We’ve finally figured out how to get all the air out of pasta packing – but will shipments be forever trapped in clogged ports, denying us a carb-based existence? Get the answers on the latest Supply Chain Buzz with co-hosts Scott Luton and Karin Bursa. They’re taking on the latest in supply chain news with their fellow logistics pros-to-know…
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3 Ways to Become a More Effective Leader with Billy Taylor
Failure is leased, not owned. Diversity is an action. Define, align – and visualize. These are just some of the nuggets from host Scott Luton’s discussion with leadership expert and consultant Billy Taylor. If you’re looking for an episode full of quotable wisdom on becoming a more effective leader, you’ve come to the right place. Billy takes us…
Pandemic Leadership Lessons with Jennifer McKeehan, SVP & Head of Global Supply Chain at Peloton
Many companies were affected by the pandemic, but none were impacted as positively as Peloton. With everyone stuck in their homes overnight, the Peloton fitness community became a healthy lifeline to many, even though they were early in their own growth journey. And while their digital content is easily streamable via a number of devices, there still had…
Three Glances Into the Future of Telecommunications Supply Chain Security
Interlife™. The Internet of Space. eSIM. MEID. No, these are not terms plucked from a science fiction novel. Instead, they’re the key concepts defining the future of security for the telecommunications supply chain. In this episode, host Kevin L. Jackson sits down with three technology pioneers, Dustin McIntire, Eric Adolphe, and Joshua Pendrick…
This Week in Business History for October 25th: The Great (Failed) Social Experiment of Prohibition Begins- The Passage of the Volstead Act
In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner considers multiple ways that Prohibition – marked by a veto-overriding vote by the U.S. Senate on October 28, 1919 to pass the Volstead Act – affected American business. In addition to attempting to make American society ‘dry,’ Prohibition led to the rise of…
The Supply Chain Buzz for October 18th Featuring Kevin L. Jackson and Ray Wang
In this episode of The Buzz, Supply Chain Now host Scott Luton is joined by Kevin L. Jackson, host of Digital Transformers, and Ray Wang, Principal Analyst and Founder at Constellation Research and author of the best-selling book, ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Surviving and Thriving in a World of Digital Giants.’ His book examines the,,,
3 Ways to Deliver a Predictable Customer Experience in Uncertain Times with Nate Endicott from RateLinx
Back in the ‘old normal’ of two years ago, all a company needed to be strategic about their shipping was a BI solution and a few targeted metrics to focus on. That would carry them through the year. Now, however, everything is constantly in flux – from metrics to performance targets to the network itself…
How to Charter Ships and Break Down Silos Sustainably with The Home Depot’s Sarah Galica
While many organizations braced for impact over the last six quarters of supply chain disruption, The Home Depot grew their business by $34 billion. And if that’s not impressive enough – they did it all while advancing their reverse logistics capabilities and reducing their carbon footprint. On this episode, meet the supply chain expert at the center of it all…
Tomorrow’s Supply Chain – Talking Innovation with William O’Donnell & Todd Lewis from Prologis
For a long time, all the team at Prologis had to worry about was the classic real estate value driver of location… location… location. Then they started to notice a shift in their customers’ business model that was having an impact on their investment in real estate. Fortunately, their CEO is forward-thinking, and they were able to adjust and start addressing some of…
This Week in Business History for October 18th: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Blockbuster
In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton offers up 5 interesting aspects of the Blockbuster story. He includes intriguing and humorous insights on the company’s intertwined story with Netflix, as well as a brief look on the true founders of Blockbuster (not just the global business titans that grew the company into the….
The Supply Chain Buzz for October 11th Featuring James Malley with Paccurate
In this episode of The Buzz, Supply Chain Now hosts Scott Luton and Greg White are joined by James Malley, Co-Founder and CEO at Paccurate. Their solution reconciles the external costs associated with packaging, including carrier rates and fees, material costs, labor, and more…
This Week in Business History for October 11th: Controversial Nobel Prize Laureates Milton Friedman (1976) and John Nash (1994)
In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner shares the stories of two notable Nobel Laureates in Economics: Milton Friedman and John Nash. Their research into theoretical economic science is as complicated as their own lives were. She will also dig into the origins of the 40-hour workweek and why piecework-based compensation is…