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Supply Chain Now Episode 382

From his home base in Singapore, Radu Palamariu with Alcott Global is heavily involved in several of the company’s business lines, including executive search, content creation, and digital events. The fact that he usually works with supply chain senior directors and above provides him with a unique top-down look at the current supply chain market.

Supply Chain Now Episode 383

Mondelez International owns some of the best-loved snack brands in the world, including Oreos, Cadbury, Trident, Ritz, and BelVita. As a B2C company, they are naturally focused on the values that are most important to their consumers – like sustainability.

Supply Chain Now Episode 386

How far has the digital supply chain advanced? Whether you should rip-and-replace your legacy solutions or continue customizing them (or possibly a third solution)

Supply Chain Now Episode 393

The Clorox Company is a $6.3 Billion multinational company. They have associates in 25 different countries and distribute their products in a hundred different countries. Most people – especially in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic – are familiar with the Clorox brand, but the company also owns Burt’s bees, Brita water filters, Glad bags, Hidden Valley Ranch, Fresh Step cat litter, Kingsford charcoal, and a variety of other international brands.

Supply Chain Now Episode 395

Despite the expansion of technology, a significant portion of work is still done manually, often using spreadsheets. Not only is that slow and inefficient, it opens the door to unacceptably high levels of risk – even under the best working conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn stark comparisons between the firms that were able to pivot (and pivot back) and those that fell victim to their lack of investment in technology.

Supply Chain Now Episode 396

In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Scott and Greg share the Supply Chain Buzz- the top stories in supply chain for the week. They are also joined by featured guest, Tevon Taylor, with FedEx Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Now Episode 398

Although it did not receive much attention, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) officially went into force on July 1, 2020. USMCA replaces NAFTA, which went into effect in 1994. A lot has changed since then, and the USMCA reflects new developments such as the role of intellectual property and digital trade.

Supply Chain Now Episode 400

“15 months ago, you had to still explain to people what supply chain was. We used to say things like, “Supply chain now has a seat at the table, but it was really still a bit of a seat at the kiddie table,” and now it’s near the head of the table. It really is.”