In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between August 30th and September 3rd. In our main story, she tells the wild but true story behind the discovery of the Slinky and the journey that it started for one family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We’ll also hear about…
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The Supply Chain Buzz for August 23rd featuring Aaron Meredith with Verusen
What do tennis balls, industrial real estate and dogs have in common? Why might your next trip to a smaller, regional airport be rife with delays and cancellations? Find out when you tune in for the Supply Chain Buzz. We’re joined by Verusen’s Aaron Meredith to get some early insight on the results of the company’s “State of the Supply Chain” survey…
Healthcare Logistics- Innovation Coming from Diverse Places, with UPS Global Freight Forwarding
Supply Chains Differ greatly by industry, but if there is one supply chain we have all been watching closely over the last year, it is the healthcare supply chain. During this time, UPS has been on a noble mission – playing an active role in distributing PPE, test kits, vaccines, and other necessarily materials despite the disruption caused by the pandemic…
Supply Chain Now Live: Digital Strategies to Optimize the Customer Experience
Teams of all sizes are focused on providing the best experience they can for their customers, and they can’t do that today without investing in a specific digital experience. While many people have the technical skills to build a basic website, that is not the same as crafting a digital experience, a completely different approach that…
This Week in Business History form August 23rd: 5 Key Components of Dick Rutland’s Business Journey
In this special episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares information on his grandfather’s business journey, including his experiences with Winn-Dixie and Kimberly-Clark. He also touches on interesting facts about the Solo Cup Company and Buick, as well as a few leadership traits that made Mr. Rutland such a special person…
Transformation Through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
In this episode of Digital Transformers on Supply Chain Now, host Kevin L. Jackson welcomes Trina Celeste LImpert with RizeNext to the podcast.
The Supply Chain Buzz for August 16th, Featuring Kevin L. Jackson
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!
This Week in Business History for August 16th: Laying the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between August 16th and the 20th. In our main story, she’ll explain the vision – and the determination – required to lay a functional telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean. She will also mark the birthdays of two…
This Week in Business History for August 9th: From a Single Air Mattress to $3.4B in Revenue- The Story of Airbnb
In this episode of “This Week in Business History”, host Scott W. Luton dives into the early days of Airbnb. You might be quite surprised at how the 2008 Democratic National Convention and discount cereal played a big role in the startup’s early days. Scott will also share what instrumental individual compared the trio of Airbnb founders to…
This Week in Business History for August 2nd: Signs of Progress at the Corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue
In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between August 2nd and the 6th. In our main story, we learn about the installation of the first electric traffic light and how the road went from being the domain of pedestrians to a throughway for cars. We’ll also learn about…
Analysis of the U.S. Bank 2021 Q2 Freight Payment Index Featuring Bobby Holland with U.S. Bank & John Janson with Sanmar
In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott and Greg are joined by Bobby Holland with US Bank and John Janson with SanMar as they discuss and analyze the 2021 Q2 US Bank Freight Payment Index.
The Supply Chain Buzz for July 26th: Food and Retail Supply Chain Check-In
In this episode of the Supply Chain Buzz on Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott Luton and Greg White welcome Jordon White with Crisp and Jerry Stephens with Outlier to the podcast, as they discuss the top news in supply chain this week.