You’ve heard of cargo ships. But what about cargo … bikes? When it comes to emissions-free logistics and last-mile delivery, DB Schenker is clearing the path to sustainability with repurposed sea containers, electric vehicles, and other innovative forms of transport. In this classic TECHquila Sunrise episode, Greg chats with Chief Commercial Officer Peter Stangeland about…
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Your Most Critical Supply Chain Resource is Your People. Are You Doing Enough to Support Them?
While everyone’s clamoring for more data, AI and ML to transform their supply chains, Verusen CEO Paul Noble and VP of Product Strategy and Go-to-Market Christine Barnhart are taking a different approach. How can you leverage technology to strengthen your supply chain without first clearly defining what challenges it will solve—and what business processes…
The Supply Chain Buzz for January 24th featuring Dr. Kendra Taylor and Jenny Froome
Imagine this: you visit the grocery store for some milk. Before purchasing, you scan a QR code to review the ethical standards of the supply chain that created and delivered it. This is just one of the ways new technologies promise to help bring buyer awareness to pressing global issues like human trafficking as they permeate the global supply chain. Tune in for this…
What’s Worse: Bad News about your Supply Chain or Uncertainty about your Supply Chain?
There seems to be no end to bad news about the global supply chain these days. A wave of interest in supply chain visibility solutions is sweeping the market as a result. But does simply adding real-time transportation visibility address the complex delays and widespread uncertainty pervasive in global supply chain operations today? Listen in as Monica Truelsch and…
Delivering Resilience by the Truckload: Moving Forward With FedEx Supply Chain President & CEO Scott Temple
Scott Temple, president & CEO of FedEx Supply Chain, never planned on getting into supply chain — a testament to the flexibility of both the liberal arts degree and the modern career path. In this episode, join Scott L. and Greg W. as they talk with Scott about the journey to leadership, the importance of people to any resilient supply chain, the future of automation…
Keeping the Customer Promise Through Omnichannel Fulfillment
We are truly living in a time of experiences, where customer demand and preferences have to be reflected far beyond the point of sale, stretching far into the supply chain. This has driven an innovation boom in the retail industry, as people start to emerge from their homes but don’t want loose the digital conveniences they have gotten used to over the last couple of years…
The Supply Chain Buzz for January 10th with Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson
Over the last two years, everyone has learned how critical, fragile, and interconnected our supply chains are. Their reach also means that seemingly insignificant consumer devices may have direct ties to high-stakes geopolitical issues half a world away. Supply Chain Now hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson started the week of January 10th by taking on topics from…
How to Meet New Customer Expectations in a New World of Retail with Lowe’s Donald Frieson
Retail is local — but it’s also home to an increasingly global set of fulfillment and distribution requirements (and challenges). Meanwhile, customer expectations for seamless omnichannel experiences and two-day delivery keep the pressure set on “high.” But good news: in this episode, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for Lowe’s, Donald Frieson, joins Scott and Greg…
TECHquila Sunrise Classic: 6 Things You Can Do to Engage Gen-Z in Your Business
In this classic TECHquila Sunrise episode, Greg White interviews his daughter, Delaney White. Delaney shares how she became a tech sales rep, gained experience, received mentorship & learned a lot about herself in her final years of college and her first years in the workforce. She and Greg each share 3 things that companies can do to ignite their Millennial & Gen Z…
Creative Ways of Finding Working Capital in Our New Reality with Dan Reeve from Esker and Vikas Shah from LSQ
Business leaders are being challenged to find funding and the financial wherewithal required to fuel their growth in ‘The New Abnormal.’ And while most discussions about the impact of a cash crunch focus on small and medium-sized businesses, larger enterprises are having to get creative as well. Decades’ old commercial lending practices are ripe for disruption…
How Port X Triples Growth with Turvo’s Modern, Collaborative TMS
As businesses grow, what they need from their partners expands and evolves. But the drivers of change don’t just come from within. Pressure from competitors and new demand from customers have an impact on what a company wants to offer and the way they offer it. Jeff Graan is the Vice President of Sales Engineering with Turvo and Tom Zeis is with Port …
Supply Chain is a Team Sport – Lead Your Team to Victory with a Cloud-Native TMS
Modern demands on supply chain operations have surpassed the abilities of legacy solutions, limiting productivity and adaptability. As new challenges arise, it’s essential to utilize technologies that are flexible, extensible, and versionless to embrace what lies ahead.