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This Week In Supply Chain Now: September 20th – September 24th
Stay up to date on all the latest conversations, interviews, and episodes we released this week here at Supply Chain Now!
On Monday, we started the week off with a special episode of our #SupplyChainCity series Supply Chain Now with Scott Luton and special host Ben Harris. These two chat with Stacey Key, President and CEO of the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, and George Richter, SVP of Supply Chain Management at Cox.
On This Week In Business History, Kelly covers the stories of three unsung heroes who have contributed their knowledge and talents to a few surprising industries.
On Tuesday, we released a classic TEKTOK episode with host Karin Bursa, and featuring Craig Ablin, a supply chain management expert who has spent over 25 years in the industry.
On Wednesday’s episode of Supply Chain Now, Scott welcomes back special guest host Ward Richmond and professional OTR driver and training engineer for Schneider, Kellylynn McLaughlin.
On Thursday, Scott and guest host Tony Sciarotta welcomed Executive Chairman of G2 Reverse Logistics, Herb Shear, in another episode of our Reverse Logistics Series.
On Friday, we published Monday’s Supply Chain Buzz livestream. Scott and Greg welcomed James Malley, the Co-Founder and CEO of Paccurate, to the show to discuss the top news in supply chain.
And to end the week, we released a new episode of Veteran Voices, produced in partnership with Vets2Industry and sponsored by Buyers Meeting Point and Dial P for Procurement. Scott welcomed special guest Tara Holcomb, Supply Chain Risk Manager for ManTech, and Monica Fullerton, Founder and CEO of Spouse-ly, to the show.
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Supply Chain Now’s Guide to Supply Chain Disruptions
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