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…
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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Supply chain professionals – Are you still manually manipulating and cleansing your data in outdated spreadsheets?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Stop investing in traditional, outdated data cleanses and large teams of data scientists!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…
How Retailers are Collaborating to Build a More Sustainable Supply Chain Featuring Jon Gold with NRF
Retailers face all sorts of challenges as they move to diversify and future-proof their supply chains to withstand future disruptions. In this episode, Scott and Greg sit down with The National Retail Federation’s Jon Gold to take the pulse on current global supply chain concerns and discuss what retailers need to keep in mind as they take steps to become…
TEKTOK Classic: Industry Titan Art Mesher Unabashedly Unleashed
How often do you get the chance to hear from someone who founded not just a company but an entire industry framework? Well, the opportunity has arrived. In this classic TEKTOK episode, Scott and Karin sat down with Art Mesher, author of the “Three V’s” – visibility, velocity and variability – and member of the Supply Chain Hall of Fame (2016) to revisit how his…
Logistics with Purpose Crossover: Rising to the Occasion and Supporting Ukraine With the Founders of Procure4Peace
If you’re a supply chain professional interested in supporting Ukrainians as the Russia-Ukraine war continues, you don’t want to miss this Logistics with Purpose crossover episode with Procure 4 Peace founders Antti Suorsa, Sammeli Sammalkorpi and Volodymyr Vorobey. Join Enrique and Maureen as they chat with these dynamic change-makers about the…
This Week in Business History for May 31st: 18th Century Supply Chain Disruption- The Boston Port Act
Over the last few years, we have seen ports closed for labor strikes, COVID, and the Ever Given getting stuck sideways in the Suez Canal. Every time a port is closed, it disrupts the flow of materials for a whole region and creates hardships for vast areas and communities that count on that port to supply them with all kinds of things. But can a closed port be a…