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Supply Chain Today and Tomorrow with Mike Griswold
Mike Griswold is the Vice President of Research at Gartner, specializing in retail with a particular focus on forecasting and replenishment. He is responsible for Gartner’s annual Top 25 Supply Chain…
Control the Controllable: Combating Inflation with a Digital Ecosystem
Inflation got you down? It’s time to get proactive—and control the controllable. How well can your team manage invoices, analyze cash flow and communicate with suppliers? It might be…
The Supply Chain Buzz: Digital Transformers Edition for November 21 with Kinaxis’ Allen Jacques
The Buzz is back, and this week, Scott and Greg are joined by Kevin L, Jackson for the Digital Transformers edition focusing on all things digital supply chain. Tune in as they review this year’s top healthcare supply chains, the urgency of digital manufacturing and new offerings from Microsoft. And don’t miss special guest…
Better Together: Celebrating 50 Years of Partnership for SAP and IBM with Stacy Short
As SAP and IBM reach 50 years of partnership, Kevin L. Jackson is celebrating with IBM’s Stacy Short by diving into how both companies work together to help customers on their digital transformation journey. Tune in to hear more about building technology roadmaps, business transformation as a service, closing the gap…
Transforming the Citizen Experience with Dr. Camille Jones, Eric Adolphe, and Josh Pendrick
It’s always inspiring to hear from a true innovator, but how about three? In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson sits down with three technology leaders re-imagining the citizen experience, one application at a time. Tune in to hear from Dr. Camille Jones, Eric Adolphe and Josh Pendrick as they discuss a new government app called EMMA (Electronic Mobile Medical…
Can AI be the Unexpected Ally for Demand Planners?
Today’s ecosystem is fraught with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (vuca) brought on by 2+ years of COVID, the war in Ukraine and multiple socio-political factors. Demand Planners carry the huge responsibility to navigate their organization through these difficult times but are left with traditional tools, starting from the assumption that the past will repeat itself…
The Supply Chain Buzz for June 20: Digital Transformers Edition
Plenty of exciting new technologies are paving the way for the future of supply chain, from next-gen cobots to metaverse-based commerce (and hopefully fewer celebrity-obsessed founders). Equally important is honoring the past, something Kevin L. Jackson is championing through his leadership of the forthcoming Juneteenth Museum. Tune in for…
Your Most Critical Supply Chain Resource is Your People. Are You Doing Enough to Support Them?
While everyone’s clamoring for more data, AI and ML to transform their supply chains, Verusen CEO Paul Noble and VP of Product Strategy and Go-to-Market Christine Barnhart are taking a different approach. How can you leverage technology to strengthen your supply chain without first clearly defining what challenges it will solve—and what business processes…
Innovation Through Convergence: Cloud, AI/ML, & Blockchain
Everything seems possible in the cloud — including promising new applications for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and blockchain in healthcare, education, manufacturing, entertainment and beyond. But how can you make sure your implementation goes smoothly? Who should be involved in the selection process for cloud service providers? Are…
Why Automation Could Be the Key To Employee Engagement with Esker’s Dan Reeve
You’ve heard of automation “stealing” jobs – but what if it actually has the potential to attract and retain more workers? Everywhere you look across the supply chain, people are missing – but the impact is perhaps nowhere more apparent than in customer service, where some companies have lost up to 50% of reps. And in the absence of workers, those same…
3 Keys to Turn Supply Chain Visibility into Action with Shannon Vaillancourt, CEO of Ratelinx – Part 2
When it comes to TMS, there’s no shortage of solutions – and no end to the marketing hype around visibility. But are you deploying technology solutions before diagnosing the problem they’re meant to solve? What does it mean to be truly “data-driven”? We sat down with RateLinx Founder and President Shannon Vaillancourt to talk about…