The Circular Economy is not just a concept but a transformative force that will reshape our professional disciplines, existing conventions, and best practices. Implementing it will span multiple time horizons: short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term, requiring intensive collaboration within industry subsectors. 

The principles of the Circular Economy apply to the industrial sector (factories and supply chains), the service economy, everyday civic life, and government; there are no exemptions. The circular economy radically differs from our current linear economy and can be initially confusing, so we created this webinar.

Discussion Outline:

• How the situation requiring the Circular Economy evolved 
• The Circular Economy mantra
• Another key driver – raw material availability
• The new product lifecycle design – extending & retaining value
• Sector and subsector collaboration
• Material & labor $ value-add swap?
• GDP changes?
• Next steps

The Speaker/Facilitator:

Preston W Blevins, CPIM-F, CSCP,CIRM

Preston Blevins is a highly experienced practitioner, consultant, and project manager with over forty years of experience.  He is currently leading an educational initiative on eco-sustainability for the San Diego Chapter of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM). 

Preston holds multiple certifications from ASCM and has a career focused on leveraging information technology to improve productivity and align with customer needs.  Preston has worked globally, managing multi-year projects and specializing in industries producing complex, highly engineered devices and recipe/formula-based regulated products. 

He has authored numerous professional papers, articles, and a textbook on food industry best practices and has held many volunteer executive roles with ASCM and other professional associations.  An expanded bio is hyperlinked here.

Who Should Attend, Those Involved In:

• Strategy Development/Transformation
• Subsector Collaboration
• Project Management
• Engineering
• Procurement – Sourcing
• Supply Chain Design
• Manufacturing Operations & Planning
• Workforce Development
• Finance
• Quality
  

Optional Pre-Webinar Preparation: Curated Section, Circular Economy hyperlinked graphic  

Questions? Contact Preston at [email protected]