Mark Foscoe is a logistics and supply chain manager who has worked for 3rd party logistics services providers and for manufacturing / sales businesses buying these services. He currently works for Mitsubishi Electric as European Logistics Manager. Why is he interested in The New Local? Because he works for a pretty traditional company that tends towards a one-size-fits-all, centralising, command and control mindset. He wants to work out how to find a way to manage that allows his reports (the Logistics Manager in each country) to operate autonomously, swiftly and in a way that best fits his market but which also combines the scale advantages that come from group purchasing and in a way that ensures all suppliers are managed in a consistent manner. How do these guys feel they've got local authority and responsibility as well as being part of a bigger picture?
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Thanks for coming aboard Mark! This should be interesting.
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