We first met Charu Thomas when she was a student (and aspiring CEO) at Georgia Tech. On this episode of Supply Chain is Boring, Chris sits down with Charu as she shares her story and pick up tips on successfully navigating a college career and starting a business.
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Supply Chain Now – Episode-585
All retailers are currently undergoing a series of major adjustments in response to changing consumer patterns and preferences. From BOPIS to same day store delivery, inventory strategies and supply chain execution are being remade before our eyes.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-453
Through a series of professional twists and turns, Eric Rempel went from studying computer engineering in math in college to industrial engineering, consumer packaging, and – finally – freight brokerage. Fortunately for him, it was a highly entrepreneurial environment, one that gave him plenty of opportunities to learn and innovate.
Eric Rempel, Chief Innovation Officer at Redwood Logistics
Through a series of professional twists and turns, Eric Rempel went from studying computer engineering in math in college to industrial engineering, consumer packaging, and – finally – freight brokerage. Fortunately for him, it was a highly entrepreneurial environment, one that gave him plenty of opportunities to learn and innovate.
Continuing in that spirit, today he is focused using on Redwood Logistics’ serverless platform to solve problems without writing code. The platform can handle data integrations, trading, partner integration, sending data to data warehouses, anything that requires natively moving pieces of information from one system to another.
In this conversation, Eric tells Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton:
· Why it is a good thing when a customer approaches his team with an “absurd” request or goal, especially when you have a great team to throw at the problem
· How communication continues to be a challenge, whether that means human communication or communication between systems
· That doing something for a long time doesn’t automatically make you an innovator or an authority on that subject
Supply Chain Now – Episode-454
There’s been a lot of disruption within the produce and supply chain industry (from COVUD-19), but our people have really stepped up during the pandemic. Our people are showing up every day to make us successful. Patrick Kelly is the Director of Innovation at the International Pineapple Organization.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-456
You almost have to be like an armchair epidemiologist, trying to take in this data and analyze it and figure out where the risks are going to be. It may not be the sexiest of topics, but it is probably the most important for employers that are bringing their folks back. Ashley Kelly, member of the Logistics and Post-Acute Care industry teams at AGG
Supply Chain Now – Episode-459
Every corporate leadership team is simultaneously dealing with macro disruptions and the unique circumstances within their own company’s walls. In this challenging environment, there are three things that all leaders need to know about according to Gartner research: purpose driven organizations, business model transformation, and digital orchestration.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-462
Emma Cosgrove’s career began in Beirut, Lebanon, where she worked for an English-language business journal. From there she spent time as a manager at the busiest Whole Foods in the world, Columbus circle in Manhattan, which introduced her to retail, the food supply chain, and agricultural technology.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-464
There are many routes people take to start a career in supply chain. Sofia Rivas Herrera’s journey started in a class on inventory management at a school that didn’t offer the supply chain courses she wanted to take. So, she made the most of her exchange semester, registering for a full course load of supply chain studies.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-465
Today on this Supply Chain is Boring/Supply Chain Now cross-over, Chris Barnes spoke with Ted Stank, Faculty Director with the University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute to discuss Tennessee / Alabama football and supply chains in the era of Covid-19 and beyond.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-466
In today’s episode of the Supply Chain Buzz, Scott and Greg discuss the top news in Supply Chain for the week of September 28th, 2020.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-467
Supply chains have been a key area of focus since the start of the COVID-19 and resulting shutdowns, sometimes leading to shortages and other times to gluts of product. Because of how interconnected industries and geographies are, and the dependence all of those connections have on supply chains, any number of fields or professions can serve as a great stepping stone into supply chain.
Supply Chain Now – Episode-469
Welcome to TEKTOK powered by Supply Chain Now. Our goal with the TEKTOK Digital Supply Chain Podcast is to help you eliminate the noise and focus on the information and inspiration you need to bring together the DIGITAL and PHYSICAL supply chain to drive more value.