After COVID-19, most companies will be cash poor, margin hungry, and riveted on boosting supply chain resilience. They say, “forewarned is forearmed,” but what specific actions should we take? Join Rod Sherkin, President of ProPurchaser, and Kelly Barner, Owner of Buyers Meeting Point, as they team up to share their insights on the challenges our profession will face and the solutions we can implement to thrive in a post COVID-19 world. Kelly will kick off this discussion by explaining how some of today’s “best practices” may no longer be best, e.g.: building just-in-time supply chains, supplier rationalization, and pursuing low prices. Rod will continue the presentation with practical advice to prepare you for what’s coming – how to keep the focus on cost containment while building resilience into your supply chain. He explains how to: · Make suppliers’ costs transparent. · Use this knowledge to negotiate competitive pricing and attract the best, most reliable suppliers. The goal of this webinar is to help supply chain professionals prepare for the future. You may be pleasantly surprised at how effective you can become at driving enterprise costs lower and your career prospects higher.

With just 23% of SMBs using AI, Netstock’s latest Inventory Management Benchmark Report reveals a golden opportunity for businesses to enhance operations and optimize resources. As SMBs grapple with complex supplier networks and fluctuating demand, staying updated on market trends and adopting smarter inventory management strategies is crucial! Leading best-of-breed supply and demand planning software provider, Netstock, launched its first-of-its-kind Inventory Management Benchmark Report, offering SMBs global insights to help them adapt to change, reduce risk, and optimize planning. In this live Supply Chain Now webinar, hosts Scott Luton and Jake Barr and featured guests Barry Kukkuk and Ara Ohanian with Netstock, will reveal the report’s key insights: strategies for maintaining lean inventories, smart capital investment decisions, and how AI-powered software can be the golden ticket for SMBs!