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Stay up to date on all the latest conversations, interviews, and episodes we released this week here at Supply Chain Now! We started our week off with a conversation on Supply Chain Now with not one, but two Allisons! Scott and Greg had the opportunity to talk with Allison Grealis the President of the Women in Manufacturing Association and Education Foundation, and Allison Giddens the Co-President of Win-Tech and Treasurer of the Georgia Chapter of Women in Manufacturing. Scott focused on the history of Labor Day in Monday’s This Week in Business History’s episode. Scott talks about the history of the holiday and the part that everyone plays when it comes to the global workforce. On Tuesday, we published a new episode of TEKTOK with host Karin Bursa featuring Greg White, host of TECHquila Sunrise. During this episode Karin talks with Greg about his perspective on how to be successful in today’s HOT Supply Chain Tech market. On Wednesday’s episode of Supply Chain Now, Scott and special co-host Mike Griswold, Vice President of Research at Gartner, interviewed Scott Mann. Scott Mann is known for being a Green Beret, Retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, and President of Rooftop Leadership.…

Artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced analytics are reshaping global supply chains. But amid all the excitement surrounding emerging technologies, one critical ingredient continues to separate successful transformation from expensive experimentation: people. That was a central theme of a recent Supply Chain Now conversation between host Scott W. Luton and Mike Sadr, Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer at SupplyChain Strategy. Drawing on insights from SupplyChain Strategy’s Intelligent Supply Chain Champions Index and accompanying Playbook, Sadr shared perspectives on leadership, scaling innovation, building resilience, and learning from the people driving meaningful change across the industry. Celebrating the Leaders Behind Supply Chain Innovation The Intelligent Supply Chain Champions initiative was created to recognize professionals making a tangible difference across global supply chains while sharing lessons others can apply. The peer-nominated Champions Index celebrates 193 outstanding leaders from across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. While the Playbook invites ten of those senior supply chain professionals to discuss real-world challenges and opportunities. According to Sadr, one leadership capability stands above the rest: connecting people, technology, and business priorities. “There’s understandably a huge amount of attention on AI and automation, but the leaders we featured made it clear that successful transformation…