Supply Chain Now

Join us for an impactful webinar that explores the intersection of leadership, resilience, and strategic excellence—key elements in gaining a competitive edge while pursuing your organization’s higher purpose. In this engaging discussion, we’ll uncover how effective leadership drives risk management, transforming it into a holistic strategy that propels your organization’s success.   Key Take Aways: · Discover the critical importance of MDS/FL resilience and gain insights into collaborative strategies that empower businesses to stand out in the market. · Learn the power of custom-fit strategy development and deployment, essential for achieving measurable results. · Learn from industry leaders in the industry and find out how to elevate your organization’s agility.     Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your leadership, resilience, and strategic prowess.

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 episode of the Buzz, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, featured hosts Scott Luton and Greg White dig into top stories in business and share about: The ongoing labor strike in the automotive sector, and how it is affecting the workers and the automotive industry as a whole Widespread labor issues in the healthcare industry as Kaiser Permanente struggles to reach a deal with labor unions The inevitability of a recession on the horizon, with recent low economic growth and weak consumer spending A decrease in robot orders in Q2 2023 after record-breaking purchases in 2021 and 2022

The Coca-Cola Company is a globally recognized beverage giant with a complex and extensive supply chain network. Its enduring success and its commitment to customer engagement serve as a backdrop for this episode’s discussions on technology’s transformative role in supply chain management. Rob Haddock, a supply chain expert with over four decades of experience at The Coca-Cola Company, joins hosts Greg and Scott in this episode, along with special guest Will Shu, CEO and co-founder of Vector, to discuss technology’s impact on supply chain management. Haddock’s extensive background at The Coca-Cola Company provides valuable context for the episode. Listen in as Rob shares his insights on his tenure at the Coca-Cola Company, highlighting the significance of customer-centric approaches, and offers practical technology solutions in supply chain management.

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! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured hosts Scott Luton and Constantine Limberakis, along with special guests from Boston Consulting Group: Managing Directors & Senior Partners Laura Juliano and Dustin Burke. In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott, Constantine, Laura, and Dustin discussed: • The continuation of the automotive labor strikes and their impact on the economy and industry • The impact of inflation on global supply chains and the potential for automation and digitization to reduce costs • The ever-changing supply chain landscape and how to navigate shifts in labor costs and manufacturing locations • The unpredictable six months ahead: Political affairs, COVID outbreaks, and the constant challenges of supply chain management

Revenue loss stemming from working with Walmart, one of the largest retail giants in the world, can create massive issues with company cash flow. In this live webinar session, SupplyPike experts will join Supply Chain Now’s Scott W. Luton and Greg White to explore the pitfalls contributing to revenue loss, while identifying strategic opportunities to address and mitigate these challenges. SupplyPike will share key observations and actionable insights gained from working with over 400 Walmart suppliers. One common theme in this wealth of experience is the impactful role accounting teams can play in these relationships. A critical part of our live discussion will focus on how to better equip your team members for success in their work with Walmart or any other major retailer. A few of the main topics that we’ll discuss: Defining the various factors that can lead to revenue loss within the Walmart ecosystem, as well as offering analysis on the key drivers behind these losses Key lessons learned from SupplyPike’s overall work with 500+ suppliers, including specific strategic opportunities within revenue loss management and new avenues for improvement and growth Key competencies, skills, and capabilities required in a modern accounting team, where we’ll be emphasizing the…

Leading distributors are constantly seeking new ways to improve their shipping planning and execution and improve their customers’ experiences. Such was the case for Scott Wolfer and Power Sales and Advertising, a leading incentive distributor, who transformed their shipping execution with their new RateLinx TMS that kept everything in sync with their ERP, Microsoft Dynamics. In this episode, Scott and Shannon Vaillancourt with Ratelinx join hosts Scott Luton and Greg White to discuss the top three reasons you should use a TMS that extends the power of your ERP. Listen in as Scott and Shannon provide practical examples and anecdotes to illustrate the importance of delivering on promises and the challenges faced when implementing next chapter technology. Highlighting the power of partnerships, technology, and efficient shipping practices, listen in and learn from our panel of experts how effective partnerships and integrations can level up your business.

Navigating the complexities of the last mile in the supply chain can be daunting. The journey that a product takes to reach customers is fraught with challenges, and the last leg of the delivery is often the most unpredictable and costly. But what if you had a set of proven strategies to make this process more efficient and reliable? Join us in an exclusive and insightful webinar brought to you by FRAYT and Supply Chain Now, two giants in the logistics industry, as we delve into the art of fleet diversification—a game-changing approach to middle and last mile delivery. What You Will Learn: Fleet Augmentation: Grasp the transformative power of diversifying your delivery methods and leveraging supplemental services. Partnership Dynamics: Learn how selecting the right partners can elevate your efficiency and productivity to new heights. Major Carriers’ Role: Understand the indispensable role of major carriers in enhancing delivery speed and reliability. Collaboration Keys: Discover how to build mutually beneficial collaborations with last mile partners. Benefits and Pros: Appreciate the wide array of benefits that fleet augmentation can bring to create a flexible and efficient delivery system.   Meet the Experts: Luke Denny, Co-Founder & CEO, FRAYT Pat Martin, VP –…

Supply chain professionals are constantly asked to do more with less and provide point solutions for point problems. Supply chains serve as a starting point for digital transformation in times of economic instability and continued disruption, but is it possible to control complexity and cut costs at the same time? In this livestream-based episode, James Brochu, General Manager for the supply chain division at Pivotree, and Chad Hooker, SVP of Global Channel & Alliances at Fluent Commerce, join hosts Scott Luton and Greg White to explore the relationship between business, consumers, and technology. James and Chad share their perspective on a number of ways supply chain teams are doing more with less: • Why now is a good time for companies to re-evaluate their supply chain technology platforms’ ability mitigate risk and reduce IT capital spend • How supply chain leaders are building integrated ecosystems to drive operational excellence and deliver transformative outcomes • Ways that being nimble leads to resilience and improves outcomes, as well as the ability to scale and transform over time

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! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured Scott Luton, Greg White, and regular guest host Constantine Limberakis. They started the show by recognizing the life and professional achievements of Sandra MacQuillan, former Chief Supply Chain Officer at Mondelez International, who lost her long, hard-fought battle with cancer earlier this year. In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott, Greg, and Constantine discussed: • The impact of the United Auto Workers labor strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on the economy in general and each manufacturer’s supply chain • Infrastructure investments being made by India as they try to position themselves as a competitive alternative to China for manufacturing capacity • Increasing human rights-based regulatory pressures that are changing the calculus for companies that have historically relied upon Chinese production • Concerns about the energy consumption required to power generative AI