Supply Chain Now

SCNR broadcasts live from Jump Start 19, Hosted by SMC3.

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Featured guest Dr. Manjeet Singh serves as Research Director for DHL Supply Chain. In this role, he’s currently working on a variety of projects including: the development of warehouse improvement plug-in software called I.D.E.A.; the development of a Freight Optimization Tool which minimizes the ship spend by optimal division of routes; and Manjeet is working with the Global IT team on development of ad-hoc warehousing improvement tools. Connect with Dr. Manjeet Singh on LinkedIn and learn more about DHL here: http://www.dhl.com/en.html

Hosted by Will Haraway and Scott Luton

SCNR broadcasts live from Jump Start 19, Hosted by SMC3.

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Featured guest Bob Farrell serves as Executive Chairman at GlobalTranz. Bob has 30+ years of experience and a proven track record of building high-growth software and technology-driven companies. Prior to GlobalTranz, Bob served as president and CEO of Kewill, a global leader in multimodal transportation management software. Prior to Kewill, Bob served as president and CEO of EDGAR Online, a leading global provider of XBRL software, services and data that was acquired by RR Donnelley & Sons (NASDAQ: RRD) in August of 2012. His role at EDGAR Online was preceded by his time as Chairman and CEO of Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) enterprise software and solutions that was acquired by Open Text (NASDAQ: OTEX) in February of 2011. Farrell also served as President of Mercator Software, a provider of enterprise application integration solutions; COO at LeadingSide, a global provider of unstructured data solutions; and held executive management positions at Computer Horizons Corp., a provider of IT services and solutions. Additionally, Bob is currently a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity focusing on investments in technology-enabled service companies. He also currently serves on the board of Billtrust, the premier provider of payment cycle management solutions; and Kitchen Brains, a pioneer and global leader in the development and deployment of integrated, end-to-end, wireless M2M networking solutions and SaaS applications for the commercial kitchen/food service industry. Previously, he served on the Board of FolioDynamix, an award-winning SaaS provider of investment management programs and wealth management platform solutions to financial services organizations that was acquired by Actua (NASDAQ: ACTA) in November of 2014; and on the Board of I.D. Systems (NASDAQ: IDSY), a leading global provider of wireless solutions. Learn more about GlobalTranz at www.globaltranz.com

Hosted by Chris Barnes, Ben Harris, and Scott Luton

SCNR broadcasts live from Jump Start 19, Hosted by SMC3.

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Featured guest Lance Healy is the Chief Innovation Officer of Banyan Technology, as well as one of its founders. Lance is responsible for strategic partnerships as well as directing the next innovations Banyan will introduce to the market. As Banyan’s initial user, Lance served in many roles during the organization’s formation and growth including sales to implementation and support. Lance brings more than 15 years of experience in doing hundreds of client implementations. Lance holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University. Learn more about Banyan Technology here: https://www.banyantechnology.com/

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SCNR broadcasts live from Jump Start 19, Hosted by SMC3.

Learn more: www.SMC3.com

Featured guests included-

Brian Thompson serves as chief commercial officer of SMC³, where he oversees the sales, marketing and industry education departments. Before joining SMC³, Thompson worked at YRC Worldwide for 17 years, most recently serving as vice president of pricing and yield management.

Joe Tillman is Chief Operating Office of LogisticsTrainingCenter.com. Joe has over 15 years’ experience in inventory management, transportation, and warehousing.

Hosted by Will Haraway and Scott Luton

SCNR interviews a leader within the APICS & ASCM communities: Mr. Manohar Menon. Recorded live at the APICS Top 50 Chapters Symposium in January 2019.

Manohar “Mano” Menon serves as President of the APICS Winnipeg Chapter and is a member of the APICS PDC Chapter Development Subcommittee. He has also served as an APICS instructor for 13 years. Professionally, Mano serves as Director of Engineering for Bausch Health Companies. He holds a variety of APICS credentials, including his CPIM, CSCP and CLTD certifications. To learn more about the APICS Winnipeg Chapter, visit their website: https://apics.mb.ca/

SCNR presents “Finding Your Heroes: Supply Chain Talent Development in Your Organization”

Recorded in front of live audience at APICS Top 50 Chapters Symposium in Orlando, FL

Brent Ruth is an accomplished senior supply chain management professional with over 20 years of proven success in roles of increasing responsibility in retail, manufacturing and information technology environments. This experience culminated in leading the successful SAP ERP deployment for the largest, most complex manufacturing campus to date for Caterpillar. One major accomplishment was converting $211M in inventory within 1% of legacy valuation. Through extensive business risk management and preparation, the manufacturing campus was split into 3 autonomous business units that were each able to achieve over 92% supplier performance for 2013 – a year-over-year improvement for all. Brent has more than 20 years of well-rounded operational leadership, tactical planning and execution both domestically and internationally. Brent earned an MBA, APICS CPIM, CSCP and CTL as well as an ASQ/SME LBC industry certification.

Jim Shedlawski CLTD, CPIM is a supply chain management consultant, educator, and coach, specializing in Sales and Operations Planning. He has over thirty years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Joe spent nine years on the APICS Board of Directors and was APICS President in 2007. He’s a member of the Partner Development Committee and Sales and Marketing Subcommittee, and is the Executive Vice President of the Greater North Jersey Chapter of APICS.

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Supply Chain Now Radio interviews Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) at the APICS Top 50 Chapters Symposium

Abe Eshkenazi currently serves as the chief executive officer for ASCM. Prior to joining ASCM, Eshkenazi was the managing director for the Operations Consulting Group of American Express Tax and Business Services.

Eshkenazi has provided business, operational, and compliance consulting services to professional service organizations, associations, and tax-exempt and government organizations. His leadership role included project management, business process redesign, and individual and organizational alignment, including design and implementation of outsource strategies. Eshkenazi has been a frequent speaker on outsourcing, nonprofit mergers, and strategic alliances.

In addition to his CPA, Eshkenazi holds a master of business administration in management from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management; a master of business administration in finance from DePaul University; and a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University. Eshkenazi is also an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), a Certified Healthcare Executive (CHE), and a Certified Association Executive (CAE). Learn more about ASCM here: www.ascm.org

Hosted by Scott Luton and Chris Barnes

Supply Chain Now Radio brought to you by APICS Atlanta and TalentStream.

In this episode, SCNR’s Chris Barnes and Scott Luton recaps APICS Atlanta’s 2018 and discuss a variety of current initiatives & events set for the first half of 2019.

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On episode 34, we were proud to feature the following guests:

Page Siplon serves as CEO of Team One Logistics.

Dave Maddox serves as SVP Sales Supply Chain for nVision Global Technology Solutions, Inc.

Beau Groover is Founder and President of The Effective Syndicate.

Scott W. Luton is founder of Supply Chain Now Radio and also serves as Managing Partner for TalentStream.

Episode 33 of Supply Chain Now Radio features the following guests:

Thomas J. Cunningham, PhD is Senior Vice President and the Chief Economist for the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC). Tom joined MAC in July 2015 following a 30-year career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Will Haraway is Founder & Lead Evangelist at Backbeat Marketing. Will has 20 years of executive experience in B2B Technology Marketing.

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.

Scott W. Luton is the founder of Supply Chain Now Radio and also serves as Managing Partner for TalentStream. 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.