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Cost-efficiency is not about just cutting costs. It is about staying competitive as demand changes. Vineet Khanna has made this clear. When organisations optimise for cost alone, they create fragility. When demand shifts, the system cannot adapt. On these premises, we have built SmarterChains Manufacturing Value Intelligence System™ 1) Zero Loss IQ™ benchmarks define the profit potential sitting in the factory network. 2) The Executive Value Diagnostic engages HQ leaders in a 30-day sprint to define where that value is sitting and how to recover it April 28 — Manufacturing Enters the Profit Era. The End of the Cost Centre Story. Vineet Khanna brings the perspective of an executive who has led manufacturing at scale and understands the shift to finance-grade decision-making. → Registration in comments. #ManufacturingValueIntelligence #EBITDA #Manufacturing Nestlé, Gustavo Lopez Ghory, Vasilis Karamalegos, Luigi Matrone, Filippo Catalano, Marios S. Kalochoritis, Michael (Mike) Corboz, Vineet Khanna, Scott DeGroot, Heidrun Wechter-Essig, Frederic VIGNERON, Francesco Corleone, Antoine Boesch , Bram Lybaert, Tobias Guenthoer, Sami Pascal Naffakh, Mourad Ajarti Marc Kramers

On April 28, we're revealing what we've been building. Zero Loss IQ™ is the first public benchmark standard for manufacturing performance. 100+ global manufacturers. 11 loss categories. The first signal linking manufacturing directly to profit. Live. 90 minutes. April 28 at 16:00 CET. What you'll see on the day: → Zero Loss IQ™ benchmark, your sector's recoverable value gap, live → Manufacturing Value Intelligence System™, full demo → Enterprise Value Decision, how to begin your recovery → Live Q&A with Vasilis Karamalegos and two special guests

AI is changing everything. And it’s changing us at SmarterChains too. Over the past months, we’ve been building something exciting. Not a new dashboard. Not another analytics layer. Something that will change manufacturing's role in the boardroom. On April 28, we’re revealing it publicly for the first time. The Manufacturing Value Intelligence System. This is for: • COOs • CFOs • CSCOs • VP Operations • VP Manufacturing • Head of OpEx • Head of Continuous Improvement • Head of Digital Transformation • Supply Chain Finance 90 minutes. Live, April 28 at 16:00 CET.

Your factory doesn’t need another transformation program. But certainly, it needs continued attention to develop a culture that fosters ownership and accountability in a learning environment. In such a culture, exposing or providing visibility to opportunities creates the proper organisational tension to own and address the newly identified gap. Many organizations have invested millions in digital tools, dashboards, and analytics. Yet the gap between what they see and what they do keeps growing. The problem isn’t the technology. It’s in the way the organisation is empowered to act, and learn. Digital transformation without cultural transformation is innocuous. Join me for a practical, candid conversation with Vasilis Karamalegos, CEO of SmarterChains on how to build factories where visibility leads to ownership, and accountability leads to sustained results. We’ll discuss: ✅ How to turn transparency into empowerment, not fear ✅ The cultural habits that make digital transformation stick ✅ How leaders can connect data, purpose, and confidence ✅ What happens when people (not dashboards) drive results ✅ Real examples from my experience at P&G, Kimberly-Clark I’ll share experiences from leading global manufacturing networks, including how SmarterChains helps organizations connect culture and technology for measurable impact. No fluff. Real people, real change. 📅 October 28 | 4-4:45 PM CEST | 11 – 11:45 AM US Eastern 🔗 Registration link in the first comment. ♻️ Please share this opportunity with your network. #Manufacturing #SmartFactory #AdvancedManufacturing

Factories hold enormous potential that too often remains unseen. Few people understand this better than Vineet Khanna, former Global Head of Supply Chain at Nestlé, who led more than 450 factories worldwide. On October 8 at 3 pm CEST / 9 am EST, Vineet will open our Advisors Online Series with the session: “The Future of Manufacturing: Scaling Operational Excellence for Growth, Productivity, and Profit.” This is your opportunity to learn directly from one of the industry’s most respected leaders — and join a global conversation with executives shaping the future of manufacturing.

Manufacturers everywhere are realizing the same truth: improvement programs stall unless they are tied directly to value. That’s why leaders across Nestlé, P&G, Colgate, Kimberly-Clark, and others are coming together around Value Intelligence. Be part of this global wave. On October 8 at 3 pm CEST / 9 am EST, Vineet Khanna, former Global Head of Supply Chain at Nestlé, will share how to scale Operational Excellence across networks to deliver real productivity and profit. Join your peers in shaping a new chapter of manufacturing.