Unlock the secrets to cost-saving and elevating your customer service through strategic supply chain optimizations and partnerships in this insightful episode of Supply Chain Now. Join hosts Scott W. Luton and Marty Parker as they sit down with industry experts Megan Bowen, Senior Director of Warehousing at Nolan Transportation Group, and David Phillips, Senior Director of Solutions at Transportation Insight. Discover how companies can navigate the complexities of logistics and supply chain management, leveraging continuous analysis, automation, and strategic partnerships to drive innovation and sustainability. Listen in as David shares how his team conducts regular network alignment analysis to achieve efficiency gains and recounts a case where optimizing inventory led to a 15% reduction in supply chain expenses without changing physical locations. Megan underscores the importance of choosing the right warehousing providers and the role of flexibility and scalability in maintaining an agile supply chain. Explore practical strategies for improving outbound shipping, such as consolidation, full truckload hauls, and leveraging warehouse partnerships, and understand why a holistic view of your supply chain is essential for handling disruptions and making informed shipping decisions. This episode is packed with actionable insights for improving supply chain operations, strengthening partnerships, and driving business success.…

In an era where artificial intelligence dominates boardroom conversations, global supply chain leaders face a new challenge: separating hype from real, scalable value. As AI becomes an essential part of the enterprise toolkit, organizations are racing to implement it not just for efficiency, but also for empowering teams, making better decisions, and transforming entire value chains. In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Scott Luton sits down with Anouk Schoenmakers, Managing Partner Consulting Solutions at Bluecrux, and Joy Taylor, Managing Director at alliantConsulting, to explore how organizations can move beyond the AI buzz and create meaningful, people-centered transformation across the value chain. Together, they unpack how supply chain leaders can use AI not as a shiny object, but as an enabler of better, faster, and more confident decision-making. Anouk shares why decision intelligence is now a survival skill for modern businesses, and how companies can build the agility and mindset needed to thrive amid constant disruption. Joy offers her perspective on change management and the human side of digital transformation, explaining why technology alone isn’t enough without trust, transparency, and a people-first culture. From decoupling data and decision flows to scaling AI adoption through trust and clarity, they explore actionable…