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This Week on Supply Chain Now- July 25th – 31st

Did you catch all the episodes from Supply Chain Now this week? If not, get a quick summary and listen here!

We added TWO additional episodes this week starting on Saturday, July 25th. We continued our Logistics with Purpose series, sponsored by Vector Global Logistics, and welcomed Kevin Carvajal with Salesian Missions.

 

 

On Sunday, we featured our recent webinar, “Stand Up & Sound Off: A Conversation About Race in Industry,” and welcomed panelists Dyci Sfregola and David Burton to Supply Chain Now.

 

 

 

We featured another great episode in This Week in Business History on Monday, where Scott looks back at some of the biggest historical events in business history for the week ahead. This week, he spoke about the past, present, and future of the cannabis industry.

 

 

 

Then on Tuesday, we shared our live-stream with Jeff Cashman of GreyOrange with our podcast audience, as he gave an update on Warehouse Robotics & Automation.

 

 

 

With the recent release of the Q2 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, we welcomed Bobby Holland with U.S. Bank and Trent Zuberi with the Kraft-Heinz Company to the show to discuss the key takeaways from the index (Download it here: https://freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20).

 

 

On Thursday, we shared another great episode in the TECHquila Sunrise series with Greg White, where Greg shares the latest investments, acquisitions, innovations, and glorious implosions in Supply Chain Tech every week. This week he shared what robotics firm raised a ton of money in the first round of funding, an acquisition of a big player, smart startups, and more!

 

 

And we wrapped up the week with another excellent episode in the Logistics with Purpose series, as Scott, Greg, and Enrique Alvarez welcomed Joel Manby to the podcast.

 

Which was your favorite episode? Make sure you tune in next week for more great conversation, timely topics, and exceptional guests on Supply Chain Now!

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