Description

The last 2 years have been a new age in supply chain. Import costs keep climbing and disruptions are now routine, while the price of custom technology has collapsed. This session walks through the big shifts happening in supply chains right now and what they mean for copackers, comanufacturers, brands, and retailers. You'll leave knowing which trends actually affect your operation, what the winners are doing, and what's crashed and burned.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the macro shifts hitting supply chains: import cost inflation, trade volatility, and the push toward multi-sourcing for resilience.
• Identify what the winning companies are doing and what experiments have failed.
• Discuss how technology is changing the back-office labor equation and why the operations implementing it correctly are pulling ahead.
• Learn where custom-built systems have become affordable for mid-size operations, with real-world examples of what they cost and deliver.

Pedrom Rejai, president and founder of Elevate Growth Partners, has led international supply chains, managed billion-dollar sourcing portfolios, implemented lean systems, and driven digital transformation across complex CPG and manufacturing environments. He focuses on helping growing food businesses operate better, scale faster, and thrive in complexity.