Striking the Balance Between Risk, Cost, and Control — A Conversation with Pieter de Wit of BCI Global

The bluEPrint by Executive Platforms

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Pieter de Wit of BCI Global to discuss how companies who are rethinking their footprint, updating their supply chain networks, and preparing themselves for future growth are thinking through issues of risk management, cost control, and the ability to act upon decisions quickly in a rapidly evolving business landscape. There are so many variables, so many pros and cons to think through, and of course choices made today will resonate long into the future. How do senior leaders responsible for plotting the course of their organization make informed choices on these issues? What are the important questions they need to ask, and who can they rely upon to give them nuanced answers built on real data? How are these conversations changing over time, and what does planning for the future look like in an age of disruption and volatility? For all this and more, give this episode a listen!
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Pieter de Wit
Partner
BCI Global

Pieter de Wit studied Supply Chain Management at the Transport Academy in Venlo and the TIAS (MBA) in Tilburg, the Netherlands and has been associated with BCI Global since 2021.
Pieter has fulfilled various leadership roles for decades at large logistics service providers both nationally and internationally (particularly in Asia: Hong Kong 5 years, Shanghai 5 years and Singapore 5 years). He is an expert in supply chain optimization and logistics outsourcing in various sectors, both up-stream (mostly control towers) and down-stream (with many e-fulfillment solutions recently).
Over the years, Pieter has led dozens of projects and operations. Examples are: Amazon, L'Oréal, LVMH, FastRetail, Lego, SC Johnson, JnJ, 3M, Honeywell, Kärcher, Bosch, Schneider Electric, Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, Yamaha Music, Belkin, Baxter, BD, Sanofi, Airbus.
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BCI Global

BCI Global is a specialized consultancy and leader in developing comprehensive, practical manufacturing and supply chain footprint strategies as well as selecting sites worldwide for new operations in the US; in Europe, Middle East and Africa; and in the Asia Pacific region (including China and India). In the last 36+ years BCI has supported more than 1,000 clients. Our location strategy work combines proven frameworks with in-depth global knowledge of manufacturing hotspots, detailed labor analytics, cost factors, qualitative factors, incentives and risks. Supply chain advice ranges from transformation of supply chains, network design, COEs, Control Towers, procurement of logistics services, to location strategy for warehousing, go-to-market strategies into new markets, risk & resilience assessment. BCI Global is ISO-9001 certified, Llamasoft certified partner and recognized on Forbes Best Management Consultants list for the third year in a row.
www.bciglobal.com