14:20 – 14:30
The Emergence of 5PL: Enabling Revenue Growth & Structural Affordability via High Velocity Supply Chain Adaptability
Supply Chains are evolving beyond traditional models. Long-term growth and profitability demands that companies transcend market fluctuations, navigate geopolitical shifts, and leverage technological advancements. Future success necessitates a robust ability to not only withstand and adapt to constant change, but to leverage resiliency as a competitive advantage, thus, ensuring businesses remain prominent even amid uncertainty. As we approach tomorrow’s markets, organizations must integrate advanced technologies like Big Data, AI, machine learning, E2E system transparency, and even autonomous drones to differentiate themselves from competitors. Key considerations include shifting from legacy solutions to future needs, examining cases like global substrate challenges during COVID-19 and the impact of geopolitical tensions on High Bandwidth Memory supply chains. Emerging trends in digital transformation—such as intelligent operational systems, end-to-end visibility, and dynamic sourcing strategies—are essential for tomorrow’s Best-in-Class supply chains. The ability to pivot quickly and recognize unforeseen opportunities is critical. True agility involves not only adapting to known demands but proactively seizing new, unanticipated opportunities, ultimately driving faster growth, stronger collaboration, and higher resilience.
Stuart Love
DSV Inventory Management Solutions
Stuart Love recently joined DSV Inventory Management Solutions (IMS) in Q4 2024 as the Director of Special Projects. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his 19-year career at Intel Corporation. During his tenure at Intel, Stuart held various leadership roles throughout the Global Supply Chain, ranging from Global Planning of Assembly Materials, Assembly Equipment Sourcing leadership, Business Intelligence Systems development, Global Sourcing, Inventory optimization / procurement and most recently as the Director of Memory Sourcing & Strategy for Intel. Stuart’s broad experience and depth of knowledge within Supply Chain and Semiconductor is paired with collaborations with ASU & APICS. He holds degrees in both Marketing and Production Operations Management from University of New Mexico.
Company Profile
For over 20 years and a global network of 4,000+ suppliers, DSV Inventory Management Solutions have helped companies turn their supply chains into a competitive differentiator. By integrating our inventory management operations and supply chain finance program with automation, AI, and data analytics, we streamline processes, boost efficiency, and improve visibility throughout your supply chain — delivering uninterrupted revenue operations and maximizing working capital efficiency.
With the success of our solution, we were recently recognized by Intel as a 2024 Intel EPIC Distinguished Supplier
“As one of the 27 Distinguished Supplier Award recipients in 2024, DSV stands out among suppliers in Intel’s trusted supply chain,” said Keyvan Esfarjani, chief global operations officer at Intel. “Through their relentless drive to improve, they have achieved a level of performance that consistently exceeds Intel’s expectations and serves as a benchmark across the ecosystem.”
The Intel EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award recognizes a consistent level of strong performance across all performance criteria. Of the thousands of Intel suppliers around the world, only a few hundred qualify to participate in the EPIC Supplier Program. The EPIC Distinguished Award is the second-highest honor a supplier can achieve. In 2024, only 27 suppliers in the Intel supply chain network earned this award.
