Parcel shippers want to give their customers an ‘Amazon-like’ experience – cheap, fast shipping – but they may not be sure how they can do it affordably or sustainably. An optimized network can achieve all of this, but there’s a LOT to consider. Are they choosing the best location for a distribution center? Are the right products shipping from the right…
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The 10 Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses
Best-in-class warehouses have evolved quickly from mobilization of the operation to automation. Learn the 10 competencies that an advanced warehouse exhibits, and that don’t require massive capital expenditures on robotics or software. Join a brand leader in their niche…
Sustainably Winning Sound Customers for Life Featuring Phil Rich with Sweetwater
Sweetwater sells musical instruments, live sound equipment, and recording equipment for every lever of user – people building multimillion dollar studios, clubs and churches that needs audio, etc. Because e-commerce is their primary sales channel, they have also built up an exceptional team of sales engineers that are trained to do everything from advise…
How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges
Stories of supply chain disruption have dominated the headlines and confirmed that modern supply chains must be built on a more resilient foundation. At the same time, we’re in an age of rapid digital transformation and businesses are all racing to modernize systems to deliver that just-on-time service customers have come to expect…
The Supply Chain Buzz for June 6th Featuring Mike Griswold with Gartner
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, Kelly Barner, Host of Dial P for Procurement, and Greg White welcomed…
Is the WTO Jeopardizing Innovation by Failing to Protect IP?
The innovation we saw play out in the development of multiple COVID-19 vaccines was evidence of the power of modern medicine when combined with the determination of the human spirit. Global collaboration plus investment plus information sharing compressed the time from start to finish from 10-15 years to just one year…
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 episode, Scott and special cohost Allison Giddens chat with Sherrika about her work founding and managing the…
Transforming Healthcare by the Shipment With Liberia Medical Relief Founder Dr. Kevin Strathy
Dr. Kevin Strathy doesn’t just spend his days performing life-changing reconstructive surgery. As the Founder of Liberia Medical Relief, he’s also making sure emerging Liberian clinicians have the training they need to succeed while coordinating medical supply shipment and distribution in the country. Don’t miss the chance to learn more about…
Why Your Technologies are Still Failing You Featuring Christine Barnhart and Melissa Dietz with Verusen
Supply chain professionals – Are you still manually manipulating and cleansing your data in outdated spreadsheets? Have you been burned by large-scale ‘digital transformation’ projects that took two or more years to implement/see any ROI?
Stop investing in traditional, outdated data cleanses and large teams of data scientists! Stop addressing your…
Why You Must Deliver: Bending to Economic Inversions and Withstanding Supply Chain Tech Disruption
All modern supply chains must do one thing: deliver. But with a new upheaval every other week, that single directive keeps supply chain professionals across industries perpetually on their toes. To help make sense of the constant changes impacting global industry, Scott and Greg are breaking down all the latest happenings, from the rise of ESG in…
The Business Buzz for June 3rd, 2022 with Scott W. Luton
In this installment of The Business Buzz on SCN, host Scott W. Luton shares a variety of observations & stories from across the business world – – including many from one of his favorite industries: the manufacturing sector. Scott also touches on a variety of other items, including Pride Month and Juneteenth.
Losing the Plot: Social Mission v. Business Fundamentals
ESG – or environmental, social, and governance – programs are high visibility opportunities for companies to grab headlines, earn goodwill and brand loyalty from consumers, and hopefully make the world a better place. But if not pursued strategically, they can also be a company’s downfall. In this week’s Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner shares the lessons…