Every organization relies on secure digital connections across suppliers, partners, and platforms. Yet many of the technologies that protect those connections were built for a world before quantum computing. While practical quantum capabilities may still seem years away, the risks associated with them are already prompting concern, particularly as encrypted data collected today could potentially be decrypted in the future. For supply chain leaders, that creates a unique challenge: preparing for a technological shift that is still emerging while protecting information that remains valuable far into the future. In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott W. Luton and Karin Bursa sit down with Akhilesh Agarwal, President of P2P Solutions and Technology at apexanalytix, and William McNeill, Vice President of Market Intelligence, for a conversation on what the quantum era could mean for supply chains. Together, they unpack the growing conversation around quantum computing, the implications of “harvest now, decrypt later” strategies, and why supply chain ecosystems may be particularly vulnerable due to the vast amounts of supplier, financial, and contractual data that move across them every day. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, they discuss why understanding emerging risks today may be just as important as preparing for…

Elaine Read & Matt Weyandt have stamped the most important values from their previous careers into every facet of their craft chocolate manufacturing business. In this episode of Logistics with Purpose, host Kristi Porter welcomes Elaine Read and Matt Weyandt, co-founders of Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate. The Atlanta-based company sources cacao directly from farmers and cooperatives in Central and South America, and the Caribbean, and makes chocolate bars in small batches. Listen in and learn more about Read and Weyandt’s unique story and commitment to sustainability through their organization’s carbon neutrality, packaging, and more.