If you sell physical products, warehousing and shipping costs can make or break your business. But most companies treat order fulfillment as an afterthought, running toward a future in which they won’t be able to compete with marketplace giants. Scott Luton with Supply Chain Now will sit down with Jeremy Bodenhamer, CEO of ShipHawk, the leading provider of advanced fulfillment software with expert guidance to help businesses scale. They’ll discuss the need to adapt to today’s ever-changing supply chain or face extinction, including case studies in which one wrong move in something as simple as packaging can send a company into the red. But there is a better way. By embracing end-to-end automation, companies can ensure that every item is warehoused effectively and shipped quickly, in the best package, at the best rate that meets customer expectations, restoring critical savings to your bottom line. And you don’t have to be Amazon to do this.

Let’s face it, MRO inventory is usually overbought and underinsured, costing millions. But organizations rarely do anything about it because they’re convinced their data just isn’t in a good enough place to make MRO optimization a priority. But perfect data doesn’t exist, it never will, no matter how many data cleanses you waste money on. Explore how AI is creating a new approach to MRO/indirect materials optimization and bridging the gap between procurement and operations teams, while breaking the stigma of having to have perfect data to get started. Learn how leading manufacturers have adopted an AI approach and have learned the secret that’s been hiding in plain sight. We’ll discuss topics such as: -Eliminating the need for lengthy and costly data cleanse projects -Increasing visibility of spend and price variances to reduce tail spend -Building confidence in your MRO inventory availability to ensure you will have the right part at the right time at the right place, at the right cost -Identifying millions in savings opportunities through inventory deduplication, revamped stocking policies, and network-sharing opportunities