Under ‘normal’ circumstances, optimizing back-office business activities such as paying bills, processing orders, and collecting cash isn’t at the top of the average organization’s priority list. But as we’re finding out now, no company is immune from the effects of an economic downturn. Many cash-compromised CFOs and COOs have rightfully turned their attention…
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Why Scale Matters: Innovating the Cold Chain With DHL’s Jim Saponaro
From delivering vaccines to propelling new healthcare innovations onto the global scene, DHL Supply Chain Vice President of Life Sciences and Healthcare Jim Saponaro has had a big year—and so has his company. Scott and Greg were lucky enough to grab some time with him to discuss the company’s unprecedented growth, the importance of scale along the…
This Week in Business History for March 14th: 4 Things You Didn’t Know About Liz Claiborne Inc
In this episode of “This Week in Business History”, host Scott W. Luton dives into a business legend: the incomparable Liz Claiborne. Scott takes us through key aspects of her journey, from Claiborne’s inauspicious beginnings to the founding of her company – – to some of the unique aspects of how Liz Claiborne Inc. operated, including its keys to success…
Turning One Man’s Trash into Another Family’s Treasured Connection
Rob Bergquist is the Co-Founder and Director at Cell Phones For Soldiers, a nonprofit that provides cost-free communication tools to active-duty military members and low-income veterans via responsibly recycling cell phones and other electronic devices. He and his sister, who was only 13 at the time, were featured in a story on CBS Nightly News in 2004…
Adventure Can be Hard – Mentally & Physically
The experience each person has in the military varies by branch, unit, and whether they served in wartime or peacetime. But there are also differences between fully enlisting and serving in the National Guard, or – as the British Army calls it – the Territorial Army. In this interview, host Scott Luton speaks with two Royal Engineer veterans from the British…
The Supply Chain Buzz with Ron Jordan of UPS Global Freight Forwarding
From cargo losses to conference highlights, this week’s Buzz is chock full of the latest headlines and pressing issues in supply chain. Scott and special cohost Allison Giddens join Ron Jordan, Vice President of Global Freight Forwarding at UPS, to talk about the state of manufacturing, how ongoing conflict in Ukraine will impact the supply chain, the importance of…
Corporate Involvement in Ukraine in the Era of ESG
In this first Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner takes the newspaper dominating conflict in Ukraine and looks at the active role some companies and leaders from private industry have played so far. While companies have gotten involved in armed conflicts before, it has usually been indirect – as suppliers to the government or respondents to official orders and sanctions…
The Real March Madness: Supply Chain Bracket Busters!
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 ranking and joins Supply Chain Now on a monthly basis to discuss the latest in retail supply chains from an analyst’s perspective. As a girls’ basketball coach, Mike knows…
Moving Forward With Returns: Freight & Reverse Logistics Forecasts With John Haber
If you want to talk freight, interview John Haber. So we did (again)! Reporting live from the 18th annual Reverse Logistics Association conference and expo, Scott sat down with Haber to get his POV on current trends impacting logistics, projected growth for returns, rising customer expectations and more. Tune in for his expert take and get his big, bold prediction for…
Education, Entrepreneurship & Equity: A Conversation With The Visiola Foundation’s Ladé Araba
There’s a new generation of female entrepreneurs making their way onto the global stage, and we have Ladé Araba to thank for it. As the co-founder of The Visiola Foundation, she’s helping African girls take the reins of their education and build careers in STEM. Join Scott and special co-host Matilda Arhin as they chat with Ladé about her fascinating upbringing in Rome…
Positioning Agility as an Affordable Source of Supply Chain Resilience
Host Scott Luton was joined by Alan Amling, Distinguished Fellow at the University of Tennessee Supply Chain Institute, and Tom Goldsby, Dee & Jimmy Haslam Chair in Logistics at Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. In this conversation, Scott, Alan, and Tom talk about what they see going on in supply chain – from upcoming talent to academic…
Meeting Mr. Warehousing – An Interview Hosted by James R. Stock Part 3 of 4
James R. Stock is a University of South Florida Distinguished University Professor and Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing. He has interviewed many of the greatest minds in transportation logistics, a practice area we call supply…