{"id":2795,"date":"2023-02-21T20:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/speakers\/matt-denesuk-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T20:41:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:41:32","slug":"rajiv-saxena","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/speakers\/rajiv-saxena\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajiv Saxena"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2795\" data-postid=\"2795\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2795 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_g0c7081 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_gwwu338 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_x2mj120 image-top  track supplyChain tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/files\/2023\/02\/Rajiv_Saxena.jpg\" title=\"Rajiv Saxena\" alt=\"Rajiv Saxena headshot\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Rajiv Saxena                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_gawi391 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_b0q1000   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Rajiv Saxena<\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 23.04px;\">Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions at Kenco Logistics<\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Rajiv Saxena, Head, Supply Chain Solutions, at Kenco Logistics, Chattanooga, TN, is responsible for supply chain engineering, innovation, business intelligence and advanced analytics, continuous process improvement, labor management systems, and digital transformation areas. He has over 25 years of cumulative industry experience in Supply Chain Analytics and Solutions Design, Innovation, Sustainability, Industrial Engineering, Global Trade Compliance, Management Consulting, and Systems Development. Before Kenco, he worked with APL Logistics, Menlo Worldwide Logistics, CEVA Logistics, S. B. Billimoria &amp; Company, India; and General Electric Company, India. He is a frequent speaker at INFORMS, CSCMP, and IISE conferences as well as at several leading academic institutes. He has extensively published on different logistics and supply chain topics in several magazines. He has a PhD in Operations Management from the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from National Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"hzq0713\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_hzq0713 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_syjd141 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ki03108 track supplyChain  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Track: Supply Chain<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pxio015   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Supply Chain Analytics in Action \u2013 A Practitioner\u2019s Experiences<\/h2>\n<p>The supply chain has become a key focus area for most companies as they are increasingly figuring out that an efficient and effective supply chain provides a competitive advantage in the marketplace. There is a major potential to make supply chains more efficient, robust, and agile through enhanced data-driven decision support. Kenco Logistics is a leading Third Party Logistics company that provides integrated supply chain solutions and services to its customers. It has been at the forefront of utilizing the power of advanced data analytics to help enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its customers\u2019 supply chains. This presentation will cover real-life data analytics and optimization case studies covering different areas of strategic, tactical, and operational supply chain decision support. These case studies will also cover the types of benefits to expect through data analytics-driven decision support, which could be substantial in many cases. <\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajiv Saxena Rajiv Saxena Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions at Kenco Logistics Rajiv Saxena, Head, Supply Chain Solutions, at Kenco Logistics, Chattanooga, TN, is responsible for supply chain engineering, innovation, business intelligence and advanced analytics, continuous process improvement, labor management systems, and digital transformation areas. 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He has over 25 years of cumulative industry experience in Supply Chain Analytics and Solutions Design, Innovation, Sustainability, Industrial Engineering, Global Trade Compliance, Management Consulting, and Systems Development. Before Kenco, he worked with APL Logistics, Menlo Worldwide Logistics, CEVA Logistics, S. B. Billimoria &amp; Company, India; and General Electric Company, India. He is a frequent speaker at INFORMS, CSCMP, and IISE conferences as well as at several leading academic institutes. He has extensively published on different logistics and supply chain topics in several magazines. He has a PhD in Operations Management from the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from National Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<h6>Track: Supply Chain<\/h6>\n<h2>Supply Chain Analytics in Action \u2013 A Practitioner\u2019s Experiences<\/h2> <p>The supply chain has become a key focus area for most companies as they are increasingly figuring out that an efficient and effective supply chain provides a competitive advantage in the marketplace. There is a major potential to make supply chains more efficient, robust, and agile through enhanced data-driven decision support. Kenco Logistics is a leading Third Party Logistics company that provides integrated supply chain solutions and services to its customers. 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