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The Buzz for August 16th Featuring Kathy Fulton and Lexi Nobles with ALAN

The Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12 noon ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!

In this week’s episode of The Buzz, hosts Scott Luton and Billy Ray Taylor welcome Kathy Fulton and Lexi Nobles with American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) to the show. Listen in as they share more about ALAN, an organization that provides supply chain assistance to humanitarian organizations when disasters hit, the importance of community building, and their role in disaster response and recovery. They also discuss the top industry news of the week including:

  • Boeing’s chaotic factory culture
  • What Works in Taiwan Doesn’t Always in Arizona
  • Billy Ray’s recent time with Marcus Lemonis
  • And much more!

 

 

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Billy Ray Taylor, and produced by Amanda Luton and Katherine Hintz.

 

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