Walter “Mitch” Mitchell

Listen Up! This week was full of thought leadership, industry news, and strategic insights, so make sure to catch all things Supply Chain Now right here!   On Monday, Charles Walker and Enrique Alvarez joined Scott and Greg to talk about Leadership Lessons Learned. Listen up if you’re ready to feel inspired!     On Tuesday, Mike Griswold, VP of Research at Gartner, joined our hosts Scott Luton and Greg White to discuss the top stories, news, and trends in supply chain today.     On Wednesday, Azaleah Davis joined us on the podcast to talk about how she found her way into engineering and biomechanics, the evolutionary journey aspriing leaders have to be willing to take to be their best self, and more!   If you missed Monday’s The Buzz livestream, then check out Thursdays podcast episode of the replay featuring the Lora Cecera, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, as she joins our hosts Scott and Greg to dive into the top news in supplu chain this week plus share her own incredible story and inspirational perspective.   And on Friday, we finished off with a Dial P for Procurement livestream. Tune in as hosts Kelly Barner and Scott…

Special Guest Blog Post written by Chris Cunnane with InterSystems   Sustainability has become a boardroom priority. Organizations across industries have established ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, committed to reducing emissions, and increased investments in sustainability initiatives. Yet many still struggle to translate those commitments into tangible operational outcomes. The challenge is rarely a lack of intent. Instead, it is a lack of actionable, real-time decision-making. This is where decision intelligence comes in. Decision intelligence combines data, analytics, AI, and human expertise to improve how organizations make operational decisions. Rather than simply generating insights, it helps businesses turn those insights into actions that deliver measurable results. As sustainability increasingly depends on thousands of daily decisions across sourcing, transportation, inventory, manufacturing, and fulfillment, the ability to make better decisions at scale becomes a significant competitive advantage. The Sustainability Gap Many organizations have sustainability strategies, but execution remains difficult. According to an InterSystems survey of 450 supply chain professionals, one of the greatest barriers to ESG progress is a lack of real-time supply chain visibility. Another major challenge is inconsistent reporting from suppliers and trading partners. Without timely, trusted data, organizations often rely on historical information that may no longer…