Episode 53: Resiliency in the Making: Turning Adversity into Advantage with Accenture’s Sunita Suryanarayan

Investing, adopting, and developing – three words that that hold a greater meaning to Accenture’s Sunita Suryanarayan, as she dives into their recent study, Resiliency in the Making. This week, she joins us to discuss the incredible findings of their research, three key steps to building resiliency, and why the time is now to start investing into your future.

Come join us as we discuss the Future of Supply Chain.

Guest: Sunita Suryanarayan, North America Supply Chain & Operations, Resiliency Lead, Accenture

Sunita is Accenture’s North America Supply Chain & Operations Resiliency Lead. She’s a global strategist leading digital risk transformations in tech, media, automotive and consumer products for over two decades.  She specializes in designing robust strategies to fortify supply chains against disruptions, leveraging a comprehensive approach that integrates risk prioritization, mitigation, and resilience building measures.  Sunita is at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge technologies and collaborates with MIT’s data science lab to revolutionize supply chain operations.  With a keen eye for emerging trends, she champions the integration of AI models into supply chain processes, harnessing the power of predictive and prescriptive analytics to optimize decision making and drive efficiencies across the board. Sunita has successfully led numerous digital transformations for Fortune 500 companies, spearheading the adoption of AI-driven solutions that have yielded measurable improvements in supply chain agility, responsiveness, and overall performance.

Sunita has published several articles on the future of supply chain and presented at numerous industry conferences. She is also involved in multiple foundations and organizations to champion diversity, equity and inclusion in the workforce. Sunita is on the board of Braven – a national non-profit that focuses on empowering students from underrepresented backgrounds with the skills, confidence, experiences and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact.  She is also an advisor at komunity.io, a Silicon Valley tech start-up focused on redefining professional networking.

Sunita is based out of San Francisco, has an MBA from Creighton University and a bachelor’s in accounting and economics from University of Mumbai.

Host: Richard Howells, SAP

Richard Howells has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability.

Host: Nicole Smythe, SAP

Nicole Smythe has been with SAP for almost 4 years now but has been working in the supply chain space for over 6 years through various field experiences.  With a Master’s degree specializing in Global Supply Chain Management, Nicole hopes to bring a fresh, new perspective to the space with her active marketing contributions, blogs, and now podcasts, focusing on topics like sustainability, market trends, and emerging technology.

Useful Links:

Download Transcript

Learn more about how to support supply chain agility at scale & how to future-proof your business.

• SAP Supply Chain Management
• SAP Insights: Supply Chain
• Resiliency in the making
• Supply chain and operations services
• Digital engineering and manufacturing services
• Reinventing for resilience: A CEO’s guide
• Resilient Supply Chain
• SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Orlando

Follow Us on Social Media

• Sunita Suryanarayan: LinkedIn
• Richard Howells: LinkedIn & X
• Nicole Smythe: LinkedIn & X
• SAP Digital Supply Chain: LinkedIn & X

Please give us a like, share, and subscribe to stay up-to-date on future episodes!

The post Episode 53: Resiliency in the Making: Turning Adversity into Advantage with Accenture’s Sunita Suryanarayan first appeared on The Future of Supply Chain.