Although specific goals and challenges vary from company to company and industry to industry, there are also macro trends that all companies are trying to optimize against…
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The Supply Chain Buzz for March 6th featuring Mark Holmes from InterSystems
This week’s edition of The Buzz featured Mark Holmes, InterSystems’ Senior Advisor of Supply Chain. His 25+ years of experience in consulting, manufacturing operations, and software development allow him to help manufacturers, retailers, and CPG companies solve their most difficult supply chain issues by breaking down data silos and leveraging modern technologies…
How Automation Improves Customer Communication & Supply Chain Performance
Ongoing supply chain disruptions have not only made product shortages and delivery delays the norm, but they have also exposed the internal weaknesses…
What Keeps CSCOs Up at Night? Featuring Rick McDonald from Clorox
There are plenty of things to prevent corporate supply chain executives from getting a good night’s sleep. Challenges like inflation and ESG initiatives are regularly discussed…
The Supply Chain Buzz for February 27th featuring Leah Knight from SAP
This week’s edition of The Buzz featured Leah Knight, a member of the product marketing and direct spend solutions teams at SAP. Her team is focused on helping companies…
“Decoding Digital Transformation” – How did we get here?
Although the capabilities of technology have changed a lot over the last few decades, corporate mindsets towards it have not. For example, thinking that putting a…
Automation ROI: How to Score Success with Projects Big and Small
Changes in consumer expectations have increased the pressure brands face to maintain service level commitments. Consumers want in-stock inventory, next-day free shipping…
The Supply Chain Buzz for February 20th: PPI Increases and Semiconductor Geopolitics
This week’s edition of The Buzz featured hosts Scott Luton and Greg White. In addition to covering top industry headlines…
Supply Chain Today and Tomorrow with Mike Griswold: Musical Tour of Modern Supply Chain
The inspiration for this session is music – the best bands, album titles, song lyrics – even the best concert-going experience. But with Mike Griswold in attendance…
Analysis of the U.S. Bank 2022 Q4 Freight Payment Index Featuring Bobby Holland & Enrique Alvarez
In 2022, U.S. Bank processed $46 billion in freight payments for some of the world’s largest corporations and government agencies. Those payments and the data that…
There’s No Reason for Manufacturing to Fear the Cloud
Building a modern tech stack isn’t a task – it is a journey. With so much changing outside of companies, it takes real courage to drive digital change internally…
Introducing the Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership Series: Steve Downey from Cleveland Clinic
All supply chains face complexity, but if healthcare supply chains struggle to operate as designed, people’s lives are affected. This not only raises the bar for performance…