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Untangling






         the supply






         chain in






         East Asia









          A Hong Kong-based expert outlines                           en Lo, FCMA, CGMA, jokes that his career path has
          ways to approach investment in                              been “a little bit interesting”. He has experience as a
                                                                      software engineer, an executive in logistics
          supply chain technology.                                    companies, and now a management consultant for
                                                            K EY.
                                                               But this unusual skillset also has prepared him for a tough,
          By Andrew Kenney                                   urgent job: helping companies reinvent their supply chains in
                                                             response to ongoing disruptions.
       PHOTO BY SHAUNL/ISTOCK                                and the supply chain produce a lot of data and information —
                                                               “IT and logistics are a perfect match. We know that logistics
                                                             and IT solutions can help make decisions about that data more
                                                             efficiently,” explained Lo, who lives and works in Hong Kong.
                                                               In a recent conversation with FM magazine, Lo described the
                                                             supply chain challenges facing his clients and other companies


          32  I  FM MAGAZINE  I  June 2022                   and outlined his approach for finding IT solutions.
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