Supply Chain Now

"The Buzz: Logistics Hiring Explosion, Last-Mile Delivery in China, Amazon Workforce Concerns, & More"

The Supply Chain Buzz Series

Supply Chain Now, Episode 278

Sponsored by The Effective Syndicate- www.TheEffectiveSyndicate.com

This episode features Scott Luton as he discusses the top stories in supply chain in 15 minutes or less! Scott W. Luton is the founder & CEO of Supply Chain Now. He has worked extensively in the end-to-end Supply Chain industry for more than 15 years, appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Dice and Quality Progress Magazine. Scott was named a 2019 Pro to Know in Supply Chain by Supply & Demand Executive. He founded the 2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards and also served on the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit Executive Committee. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential. A Veteran of the United States Air Force, Scott volunteers on the Business Pillar for VETLANTA and has served on the boards for APICS Atlanta and the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance. Follow Scott Luton on Twitter at @ScottWLuton and learn more about Supply Chain Now here: www.SupplyChainNowRadio.com

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Ecommerce-Related Logistics Job Growth: https://tinyurl.com/w9xnwvf

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JD.com Deliveries in China: https://tinyurl.com/svj8oq6

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"Leadership Tools and Tricks for All Generations: Elba Pareja-Gallagher with ShowMe50"

Supply Chain Now Episode 277

This episode features Elba Pareja-Gallagher. Elba is a finance and strategy professional with 20+ years of experience at UPS. She’s held roles in Finance, Investor Relations, Marketing and Strategy. Today she’s part of a Business Intelligence and Analytics team, reporting on the $40B+ US Domestic business unit. During her leadership as chair, the UPS Hispanic Business Resource Group was recognized as the #1 Hispanic Employee Resource Group by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Latina Style Magazine. Elba has published several thought leadership blogs for UPS Longitudes. Read them here and here.

Elba is also the founder of the 501(c)(3) social impact organization ShowMe50.org, which she started out of frustration over the lack of women leaders and the slow adoption of talent management transparency and bias controls. The non-profit’s vision is to achieve 50% women in senior leadership positions across America by influencing change in workplace cultures and talent management practices through high-impact action kits. ShowMe50 is a Global Lean In Regional Leader, partnering with Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In movement to help women advance their careers and break down the barriers women face at work.

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"Supply Chain Today & Tomorrow with Mike Griswold: How to Win in the Turns”

Supply Chain Now, Episode 276

This is the newest episode in our "Supply Chain Today & Tomorrow" Series with Mike Griswold, VP Analyst with Gartner. Mike serves as Vice President Analyst with Gartner’s Consumer Value Chain team, focusing on the retail supply chain. He is responsible for assisting supply leaders in understanding and implementing demand-driven supply chain principles that improve the performance of their supply chain. Mr. Griswold joined Gartner through the company’s acquisition of AMR. Previous roles include helping line-of-business users align corporate strategy with their supply chain process and technology initiatives. One recent study published by a team of Gartner analysts, including Mike Griswold is Retail Supply Chain Outlook 2019: Elevating the Consumer’s Shopping Experience. Mr. Griswold holds a BS in Business Management from Canisius College and an MBA from the Whittemore School of Business & Economics at the University of New Hampshire. Learn more about Gartner here: www.gartner.com

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Coronavirus Impact on Supply Chain Operations: https://tinyurl.com/wfgqtpv

2020 AIAG Supply Chain Summit: https://www.aiag.org/store/events/details?EventCode=E20SUPPLY

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"The State of the #SupplyChainCity: An Interview with Ben Harris of the Metro Atlanta Chamber”

Supply Chain Now, Episode 275

This episode features Ben Harris and Will Haraway. Ben Harris is Director of Supply Chain Ecosystem Expansion for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Ben comes to the Metro Atlanta Chamber after serving as Senior Manager, Market Development for Manhattan Associates. There, Ben was responsible for developing Manhattan’s sales pipeline and overall Americas supply chain marketing strategy. Ben oversaw market positioning, messaging and campaign execution to build awareness and drive new pipeline growth. Prior to joining Manhattan, Ben spent four years with the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Center of Innovation for Logistics where he played a key role in establishing the Center as a go-to industry resource for information, support, partnership building, and investment development. Additionally, he became a key SME for all logistics and supply chain-focused projects. Ben began his career at Page International, Inc. where he drove continuous improvement in complex global supply chain operations for a wide variety of businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Learn more about the Metro Atlanta Chamber here: www.metroatlantachamber.com

Will Haraway is Founder & Lead Evangelist at Backbeat Marketing. Will has 20 years of executive experience in B2B Technology Marketing. Will is a certified analyst relations practitioner by the Knowledge Capital Group and has helped companies including Manhattan Associates, Aptos, Atlantix Global Systems, American Software and Rubicon Global improve their brand reputations with marketing results that help increase sales. Will also serves as a member of the APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board. Learn more about Backbeat Marketing here: www.backbeatmarketing.com

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" Freight Forward & Beyond- Amazon, UPS & FedEx: Who Makes it to the Top?"

Supply Chain Now, Episode 274

This episode featured Cathy Roberson. Cathy began her career as a librarian working in libraries in North & South Carolina and in Georgia. However, during the first wave of e-commerce startups, Cathy accepted a position at an e-commerce consulting startup working on such projects as the first internet bank and providing strategic analysis on other projects. After a couple of years, Cathy moved on to UPS where she was part of the team that created UPS Supply Chain Solutions. Cathy was responsible for logistics research and analysis including competitive and market analysis and more. With eleven years of UPS experience, Cathy returned to the consulting world, first working with a British-based firm and then launching her own business in 2015, Logistics Trends & Insights LLC, a supply chain market research and consulting firm.

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This episode was hosted by Greg White and Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our dedicated show page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-274

"SOBs, Never Grow Up, Yesterday's Tomorrows, YOLO & More:

An Interview with Dr. Benn Konsynski"

The “Supply Chain is Boring” Series

Supply Chain Now, Episode 273

This episode is the first in our new "Supply Chain is Boring" Series. This episode features Dr. Benn Konsynski. Benn R. Konsynski arrived at Goizueta Business School following six years on the faculty at the Harvard Business School where he taught in the MBA program and several executive programs. Prior to arriving at HBS, he was a professor at the University of Arizona where he was a co-founder of the university's multi-million dollar group decision support laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University. He has published in such diverse journals as Communications of the ACM, Harvard Business Review, IEEE Transactions on Communications, MIS Quarterly, Journal of MIS, Data Communications, Decision Sciences, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems, and IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Learn more: https://goizueta.emory.edu/faculty/profiles/benn-konsynski

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"Supply Chain Now Special Report: Coronavirus Update & Global Supply Chain Implications"

Supply Chain Now, Episode 272

This special episode features Tim Yu and Mirko Woitzik. Tim Yu currently resides in Singapore and leads the coverage on international trade, customs, and regulatory policies impacting business operations focusing on the APAC region for multinational clients from the tech, energy and chemicals, automotive and aerospace, retail, consumer, and life sciences and healthcare sectors. Tim publishes special reports and articles on key issues affecting global supply chains including the U.S.-China trade war, the impact of Japan-South Korea export controls on the semiconductor industry, and Chinese environmental and industrial safety policies.

Mirko Woitzik currently resides in Belgium and works for Resilience360 as a Risk Intelligence Manager for the EMEA region. He graduated with a Master’s in International Relations from the College of Europe with a scholarship from the German government. Afterwards, Mirko studied and worked as a consultant in regulatory affairs in China for three years. He is fluent in five languages, including Chinese, French, English, Italian and German. At R360, Mirko Leverages his global supply chain risk expertise within the automotive and pharmaceutical industries.

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"Analysis of Q4 2019 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index"

Supply Chain Now, Episode 271

This episode features Bobby Holland and Michelle Livingstone. Bobby Holland is responsible for the Freight Data Solutions team at U.S. Bank. Bobby has over 36 years of broad-based data processing, software engineering and consulting experience. He has leadership in multiple industries including insurance, large-scale billing, customer care services and banking. His specialties include systems integration, enterprise applications architecture, agile methodology, DevOps practice, systems engineering, object-oriented development, analytics, and product and project management. Bobby’s current focus is in analytics and data-related product management for the freight industry. Bobby holds a degree in Computer Science from Metropolitan State University.

Michelle Livingstone joined The Home Depot in 2007 as Vice President -Transportation, and is responsible for the movement of domestic and international shipments into and within The Home Depot‘s multi-channel supply chain to support 2,200 stores. Prior to joining The Home Depot, Michelle served in leadership positions at Kraft Foods, JC Penney and C & S Wholesale Grocers. She has been active throughout the industry and serves on the boards of the Transportation Institute of the University of Denver, Indiana University Transportation Executive Board, and the Coalition for Responsible Transportation. Strongly committed to advancing women’s leadership, Michelle was recognized in 2019 with the AWESOME Legendary Leadership Award which acknowledges extraordinary professional excellence and for advancing the changing landscape of women’s supply chain leadership. She also serves on the board of the Network of Executive Women for the Atlanta region and is an AWESOME Advisor. Internally at Home Depot, Michelle has a BS in Business, with a concentration in transportation, from Indiana University and an MBA with high honors from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

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"How Industry Associations Increase Your IQ: Michael Mikitka with WERC."

Supply Chain Now, Episode 270

This episode features Michael Mikitka. Michael is chief executive officer and is responsible for helping WERC live up to the commitment it has made to their members and the industry. Michael and his team work to ensure WERC provides its members with education, research and services to develop them professionally and to improve the performance of logistics within their organizations. WERC is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL. Michael joined WERC in 2000 and served as the senior director of the organization’s flagship annual conference and managed WERC’s network of chapters. In 2009, WERC’s board of directors appointed Michael as CEO.

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"Innovation Trends in the Manufacturing Sector: Aaron Meredith with Point A Center for Supply Chain Innovation"

Supply Chain Now, Episode 269

Today in Manufacturing Series

Exclusively on Supply Chain Now in Partnership with the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance

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This episode features Aaron Meredith and Laura Madajewski. Aaron Meredith is an innovation director at the Point A Center for Supply Chain Innovation, a Georgia-Pacific company. He works with member companies to deliver highly valuable, innovative solutions to complex cross-industry problems in the supply chain. Aaron joined Point A in January 2019 with over 17 years of experience at Georgia-Pacific in areas of manufacturing, business operations, operations excellence, information technology and innovation. Aaron’s prior experience includes stints with both the Mead Corporation and Westvaco. He has lived and worked in 3 different countries, including 2 years as a Peace Corps volunteer. Aaron hold bachelor’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Pulp & Paper Science and Technology from North Carolina State University, and a master’s in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University. When not working, Aaron enjoys international travel with his family and all things sports. Go Braves!

Laura Madajewski is a Principal at HLB Gross Collins, P.C. She leads the Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply Chain Practice as well as the ERISA Plans Practice at the firm. Laura serves privately held clients domestically and internationally as a trusted advisor, and works diligently to facilitate positive changes and growth for her clients’ operations through strategic planning, strengthening management and governance, and enhancing controls. She is a regular presenter and published author on various topics in her specialty service areas.

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