217. The State of Supply Chain in 2025 with Federico Marchesi (CSCO at Haier Europe) and Alberto Lupano (SVP Supply Chain at Reckitt)

Our “State of Supply Chain” Series is back in 2025! The drumbeat of FMCG is as under pressure as ever before, in the middle of internal stuggles, unpredicatable industry dynamics and external volatility. To review the challenges and opportunities for operations leaders, in this episode we are joined by Alberto Lupano, SVP Group Supply Services Transformation & Operational Excellence at Reckitt and an old friend of the podcast, Federico Marchesi, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Haier Europe, who already joined us in 2021 and 2022.

Topics covered:

• Pre and Post COVID Supply Chains
• The Current Status
• Supply Chain in the Executive Commitee: Hero or Villain
• How the big political changes in 2025 may affect global Supply Chains
• Digitalization
• Why is Supply Chain still not strategic in some businesses?
• What to expect in 2025

Review past “State of Supply Chain” Episodes:

• 2022: https://www.fmcgguys.com/the-state-of-supply-chain-in-2022/
• 2021: https://www.fmcgguys.com/the-state-of-supply-chain-in-2021-with-federico-marchesi-and-fabio-grazioli/