Supply Chain Now

Most people have a job or a profession, but only a lucky few have a mission. The difference between a job and a mission is that when unexpected things happen and you’re on a mission, you recognize that you are starting the next leg of your journey. Circularity and ESG guide Lorraine Jenks is one of the lucky few.

Lorraine is the Founder and CEO of Hotelstuff/Greenstuff, online non-profit directories of eco-friendly products. She is also a TEDx speaker and a green procurement, supply chain, and circularity specialist. Her professional journey through the sustainability movement has brought her into relationships with Vice President Al Gore, the United Nations, the Environmental Protection Agency, and more. Her personal mission is to find an ecologically friendly version of every product and service in her purchasing manual.

In this session, part of the Supply Chain Leadership Across Africa series, Lorraine joins hosts Scott Luton and Jenny Froome, Chief Operating Officer at SAPICS, to discuss:

• Having conversations about ‘green’ business in the earliest days of the movement

• Why frustration is what gives her the energy she needs to keep pushing forward

• How she connects with people in industries like hospitality, mining, banking, and more to help them understand how to operationalize the principles of sustainability and circularity

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Jenny Froome. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/doing-right-thing-right-reasons-1099

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. The 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, hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White, opens with the guys acknowledging that nearly everyone’s March Madness brackets are now broken – just in time to soothe the pain by celebrating International Whiskey Day.

In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott and Greg discussed some of the week’s top stories:

• A Wall Street Journal report that while ‘green’ freight options are more available than ever, shippers have yet to embrace and pay for them

• Amazon’s ongoing struggle to meet the FAA’s regulatory requirements for their drone delivery program

• Why Footlocker is taking 2023 as a ‘reset year’ and closing mall locations as they explore different concept models and deepen their partnership with Nike

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-sustainability-feasibility-1098

Healthcare supply chain teams can’t allow critical items to go out of stock, and it is not as simple as substituting another brand. While healthcare organizations historically relied upon suppliers much larger than themselves, the pandemic challenged them to mature quickly and pick up best practices from other industries.

Bill Selles is the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Corewell Health, a $14.7 billion not-for-profit integrated health system based in Michigan. Under his leadership, the Corewell Health supply chain team has saved over $100M, centralized their procurement activity, launched a supply chain analytics department, and created a system-level value analysis structure.

In this Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership Series interview, Bill speaks with host Scott Luton about:

• Lessons that healthcare companies learned from supply chains in retail, automotive, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) to make it through the toughest days of the pandemic

• What he sees as the key to all innovation, and why Corewell Health’s commitments to resilience, sustainability, and supplier diversity are important to their overall mission

• How he manages his team and their stakeholders through times of change, balancing the need to move forward with active empathy

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/uniquely-significant-purpose-healthcare-supply-chains-1097

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. The show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!

This week’s edition of The Buzz included hosts Scott Luton and Greg White as well as special guest Delaney White from Deel. As Greg’s daughter, she was on hand to discuss the impact of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and to celebrate his birthday!

In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Delaney, Scott, and Greg discussed some of the week’s top stories:

• Analysis of the good news / bad news from sustainable shoe and apparel company Allbirds, from the exciting introduction of a new plant-based leather to terrible sales results: down 13% year over year, and down 60% in their retail locations

• A quick series of takes: Kroger’s use of driverless vehicles for ‘middle mile’ transport from fulfillment centers to retail locations, PepsiCo’s decision to stop purchasing palm oil from an Indonesia-based supplier based on allegations of human rights abuses, and the feasibility of Canada as a replacement source for rare earth minerals

• The destabilizing impact of the Silicon Valley Bank failure, and the concerns faced by corporate account holders who scrambled to cover payroll

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-1096

With unpredictable market forces likely to continue through 2023, it is time for supply chains to counteract them by acting differently. Moving beyond day-to-day tactics to build long-term goals is an essential approach for any organization that wants to achieve their highest potential financial performance.

Paul Tedford is the CEO of Synergy, an ERP consulting and implementation company, and 30-year industry veteran Shannon Vaillancourt is the Founder and President of RateLinx, a shipping, logistics, and payment platform. In this livestream-based episode, Paul and Shannon share how companies can offset the escalating costs associated with the top 3 negative market variables with better technology integrations.

They offer their advice with Scott Luton, Greg White, and a live Supply Chain Now audience about how to solve for:

• Labor shortages at all levels of the organization, and the teams that are being spread thin because of them

• Inflation costs that in many cases cannot be passed along to customers for fear of losing market share

• Longer lead times for raw goods that make it difficult to plan production schedules efficiently and reliably

• And how to neutralize all of their effects by integrating your TMS and ERP

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

Learn more about RateLinx: https://www.ratelinx.com/multimedia/ratelinx-transportation-management-systems/

RateLinx Success Story: https://www.ratelinx.com/use-cases/fortune-100-saves-millions-annually-with-ratelinx-freight-payment-solution-2/

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/3-supply-chain-pains-solved-ERP-TMS-1095

The Supply Chain Now community is so professionally ambitious that the team regularly fields questions about what people can do to make the most of their career in supply chain management. Who better to ask for input than Mike Griswold?

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 shares his best supply chain career advice with co-hosts Scott Luton and Jenny Froome from SAPICS:

• Making sure you and your current organization are a good fit in terms of work/life balance expectations

• Why a well-managed career often includes a broad collection of behaviors and experiences

• The importance of active connection building inside of your company, and for your team if you are a manager

• Reasons for anyone working in supply chain to encounter as many sub-disciplines as they can

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- 5 Tips for Creating Effective Digital Content: http://bit.ly/3xvkXch

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Jenny Froome. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/4-ways-optimize-supply-chain-career-gartner-1094

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 Digital Transformers edition of The Buzz included hosts Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson, as well as special guest Michael Pytel, co-founder and CTO at Fulfilld. Michael has over 15 years’ experience supporting large enterprise manufacturing and whole distribution organizations. He is passionate about blending the unique strengths of humans and automation – something that came across clearly in this conversation.

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

• Cash flow management advice for tech founders (and investors) in the growing shadow of Silicon Valley Bank

• Why business processes – and not ‘robots’ – might be to blame if your digital transformation or automation project falls short of expectations

• The amazing agility of third-party logistics providers that is taking fulfillment to the next level – despite the products being shipped

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

Learn more about Fulfilld:  www.fulfilld.io

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- 5 Tips for Creating Effective Digital Content: http://bit.ly/3xvkXch

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

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-fulfilld-1093

RPM, an international shipping and logistics company, is carving its own path as a leader in vehicle transportation and specialized freight. The vehicle transport sector has fallen years behind traditional freight management standards with limited automation and visibility.

RPM is leveraging Turvo’s TMS Platform, with its unique collaboration cloud and advanced and modern tech, to connect everyone involved in a shipment for faster, more efficient, automated logistics. In its quest to move the industry forward, RPM is empowering operations leaders and challenging Turvo to help solve supply chain challenges, deliver a superior customer experience, and meet high-growth objectives regardless of market conditions.

In this episode, created with the help of a livestream audience, Luis Pajares, Chief Customer Officer at Turvo, Rick Grubb, Chief Information Officer at RPM, and Brad Janer, Vice President of Customer Operations at RPM, join Scott Luton and Greg White to discuss:

- How RPM’s years of operational excellence combined with Turvo’s leading Collaboration Cloud platform and TMS drive RPM’s massive expansion and revenue growth.

- RPM’s strategy for building a world-class tech stack using a “lego-effect” to integrate best-of-breed solutions and proprietary apps to differentiate their business.

- Why RPM chose Turvo as their technology partner to digitize their complex logistics network and provide 100% visibility to their customers, carriers and business partners.

- What a culture of “we” means to RPM and why it’s central to their success.

- How companies like RPM leverage modern TMS to eliminate communication barriers, both internally and externally, to unlock full collaboration with all supply chain players.

- The benefits of Turvo Academy and guided training in preparing a highly qualified staff that meets customer expectations.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- 5 Tips for Creating Effective Digital Content: http://bit.ly/3xvkXch

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/RPM-accelerates-growth-market-forward-turvo-tms-1092

Although specific goals and challenges vary from company to company and industry to industry, there are also macro trends that all companies are trying to optimize against. How each leadership team chooses to navigate these trends will ultimately determine if they grow their market footprint or start to fall behind the competition.

Rob Schaefer is the VP of Transportation Management Sales at Manhattan Associates and Bryant Smith is their Director of Product Management. They are in regular conversation with customers and decision makers, hearing their thoughts about what issues are the highest priority and which forms of value are the hardest to deliver.

In this conversation, Rob and Bryant join hosts Scott Luton and Greg White discuss three top supply chain trends:

• Labor shortages – what is causing them and how companies are responding

• Operational costs v. service levels – including the analytical capabilities required to keep costs low while keeping customer satisfaction high

• Digitization – which means more things to more people than many of us realize, and ultimately leads to better connectivity and decision making

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- How Bio-Rad is Reimagining its Supply Chain to Boost Customer Service: https://bit.ly/3kbC13V

WEBINAR- 5 Tips for Creating Effective Digital Content: http://bit.ly/3xvkXch

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: How to go beyond S&OP in 2023: http://bit.ly/3ZTfmJ2

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/how-automation-improves-customer-communication-supply-chain-performance-1091

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 Mark Holmes, InterSystems’ Senior Advisor of Supply Chain. His 25+ years of experience in consulting, manufacturing operations, and software development allow him to help manufacturers, retailers, and CPG companies solve their most difficult supply chain issues by breaking down data silos and leveraging modern technologies.

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

• The ongoing challenge of finding a global workforce that can realistically serve as an alternative to China, given their questionable record on human rights

• The complexity of the global energy supply chain, especially with regards to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine

• Shortages and disruptions impacting the food supply chain and how they are humanizing the upside associated with investments in agility and digital transformation

• Why companies need to become increasingly sophisticated in their approach to inventory management while also guarding the customer experience

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO

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

2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- How Bio-Rad is Reimagining its Supply Chain to Boost Customer Service: https://bit.ly/3kbC13V

WEBINAR- 5 Tips for Creating Effective Digital Content: http://bit.ly/3xvkXch

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Agility in an Ever-Changing World: https://bit.ly/41zl0BU

WEBINAR- The Unified Supply Chain – A Platform Approach: http://bit.ly/3EH8fep

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-intersystems-1090