Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 76

“Blueprint 2019 – Session 1”

Hosted by Blue Ridge – Learn more here: https://blueridgeglobal.com/

Episode 76 features the distinguished guests Gary Keimach and Haakon Ekrheim.

Gary Keimach serves as Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Pricing Strategy for Martignetti Companies. Martignetti Companies is the leading distributor of wines & spirits in New England and the seventh largest distributor in the United States.

Now in its third generation of ownership by the Martignetti family, the company is firmly committed to enhancing long-term partnerships with customers and suppliers by continuing to invest in personnel, skills and technologies ensuring the highest quality service and brand building capabilities.

In 2018, Keimach oversaw the implementation of Blue Ridge’s supply chain planning solution to align Martignetti’s wine and spirits inventory with anticipated demand from its customers. The solution quickly improved the company’s forecast accuracy, helping buyers make better decisions while also reducing daily average inventory.

In 2019, Food Logistics named Keimach to its 2019 list of Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain. Recipients are profiled in the March 2019 issue of Food Logistics, as well as online at www.foodlogistics.com. Learn more about Martignetti Companies here: https://www.martignetti.com/

Haakon Ekrheim serves as CEO of K. Ekrheim, an Oslo-based, unique grocery wholesaler. The company offers a product range of approximately 23,000 items, which are offered for delivery with only one day’s notice. K. Ekrheim was founded in 1924 and is a 3rd generation, family-owned company.

Connect with Haakon on LinkedIn and learn more about K. Ekrheim here: http://www.ekrheim.no

Episode 76 is hosted by Scott Luton.

Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

SCNR Tunes, Track 1, featuring Tommy Townsend & Will Haraway: click here

APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here

Learn more about Supply Chain 101: https://youtu.be/Qc6U9WWUsYo

See SCNR’s latest webinar featuring an update on Drones & IoT technologies: https://youtu.be/K21zQICAnIg

Georgia Manufacturing Alliance: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/

Blueprint 2019: https://blueridgeglobal.com/blueprint-2019/

AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit

Transparency 2019: https://www.freightwaves.com/transparency19

EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here

Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us