Supply Chain Now

“Samsung & Austin haven’t just met, as the company already has an existing chip plant in Silicon Hills, a nickname that has caught on since the 1990s in Austin due to all the tech & development growth. Samsung is looking at creating 1800 jobs to staff the potential 7M square foot facility.” -Scott Luton In the February 4th edition of the Business Buzz, host Scott W. Luton tackles a variety of developments including the computer chip shortage, a changing of the guard at Merck, Godiva makes a big change in the U.S. market & more. And in a new Faith in Humanity segment, Scott shares an intriguing story of one education professional going the extra mile or two in order to support his students. We should all strive to be as good as one Mr. Henry Darby.

“No matter where you are in the organization, you can start a movement and, and begin to push for the right things to happen.” – Amir Ghannad, Founder of The Ghannad Group Since earning a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Amir Ghannad has worked all over the world for companies like Procter & Gamble, Sunny D, and the Campbell’s Soup company. Although he has held nearly every imaginable role in manufacturing and supply chain, he has most recently been focused on organizational effectiveness, serving as a sort of ‘internal consultant. As the founder of The Ghannad Group, Amir and his team guide leaders in creating extraordinary cultures through results and unprecedented fulfillment. He recently gathered many of the insights from his work and experiences in the book, “The Transformative Leader: Boldly Declare, Courageously Pursue, and Abundantly Achieve the Extraordinary.” In this conversation, Amir speaks with Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton about: · The change management best practices that he has found to be ‘timeless’ · The ties that bind people and communities together, across race, gender, and creed, and why setting aside our differences is the best way to appreciate them · What he sees as…

“If your business plan isn’t solid, if your market isn’t solid, you’re still going nowhere. You’re just spending somebody else’s money and you’re going to fail.” – JP Wiggins, 3Gtms Beyond their common focus on supply chain innovation and digital transformation, JP Wiggins, Will Haraway, and Scott Luton share another passion: baseball. Whether it is the mechanics of the game, the statistics, or the written/unwritten rules, they follow the game closely. But even JP, a certified umpire, couldn’t read the ‘industry pitch calls’ in 2020. JP Wiggins manages channels and partnerships for 3Gtms and Will Haraway is the Chief Content Officer for Lead Coverage and the Founder & Lead Evangelist at Backbeat Marketing. In this conversation, JP and Will share their points of view with Host Scott Luton: · Why the speed of innovative transformation is accelerating from years to months and what that means for companies and industries · Why transportation management systems (TMS) are the fastest growing segment in supply chain management · The geopolitical complexities that are not only increasing costs, but they are also making export container capacity hard to find