• TPM25
  • March 2-5, 2025 | Long Beach Convention Center

Daniel Krassenstein

Procon Pacific

Global Supply Chain Director

Dan is a global supply chain executive with 40 years of international manufacturing and logistics experience. Today, he is based in Lisbon, Portugal and frequently travels to Gujarat, India.

As Global Supply Chain Director for Procon Pacific (industrial packaging), Dan is responsible for production facilities and logistics throughout India & China. Dan’s career has included positions in Shanghai, Taipei, Jakarta, Panama, Mexico City and the USA, in industries ranging from ocean container carrier management to forwarding to contract manufacturing.

Daniel’s was a contributing author in a recently published book “Selling to China” and wrote the chapter entitled “China-U.S. Supply Chain: Pragmatic Relationships and Laissez-Faire”.

Dan serves on several boards including AmCham Shanghai, US DOS Overseas Security Advisory Council and the USC Marshall Global Supply Chain Center, writes for industry journals and is a frequent supply chain guest lecturer.

Dan earned his Master’s degree in Global Supply Chain Management from USC Marshall, is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and is an adjunct professor at several California universities - with a focus on Operations Management and Asia Supply Chain.

A 10-time marathoner, avid mountain biker and education philanthropist, Dan believes that a work-life balance is indeed very healthy.

Sessions With Daniel Krassenstein

Tuesday, 4 March

  • 11:35am - 12:15pm (PST) / 04/mar/2025 07:35 pm - 04/mar/2025 08:15 pm

    TPM Academy: Sourcing From India — Understanding the Logistics Challenges

    India stands on the cusp of a massive opportunity to increase its share of global manufacturing exports. As geopolitical pressure increases in China, manufacturers are looking to diversify their production and sourcing to reduce their risk. India already is benefiting, assisted by investment, both planned and under way, in its logistics ecosystem. Key to its growth as a manufacturing center is a two-pronged approach focusing on intermodal connectivity and investment in ports and shipping capacity, augmented by a strong digitization strategy. Such efforts already have helped India to rise six spots since 2018 in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index, to 38th among 139 countries. It has improved significantly in four of six key areas: infrastructure, international shipments, logistics quality and competence, and timeliness. But India still lags other Asian manufacturing centers Japan, South Korea and mainland China in export infrastructure and efficiency, particularly in terms of port capacity, and needs to upgrade its rail, ports, and freight corridors. It also relies heavily on transshipment hubs such as Colombo and Singapore, lengthening transit times for those sourcing in the country. With manufacturers increasingly pushing supply chain diversification, India stands as a center with massive potential, but one with challenges requiring careful consideration and navigation. This TPM Academy session, led by a shipper who has sourced in India for more than 10 years, will take a deep dive into India’s opportunities and challenges as a sourcing and manufacturing center, while offering best practices and insights born of experience.

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