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This Week In Supply Chain Now: May 31st – June 4th

Check out everything that’s been happening at Supply Chain Now! We’re looking back on all the latest conversations, interviews, and episodes right here.

On Monday, we released a special Memorial Day episode of Veteran Voices, hosts Scott W. Luton and Kelly Barner share their own personal messages, including what Memorial Day means to them and a few examples of those incredible individuals that sacrificed it all for others.

On Tuesday, we released 2 new episodes!

On this TEKTOK Classic Episode, host Karin Bursa speaks with Lora Cecere, CEO of Supply Chain Insights and industry trailblazer, about her career journey.

On TECHquila Sunrise, host Greg White continues his conversation with Jack Freeman of PeakSpan Capital, discussing the current investment environment for supply chain tech.

On Wednesday, Dr. Marcell Vollmer with Boston Consulting Group and Jacob Gorm Larsen with Maersk Group joined hosts Kelly Barner and Scott Luton on Dial P for Procurement to discuss digital procurement transformation.

On Thursday, we released this week’s episode of The Supply Chain Buzz, powered by OpenText. In this episode, Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton are joined by Kelly Barner (Host of Dial P for Procurement) to talk about the 2021 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards, which will take place on December 8th.

We ended the week on Friday with 2 episodes!

In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Alex Ramirez, Co-Founder & CEO of  CognitOps, joins our hosts Scott Luton and Greg White to share his thoughts on the importance of grit, the evolution of warehouse management systems – and what it takes to be a successful tech founder.

In this episode of Veteran Voices, produced in partnership with Vets2Industry, host Scott Luton interviews Air Force veteran and Code of Vets Founder, Gretchen Smith.

Which was your favorite episode? Make sure you tune in next week for more great conversation, timely topics, and exceptional guests on Supply Chain Now!

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