The Supply Chaney Podcast
Learn from the experience and expertise of people across the supply chain industry, from those who drive results today to those innovating for a better tomorrow. The podcast supports Supply Chaney’s mission to be a connected, creative, and capable supply chain resource and a respected member of the supply chain community.
The Supply Chaney Podcast
Ep. 5 - Building A Supply Chain
After realizing the IT industry was not a fit, Paul Sivaswamy spent 19 years in the supply chain organization at Caterpillar before finding his calling to bring order to the chaos often found at start-up manufacturing companies. As the VP of Supply Chain at XOS, he shares challenges and best practices for building best-in-class supply chain organizations, especially in the OEM and automotive industries.
A key life lesson shared in this episode is finding your "ikigai" or your reason for being, a Japanese term that describes the intersection of what you are good at, what you love, what the world needs, and what you can get paid to do.