93: She Supply Chains Classic: Integrated Global Supply Chain Models with Manika Bhargava

Today we are featuring a very special episode in our countdown to Season 5: the single most-downloaded episode of all of Season 4!

In this episode of the She Supply Chains podcast, we dive into the world of supply chain strategy with Manika Bhargava, the Director of Integrated Supply Chain at Dow. Manika shares her journey from being one of only eight people in her MBA class to major in supply chain to leading a global team in Mumbai that acts as a strategic "Global Capability Center" (GCC) for Dow. The discussion explores how these centers have evolved from simple cost-savings hubs into "innovation engines" that harmonize global processes and drive digital transformation through AI.

Manika also offers tactical advice on process improvement, emphasizing the need to avoid "over-engineering" by staying focused on the end-to-end objective and sitting with teams to find the "hidden" bottlenecks not found in handbooks.

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✨ Connect with Manika!

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💻Learn more on the topics discussed here:

India's Global Capability Centres (GCCs) Take Strategic Role In Global Enterprises By 2026

Supply Chain Trends for 2026 – From Agentic AI to Orchestration

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