Supply Chain Visibility in Latin America

In Narasimha's experience, supply chain visibility is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry. In Latin American countries, Narasimha says, supply chain organizations are beginning to come up with new processes for increasing supply chain visibility from a production perspective. Without visibility, he added, production cannot be streamlined, which impacts the bottom line. Finding methods that allow supply chain information to flow through different headquarters and different systems is the real challenge.

Narasimha is focused on the demand signals, more specifically making sure they are accurate and received in a timely manner -- the only way to ensure proper supply chain planning. The key to finding the supply and demand balance, he says, is getting the right information from the right source. His role as a consultant is to design a supply chain process that delivers complete visibility of all necessary information with key performance indicators.

Meet Narasimha

Karunakar Narasimha Karunakar is a supply chain consultant and solutions visionary who has worked with various Fortune 500 companies with dealings in Latin America. His role is to match business problems with business applications to deliver technical solutions. Narasimha holds multiple certifications, including PMP, CSQA, CPIM and CSCP.