SUSTAINABLE SOURCING
In 2016 , Diego Pantoja-Navajas became Vice President of WMS Cloud Development when Oracle acquired the company he founded , LogFire . Pantoja-Navajas was responsible for product development and management of Oracle ' s cloud-based warehouse management system .
Since then , the team has expanded into 14 industries , and Oracle has moved its SaaS application to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for improved performance and reduced TCO .
Pantoja-Navajas studied Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and has continued his executive education at MIT Sloan School of Management .
After 14 years of experience in the industry , he claims to have ‘ a record of successfully disrupting the supply chain industry ’ through his introduction of cloud-based warehousing solutions .
Sustainability caught up with Diego Pantoja-Navajas to discuss supply chains , sourcing and the importance of continued learning .
Resilience in the supply chain industry “ The Suez Canal had a huge impact on my industry ,” said Pantoja-Navajas about the recent disruptions . “ The next event is right around the corner , so our industry needs to be more resilient .”
To prevent a similar incident from happening , businesses have to look at the basics .
“ They need to make sure that the infrastructure is there ,” said Pantoja-Navajas .
Prior to the Suez canal blockage , many people had not given much thought to how the supply chain worked and would have struggled to locate the Suez on a map . But now they are a lot more aware .
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