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When covering and commenting on the dynamics at play in global supply chains, it is always valuable to understand a person’s background and personal point of view. Both play a role in how they view and discuss complex issues like modern slavery, education, and even communications.

Constantine Limberakis has an MBA and a master’s degree in international relations. He has always been captivated by the innovative dynamics at work in our constantly changing world. What better way to apply his educational background and core interests than to build a career in procurement and supply chain?

In this interview, host Scott Luton gives the Supply Chain Now audience an opportunity to get to know regular guest host Constantine Limberakis a bit better through the top trends he is following:

• The current state of relations between China and the United States, and how geopolitical stability and operational costs are both at stake

• Why continued investment in ESG (environmental, social, and governance) related initiatives is critical to a company’s ability to innovate and succeed long term

• The impact that AI is having on today’s workforce in supply chain and beyond

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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, and it featured hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. In addition to discussing recent news stories, Scott and Kevin shared their favorite business books, including “Chip War” by Chris Miller and “Quitless: The Power of Persistence in Business and Life,” an anthology of insights from some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world - including Kevin L. Jackson!

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

• Why business leaders in the food industry are leaning on digital transformation to enable them to increase accountability, traceability, and visibility in the supply chain

• How supply chain managers are investing in digital transformation to help them reduce risk

• Why it is important to give as much thought to the information in a company's value chain as the physical goods in its material supply chain

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This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-digital-transformers-edition-1158

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defense martial art and combat sport that requires years of study, intense concentration, and physical self-mastery. It is essentially high-level problem-solving, albeit with potentially dire physical consequences. That combination of characteristics means that it is not entirely unlike supply chain management, especially at the industry-leading level.

Jim Brochu, is the General Manager for the supply chain division at Pivotree, a leader in frictionless commerce that designs, builds, and manages digital platforms for over 250 major retail and branded manufacturers globally.

In this video interview, Jim shares his perspective on problem-solving and frictionless commerce with hosts Scott Luton and Constantine Limberakis:

• What the concept of frictionless commerce means, and what it should look and feel like from the customer’s perspective

• Opportunities that exist for companies to (truly) optimize their supply chain operations given what everyone has learned over the last few years

• The role that technology can play in helping supply chain teams reduce friction, improve sustainability, enhance collaboration, and increase visibility

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This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Constantine Limberakis. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/mastering-art-supply-chain-jiu-jitsu-1157

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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 this livestream, Bobby shared six key takeaways from the Q2 2023 report, including a Freight Payment Index first: back-to-back quarters with national quarterly and yearly declines in shipments and spend. As he goes on to point out, everything is relative, but the finding is still a notable one.

In this interview, Bobby was joined by Heather Shilt, Director of Global Logistics at Fortive, to share and discuss the results of the Q2 2023 report with co-hosts Scott Luton and Constantine Limberakis:

• The year-over-year increase in shipments observed in the Southwest, the largest since Q1 2018

• A 27.1 percent drop in year-over-year shipments in the Northeast, the largest on record for any region dating back to Q2 2017

• Why a reduction in port volumes in the West is creating just enough extra capacity to drive spend down

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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 Lee Klaskow, a Senior Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, in addition to regular co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White. Lee specializes in freight transportation and logistics, including global marine shipping, air freight and logistics sectors as well as the North American trucking and railroad industries.

In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Lee, Scott, and Greg discussed:

• The latest news on Yellow’s bankruptcy filing, including how it will impact employees and shippers

• Canadian West Coast port workers’ decision to ratify the second version of a labor agreement, and the two-month container backlog that now awaits them

• Recent data from the Pew Research Center that sheds light on the roles most likely to be affected by adoption of AI

• An early look at expected trends in the coming holiday shopping season from Retail Dive

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Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain ranking was started 19 years ago to celebrate the best supply chains in the world and to raise awareness about the impact a well-run supply chain can have on the overall health and competitiveness of a business. Those companies make news all year long based on their leading practices.

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.

In this episode, Mike discusses recent news stories featuring companies from this year’s top 25 supply chains ranking with co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White:

• How Schneider Electric is supporting its current suppliers by investing in better relationships, contracts, and communication while also doubling down on sourcing

• Steps being taken by McDonald’s in France to reduce waste in their supply chain in real time with the help of RFID technology

• How Colgate-Palmolive is leading the way to a new age of supply chain analytics by investing in talent as well as technology

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With 54 different countries, different cultures, and great diversity, the continent of Africa certainly faces its own unique set of challenges on the global supply chain stage. But with its young population and abundant natural resources, there is also great potential for growth, and supply chain can serve as a catalyst in harnessing these opportunities.

In this third and final episode of our three-part series, Supply Chain Now host Scott Luton wraps up coverage from the 2023 SAPICS Annual Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. In speaking with three more supply chain leaders, Ken Titmuss, Dr. Andrew Brown, and Thobekile Nxumalo, they cover topics from the great supply chain opportunities in Africa, mass customization, improving access to quality medicines, workforce education development, leveraging technology, and so much more.

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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 Allison Giddens. Allison is the co-President at Win-Tech, a veteran-owned, woman-owned small business that specialized in aerospace precision machined parts. When it comes to top trends in manufacturing, she has her finger on the pulse.

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

• The tentative deal between UPS and the Teamsters union which (hopefully) averts a massive labor strike, and what the new terms mean for shippers and consumers

• Bidding farewell to Yellow Freight, a major player in the LTL space, as they declare bankruptcy

• A bill before the U.S. Senate that would boost domestic pharmaceutical production and supply for critical medicines

• Allison’s three key manufacturing trends, and what supply chain professionals need to know about risk management, government regulations, and technology

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Digital innovation is fueling change in supply chains through new trends and transformational technologies. As customer and consumer demands increase, many retailers, brands, and logistics providers are feeling pressure to optimize their operations to navigate greater complexities and competitive landscapes.

Padhu Raman is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Osa Commerce. He has a strong track record of creating and implementing innovative solutions for end-to-end commerce, including eCommerce & supply chain technology, fulfillment automation, back-end management, warehouse robotics adoption, sustainability, finance, and 3PL/4PL operations strategy.

In this livestream-based episode, Padhu explores the importance of putting customers at the heart of supply chain operations with hosts Scott Luton and Greg White:

• How collaborative visibility helps forge strong partnerships between suppliers, logistics providers, and other stakeholders

• Why building end-to-end visibility helps improve risk management and drive innovation

• The benefits and challenges of adopting new technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation

• How digital capabilities can enhance supply chain efficiency, visibility, and resilience— all with the goal of simplification and customer satisfaction

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When you build something that has never been done before, you need clear understanding – and a solid plan – for every level of the supply chain. Stone Distributing, a leading premium beverage wholesaler in southern California, wanted to get their team out of the load building business. They partnered with Zengistics, a technology driven supply chain and logistics partner that provides scalable managed transportation offerings, to break supply chain norms, disrupt the status quo, reimagine the supply chain – and ultimately create a blueprint for repeatable financial success.

Matthew Zimmer is the President of Zengistics and Clint Graflund is the VP of Operations for Stone Distributing. In this livestream-based episode, they joined Scott Luton and Greg White to talk about how this 4PL-Shipper duo broke down industry challenges to pioneer a superior supply chain with Turvo at the heart of it all.

Listen in to learn how they partnered to build:

- Best-in-class supply chains that serve as industry blueprints for innovation and success

- A tech stack based on Turvo’s Collaboration Cloud and TMS, which ticked boxes that were beyond the reach of other industry solutions

- A repeatable 4PL/Shipper model that is quick for new customers to deploy

- Absolute trust and peace of mind in logistics partners to handle the shippers’ most important assets

- 100% visibility and collaboration for everyone in the supply chain

- Transparent costs, profitability, and complete financial analytics

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