Planning Integration, Visibility & AI | How Philips is Transforming Its Supply Chain Operations

At Manifest 2025, Birger Beusching, Head of Supply Chain for Philips North America, shares insights on supply chain transformation, AI-powered decision-making, and enhancing supply chain visibility. Learn how Philips is optimizing operations, improving planning efficiency, and leveraging AI for data-driven supply chain management.

⏳ Important Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Welcome & introduction from Manifest 2025
• 0:47 - Meet Birger Beusching, Head of Supply Chain at Philips
• 1:30 - Overview of Philips' Personal Health division & supply chain challenges
• 3:00 - Key takeaways from Birger’s panel discussion on transformation & change management
• 4:20 - Why supply chain cohesion with commercial teams is critical
• 6:30 - How Philips is optimizing its North American supply chain strategy
• 8:00 - The impact of AI & automation in supply chain decision-making
• 9:40 - Lessons learned from pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions
• 11:30 - The future of data-driven decision-making in supply chain operations
• 13:10 - Retail partnerships & collaborative forecasting strategies
• 14:30 - How end-to-end visibility & automation improve logistics efficiency
• 16:00 - Closing thoughts & the next steps for Philips' supply chain transformation

Special thanks to our sponsors TGW Logistics for making our Manifest coverage possible. To learn more about TGW head here: www.tgw-group.com.

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