By now, most supply chain professionals have adjusted to having our profession top the news headlines nearly every day. If only that were the only change taking place… With supply chain performance becoming a higher profile part of national security, it would seem that our work is becoming more intertwined with government policy and politics…
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The Supply Chain Buzz for July 25th TEKTOK Edition Featuring Karin Bursa
Customer service levels: win, lose or draw? AI and no code: worth the hype? The future of labor: robots or people? Tune in to this week’s Supply Chain Buzz: TEKTOK edition to hear Scott, Greg and Karin tackle the tough tech questions emerging from the latest supply chain headlines. Get their expert takes on the acceleration of digital transformation…
The Supply Chain Buzz, Digital Transformers Edition, with Ellen Patridge of 6 River Systems
This week, Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson welcomed Ellen Patridge from 6 River Systems. She shared her insights on the inventory complexities still facing retailers, and what they are trying do to guard their bottom line without failing to serve their customers’ changing demand…
The Supply Chain Buzz for June 27th featuring Andrew Fink with 6 River Systems
Challenging times are ahead for retailers as inflation continues and discretionary spending trends downward. On this week’s Buzz, Scott and Greg join forces with 6 River Systems Head of Customer Success Andrew Fink to discuss retail forecasting challenges, rising labor rates and how retailers like Walgreens are rising to the occasion with new…
The Supply Chain Buzz for June 13th Featuring Guest Host Billy Taylor
Clogged ports, executive action, more inflation and The Winning Link! The Buzz is on for June 13 and Scott and Greg are teaming up with Billy Taylor, host of our NEW podcast program, The Winning Link, to discuss the top supply chain headlines of the day. Tune in for their thoughts on Target’s inventory problem, the upward trajectory of inflation, the arrival…
The Supply Chain Buzz for May 23rd Featuring Eran Frenkel with 6 River Systems
Supply chain: increasingly, it’s a game of “innovative or get left behind.” And what better way to innovate than robotics that empower the workforce and increase the accuracy, speed and quality of production processes? Join Scott, Greg and Karin as they chat with 6 River Systems’ Eran Frenkel about the rise of robotics as a key digital supply chain investment…
The Supply Chain Buzz for March 28th Featuring Maureen Woolshlager with Vector Global Logistics
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! Although it is hard to pull our eyes away from the war in Ukraine, daily business continues to require…
The Supply Chain Buzz for March 21st with Matt Fitzgerald of 6 River Systems
Are robots the enemy or the answer to labor shortages and warehousing challenges? There’s no better opportunity than the Buzz to hash out the promise of automation, and no better guest than 6 River Systems’ Matt Fitzgerald to offer insight. Plus, you can count of Scott and Greg for the latest headlines of the day including port updates, new government initiatives…
The Supply Chain Buzz for December 20th with Scott Luton and Greg White
In this episode of the Supply Chain Buzz, hosts Scott Luton and Greg White reflect on the top stories and their favorite episodes from 2021. Happy Holidays and here’s to a successful 2022!
The Supply Chain Buzz for December 13th with Scott Luton and Karin Bursa
Tyson’s changing up its production model, Amazon’s reshaping the labor market, warehousing is in high demand in SoCal – and we’re covering it all on The Supply Chain Buzz for December 13. Join co-hosts Scott and Karin as they tackle the top headlines of the moment. Together, they’ll explore how smaller companies are competing for talent amidst the infamous…
The Supply Chain Buzz for December 6th Featuring Joel Beal with Alloy
Is the worst of the semiconductor shortage over? Could rare earth mineral mining be coming stateside? And what about Omicron, inflation and SMB inventory planning? Uncertainty abounds – and co-hosts Scott and Greg are tackling it all with a little help from Joel Beal, CEO and co-founder of Alloy on the Supply Chain Buzz for December 6. From wearables with…
The Supply Chain Buzz for November 8th with Scott Luton and Greg White
Is magnesium the new toilet paper? Join co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White to review the latest supply chain buzz, from an impending aluminum alloy shortage to the rise of robo-taxis and too much food waste. Be the first to know why soda cans and semi-conductors might become scarcer in the coming months, what climate change has to do with it…