The Buzz for July 26th
The Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12 noon 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 week’s episode of The Buzz, hosts Scott Luton and Allison Giddens welcome special guest Kim Humphrey, President and CEO of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) to the show. Together they discuss:
- The Recent Global Tech Outage- How it happened and what’s the latest
- How manufacturers are experimenting with remote work
- The AME International Conference that is returning to Atlanta in 2024
- Gulf & East Coast port workers labor contract negotiations
- How Amazon is making some progress when it comes to reducing waste
- How the Global Supply Chain Is Like a Summer Metallica Tour
- And so much more!
This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Allison Giddens, and produced by Amanda Luton and Katherine Hintz.
Additional Links & Resources
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- Watch this episode NOW on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/STCgOMybRGo
- Check out the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/46lsWt2
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- Global Tech Outage- How it Happened: https://bit.ly/3LB4eLM
- Global Tech Outage- What’s the Latest: https://bit.ly/4d9gChM
- Remote work- How manufacturers are experimenting in a hands-on industry: https://bit.ly/3y4pTJd
- The AME International Conference returns in Atlanta in 2024: https://bit.ly/46etFMK
- USMX says there is ‘forward movement’ to resolving ILA issues: https://bit.ly/4d8cbnp
- Amazon says it’s cut down on those plastic air pillows in packages: https://bit.ly/4dbaoxN
- How the Global Supply Chain Is Like a Summer Metallica Tour: https://bit.ly/4fbc1NX
- Learn more about our hosts: https://supplychainnow.com/about
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