As companies continue to try and stabilize after the disruptions of the last two years, industrial space is playing a key role in their response. 73% of all available space in the United States was booked in the first quarter of the year, indicating that the lack of space seen today will either continue or become more acute in the coming months – even as labor shortages…
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Supply Chain Disruption is Job Security for Today’s College Graduates
For those of us already working in business, the conflict in Ukraine, COVID, and warehouse space shortages are three disruptions in what has been a very challenging last few years. But for the students getting ready to graduate from college with degrees in supply chain and management, they combine to equal job security for the foreseeable future…
The Supply Chain Buzz for May 2nd Featuring Kim Winter with Logistics Executive Group & Maureen Woolshlager with Vector Global Logistics
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! Every episode of Supply Chain Now ends with Scott Luton’s customary sign off… do good, give…
Elon Musk Bought Twitter. What Happens Next?
In this week’s Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner answer the question so many of us have been thinking since the news broke on April 25th that Elon Musk and Twitter had come to an agreement to allow the company to be taken private: What happens now? We’ll leave the social and journalistic implications to the pundits, but buying a company as big as Twitter…
Digital Transformers Crossover: Exploring the Future of Work With EonD Co-Founder Marcin Buzanski
You could argue that Marcin Buzanski got to the Future of Work before the rest of us. How? By building a platform of on-demand expertise through his company, EonD, so companies could easily tap into the gig economy and leverage expertise from around the world. Now, he’s helping Ukrainian refugees leverage the platform to find work while ushering in the next…
TEKTOK Classic: Blockchain Basics & 10 Things You Need to Know Now
BLOCKCHAIN could have a transformative impact across supply chains in the coming years. Are you ready? In this classic TEKTOK episode, listen in as Karin covers BLOCKCHAIN BASICS with guest, Kevin L. Jackson. They’ll cover the 10 things you need to know now as you prepare to harness blockchain technology to…
Why Fast Data Integration is Crucial for Supply Chain Resilience
Data is the raw material that makes effective operations possible and determines the growth trajectory a company will follow. That said, the challenges of managing that data are significant – starting with where the data is stored and how it is accessed. If that data remains segmented, it will be impossible to get a full, clear picture of the business. Supply Chain Now’s…
Looking at Risk Up Close, an Interview with Ukrainian Procurement Professional Maryna Trepova
The whole world has experienced unprecedented disruption over the last couple of years, but none of it – not the supply shocks, not the port congestion, not the health concerns – comes close to the conditions experienced by the citizens of Ukraine. Some have left the country while family members remain to fight or attempt to carry on. Entrepreneurs find themselves…
Supply Chain Now Classic: How to Meet New Customer Expectations in a New World of Retail with Lowe’s Donald Frieson
Retail is local — but it’s also home to an increasingly global set of fulfillment and distribution requirements (and challenges). Meanwhile, customer expectations for seamless omnichannel experiences and two-day delivery keep the pressure set on “high.” But good news: in this classic Supply Chain Now episode, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for Lowe’s…
A Conversation with the Late, Great Don Bowersox, Part 1
James R. Stock is a University of South Florida Distinguished University Professor and Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing. He has interviewed many of the greatest minds in transportation logistics, a practice area we call supply chain management today. He shared those interviewed with Chris Barnes to be republished as part of the Supply Chain…
The Supply Chain Buzz for April 25th Featuring Gillan Hawkes with 6 River Systems
The Supply Chain Buzz is on for April 25, and this week, Scott and Greg are joined by 6 River Systems Vice President of Product & Analytics Gillan Hawkes to discuss automation’s hopeful future for businesses big and small. Tune in to hear them talk positive disruption, how to plan for uncertainty, why risk must trump cost and more.
Hey CEOs – Love the One You’re With
In this week’s Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner wonders whether CEOs have to – or even can – love their customers. What does that require from executives and what happens if they are unable to muster such a personal emotion in the workplace? In most B2C companies, but especially in retail, there are some key differences between the ‘typical’ CEO and…