Episode 21: Creating Value through Operations: An Approach for Private Equity Portfolio Companies

This episode’s guest is William Bundy (Partner at McKinsey & Co). He is an acclaimed expert in operational value creation in the private equity (PE) industry. Will provides us with rich insights on how PE firms have evolved from traditional financial engineering to complementary operationally focused approaches to value creation, importance of operational DD, leveraging analytical and Gen AI for operations improvement, & future of value creation in the PE industry.

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Operations Leadership

Episode 1: Introducing Operations Leadership

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Episode 1: Introducing Operations Leadership

Feb 28, 2022 • 7:39

In this episode, Gautam Basu from Aalto University School of Business provides a short overview of the podcast series and provides the rationale for the need for strong operations leadership in today’s complex and dynamic business environment. Accessibility transcripts for podcast episodes can be found from the podcast page:https://www.aalto.fi/en/podcasts/operations-leadership-with-gautam-basu-podcast
Episode 2: Embedding Sustainability in Supply Chains

Mar 8, 2022 • 30:22

In this episode, Dr. Katri Kauppi (Associate Professor at Aalto University) provides an overview of sustainability practices in supply chain management with practical examples, best practices, and valuable insights on the topic. Accessibility transcripts for podcast episodes can be found from the podcast page:https://www.aalto.fi/en/podcasts/operations-leadership-with-gautam-basu-podcast
Episode 3: Humanitarian Supply Chains and Logistics Operations

Mar 21, 2022 • 34:35

In this episode, Dr. Gyöngi Kovacs (Professor of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Hanken School of Economics) discusses the similarities and differences between humanitarian and normal business supply chains, attributes of humanitarian logistics operations, best practices in the domain, and how this might be applicable in the current…
Episode 4: The Importance of Operations in Entrepreneurship through Acquisition

Apr 5, 2022 • 30:59

In this episode, Mikko Järvinen (Partner at True North Search) describes the Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) model and the importance of operations in value creation within ETA. Accessibility transcripts for podcast episodes can be found from the podcast page:https://www.aalto.fi/en/podcasts/operations-leadership-with-gautam-basu-podcast
Episode 5: Leading with Creativity

Apr 19, 2022 • 35:41

In this episode, Dr. Jari Vepsäläinen (post doctoral researcher at Aalto University) offers valuable insights on how individuals, teams, and leaders leverage creativity in coming up with novel and innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges. Accessibility transcripts for podcast episodes can be found from the podcast page:https://www.aalto.fi/en/podcasts/operations-leadership-with-gautam-basu-podcast
Episode 6: Secure Logistics Service Operations

May 3, 2022 • 27:34

In this episode, Gautam Basu has a pleasure to have a discussion with Peeter Toorim who is a seasoned operations leader and business executive from Tallin, Estonia. They discuss several topics around secure logistics services, importance of physical cash, and his experience of transforming an organization from a local into…
Episode 7: Evolution of Integrated Business Planning

May 17, 2022 • 38:04

In this episode, our guest Tanguy Caillet (SVP of O9 Solutions) goes deep into the topic of sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP). He gives us his experience on the processes, technologies, and how these solutions have evolved over the last two decades, which has further…
Episode 8: Dynamics of the Maritime Shipping Industry

Jun 20, 2022 • 35:22

This episode’s guest is Linda Johnstone Sorenson. Linda is an international operations leader based in Oslo, Norway. She has extensive experience in process improvement, human factors, QHSE operations in maritime shipping. During this conversation , she details the dynamics of the shipping industry and its impact on global trade, human…
Episode 9: The Origins & Applications of Operations Research

Dec 15, 2022 • 32:53

In this episode,we welcome Juuso Liesiö (Associate Professor of Management Science at the Aalto Business School). Dr. Liesiö provides us with the origins, history, and applications of the field of Operations Research (OR). Accessibility transcripts for podcast episodes can be found from the podcast page:https://www.aalto.fi/en/podcasts/operations-leadership-with-gautam-basu-podcast
Episode 10: Insights on Corporate Governance

Jan 20, 2023 • 39:01

In this episode, our guest is Vikash Sinha (Assistant Professor of Management Accounting at Aalto University). During this interview, Vikash covers the principles, practices, and structures of Corporate Governance, why effective corporate governance is important in this times, and why operations professionals should care about it. Accessibility transcripts for podcast…