{"id":6382,"date":"2019-05-08T05:49:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T05:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=6382"},"modified":"2019-05-08T07:31:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T07:31:35","slug":"tompkins-ceo-addresses-supply-chain-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/tompkins-ceo-addresses-supply-chain-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Tompkins CEO Addresses Supply Chain Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. James A. Tompkins addressed how organizations can succeed and flourish in these uncertain times at the 15th Annual Supply Chain Leadership Forum, held May 6-8 at the Washington Duke Inn &amp; Golf Club in Durham, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Two hundred supply chain experts took their seats to listen to Dr. Tompkins begin his keynote speech.\u00a0Dr. Tompkins, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/tompkins-international\/\">Tompkins International<\/a> and CEO of MonarchFx, explained the disruption cycle, the level of organizational chaos, and how the volatility of global economies is forcing organizations to deal with an unprecedented level of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, many organizations are not comfortable dealing with uncertainty.\u00a0Therefore, organizations continue to develop strategies, structures, and solutions according to a theoretical view of\u00a0the Steady State.\u00a0The reality is\u00a0the Steady State\u00a0is an obsolete concept that vanished at the beginning of the digital revolution.\u00a0Tompkins explained new ways to think about and develop\u00a0anti-brittle strategies, structures, and solutions, helping organizations evolve today.\u00a0He also discussed how to achieve success, profitability, and growth under today\u2019s supply chain conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future for supply chain organizations is awesome.\u00a0There has never been the level of opportunity for supply chain organizations as there is today.\u00a0The key to success is to be flexible, modular, portable, agile, and available on demand while operating efficiently over a wide range of requirements, you must have anti-brittle solutions,\u201d said Dr. Tompkins.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6383\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screenshot-2019-05-07-at-15.49.22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screenshot-2019-05-07-at-15.49.22.png 441w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screenshot-2019-05-07-at-15.49.22-400x292.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screenshot-2019-05-07-at-15.49.22-315x230.png 315w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screenshot-2019-05-07-at-15.49.22-440x321.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. James A. Tompkins<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The purpose of the Supply Chain Leadership Forum is to bring supply chain executives together from a wide range of industries to connect, share, and learn together. The topics of discussion relate to supply chain, business strategies, and operations.\u00a0Supply chain executives from all major industries are in attendance including retail, consumer products, 3PL, pharmaceutical, and select service providers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. James A. Tompkins addressed how organizations can succeed and flourish in these uncertain times at the 15th Annual Supply Chain Leadership Forum, held May 6-8 at the Washington Duke Inn &amp; Golf Club in Durham, North Carolina. 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