Digital Transformers

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 was a Digital Transformers edition, so Scott Luton was joined by fellow host Kevin L. Jackson, a multi-time bestselling author who has been recognized as a Top 5G Influencer and a Top 50 Global Digital Transformation Thought Leader.

In this session, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott and Kevin discussed:

• The cyber risk-related downside of the impressive connectivity leveraged by today’s most mature and sophisticated supply chains

• Walmart’s recent acquisition of Alert Innovation, an eGrocery automation firm that makes customized inventory handling technology to increase the efficiency of order picking

• The important first steps IBM is taking towards “continuous intelligence planning” (CIP) which integrates business planning with continuous and collaborative planning using the augmented capabilities of artificial intelligence

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Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

2022 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- A New Paradigm Of Resilience: Protect Against The Next Supply Chain Crisis: https://bit.ly/3KSYdJg

WEBINAR- Undermanaged Spend Categories: How GPOs Can Help Mitigate Your Risks: https://bit.ly/3SM5WeK

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton, Kelly Barner, and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-1005

As SAP and IBM reach 50 years of partnership, Kevin L. Jackson is celebrating with IBM's Stacy Short by diving into how both companies work together to help customers on their digital transformation journey. Tune in to hear more about building technology roadmaps, business transformation as a service, closing the gap between sustainability strategy and results, how the value of data is reshaping industry objectives and more.

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Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

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This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at https://supplychainnow.com/better-together-50-years-partnership-sap-ibm-dt36

The Digital Transformers Edition Buzz is on for September 19th, and this week, the crew is focused on all things cybersecurity and technology. Join Scott, Greg and Kevin L. Jackson as they chat with SAP's Florian Seebauer about the security and operational challenges stemming from siloization, the limits of rare earth mineral extraction, how technology can help new global supply chains manage increased compliance demands, the impact of vertical integration on automotive logistics and much more.

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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

Download SAP’s whitepaper about transforming product sourcing for highly engineered products: https://bit.ly/3Sk9IMl

Read this blog to learn how product sourcing reins in the complexity of sourcing highly engineered products: https://bit.ly/3UIOM3E

SAP's Strategic Sourcing Solutions: https://bit.ly/3qQgwpc

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

2022 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- There’s a Better Way to Pay: Procure to Pay in the New Abnormal: https://bit.ly/3cXFD6a

WEBINAR- Top Three Ways to Control Delivery Costs in Challenging Times: https://bit.ly/3qgefU5

WEBINAR- Beyond One Number Forecasts: Why a Probabilistic Approach is Better to Manage Uncertainty: https://bit.ly/3cQAzAB

WEBINAR- A New Paradigm Of Resilience: Protect Against The Next Supply Chain Crisis: https://bit.ly/3KSYdJg

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-digital-transformers-sap-990

Who's leading the way in edge computing? The answer might surprise you (it's manufacturing). In this episode, AT&T Head of Evangelism Theresa Lanowitz joins Kevin L. Jackson to discuss how the manufacturing industry is embracing edge computing, and what that means for both their operational models and cybersecurity practices moving forward. Tune in to hear Theresa's thoughts on the traditional friction between IT and OT (and why it has to end), the rise of zero trust and SASE, and more.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/edge-computing-security-manufacturing-dt34

You've heard of SaaS, but what about SCaaS? Are we headed toward a future filled with outsourced supply chains? There's one way to find out: the Supply Chain Buzz: Digital Transformers edition! Tune in as Scott, Greg, and Kevin L. Jackson peer into the digital future to discuss how collaborative relationships will determine the success of digitally enabled services, emerging trends in digital supply chain, and how recent disruptions have accelerated innovation through technologies like robotics and blockchain.

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 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- Key Elements to a Successful WMS Lifecycle: https://bit.ly/3Q3F2O6

WEBINAR- How to Operationalize Supply Chain Resilience to Create Value in the Supply Chain: https://bit.ly/3QI6OjM

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-digital-transformers-965

It's always inspiring to hear from a true innovator, but how about three? In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson sits down with three technology leaders re-imagining the citizen experience, one application at a time. Tune in to hear from Dr. Camille Jones, Eric Adolphe, and Josh Pendrick as they discuss a new government app called EMMA (Electronic Mobile Medical Application), geospatial technology, robotic process automation (RPA), what this all means for the 2030 U.S. Census and more.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/transforming-citizen-experience-dt32

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, Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson welcomed Ellen Patridge from 6 River Systems. She shared her insights on the inventory complexities still facing retailers, and what they are trying do to guard their bottom line without failing to serve their customers’ changing demand.

This week’s news stories include:

• Evidence that suggests American Eagle is not just a supply chain leader, but that they are closely connected to consumer sentiment as well

• The significance of Panasonic’s new electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Kansas

• New technologies being applied to perfect the operation of checkout free convenience stores

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now

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How to Solve 3 Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/39XuYHc

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

Post-COVID Strategies for Working Capital Survey: https://bit.ly/3yglyQj

WEBINAR- 3 ways to stay afloat through the supply chain crisis: A distributor’s story:  https://bit.ly/3uaUBeC

WEBINAR: Sustainability and Profitability: The ripple effect of shipping less air https://bit.ly/3A87xFM

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-6-river-systems-945

On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived at the 1861 Customs House in Galveston, TX as part of his tour to command troops sent to enforce the emancipation of enslaved peoples in the United States. Now, that same courthouse is set to continue the charge toward freedom for all. In this episode, join Kevin L. Jackson and Scott as they discuss plans for the new June Nineteenth Museum, dedicated to honoring this important moment in history and ending modern slavery and human trafficking, with former Galveston Assistant City Manager Douglas Matthews and Hope4Justice CEO Tim Nelson.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

Hope for Justice:   https://hopeforjustice.org

June 19th Museum: https://june19museum.com/

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/digital-transformers-special-juneteenth-modern-slavery-dt30

Plenty of exciting new technologies are paving the way for the future of supply chain, from next-gen cobots to metaverse-based commerce (and hopefully fewer celebrity-obsessed founders). Equally important is honoring the past, something Kevin L. Jackson is championing through his leadership of the forthcoming Juneteenth Museum. Tune in for this week's Digital Transformers edition of the Buzz to review the headlines of the day and get more information about this exciting new initiative.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now

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/

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-digital-transformers-edition-926

The pandemic brought telemedicine center stage, and with it, a whole new set of privacy and security concerns for healthcare and network providers. Luckily, Kevin L. Jackson is on the case. In this episode, he chats with AT&T Business Assistant Vice President of Channel Marketing Industry Solutions Clara Hustad to discuss how cybersecurity concerns are changing in the healthcare space, what medical providers should expect of their network providers and how the two can work together in a shared responsibility model to reap the speed and low latency benefits of #5G while keeping both network and end points protected from growing ransomware attacks. And don't miss their recap of the latest AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report on Healthcare for key findings and takeaways.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/cybersecurity-modern-healthcare-network-att-business-DT28