Mary Bell

Another great week here at Supply Chain Now! Have you listened to all the episodes? If not, you can check them all out here: On Monday, Scott and Greg chatted with Jenny Froome and Dominique Zwinkels. Supply Chain Now · “Supply Chain Front & Center: Jenny Froome & Dominique Zwinkels”   Then on Tuesday, we continued in the Logistics with Purpose series and welcomed Jeremy Newhouse with MATTER to the podcast.   Supply Chain Now · “Logistics with Purpose: Jeremy Newhouse with MATTER”   On Wednesday, Scott and Greg tackled the top news in supply chain on the Buzz, and welcomed special guest Rob Lopez with Peach Tree Commercial Capital.   Supply Chain Now · “Supply Chain Buzz with Rob Lopez & Peach Tree Commercial Captial: Manufacturing, Money & More”   Scott and Greg were joined by Lynne Johnson and Joe Barto with AME on Thursday:   Supply Chain Now · “Helping Manufacturers Share, Learn, & Grow: Joe Barto & Lynne Johnson with AME”   And we wrapped up the week as Scott and Greg were joined by Ricahrd Schrade with Automation Intelligence:   Supply Chain Now · “Tomorrow’s Automation Today: Richard Schrade, Co-Founder & President of Automation Intelligence” Which…

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…