Businesses must evolve along with the global transformation that’s unfolding. A ‘glocal’ strategy meets it head-on by leaning into regional strengths and building more resilient, agile supply chains.
Rather than running everything from a central headquarters, operations can be distributed across regional hubs, where local leaders and their teams call the shots. They understand cultural nuances, customer behaviours, regulatory shifts, and ground-level risks.
Regional initiatives can be supported by a global architecture that provides end-to-end visibility into energy use, emissions, and supply chain performance. These platforms ensure that whilst execution is tailored to local environments, reporting and insights are standardised, scalable, and transparent across geographies.
When disruptions occur, these tools help businesses pivot more quickly and mitigate losses. But perhaps more importantly, they open the door to new opportunities for sustainable growth. Local teams can monitor energy use and emissions, share insights with stakeholders, and improve transparency throughout the value chain. Highly digitalised supply chains are twice as transparent and 30 percent more likely to stay on schedule, making them more resilient and giving businesses a competitive edge.
Bin Lu – EVP of Power Products – Schneider Electric
EVP of Power Products, Schneider Electric
About Bin Lu
Bin Lu is EVP of Power Products at Schneider Electric. His prior roles at the company include SVP of Strategy in Energy Management from 2023-24, SVP of Data Centres and Secure Power Division from 2020-22, and VP of R&D and Offer Creation from 2017-19.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader, driving efficiency and sustainability by electrifying, automating, and digitalizing industries, businesses, and homes. Its technologies enable buildings, data centres, factories, infrastructure, and grids to operate as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing performance, resilience, and sustainability.
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