raj还分享了他如何对全球供应链产生兴趣，并决定在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校攻读硕士学位。此外，他还在一家医疗器械公司管理产品生命周期管理组合，为全球患者带来影响。

05:00

🌿 制药行业的可持续供应链转型

Raj讨论了制药行业如何使其运营更加可持续，特别是在供应链流程方面。他强调，可持续供应链不仅仅是降低成本，而是一种全面的、端到端的方法，确保产品及时供应，同时不影响长期供应。他提到，制药公司在确保社会可持续性方面做出了巨大努力，比如通过提供负担得起的药物和治疗来关注发展中国家。此外，公司还专注于产品质量，采用道德标准，并结合以患者为中心的商业模式，利用数字技术提高运营效率。Raj还提到了公司如何通过优化供应链、采用可再生能源和减少包装浪费来减少碳足迹和提高环境可持续性。

10:01

🔄 循环供应链与价值再生

Raj强调了循环供应链的重要性，即在整个供应链中寻找减少浪费和从废物中创造价值的方法。他提到，即使在寻求可持续供应链的过程中可能会增加运营成本，但通过深入挖掘，我们可以发现提高效率的过程，从而实现双赢。Raj认为，产品工程和产品管理在塑造设备生命周期和供应链方面起着关键作用。他提倡整合业务运营，与供应商合作，数据支持的全球供应链网络，以及战略性地规划制造和供应点的位置。他还强调了在制造、包装操作中不断创新的重要性，并提出需要有专门的供应链研发团队来消除供应链和包装操作中的浪费。

15:02

👥 供应网络中的协作与创新

Raj讨论了产品工程师和产品经理在构建供应链网络中的作用，强调了他们应该通过分析和改进流程来成为供应链网络的架构师。他提到，需要有专门的供应链工程师团队来分析和改进日常运营流程。Raj认为，供应链是一个包含人员、组织、资源、信息和活动的网络，产品工程师可以帮助采取协作方法，设计全球供应链操作，成为绿色供应链的倡导者，并鼓励团队成员提出创新想法。他还提到了自己作为行业顾问和导师的角色，包括在ISEA（国际供应链教育联盟）的董事会成员身份，以及他在供应链技术会议上的演讲和在大学供应链项目中的行业咨询委员会成员身份。

20:03

🚀 对未来的承诺与领导力

Raj强调了对研发的承诺和在整个供应链中寻找解决方案的重要性。他提到了他在Moderna的角色，以及他如何通过领导力推动持续的可持续变革。Raj鼓励听众和观众访问ISCA（国际供应链协会）的网站，了解有关可持续供应链的更多信息，并学习如何为未来做好准备。他感谢了与他交谈的主持人，并表示很高兴能够与全球观众分享这次对话。

Keywords

💡供应链管理

供应链管理是指对产品从原材料采购到最终消费者手中的整个流程进行规划、执行、控制和优化的过程。在视频中，Raj Mishra讨论了他作为供应链分析师的职业生涯起点，以及他如何在制药行业和快速消费品行业中实施供应链网络，确保产品及时供应，这与视频的主题紧密相关。

💡生命周期管理

生命周期管理涉及产品从设计、开发、生产、分销、使用到废弃的整个过程的管理。Raj提到他在一家医疗器械公司管理产品生命周期组合的经历，这表明了生命周期管理对于确保产品对全球患者产生积极影响的重要性，并且是视频讨论的核心概念之一。

💡可持续性

可持续性通常指在不损害未来代际满足自身需求的能力的情况下满足当前需求。视频中，Raj强调了制药公司如何通过优化供应链、使用可再生能源和减少浪费来提高可持续性，这与视频传达的可持续供应链实践的主题直接相关。

💡全球供应链

全球供应链指的是跨越国界，涉及多个国家和地区的产品生产和分销网络。Raj分享了他在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校攻读硕士学位期间，以及在一家领先的COVID-19疫苗制造商担任全球供应链职能的经历，这些都体现了全球供应链在实现全球健康和福祉方面的作用。

💡产品工程

产品工程涉及产品设计、开发和制造的工程技术。Raj提到产品工程师和产品经理应该参与到供应链网络的设计中，通过分析和改进流程来实现更高效的供应链操作，这强调了产品工程在推动可持续供应链变革中的关键作用。

💡风险管理

风险管理是指识别、评估和优先处理风险，以及采取经济有效的措施来减轻风险影响的过程。Raj在讨论中提到了通过正确的工具、平台和流程选择来减轻风险，这表明风险管理在确保供应链的稳健和可持续性方面的重要性。

💡集成业务运营

集成业务运营是指将公司内不同的业务功能和流程整合在一起，以提高效率和效果。Raj在视频中提到了集成业务规划和SNOP（销售与运营计划）流程，这是提高供应链可持续性的关键策略之一。

💡环境可持续性

环境可持续性强调在保护环境和自然资源的同时进行经济和社会活动。Raj讨论了制药公司如何通过减少碳足迹和优化包装材料的使用来实现环境可持续性，这与视频的主旨——推动可持续供应链实践紧密相连。

💡社会可持续性

社会可持续性关注社会福祉、公平和社会正义。视频中提到，制药公司通过确保向发展中国家提供负担得起的药物和治疗，展示了对社会可持续性的关注，这反映了企业社会责任和道德标准的重要性。

💡数字化技术

数字化技术涉及使用数字工具和平台来提高业务流程的效率和效果。Raj提到制药公司利用数字化技术来提高产品质量和供应链操作的透明度，这突出了数字化技术在实现供应链现代化和可持续性中的作用。

💡循环供应链

循环供应链是一种设计，旨在通过回收和再利用产品和材料来最小化浪费和环境影响。Raj在讨论中提到了循环供应链的概念，强调了在供应链中寻找减少浪费和增加价值的方法的重要性，这与视频的主题——推动可持续供应链实践相呼应。

Highlights

拉吉·米什拉（Raj Mishra）是Moderna全球生命周期项目管理的高级经理，拥有超过九年的供应链行业经验。

拉吉在制药行业拥有丰富的经验，曾在供应链分析师、规划、物流、客户服务和项目管理等不同角色中工作。

拉吉对供应链的兴趣始于他在制药行业的一个项目，该项目与世界卫生组织（WHO）有关，旨在根除某种疾病。

在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校攻读硕士学位期间，拉吉深入了解了全球供应链的运作方式。

拉吉在一家医疗器械公司管理生命周期管理组合，对全球患者产生了积极影响。

拉吉在Moderna的角色中，有机会参与到全球抗击大流行的斗争中，这对他的职业生涯是一个巨大的机会。

制药公司在供应链的可持续性方面投入了大量的时间和努力，不仅仅关注成本效率，而是采取全面的方法。

制药行业通过专注于提供负担得起的药物和治疗方法，确保了社会可持续性。

公司采用道德标准和以患者为中心的商业模式，利用数字技术提高产品质量和供应链效率。

通过优化供应链和整合不同职能部门，公司提高了价值并确保了环境可持续性。

制药公司通过使用可重复使用的环保运输组件，减少了塑料废物的产生。

拉吉强调了与拥有良好道德标准的供应商合作的重要性，并尽可能转换为可再生能源。

拉吉认为，持续的产品工程和产品设计对于供应链的长期可持续性至关重要。

拉吉提倡集成业务运营，包括与供应商的合作、数据支持的全球供应链网络以及战略性地定位制造和分销中心。

拉吉在ISCA（供应链管理协会）担任董事会成员，推动可持续供应链的实践。

拉吉在大学供应链管理硕士课程的行业咨询委员会中担任顾问，并指导下一代供应链专业人士。

拉吉鼓励听众和观众访问ISCA网站，了解可持续供应链的课程和资源。

Transcripts

good morning everybody thank you all for

joining this morning we are joined by

raj mishra who is the senior manager of

global life cycle project management at

moderna it is an absolute pleasure to be

with him here today so thank you raj for

joining thank you madison i really

appreciate this opportunity to interview

of course and raj is a dynamic supply

chain professional with over nine years

of experience in the industry in

specific industries of pharmaceuticals

in very different roles such as supply

chain analyst supply chain planning and

logistics customer service and project

management and i really want to talk to

raj today and let him share a little bit

more about who he is as a person where

he comes from how he really got

interested in the field of supply chain

and specifically life cycle management

and if you could just expand upon that

raj your background and any relevant

connections to sustainability or supply

chain that you want to share with our

audience today please do so now

absolutely thank you madison so first of

all very good morning madison and to all

the listeners uh i really appreciate

this opportunity to interview and share

my thoughts about the sustainable supply

chain and talk a little bit about myself

and my background so basically i grew up

in west india it's a city in the city of

mumbai uh i'm youngest one of all the

five siblings in my family

and you know since childhood science has

been an integral part of my life

considering my strong interest in the

science

i pursued my bachelor's in engineering

and then mba in operations and

management and immediately after

completing my bachelor's i got an

opportunity to work into supply chain

management so that's how i started off

my career as a supply chain analyst at

that time i just didn't know anything i

was just out of college but as i started

working my interests grew and and since

then i'm working with uh

in i'm working just with supply chain so

and during in my experience work is into

fmcg and pharmaceutical industry so

during one of my assignment into one of

the pharmaceutical industry i was

working in the supply planning uh

with the it was a program associated

with who basically it was to eradication

of electricity so it was a big big

project where we were implementing

supply chain uh management or supply

planning uh network for

spanning to 40 countries and this was a

great platform where actually i worked

very deeply and implemented great

solution to supply chain network

which helped us to uh supply the product

in time and

and stuff let's get the medicine on time

and this was the time where i really got

a lot of interest in supply chain and i

decided okay this this is the time when

i wanted to see how the global supply

chain works and uh and i decided to

expand my horizon and i decided to

pursue my masters from university of

texas at arlington and that's how i

moved from mumbai to texas and while i

was pursuing my master's i had a great

opportunity to learn and understand how

the global supply chain works how the

global processes work and i have also

i've also had a chance you know to work

with a med device company

where i was managing a life cycle

management portfolio for a wide area of

products where where this this was an

incredible opportunity for me impacting

patients across the globe uh to helping

see patients brilliantly it was an eye

care company so this was the company

where i implemented a lot of solutions

in terms of life cycle management and

divesting pruning how to efficiently

manage the skew portfolios so this is

where i learned uh i had a hands-on

experience within the med device

industry for the life cycle management

and then as i kept on working my desire

and supply chain interest was always i

was always curious to know

what what what's next and that really

gave me opportunity to work for the

finest pharmaceutical companies

and really recently i was offered and

positioned with uh in a global supply

chain function of a leading covert

boxing uh manufacturer in u.s and

that

that was a great opportunity and i

accepted it it is it is an opportunity

to you know you get an opportunity to

fight for bigger cause to fight the

global pandemic

so basically in short this is my work

experience

in pharmaceuty and my experience in

endeavor have always been to you know

sustain good health and well-being of

people by managing these products to

reach them at appropriate time and need

in an efficient manner

thank you so much raj you know it really

sounds like and i know that your

professional experience and your

educational experience has spanned so

many different industries and you've

made such great change already in your

all of your roles that you've

participated in and i think that brings

me to ask you now

specifically now in your current role

and your experience with the

pharmaceutical industry

how have you seen the pharmaceutical and

pharmaceutical industry transform

operations to be more sustainable over

time

it can be specifically to their supply

chain processes because that's what

you're expert in or their global life

cycle management you know how have

this industry

transformed a bit in you know maybe

recently during the pandemic to make

sure that um there is sustainability

from start to finish and for example

working with moderna to make sure that

they can really deliver these you know

global solutions and specifically for

the us in terms of vaccines and whatnot

that's a great question madison you know

i feel pharmaceutical companies have

invested in a lot of time and effort to

make operations more sustainable over

over period of time one thing that i

would like to say is like in terms of me

uh ensuring sustainable supply chain is

not just making it efficient in terms of

money less cost

it is a holistic approach like you have

end-to-end supply chain you get the

product in time you have sustainable

supply uh it is not like once we

we might have a short-term profit but

it might negatively impact the supplies

in long term so that is that is

something uh in my opinion it's not a

good sustainable approach but

pharmaceutical companies are really

doing a great job like

the industry ensures you know social

sustainability by focusing on providing

access to affordable medicines and

treatments developing countries with

weaker healthcare systems

they have made dedicated teams operation

team to deal with these countries who

lack infrastructure and underfunded

healthcare system by doing so they are

making sure that uh this low low income

countries are not deprived of any

medicine that they should be getting the

other other thing that i would like to

emphasize is you know they are more

focused on product quality companies

have adapted ethical standards combined

with patient oriented business model

while leveraging the digital technology

in operations to provide quality health

care products to the customers this this

this is really good you know it might

sound okay how does quality impact

supply chain solution i always say like

everything is interrelated global supply

chain function is interrelated to

various different risk functions within

the team within the organization so

let's say if you have a good quality

product which makes sure that there is

no delay in the supplies there is no

reverse logistics involved which is like

in turn reducing the carbon footprint to

a greater extent so that's how companies

are focusing on good quality which is

eventually helping reduce the wastage

within the system within the global

supply chain network uh also also the

other thing that i think the companies

are doing is they're optimizing the

supply chain having having everyone

different functions in the company by

bringing them under one page by

practicing like integrated business

planning snop processes so this has not

only enhanced the value but also ensured

you know environmental sustainability uh

there's no confusion within the teams

they know what one goal is and how we

are achieving it this is very very

critical as i say as the company's

footprint increases and if there is no

there don't know clarity within the team

that increases in terms of chaos and

also in terms of the waste stage

one very good example that i would give

is like a very this so pharma company if

you see the stats they are one of the

biggest generator of the wastage in

terms of plastic because every medicine

that you have has a one or the other

single packaging material switch which

is used once and then disposed off so

recently companies have moved on to

multiple use which means like they they

buy eco-friendly shipping components and

that can be used multiple times so this

this is something you know in order to

implement

companies have made it easy for the

practitioners okay if they get the

product they made it possible they build

a process downstream that that those

shippers can be returned back to those

suppliers or manufacturers in this way

what we did we reduced the wastage to

the landfills also making sure that the

same shipper that was initially used

once it is now being used couple of

times multiple times and this was not

only possible by just implementing or

just having it on paper to build a

integrated process making sure you have

a well well documented wealth process

for returning the returning the shippers

back to the manufacturers and logistics

company so these are the few examples

where i believe pharmaceutical companies

are doing great and they they are also

ensuring you know uh working with

suppliers who are having a great ethical

standards making sure uh the

manufacturing facilities are up to the

mark they are following all the rules

and regulations um

wherever possible switching to the

renewable source of energies these are a

great example which pharmaceutical

companies are taking initiatives in

order to make sure they are becoming

more sustainable over the period of time

yes and i definitely agree here with you

i know that at isda also we always talk

about a holistic approach to sustainable

supply chain and like you're talking

about it's not just about one one

component of the supply chain it's all

about you have to look all the way to

the suppliers to the packaging

to figuring out how you can connect your

uh flows throughout your supply chain to

reduce the waste in the end

it's all about integrating the behavior

of the consumer and those that are

managing the supply chain itself and i

think we're kind of here both talking

about the concept of a circular supply

chain and really trying to mitigate any

of those wastes and there are ways to

find value in waste and regenerate um

some products or some packaging to be

the most usable form throughout uh the

supply chain for everyone

absolutely the very very well said

medicine and that's that's a you know

future of uh that's industry 4.0 where

we have to see a value in everything

even it's a waste how we can take out

value out of it if it's not value

generation at times you know i will take

a minute and just say that at times it

is it sounds like when we are going for

a sustainable supply chain it increases

the value but it increases the cost of

operation but that's not the case when

we start deep diving into it we might

come across processes which will help us

to fix the original issues and that can

help us to increase the efficiencies and

which is which is a win-win situation we

get the efficiency there is no increase

in the cost at the same same time we are

contributing

in a great way to the environment having

a sustainable operations yes and i it's

very exciting to hear you have this

mindset because in a role like yours as

a global life cycle project management

manager you know it's really important

that you see these opportunities and you

don't see them as what potential upfront

costs you could face but then you see a

long-term value and like i said

sustainable transformation takes takes

time and it takes commitment and so you

really need a mindset like the one that

you are talking about that you have here

um to see the value in ways to see the

value in processes that you might not

haven't even discovered yet and i think

i want to jump a little bit here and

talk about your experience in um

med devices and how we can talk about

how those type of product engineering

and product design how can those

roles continue to shape the life cycle

and

the supply chains that those devices are

used in

absolutely that's a good question so uh

yeah i know biotech industry there are

within the pharmaceutical industry there

are different different types of

industry like med device biotech so

talking specifically like what about the

med med devices what i believe and what

i always practice is like uh in order to

have sustainable practice and

sustainable supply chain life cycle

management we always have to in have an

integrated business operations what do i

mean by integrated business operations

like collaboration with suppliers who

practice sustainability data supported

global supply network making sure you

know sub manufacturing and supply is

planned in a way that supplying point is

strategically located um it

it should not be it should not be

something like that i am supplying uh

one from one part of the world to

another part of the world this this is

something a great waste of resources

what we have so whenever we are

designing the network we have to make

sure that uh we are strategically

locating the manufacturing location

distribution center making sure that we

cover all the locations in the world in

a strategic manner and then also use of

renewable source of energy wherever

possible for example manufacturing

operations using renewable sources wind

energy so this would require an initial

investment but this would be definitely

very long term uh profitable for the

even for the business and the important

thing that i believe is continuous

innovation in the manufacturing

packaging operations it is you have to

we need to have a dedicated supply chain

r d as well how we can innovate and how

we can eliminate the waste within the

supply chain how we can eliminate the

waste within the packaging operations

how how we can come up with a packaging

strategy that will help us to deliver

the same thing what is required with

with a much better way and less wastage

i think that's something we also agree

on here um and my next question was do

you believe that sustainable product

design is integral to long-term

sustainability but by your last

discussion here i can tell that that is

the case um and so i guess we'll go here

and say how can we promote these changes

in a positive direction in terms of r d

um design product research how can we

sit back and you know

allow companies you know how we drive

them to achieve these changes for the

better

yes absolutely this is a great question

so i think for for this to happen i

believe product engineers and product

managers should be looped in and they

are they are the ones who should be

who should be made and who should be the

one making an architect of the supply

chain network by analyzing

and improving the processes so there are

two ways like one is the continuous

day-to-day operation traditional way of

doing the business and we need to have a

dedicated team of supply chain engineers

product managers who would be analyzing

and improving the processes of company

supply chain and supply chain as i said

before it is an incorporates network of

people

organization resources informations and

activities involved in you know

delivering goods from raw materials

consumer products so supply chain or

product engineers can help in following

a collaborative approach bringing one

sustainable profitable goal making the

process efficient designing global

supply chain operations and

the main of it be the champion of

greener supply chain encourage the team

be the uh brand ambassador of the

innovation encourage people to come up

with ideas and that that idea is how it

can be transformed into an execution

operation that is something uh the

product engineers and supply chain

engineers needs to do from a supply

chain r d perspective

that's great and i think that you've

definitely touched upon here that it's a

commitment and it it comes from having

those

really progressive minded individuals in

your supply chain as well as realizing

that it's a transformative process and

it takes time and you need to always be

continuing to develop for a sustainable

way you need to even if you find one

solution it's not the end solution

there's always a way to progress and

there's always a way to become even more

sustainable you might think that you

found a great you know product design

but there's so much potential there to

keep even expanding upon your positive

change so there's so much we can really

do here as long as we continue to have

individuals like yourself and leadership

positions driving these changes and i

know that you are such an advisor and a

mentor in the industry in several

platforms and you are a board member of

isea so can you give us a little bit

more information about your role and

your your current advisor and mentor

role as well in this industry because

not only do you have a really strong

position at moderna managing these

global life cycle projects and creating

great change there but you have a more

global uh perspective and influence as

well on the industry and that is so

powerful and impactful because you

really have the power to keep driving

these these positive changes every

single day so it'd be great if you could

share with our audience a little bit

more information about how you mentor

and you advise others on these types of

topics

yes absolutely so uh i'm associated with

isca in a position of board members and

isa is a great

great organization supply chain and one

of the oldest organization for supply

chains so in my in my board member

capacity i am part of the

great supply chain academics and also

the industry industry leaders who are

part of who discuss the best practices

and how we can make supply chain more

efficient and like

as part of the board member i was given

an opportunity to do the presentation in

the sc tech supply chain technology

conference the event for supplies in

executives you know that embrace

technology and the topic that i

presented was mitigating risk through

the right choice of tool platform and

processes here in this presentation i

clearly presented my views on idp and

snop and various models that i believe

can make a sustainable impact on the way

supply chain work

you know what the future is uncertain

and it will always be the best way to

face this is to be prepared and you can

accomplish this by looking at your

internal and external constraints like

capacity suppliers and developing a good

understanding across the organization of

what these challenges are use use the

snop process to improve the forecast and

build trust across the company you you

cannot control the future but you can be

ready for it this even help conserve

environment by optimizing the use of the

scarce resource and planning planning

for any contingencies in advance so this

this was the presentation that i

recently did in the ctec conference and

i'm also associated with a university

that that is leading university for the

msn supply chain program where i am part

of the industry advisory board where i

do

recommendation for what what should be

in the syllabus as part of the

curriculum for the upcoming supply chain

professionals and also i'm a mentor to

the upcoming supply chain

younger generation folks

wow thank you so much raj i think that

you have touched upon so many different

aspects with us today and it's clear

that your role not only stems in your

traditional everyday typical

professional role but you are really a

mentor to others around the world and

you create a space that is inspiring

it's transformative and it is positive

and that is what we need to continue

these sustainable changes yes they might

seem a little overwhelming at first but

that commitment to r d and finding

solutions throughout the supply chain is

so important and it's definitely driven

by professionals like yourself i know

that isda is really

grateful for your support and your the

mentorship that you uh create um in our

in our community here so thank you so

much for your time today and you know if

there is

any other thing that you would like to

share about your current role in

sustainability or supply chain please do

so but i think that our audience

um is really inspired today by the types

of change that you are making your

perspective on sustainability and how

you currently and continue to continue

to drive change each and every day

thank you thank you madison i really

appreciate you know and i'm glad that

i'm associated with an organization like

isca who is a strong promoter of

sustainable supply chain and uh and as

you see we are really growing fast and

encouraging coming up with a lot of

forces in the in terms of ise

sustainable supply chain uh

processes and all those stuff and i

really encourage the listeners and

viewers to come across

to have a look on the website of ica and

see what how this can be useful for them

and is there something that they can

learn from this ic curriculum that will

be very good for them in the future

great thank you so much raj it's been an

absolute pleasure to speak with you

today i'm really excited to continue to

share this conversation with our global

audience and thank you again for your

time

thank you madison thank you i really

appreciate it

you