Supply Chain Insider, Episode 3: Break the Limits of Your Supply Chain with Accenture's Carly Guenther

Accenture's Carly Guenther explains how supply chain managers can prepare for future disruptions, and offers suggestions on the types of technologies and solutions that offer competitive advantage to companies.

Dave Blanchard

Oct. 26, 2021

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In the latest episode of Supply Chain Insider, MH&L’s podcast series, we talk with Carly Guenther, managing director, supply chain & operations, with Accenture, about the role of chief supply chain officers and what they can do to help prepare their companies for supply chain disruptions. Guenther shares some of the results of a recent Accenture study, Signals of Change, which examines how companies have reacted to the supply chain crisis caused by the pandemic. She examines some of the technologies that are helping companies bust through the silo mentality to engage all areas of their supply chain in learning how to prepare for future disruptions. She also highlights the most crucial element in supply chain management: talent development and retention. Click the button below to hear the full podcast interview with Carly Guenther.

Carly Guenther, managing director, supply chain & operations, Accenture

About the Author

Dave Blanchard

Senior Director of Content

During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. He also serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.