Evan Kirstel

At the 2025 Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit in Denver, Scott Luton met with John Lash, who leads strategy and vision at e2open, a WiseTech Global Group company. E2open is a global platform powering the entire lifecycle of making, moving, and selling goods, with capabilities spanning planning, logistics, global trade, supply management, and procurement. The platform is designed not just for enterprise visibility but for true end-to-end coordination across extended supply chain ecosystems. Lash emphasized that disruptions rarely originate within a company’s four walls. “Your sub-tiers are where most of the risk lives,” he explained. “That’s where your day-to-day operations—and your long-term strategy—are truly shaped.” It’s a lesson sharply reinforced during the pandemic, which reminded leaders worldwide that no one does supply chain alone.   Old Challenges Intensified by New Realities When Luton asked about the biggest challenges facing planning teams today, Lash pointed immediately to constraints—supply constraints, manufacturing constraints, and now, the added layer of global trade volatility. Trade policies that once shifted every few years now change weekly, daily, or even hourly. Lash offered a striking example: Brazilian coffee duties jumped from 10% to 50% this summer—before returning to 0%. “How do you plan through that?” he asked.…

What a week! Five episodes, four livestreams, and so much to listen to and watch! Did you catch all the episodes? If not, listen here! On Monday, we featured another great episode in This Week in Business History, where Scott looks back at some of the biggest historical events in business history for the week ahead. This week, he spoke about the business legacy of the Apollo missions.   Supply Chain Now · “This Week in Business History for July 20th: The Legacy of the Apollo Program”     Then on Tuesday, Chris Barnes proved that Supply Chain is in fact anything but boring with a cross-over episode of Supply Chain is Boring with Data & WMS Pioneer, special guest John Hill.   Supply Chain Now · “Data Collection is Boring: Data and WMS Pioneer John Hill on Supply Chain is Boring”     On Wednesday we published the Supply Chain Buzz, where Greg and Scott discussed the top supply chain news of the week, and were joined by special guest David Shillingford, Chairman of Resilience360.   Supply Chain Now · “The Supply Chain Buzz for July 20th Featuring David Shillingford with Resilience360”   On Thursday, we shared another great…