The Supply Chain Buzz from Miami and the OMNIA Partners Connections Conference

In this episode of The Buzz, Supply Chain Now hosts Scott Luton and Greg White are joined by Paul Noble, Founder and CEO of Verusen, and Kevin Heath, COO at OMNIA Partners – live and in person for the first time in 18 months at OMNIA Partners Connection 2021 in Miami Florida! Paul, Kevin, Scott, and Greg discuss…

The Supply Chain Buzz for July 19th Featuring Kevin L. Jackson

In today’s episode of the Supply Chain Buzz on Supply Chain Now, powered by OMNIA Partners, hosts Scott Luton and Greg White welcome special guest Kevin L. Jackson, host of Digital Transformers, to the podcast, to discuss the top news in supply chain this week.

Proven Success Panel: Group Purchasing in Action

There is proof in the panel- learn from esteemed purchasing and supply chain management professionals on how they drove their business forward through the COVID-19 disruption (and continue to do so). These pros will discuss predictions for the future of supply chain as we embark on the ‘new world’, proven best practices they have employed – including engaging the group purchasing organization (GPO) model, and why leveraging a GPO will prove to be crucial among leading supply chains.

The panel will discuss:
-Core challenges their supply chain faced in 2020, lessons learned, and how they overcame great disruption
-Procurement’s role in enabling the supply chain
-Best practices on implementing their version of supply chain success
-How to operate in 2021, the future of supply chain management in the “new world”

As supply chains continue to move forward in a still unstable environment, these proven success stories will help guide continuous value improvement in the supply chain. “

Supply Chain Now – Episode-484

Group Purchasing Associations, or GPOs, certainly aren’t a new approach to bringing spend under management and ensuring that the business has access to the products and services it needs to operate. That said, the GPO model has evolved significantly over time, reaching the point where they are relevant for more than just commodities and can achieve a broader set of business objectives than just savings.