Tony Thrasher

Stay up to date on all the latest conversations, interviews, and episodes we released this week here at Supply Chain Now. On Monday, we released 2 new episodes! On this episode of Digital Transformers, Kevin L. Jackson discusses how Enterprise Information Management Transforms with Mark Judson. On This Week in Business History, Scott Luton shares about 10 Cities with Business Ties You Didn’t Know! On Tuesday, we released an episode of TEKTOK with host, Karin Bursa. She was accompanied by Scott Luton and supply chain pioneer, Art Mesher. On Tuesday we also released an episode of TECHquila Sunrise with host Greg White and special guest Shannon Vaillancourt, CEO of Ratelinx. On Wednesday we released Supply Chain Today and Tomorrow hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White with special guest Mike Griswold from Gartner. On Thursday, we released a replay of the Supply Chain Buzz. In this episode, hosts Greg White and Scott Luton welcomed Jordon White from Crisp and Jerry Stephens from Outlier to discuss the current state of the food and retail supply chain. We ended the week on Friday with 2 episodes! We released another Dial P for Procurement episode! Hosts Kelly Barner and Scott Luton welcomed special…

A British logistician is credited with coining the term “supply chain management” in the early 1980s, but it wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that the world became familiar with such aspects of supply chain operations as logistics, inventory and supplier management, and procurement. The influence of supply chain leaders also has grown with the understanding of the importance of the supply chain in the global economy. Supply chain management is a complex field with many moving parts, and the need for accurate and reliable information is more crucial than ever. Industry leaders help facilitate discourse and spur innovation to shape the future of the supply chain. In this article, we highlight five of these supply chain leaders, showcasing their extensive expertise and experience in the industry and what they are planning for the future. Making Moves: Five Supply Chain Leaders on the State of the Industry 2024 has been an exciting year so far. The OSRA 2022 ruling went into effect to better regulate demurrage and detention charges; Chinese e-commerce businesses are heating up the airfreight industry; and in dire contrast, the U.S. trucking industry continues to struggle through a lengthened lean patch. In an increasingly volatile ecosystem, the industry…