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August 7, 2020
This Week on Supply Chain Now: August 1st – 7th
Another BIG week at Supply Chain Now! If you missed an episode, get a quick summary and listen here! We added another TWO additional episodes this week starting on Saturday, August 1st. If you didn’t catch our Supply Chain Buzz livestream last week, you got another chance to see Scott and Greg cover the top news in Supply Chain on Saturday. Supply Chain Now · “The Supply Chain Buzz for July 27th: Brand Rationalization, CSCO Diversity, & More” On Sunday, we continued our Logistics with Purpose series with a great interview with Jon Thompson with Comunidad Connect. Supply Chain Now · “Logistics with Purpose: Jon Thompson with Comunidad Connect” On Monday, Scott and Greg spoke with Andrea Kerr, the VP of Product Management with SpotSee, all about optimizing supply chain visibility. Supply Chain Now · “Optimizing Supply Chain Visibility: Angela Kerr with SpotSee” On Tuesday we had ANOTHER great new program debut! We published the first episode of the Jamin Logistics & Transportation Experience, as Jamin Alvidrez interviewed our very own, Scott Luton! Supply Chain Now · “Adapt & Thrive: Lessons from the Air Force, Andy Griffith & Granddad with Guest…
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November 4, 2025
Unifying Real-Time Data for End-to-End Supply Chain Orchestration
Special guest post written by Chris Cunnane with InterSystems Supply chain orchestration is the coordinated management of end-to-end supply chain activities, across planning, sourcing, production, logistics, and delivery, using technology, data, and processes to ensure that every moving part works together seamlessly. It enables organizations to attain an agile and resilient supply chain model through the use of decision intelligence. This is achieved through the See > Understand > Optimize > Act framework, which gives organizations the confidence to plan and respond to disruptions with assurance in their supply chain stability. See: gather raw data and information from your environment or a situation. Understand: analyze the information you’ve seen to build a comprehensive understanding of the context, your knowledge, and potential complexities. Optimize: develop the best possible solution or course of action to address the situation. Act: implement your chosen solution, putting your knowledge into practice. From a practical standpoint, this framework powers your supply chain application ecosystem with end-to-end visibility, insights, and better decisions. It helps organizations reach their supply chain goals by enabling them to align processes, stakeholders, and technology toward desired outcomes. The end result is reduced costs, improved operating margins, and optimized sustainability decisions, among others.…