Steve McMichael is the Vice President of UPS Ocean freight. Even though he’s been in the field for his entire career and has been based all over the world, economically speaking, he has never seen anything like the ocean freight conditions we are observing right now. Ports are congested, rail is congested, and driver shortages persist. How should shippers and consumers adjust their plans?
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Griff Lynch with the Georgia Ports Authority: Expanding Capacity, Relieving Pressure, & Supporting the Economy
In this episode of the Freight Insider, Page Siplon speaks with Griff Lynch, the Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority. Griff reveals how and why he started his career in maritime freight and what he has learned along the way. Griff has a unique perspective as he has more than 30 years of operational and commercial experience in the maritime industry.
The Reverse Logistics Series: Featuring Rich Bulger with Cisco
In this episode of the Reverse Logistics Series on Supply Chain Now, host Scott Luton welcomes special co-host, Tony Sciarotta with the Reverse Logistics Association, and Rich Bulger with Cisco.
When is a refrigerator not a refrigerator? An Interview with Dr. Ron Ballou, Part 2
In the second part of this 2 part series, host Chris Barnes sat down with Dr. Ron Ballou, Professor Emeritus of Operations at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University to learn more about the history of supply chain management and review some of his predictions made in 2006.
Stepping Out with Purpose: How GoodSteps Uses Flip Flops to Fight Hunger
In this episode of Logistics with Purpose, powered by Vector Global Logistics on Supply Chain Now, hosts Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter welcome Alice Brown with GoodSteps to the podcast to discuss their mission of fighting hunger one pair of flip flops at a time.
Move Faster, Save More, and Look Better Doing It! With Anthony Clervi and Kris Lance from Una
With more spend and suppliers to manage than ever, many procurement teams are re-evaluating the category expertise they maintain in house and which buying decisions are managed by procurement v. being turned over to the business. In this conversation, Anthony Clervi and Kris Lance from Una, a Group Purchasing Organization, bring their sales and marketing experience along with a perspective refined through years of entrepreneurship to tackle this challenge and others.
TEKTOK Live: Industry Titan Art Mesher Unabashedly Unleashed
How often do you get the chance to hear from someone who founded not just a company but an entire industry framework? Well, the opportunity has arrived. We sat down with Art Mesher, author of the “Three V’s” – visibility, velocity, and variability – and member of the Supply Chain Hall of Fame (2016) to revisit how his ideas apply to the…
When is a refrigerator not a refrigerator? An Interview with Dr. Ron Ballou
In this part 1 of a 2 part series, host Chris Barnes sat down with Dr. Ron Ballou, Professor Emeritus of Operations at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University to learn more about the history of supply chain management and review some of his predictions made in 2006.
Putting Social Responsibility and Sustainability First: Bob Dalton with Sackcloth & Ashes
In this episode of Logistics with Purpose, powered by Supply Chain Now and Vector Global Logistics, hosts Enrique Alvarez and Liliana Sanchez welcome Bob Dalton with Sackcloth & Ashes to the podcast.
Tackling the Top Three Challenges in Industrial Real Estate: Supply Chain Real Estate Series
Whether you’re a real estate developer, a recent grad curious about job opportunities in the warehouse, or simply want to know more about the world of industrial real estate, there’s something for you in this fascinating conversation with Prologis’s Kim Snyder and Steven Hussain. Join us as we take the mid-year temperature check on the market…
Where Supply Chain, Logistics, and the Fine Art World Collide with Guest Gugulethu Hughes
Supply chain professionals around the world are so busy pushing the envelope on speed and efficiency that it may go unnoticed when well-meaning innovations are used for questionable or nefarious purposes. Case in point: global art markets. Some works of art are so valuable that they are thought of as investments rather than…
How to Keep Doctors Without Borders Well-Supported: Lessons in Global Logistics from Diego Flores
How do you transport products efficiently into a country that’s at war? What’s the best coffee the globe has to offer? There’s one man who can give us both answers, and that’s our latest guest Diego Flores. In this episode, he joins us virtually from Uganda and takes us behind the scenes of supply chain logistics for…