Designing Supply Chains for Volatility - with Dr. Gopalendu Pal of Target

Volatility is exposing the limits of traditional scenario planning, where siloed KPIs and thin operational margins prevent enterprises from seeing how disruptions cascade across forecasting, procurement, and operations. In this episode, Dr. Gopalendu Pal, Director of Operations at Target, joins us to examine how running hundreds of interconnected simulations enables leaders to understand enterprise‑level tradeoffs and make decisions that hold up under shifting demand and supply constraints. He highlights the need to simplify and stabilize core processes so that automation and AI strengthen decision‑making rather than amplify existing operational weaknesses. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at

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Designing Supply Chains for Volatility - with Dr. Gopalendu Pal of Target is an episode from AI in Business by Daniel Faggella.

This episode is 26:05 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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