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Trends Shaping Supply Chain Strategies for 2025

 

In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott W. Luton and Karin Bursa sit down with Mike Griswold from Gartner to dig into some of the biggest challenges and opportunities in the supply chain today.

They discuss what we learned from the 2024 holiday shopping season, the growing problem of returns, and how AI is changing the game when it comes to managing risk. Karin and Mike also share their thoughts on why respect matters more than ever in keeping teams engaged and what supply chain leaders can do to prepare their people for the future.

It’s a conversation packed with practical advice on building stronger, smarter supply chains and staying ahead in a world that’s always changing.

 

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Karin Bursa and produced by Joshua Miranda, 

 

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