The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured Mark Holmes, InterSystems’ Senior Advisor of Supply Chain. His 25+ years of experience in consulting, manufacturing operations, and software development allow him to help manufacturers, re...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 1090
Ongoing supply chain disruptions have not only made product shortages and delivery delays the norm, but they have also exposed the internal weaknesses in many companies’ supply chains — especially as it pertains to poor customer communication and transparency. Diana Eagen is the Director of Sales and Order-to-Cash at Esker. She joined hosts Scott Luton and Greg White for a livestream to describe how customer service automation can be utilized by B2B companies to deliver an Amazon-like experience...
Mar 08, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1089
There are plenty of things to prevent corporate supply chain executives from getting a good night’s sleep. Challenges like inflation and ESG initiatives are regularly discussed as challenges across industries. But there are a whole host of worries that get far less attention as well, and each of them is enough to cause sleepless nights… let alone all of them in combination. Rick McDonald is the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Clorox. He is responsible for approximately 5,000 people in 23 countries...
Mar 06, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1088
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured Leah Knight, a member of the product marketing and direct spend solutions teams at SAP. Her team is focused on helping companies manage a full end-to-end procurement process for their prod...
Mar 03, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1087
Although the capabilities of technology have changed a lot over the last few decades, corporate mindsets towards it have not. For example, thinking that putting a new system in place will cover all business requirements once and for all is an outdated way of thinking. Technology and digitalization should be seen as a journey, one that will go on as long as a company continues to operate. Lyle Ekdahl is a self-described “recovering enterprise software development executive and technology market a...
Mar 01, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1086
Changes in consumer expectations have increased the pressure brands face to maintain service level commitments. Consumers want in-stock inventory, next-day free shipping and free, no-hassle returns along with excellent customer support. Companies across the globe are feeling the pressure and wondering how they can compete with global big-box ecommerce giants. To stay in the competition, they must ask where and how to automate, making the question not “should we automate?” but “how much should we...
Feb 27, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1085
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured hosts Scott Luton and Greg White. In addition to covering top industry headlines, the team rolled out a new educational segment focused on three key things business leaders need to keep in...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1084
Mike Griswold is the Vice President of Research at Gartner, specializing in retail with a particular focus on forecasting and replenishment. He is responsible for Gartner’s annual Top 25 Supply Chain ranking and joins Supply Chain Now on a monthly basis to discuss the latest in retail supply chains from an analyst’s perspective. The inspiration for this session is music – the best bands, album titles, song lyrics - even the best concert-going experience. But with Mike Griswold in attendance, eve...
Feb 22, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1083
In 2022, U.S. Bank processed $46 billion in freight payments for some of the world’s largest corporations and government agencies. Those payments and the data that accompanies them are analyzed quarterly by Bobby Holland, U.S. Bank vice president and director of Freight Data Solutions and his team. The FPI report includes quarter over quarter, year over year, and full year data and analysis. In Q4, truck freight shipments experienced the largest year-over-year drop in volume since the third quar...
Feb 20, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1082
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson, but not regular co-host Greg White, who was still celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win. The show also featured a special appearance by ...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 1081
Building a modern tech stack isn’t a task – it is a journey. With so much changing outside of companies, it takes real courage to drive digital change internally, especially for companies in the manufacturing space. This interview brings together an all-star panel. Howard Lo has over 20 years of tech leadership experience and is a Vice President at DataON. Todd Jensen is a Field Sales Manager at Intel Corporation. He has worked in the tech industry since 1996 and has spent the last seven years a...
Feb 15, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1080
All supply chains face complexity, but if healthcare supply chains struggle to operate as designed, people’s lives are affected. This not only raises the bar for performance, but it also increases the dedication shown by the many professionals working to support patient care through supply chain operations. Steve Downey is the Chief Supply Chain and Patient Support Services Officer at Cleveland Clinic. His multi-disciplinary team has responsibility for a wide range of activities including sourci...
Feb 13, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1079
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured hosts Scott Luton and Greg White. In addition to taking on some of the hottest topics in business and supply chain, Greg offered up his thoughts on the Kansas City Chiefs’ likely performan...
Feb 10, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 1078
Everyone depends upon the grocery retail supply chain, and yet, few people have any idea how complex and sophisticated they are, at least until something goes wrong. Over the last three years, consumers have felt the impact of product shortages and skyrocketing prices. Eggs have received especially intense focus, with prices increasing 60% in 2022. Errol Schweizer has over 25 years of experience in the food industry. He has worked as the VP of Grocery at a major national retailer and has been a ...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 1077
Some of the Supply Chain Now’s teams favorite episodes are conversations featuring longtime friends who have achieved amazing things in their personal and professional lives. This episode features one of those special colleagues, Mark Preston, Founder and CEO of Lean Applications. Mark is a published author, a continuous improvement guru, and a sought-after keynote speaker. He has been driving positive change in manufacturing and sales environments for over 30 years, impacting people and organiz...
Feb 06, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1076
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured Scott Luton, Sophia Rivas Herrera, host of Supply Chain Now in Español, and Enrique Alvarez, host of Logistics with Purpose. In addition to talking about some of the top supply chain and b...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1075
There has been an explosion of new supplier diversity programs created over the last few years. While this is an exciting trend that brings new minds and energy to the movement, in some cases it may overshadow programs that have been in place for decades. These companies were committed to connecting with traditionally underrepresented communities long before it was a common practice. Colgate-Palmolive is home to one of these longstanding supplier diversity programs. Now led by Director of Suppli...
Feb 01, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1074
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs are transforming how companies and industries operate, helping them balance short-term business targets with the desire to contribute to bigger picture good. For consumer-facing companies, the challenge is even greater because they need to be bold and hold themselves accountable without diminishing the overall consumer experience. As Vice President of Global Head of Sustainability & ESG at Crocs, Deanna Bratter is responsible for helping t...
Jan 30, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1073
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White marking Chinese New Year in addition to recent news stories. Because Chinese New Year celebrations go on for weeks, they often require special planning ...
Jan 27, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1072
There are many paths to a career in supply chain – and many opportunities that may follow as well. Working in supply chain provides students and professionals alike with the opportunity to develop an operational mindset and develop a project management orientation. Joseph Agresta is an Assistant Professor Professional Practice and the Interim Director M.S Program Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence at Rutgers Business School. In this interview he is joined by two former Rutgers students. Nikki...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 1071
What exactly does the thriving supply chain professional need to succeed? The past few years have been filled with challenges and uncertainties which are expected to impact all areas of the supply chain for years to come. In some cases, resiliency has been achieved with hard work, creativity, and flexibility from supply chain professionals willing to go the extra mile or muscle through with inferior to help serve customers. In this TEKTOK crossover episode, join Karin and guest Beth Morgan for i...
Jan 23, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1070
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White as well as Digital Transformers Host Kevin L. Jackson. In addition to commenting on the latest news stories, they reflected on the meaning of Martin Lut...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 1069
In this episode of the Business Buzz on Supply Chain Now, host Scott Luton discusses the top news in industry including updates on the freight market, the global economy, a look at geopolitical priorities, and a special segment on legendary logistical and civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin. Additional Links & Resources: Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other...
Jan 18, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1068
In order to succeed as a ‘TechFluencer’ in today’s digital society, you have to be plugged into a lot of different trends and markets. From supply chains to consumer electronics, to community building to virtual connections, the landscape is constantly shifting and evolving. Evan Kirstel is a B2B thought leader and technology influencer focused on B2B networking, engagement, and social selling. Rather than just establishing his own expertise and using it to guide others, he is still on a learnin...
Jan 16, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1067
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White kicking off 2023 with a new set of stories and timely business topics. In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audienc...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 1066
As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” And yet, despite the certainty and timelessness of the death care industry, it is a market more primed for disruption than most. Scott Ginsburg is the CEO and Co-Founder of Titan Casket and Joshua Siegel is their COO and Co-Founder. They felt that the process of purchasing a casket was not only broken, but it also provided a subpar experience to people at one of the most challenging mom...
Jan 11, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1065
In this new episode of the Business Buzz, host Scott W. Luton shares the most recent top news stories in industry. Additional Links & Resources: Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/ 2022 Q3 U.S. Bank Fr...
Jan 09, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1064
On this most recent episode of "Good News Now" on Supply Chain Now, your host Scott W. Luton touches on a variety of enlightening, informative & uplifting items: from Seinfeld to future-proofed shipping. He also shares a few programming updates for 2023 when it comes to Supply Chain Now content. Additional Links & Resources: Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and ...
Jan 06, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1063
We all have advice from a trusted source that we carry with us everywhere and always. For Dial P host Kelly Barner, much of that advice came from her dad. In this uniquely personal crossover episode, which first aired on what would be Timothy J. McCarthy’s 71st birthday, Kelly shares the best of his advice so that you can benefit from it too. • Embrace ownership in your life, whether that means learning to ride a bike or admitting to your mistakes. Unless you own your shortcomings, you can’t own...
Jan 04, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1062
Gearing up for greatness in 2023? Tune in to hear some expert tips of the trade from OME Gear Founders Stacey Pierce and Jules Weldon. In this episode, they team up with Scott to share their reflections on developing, launching and scaling a successful product (The Wanderr®). Find out their top advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, from going all in to learning to out-give, along with predictions and plans for the year ahead. There may even be bonus advice ... Additional Links & Resources: Lear...
Jan 02, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1061
