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 . #manifest2025 #philips #supplychain #retailtrends This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy