Supply Chain Now

Data is the raw material that makes effective operations possible and determines the growth trajectory a company will follow. That said, the challenges of managing that data are significant – starting with where the data is stored and how it is accessed. If that data remains segmented, it will be impossible to get a full, clear picture of the business.

Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton and Greg White recently welcomed Greg Cornette, Director of Corporate Logistics for Flair Packaging, Shannon Vaillancourt, President of RateLinx, and Nate Endicott, SVP of Global Sales, Marketing & Partnerships at RateLinx, to discuss several use cases that illustrate the process of getting and the value of having accurate, complete, and timely data.

In this episode, created in collaboration with a Supply Chain Now livestream audience, Greg, Shannon, and Nate discuss:

• What integrated data means and why it is so crucial to fast, accurate decision making

• Ways that integrated data goes beyond improved decision making to support overall accountability

• The reality that business is not going back to the way it worked before the pandemic, and the technological support that will be required to thrive going forward

Additional Links & Resources:

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

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Book a RateLinx Demo - https://bit.ly/36Ad6R1

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

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

WEBINAR- The 10 Best Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses: https://bit.ly/3vh3MLd

2022 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/fast-data-integration-supply-chain-resilience-ratelinx-889

The whole world has experienced unprecedented disruption over the last couple of years, but none of it – not the supply shocks, not the port congestion, not the health concerns – comes close to the conditions experienced by the citizens of Ukraine. Some have left the country while family members remain to fight or attempt to carry on. Entrepreneurs find themselves in a precarious position, trying to preserve their businesses against an extraordinary backdrop.

Maryna Trepova is a career procurement professional, the CEO and Founder of IPSM. Earlier this year she left Kyiv with her son to escape the conflict. She is now running her procurement consulting business from Portugal, all the while working to stay in contact with family and friends still in Ukraine.

In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Maryna joins Scott Luton and Kelly Barner to share her perspective on:

• The war in Ukraine, how it has affected her life, family, and work

• How she has learned to build trust with various stakeholder groups and use it as a foundation for creating procurement value

• The importance of having actual relationships with suppliers, not just performance metrics positioned as relationships buy the buy-side organization

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/

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

WEBINAR- The 10 Best Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses: https://bit.ly/3vh3MLd

2022 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kelly Barner. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/risk-up-close-interview-ukrainian-procurement-888

Retail is local -- but it's also home to an increasingly global set of fulfillment and distribution requirements (and challenges). Meanwhile, customer expectations for seamless omnichannel experiences and two-day delivery keep the pressure set on "high." But good news: in this classic Supply Chain Now episode, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for Lowe's, Donald Frieson, joins Scott and Greg to cut through the complexity and share the company's inspiring trajectory through pandemic challenges and into a retail future focused squarely on the customer. Learn more about the company's Hometown 100 mission, get great advice if you're an aspiring supply chain professional - and learn more about the dedicated, resourceful and resilient teams making home improvement a reality through thick and thin across the country.

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/

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

WEBINAR- The 10 Best Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses: https://bit.ly/3vh3MLd

2022 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

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-classic-customer-expectations-retail-lowes-887

The Supply Chain Buzz is on for April 25, and this week, Scott and Greg are joined by 6 River Systems Vice President of Product & Analytics Gillan Hawkes to discuss automation's hopeful future for businesses big and small. Tune in to hear them talk positive disruption, how to plan for uncertainty, why risk must trump cost and more.

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

Learn more about 6RS upcoming WERC event: https://bit.ly/3EOG50d

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

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

WEBINAR- The 10 Best Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses: https://bit.ly/3vh3MLd

2022 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

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-6-river-systems-886

When Jules Weldon took her father’s patented design for a beach caddy and quickly lined up a business partner, contract manufacturer, and co-owner, success seemed like it would come quickly. As happens so many times in business, however, the dream quickly turned into a nightmare. But true entrepreneurs know when to pivot, and there was a whole new journey just beginning.

Jules Weldon and Stacey Pierce are the Co-Founders & Co-CEOs at OME Gear, a female-founded and led outdoor gear company based in South Carolina. They took the best of the beach caddy and built up from there. The result was the award-winning Wanderr, a 5-in-1 convertible cart, chair, and cot.

In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Jules and Stacey sit down Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson talk about:

• Their learnings about product design, marketing, and contract manufacturing - what to do and what not to do

• The tough path they have walked as entrepreneurs, discovering who are the right people to work with and who will take advantage of you

• The door-opening power of having the right title and the right experience

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/

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

WEBINAR- The 10 Best Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses: https://bit.ly/3vh3MLd

2022 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/give-people-6-months-crazy-885

In 2021, U.S. Bank processed $37 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.

According to a summary released by U.S. Bank, “Truck freight spending was up 27.5% year-over-year and 1.2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. This marked the fourth consecutive quarter that spending increased for shippers, keeping the total measure at the highest recording in the history of the index.”

In this interview, Bobby is joined by Cathy Morrow-Roberson with Logistics Trends & Insights LLC, to share the results of the on the Q1 2022 report with Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton, interpreting what they may mean for the economy and the shipping industry in the short and longer term.

• The expected ‘dip’ observed in Q1 2022 wasn’t as steel as it could have been, especially given a confluence of supply chain disruptions

• Which regions were hit hardest by the spike of COVID-19 in the first quarter of the year

• The mode shifting observed that may have directed volume away from truckload and less than truckload freight

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/

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

WEBINAR- The 10 Best Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses: https://bit.ly/3vh3MLd

2022 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/analysis-us-bank-q1-freight-payment-index-884

Paul McKinley hops in his semi and starts his deliveries at six---but when he's done is anyone's guess. Loading and unloading is a game of tetris, and it's one he plays to win. Step into the world of professional truck driving as Paul leads Scott on a tour of his truck driving journey from Alabama to the Navy and all the way to Southeastern Freight Lines.

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/

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

WEBINAR- The 10 Best Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses: https://bit.ly/3KkY13j

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/southeastern-freight-883

Why call them the "next" generation of supply chain when they're already making moves and shaping global industry? In this episode, Scott and special co-host Brian Fugate, Chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, introduce the world to three emerging supply chain leaders, undergraduate students Angel De La Cruz Calleros, Megan Formwalt and Spencer Ligon. Tune in as they share their journeys to a top-notch supply chain education, how they're launching their careers, top global issues they're tracking and more.

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/

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/thinking-global-university-arkansas-supply-chain-882

It's the Digital Transformers takeover over the Supply Chain Buzz, and your favorite co-hosts Scott, Kevin and Greg are tackling the pressing issues of supply chain technology. Get the skinny on everything from the need to up-skill workers to the importance of cross-functional teams and the persistence of cost-saving tendencies. And as a bonus, find out from Kevin what the tale of the bedazzled ship can teach you about collaboration moving forward.

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/

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode was 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-881

2022 will be a year of change for shippers. Labor shortages are causing the carriers to struggle to meet capacity demands. Meanwhile, consumer demand for sustainable practices is on the rise. Carriers have always taken a sophisticated approach to determining pricing and routing freight, but the disruptions of the last two years are forcing them to completely recreate their projections – even as labor shortages and spikes in demand for capacity make it hard to establish a baseline.

Caleb Nelson is the Chief Growth Officer at Sifted, a logistics intelligence platform that helps parcel shippers leverage their data to implement the changes necessary in this ever-shifting market.

In this interview, Caleb simplifies the complexity of shipping costs with co-hosts Scott Luton, Greg White, and a Supply Chain Now livestream audience:

• The multitude of challenges being caused by shortages of labor and capacity, how companies are responding, and whether it is jeopardizing their profitability

• The growing pains being felt as companies scramble to build new projections after the disruption of COVID-19

• What all these pressures in combination are going to do to peak seasons – for shippers and carriers

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

The Greener Last Mile: https://bit.ly/3v8Bdyf

Stop Losing Your Profits to Last Mile Delivery: https://bit.ly/3urIM41

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

WEBINAR- How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges: https://bit.ly/3r3Qxel

Check out the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards: https://supplychainprocurementawards.com/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/leverage-data-navigate-changes-sustainable-sifted-880