Business Chief USA August 2019

“WE ARE GOING STATE-OF
THE-ART WITH THE LATEST
VERSION OF SAP, WHICH
IS IOT (INTERNET OF
THINGS READY. THIS WILL
ALLOW US TO BUILD ONTO
IT AND LOOK AT THE
POTENTIAL FOR PREDICTIVE
ANALYTICS, MACHINE
LEARNING AND AI”
—
Brian Schulties,
CPO NA, Prysmian Group
production and factory efficiencies,
but also the cost of delivery.”
Beyond the strategic change
triggered by the merger, Alivia notes
how Prysmian is always open to
dynamic change in the quest for
greater efficiencies through the
implementation of new technologies.
“We’ve run idea pilots with augmented
reality in our factories and trialed
smart devices, such as sensors, both
in our production lines and out in the
field.” The group is keen to implement
machine learning to help with its
logistics network, though Alivia
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Gianmichele Alivia
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Alivia started his career at Pirelli in Milan with the
corporate supply chain team. Since 2006, he has moved
back and forth between Italy and the US working mostly
on supply chain and managing the company’s B2B website.
Alivia spent time at the former U.S. headquarters in South
Carolina during the merger with General Cable. At the time,
he was in charge of the regional supply chain of Legacy
Prysmian, North America, and then, after the acquisition
of General Cable, Alivia moved to current headquarters
located in Highland Heights, KY and took a role
in the new organization where he is working
on the synergies project following the merger
between General Cable and Prysmian Group.
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