On this week’s Supply Chain Buzz, Scott & Greg welcome Jon Davis, Kara Brown, & Will Haraway to the podcast to talk about this week’s top news in supply chain.
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Supply Chain Now – Episode-438
The ‘TECHquila Sunrise’ Series on Supply Chain Now shares the latest investments, acquisitions, innovations, and glorious implosions in Supply Chain Tech every week. If you are looking for a podcast about ‘so-and-so signed a contract with such and such,’ or ‘they just released version 20 of that same technology you didn’t buy last year,’ this is the wrong podcast for you. But if you are looking for real news and innovation, welcome to the Sunrise.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-439
Media coverage of international trade details is typically reduced to oversimplified news headlines to the point that the actual meaning is lost to the average person. Ensuring that the intended outcomes are represented by and captured in the supporting legal documents is a highly complex and nuanced effort that must be actively managed by lead negotiators from all sides.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-590
Like many other professionals in the field, Peter Bolle didn’t set out to start a career in procurement. He was eager to work for an exciting company, and actually pursued multiple open positions at Air Canada just to get his foot in the door. Once he was in, his critical thinking skills and work ethic took care of the rest and he quickly found himself climbing through the ranks from an entry-level position to ones with increasing responsibility.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-592
Lots of companies have a wealth of data that they plan to do something with ‘someday,’ and Milwaukee Tool was no exception. What makes them different, is the decision they made early in the pandemic to prioritize their ‘someday’ data initiatives and start working on them immediately. Their short-term goal was to make consumption and monitoring trends more available and prescriptive for their planners.
Supply Chain Now en Espanol – Episode-2
In this episode of Supply Chain Now in Spanish powered by Supply Chain Now, Paola Núñez, winner of the national logistics award in Mexico, tells presenters Enrique and Sofía about her career from a sports perspective and how this has helped her in her supply chain and logistics career. Paola has held managerial and senior management positions in large multinational companies such as: INDITEX, CEMEX, VASCOR / APL LOGISTICS, DRISCOLL ‘S, L´ORÉAL and the DANONE group. She is currently the General Manager of Intrabrokerage at Transplace.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-594
Mike Griswold is the Vice President of Research at Gartner, specializing in retail with a particular focus on forecasting and replenishment. He is responsible for Gartner’s annual Top 25 Supply Chain ranking and joins Supply Chain Now on a monthly basis to discuss the latest in retail supply chains from an analyst’s perspective.
Supply Chain Now Episode 370
Every leader has to have a vision, and Jamin’s vision is to become the ‘Ryan Seacrest’ of supply chain, bringing people together, showcasing their abilities, and helping them inspire others. It may not be the vision you expected to hear, but it captures Jamin’s unique perspective and positive energy perfectly.
Supply Chain Now Episode 371
Education is a key ingredient for personal success and upward mobility, and both of the guests in this interview are actively involved in making sure talented young people get the education they want and need.
Supply Chain Now Episode 372
In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Scott and Greg welcome special guest Cathy Morrow-Roberson and share the top stories in supply chain this week.
Supply Chain Now Episode 378
For all the enthusiasm around machine learning and AI, many companies still don’t have a good way to ‘train’ digital agents before investing in and implementing complex, expensive systems. This requires access to a huge volume of data and an iterative training and refinement process: needs that are met by the ‘digital twin,’ or virtual commissioning.
Supply Chain Now Episode 380
What happens to the excess textiles that arrive at charities and thrift shops? Whitehouse and Schapiro buys secondhand textiles and sends them abroad where they can continue to add value to different economies rather than ending up in a landfill – helping the originating charity at the same time.