BRIAN ALSTER
SUPPLY CHAIN
“INVEST IN YOUR PROCESSES TO ENSURE YOU CAN DO MORE WITH THE SAME , OR FEWER , RESOURCES ”
BRIAN ALSTER GM NORTH AMERICA , FINANCE & RISK , DUN & BRADSTREET
sourcing for a moment , we understand the importance of identifying alternative suppliers or solutions in building resilience .
Dual sourcing , if not a strategy that involves multiple suppliers , as a suitable means of adjusting to global disruptions or shortages in a particular strand of the supply chain . There ’ s a significant demand for this across a number of industries , from semiconductor procurement in the EV sector to healthcare supplies where multiple vendors are offering similar products from different locations globally . Of course , one way to ensure geographical resilience , particularly in an organisation with sites across the globe , is the selection of a similarly configured supplier business .
However , to truly build resilience to international events as well as isolated incidents , dealing with two or more vendors
BRIAN ALSTER
TITLE : GM NORTH AMERICA , FINANCE & RISK
COMPANY : DUN & BRADSTREET INDUSTRY : ANALYTICS LOCATION : UNITED STATES
At Dun & Bradstreet , Alster is responsible for the strategy , product development , and sales efforts for the company ’ s third-party risk and compliance product portfolio .
brings alternatives to this . Companies must pay attention to other factors as well , such as the cost of shifting to another vendor in the event of disruption and the reliability of their distribution . Optimisation comes with a solution that is capable of leveraging real-time data in order to visualise vendor inventories and assess the cost of shifting , albeit temporarily or on a permanent basis .
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