Supply Chain Now

“I know that I have so much to learn and I want to keep learning. I think by showing that to people they know you’re not walking around with a stick saying, “I know everything,” that you’re, you’re still in the same boat.” Nicole Glenn, Owner & President of Candor Expedite, Inc.   “It’s okay to be a little tough on people because that really means you care you want to draw more out of them. It’s when you stop doing that that you’ve kind of lost faith that they can go any further.” Trey Griggs, Vice President at Lean Sales   For all of the amazing equipment, technology, and processes that make supply chains run, at the end of the day it is the talent, energy, and experience of people that make them amazing. In this podcast, we’re shining a spotlight on two of those amazing people. Nicole Glenn began her operations career with truckload services, heavyweight partials, linehaul/consolidations, and expedited shipments before starting Candor Expedite with an emphasis on ground expedite service, white-glove, and final mile services. During his nine years in the transportation industry, Trey Griggs has gained experience in several technology sectors, including load boards, rate…

“You can have the best technology in the world, but if you don’t have the right data and you don’t configure it, Garbage in, garbage out.” Tim Judge, President & CEO of Agillitics   “If you don’t fix the right problem at the right spot, you’re going to get replaced.” Nate Endicott, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Alliances at RateLinx   The quality of most business decisions today is tied to data, technology, and speed. This includes transformation efforts that have broad implications for any enterprise or supply chain leadership team. RateLinx and Agillitics recently announced a strategic partnership that will offer accelerated supply chain transformation by combining Agillitics’ upstream data capabilities and RateLinx’s logistics data and services. Tim Judge is the President & CEO of Agillitics and Nate Endicott is the Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Alliances at RateLinx. In this conversation, they tell Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton about: · How technology has to be fueled by quality data that is configured enough to be efficiently operational in its intended setting · Why having the right people in every role in an organization has a direct impact on how much customers…

“f you think about every company today, they’ve got a challenge: how do we get employees back to work and what kind of digital solutions can we provide to provide remote working if that’s what companies want? They are trying to find that fine balance of solutions that improve day-to-day collaboration.” Mark Morley, Product Marketing Director for Business Network at OpenText   OpenText is a $3.1 Billion information management company headquartered just outside of Toronto. They were started as a University of Waterloo research project in 1991 and have grown through acquisition, absorbing over 60 companies, one of which was GXS, where Mark Morley was working as their EMEA Industry Marketing Director. Today, Mark is the Product Marketing Director for Business Network at OpenText. In addition to continuing to drive supply chain digitization, his team has been focused on ethical sourcing and supply chain sustainability because both are top of mind with CXOs today. In this conversation, Mark tells Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton about: · The importance of being able to respond in real time to current situations and corporate disruption through flexibility, visibility, and actionable insights. · How much more important digital information management…

Scott W. Luton and Greg White with Supply Chain Now are joined by Terence Lester of LoveBeyondWalls & Corinne Milien and Enrique Alvarez of Vector Global Logistics. This episode is part of our Logistics with Purpose Series, powered by our friends over at Vector Global Logistics.

“A challenge for small businesses like Stuckey’s that have been around for 80 years is adapting to new technology – especially achieving the integration we need between the different platforms.” – Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey’s Corporation   The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n 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 livestream, recorded in collaboration with a live audience on February 22nd, Kevin L. Jackson, Stephanie Stuckey, Greg White, and Scott Luton engage in real time about: · The role of digitization on major current news stories such as the landing of Perseverance on Mars, Texas’ power grid troubles, and the air cargo industry · How changes in consumer travel patterns are affecting companies like Stucky’s that are traditionally located just off of major highways · The answer to the mystery of how to pronounce “pecan”

“I bet the food in Plano, TX just tasted a little better in recent weeks. The owners & staff at Bella Italia Ristorante in the city decided to provide for those in need as winter storms wrecked havoc for so many. The restaurant gave over 500 hot meals away to families in need in recent days.” -Scott Luton, Host In the February 26th edition of the Business Buzz, host Scott W. Luton tackles a variety of developments including a new CEO at La-Z-Boy, an alleged “widespread fake reviews industry” that targets Amazon, Fry’s Electronics & Belk going out of business & more. In a new “Faith in Humanity” segment, find out the special things taking place in Plano, TX in recent weeks.

“Business has incredible potential outside of building great jobs and creating economic stability for people. It has this ability to really transform our lives and be an incredible engine for good.” – Megan McCamey, Founding Director of goBeyondProfit   Nearly every episode of Supply Chain Now ends with Scott Luton sharing the same sign off, “Do good. Give forward. Be the change that’s needed.” Few guests have lived out that idea better than Megan McCamey, Founding Director of goBeyondProfit, a network of more than 900+ Georgia CEOs. This is the latest in a string of philanthropic and community impact-driven efforts to which Megan has dedicated her time and talent. Companies of all shapes and sizes have the ability to contribute to their local communities. By helping them learn from each other and build collective momentum, Megan has helped many executives get started on their own ‘do good’ journeys. In this episode, Megan speaks with Kristi Porter, Enrique Alvarez, and Scott Luton about: · When executive teams work with authenticity and generosity, they can achieve business value and community impact at the same time. · The annual benchmarking activity that goBeyondProfit runs and what it has revealed about corporate generosity in…

“The expectation is that if your solution is driving value, your business should be growing exponentially. I remember financial investors telling me, ‘You guys are not losing enough money, you’re too profitable.’ Their point was that we needed to pour more money back into the business.” – Karin Bursa, Host of the TEKTOK Digital Supply Chain Podcast featured on SupplyChainNow.com   “If you’re stagnant and you’re literally just trying to get out costs, there’s only a few ways to do it. You either minimize or rationalize demand, you can try to simplify or pick a common spec, but truthfully I think the bigger thing that more and more companies are figuring out is how get stuff off their own books and have somebody else do it.” – Kelly Barner, Host of Dial P for Procurement on SupplyChainNow.com   The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n 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 livestream, recorded in collaboration with a live audience on March 1st, Karin Bursa,…

“Our founder thought very big from the very beginning. And so, we’ve sent 50 million books (or will shortly) but there’s something like 600 million children in Africa. The needs are great for the future.” – Patrick Plonski, Executive Director of Books for Africa   The last six months have been difficult for everyone, but while people and organizations in developed nations think they have challenges, those difficulties – while very real – pale in comparison to the impact felt in developed nations. With less resources, infrastructure, and technology, there are fewer options for overcoming the societal disruptions of the pandemic. Books for Africa is the world’s largest shipper of books and computers to Africa. They send high quality books to schools, libraries, and universities across the continent. In addition to being an important humanitarian mission, the organization faces significant logistical challenges, such as shipping 20 tons of books to a library in Africa and then coordinating with people on the ground to distribute them to other schools and organizations in the community. UPDATE: Books for Africa just reached a major milestone, sending their 50 millionth book! In this interview, Patrick provides an update about Books for Africa with Supply…