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…
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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…
The Supply Chain Buzz for September 26th with Paccurate CEO and Co-Founder James Malley
It’s a great time to be in supply chain, and what better place to talk about it than The Buzz? Settle in as Scott, Greg and Karin launch into a discussion of today’s top headlines with James Malley, CEO and co-founder of Paccurate. This week, it’s all about finding the right fit, whether that’s through a supply chain seat at the C-suite table at…
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…
An Ounce of Cyber Risk Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure featuring Allison Krache Giddens
According to Checkpoint Research, the second quarter of 2022 was an all-time high for the number of global cyber-attacks reported. They were up by 32 percent over the same time frame just a year earlier. Since we are all subject to cyber risk, whether as supply chain professionals, suppliers, or consumers, we need to…
Is Enterprise Software Ripe for A Reboot? Featuring Erik Bush and Mark Goode
#ERP systems have been around for awhile now, but have they managed to make good on their promised benefits for supply chain planning? As high inventory turnover continues to plague many organizations, Demand Driven Technologies and Nextworld® are joining forces to move supply chain planning and execution forward…
Supply Chain Now Classic: Lab Coats for All- Expanding Access to STEM Careers With Manner Polymers’ Sherrika Sanders
Sure, Sherrika Sanders can whip up a new proprietary stabilizer for her company using her skills as a PhD in chemistry. But she’s also got a deeper purpose to fulfill when it comes to opening doors to greater diversity in STEM. In this Supply Chain Now classic episode, Scott and special cohost Allison Giddens chat with Sherrika about her work founding and managing the…
Why Choose Between Reducing Risk or Optimizing Costs?
As supply chain chaos continues, one of the most difficult challenges for suppliers & manufacturers is identifying strategic sourcing opportunities and across multiple facilities. In addition, organizations have relied on excess inventory as an insurance policy at the expense of opportunities to balance working capital. What if you no longer…