Creating a world class consumer experience is no easy feat. For one thing, each customer wants something a little different. But making sure that the intent of a new program or a corporate collaboration delivers the intended value requires that everyone on the team keep every customer in mind. Michael Prince is the Vice President of…
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Industry Analysts: An Insider’s View Featuring Mike Griswold with Gartner
You’ve heard of Industry Analysts, but do you really know what their jobs entail? In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Mike Griswold with Gartner joins Scott and Karin to share an insider’s view of the role that industry analysts play between solution and service providers and practitioners or end user companies. Learn some…
Managing in a Supply Constrained Environment
What does a sea of trucks parked in a former NASCAR speedway look like?
Ford could tell you… Over 60,000 F-150 pickups are sitting there awaiting essential parts to be completed. Recent aerial footage of the Kentucky speedway has shaken the world, displaying the magnitude of the disruptions manufacturers are facing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Supply Chain Now Podcast Episode 1,000
According to ListenNotes.com, there are approximately 3 million podcasts available globally. Very few podcasts make it past the 12-episode mark, because the amount of work required behind the scenes successfully over time is often underestimated. That context makes this episode of the Supply Chain Now podcast that much more impressive: Episode 1,000…
Top Three Ways to Control Delivery Costs in Challenging Times
E-commerce is no longer on the upward swing seen at the height of the pandemic, but e-tailers need to keep growing to stay competitive– albeit cost-efficiently. In this webinar, we examine today’s conflicting priorities and explore how the right delivery strategy can keep costs down while growing sales…
Tentatively Making the Trains Run on Time
Global supply chains are decidedly intermodal, and rail plays a much larger role than many people may realize. The potential for a rail workers’ strike recently dominated news headlines… until it didn’t. The strike was averted at the 11th hour by efforts made by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh…
The Supply Chain Buzz – Dial P edition featuring Kelly Barner & Kim Winter
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! This week’s edition of The Buzz was a Dial P for Procurement edition…
Looking for a Supply Chain Crystal Ball? What You Missed at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022
Are you looking for a Supply Chain Crystal Ball? Industry Analysts play a unique role in helping companies prioritize supply chain initiatives, set and benchmark performance goals, understand unique industry vertical opportunities and identify a short list of potential solution and service providers. To be well informed and…
3 Ways to Grow a More Sustainable, Resilient Supply Chain with Stephanie Richelieu Stagger of 3G
War, hurricanes, droughts, energy shortages, food shortages, the list goes on. Many are the major challenges facing today’s supply chains. Can understanding the psychology of both supply chains and the modern consumer help organizations ride the wave of economic uncertainty? Join Scott and Greg as they explore the three foundational pillars for…
Preparing for the Unknown – Navigating the Freight Market in 2022 & Beyond
How do you plan for your company’s air and ocean freight shipments when the one constant in the market is unpredictability? What do you do when you can only look six months into the future, and you know that what you’re predicting is unlikely to happen?
Sumando Exitos y Aprendiendo de los Fracasos Después de 22 Años en la Cadena de Suministro
David Contreras tenía tres opciones de carrera: la iglesia, la medicina o la ingeniería. Y 22 años en una carrera de cadena de suministro, 16 de los cuales en la industria automotriz, ¡nunca ha mirado atrás de la ingeniería industrial! En este nuevo episodio de Supply Chain Now en español, escuche cómo Enrique Álvarez y el presentador…
Dial P Crossover: FedEx Ground’s Contractor Woes
FedEx has been in the news a lot lately, and for all the wrong reasons. They are facing a challenge from many of the 6,000 contractors that handle their FedEx Ground and FedEx Ground Economy deliveries. Spencer Patton has been the loudest voice in the dispute. As FedEx’s largest Ground contractor – at least until August 26th when…