There are plenty of people with sourcing responsibility that landed there after staring on other career paths, and yet few people’s backgrounds prepare them for that as well as Keith Saunders’ degree in chemical engineering. He has worked at companies such as Intel Corp, Newell Brands, Ingersoll Rand, and Pall Corp, and each role has allowed him to use a combination of his chemical knowledge and engineering thought process.
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Supply Chain Now – Episode-429
When the world was hit by waves of shutdowns in March of 2020, it meant different things for different companies. Grenzebach not only sent all employees to work from home, they also had to make the tough decision to stop operations in their manufacturing plants and pull a team off of an installation project in Mexico – without abandoning the customer.
Supply Chain Now Episode 376
The Supply Chain Buzz features Scott and Greg as they discuss the top stories in supply chain this week. This week’s featured guest is Rob Lopez with Peach Tree Commercial Capital.
Supply Chain Now Episode 377
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) was founded in 1985 to promote practitioner-to-practitioner sharing. They also host the world’s largest lean conference. But do in-person events and lean manufacturing practices have a place in a post COVID-19 world, with all of its restrictions on gatherings and the unpredictability of securing supply
Supply Chain Now Episode 393
The Clorox Company is a $6.3 Billion multinational company. They have associates in 25 different countries and distribute their products in a hundred different countries. Most people – especially in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic – are familiar with the Clorox brand, but the company also owns Burt’s bees, Brita water filters, Glad bags, Hidden Valley Ranch, Fresh Step cat litter, Kingsford charcoal, and a variety of other international brands.
This Week in Business History – Episode-38
On this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton offers up 4 historical facts that you may have forgotten, focused on Yellowstone National Park, U.S. Steel, compact discs and Jeannette Pickering Rankin. He also touches on several impactful individuals that were born this coming week.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-588
In this episode of Supply Chain Now, host Scott W. Luton chats with leadership dynamo Crystal Davis, the CEO and founder of The Lean Coach, Inc (TLC). Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Crystal shares intriguing perspective on her journey: from graduating with an Industrial Engineering degree from Mississippi State to working with a wide variety of companies across sectors to develop cultures that win.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-487
The price of ignorance is not knowing what you don’t know. Diego Martinez, Business Process Director of Production Execution, The Coca-Cola Company. Technology investments don’t always deliver the desired ROI within the intended timeframe, but the range of root causes behind this problem are as varied as the companies implementing enterprise software.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-501
It can be tough to be part of a family business, but one of the most challenging dynamics these companies deal with is the notion of ‘unconditional love.’ And while those feelings may persist outside the four walls of the operation, every member of the team – family or otherwise – has to earn their keep every single day, and year over year.
Supply Chain is Boring – Episode-576
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!
Supply Chain is Boring – Episode-513
Everyone knows that there have been frequent significant disruptions to the supply chain since February, but that doesn’t mean that manufacturers don’t have to carefully manage news of those disruptions when their customers will be affected.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-510
Even though many states and cities are facing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, companies have learned from the challenges of the spring and summer and are ready. Whether they are CPG manufacturers, in food production, or provide technology, they are going into the second wave armed and ready.