Supply Chain Now

Are you ready for the Gladis factor? Don't miss this one-of-a-kind chance to gain wisdom and critical insight from a supply chain veteran, lifelong learner and Barbie quality connoisseur. In this popular, classic Supply Chain Now episode, Gladis Araujo, VP of Global Quality, Safety and Regulatory for Mattel, Inc. joins host Scott Luton and special guest co-host Allison Krache Giddens to share her perspective on the importance of lifelong learning, the two key challenges defining the current supply chain landscape, how young professionals can best adapt in the modern era of work, why producing quality toys is a more involved process than you might think - and much more.

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Allison Giddens. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-now-classic-find-supply-chain-superpower-869

It's not easy being the new kid in town---but it's great preparation for a career in supply chain, especially post-2020. Vice President of Global Logistics at Stanley Black & Decker Dennis Flynn knows this all too well, and he has put the adaptive skills he built throughout his itinerant childhood to good use over the past few years, adjusting to new logistics realities and global disruptions. Now, he's sharing his lessons learned in leadership with Scott. Tune in to hear them discuss key macroeconomic factors and shifts in consumer behavior impacting global logistics, as well as four golden nuggets of wisdom for aspiring supply chain leaders.

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

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/four-ways-succeed-supply-chain-stanley-black-decker-868

Respect for other people should exist and be earned on an individual level, but that doesn’t mean differences of opinion and perspective based on things like appearance and gender don’t continue to present challenges.

In this Veteran Voices cross-over episode, we introduce you to the new Veteran Voices host Mary Kate Soliva as she welcomes Mary Bell, the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Team Themis and a Veteran of the United States Navy who joined at age 17. She spent her years in the Navy as a linguist, serving most of her time in Iraq but also being stationed in Africa and Afghanistan.

In this episode the two “MKs” talk about Mary Bell’s 10 years of active duty and 13 years in the reserves:

• Which mentors and officers made the greatest impression on her and how those impressions became the source of lasting change

• The importance of following and maintaining the chain of command no matter what happens, personally or professionally

• Why you can’t take transition advice from someone who hasn’t transitioned from active duty to the reserves or from service to civilian life

Additional Links and Information:

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

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

Learn more about Veteran Voices: https://supplychainnow.com/programs/veteran-voices

This episode was hosted by Mary Kate Soliva. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/dont-ever-mistake-kindness-weakness-867

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!

Although it is hard to pull our eyes away from the war in Ukraine, daily business continues to require our constant attention. In this episode of The Buzz, the team covers both. They share their perspective on a number of current news stories and also welcome in a special guest – Maureen Woolshlager, Director of Business Development at Vector Logistics – to talk about her team’s effort to coordinate the donation and transportation of much-needed goods to Ukraine.

In this session, created in collaboration with a live digital audience, Scott, Greg, and guest host Karin Bursa from Tek Tok, discuss:

• The current good news, bad news situation with fuel prices in the U.S.

• How the omnichannel trend, created and matured in retail, is now starting to appear in B2B supply chains

• Why, even with large organizations like the Federal government and Red Cross mobilizing to help the people of Ukraine, there are still ways to help

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Greg White, and Karin Bursa. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-866

Take all the modern challenges of the supply chain, then throw them into the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country, and you've got Alex McGuire's job. In this episode, Scott and special co-host Allison Giddens of Win-Tech chat with Alex about the unique demands involved in supporting the global supply chain needs of government missions. You'll also get his take on the importance of strong supplier relationships, risk mitigation, automation, 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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Allison Giddens. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychiannow.com/serving-governmental-supply-chain-needs-general-dynamics-information-technology-865

In today’s fast-paced world, companies are challenged by hard-to-identify demand signals, increasing numbers of SKUs, longer lead times, global sourcing, less reliable forecasts, and decreasing customer tolerance.

Despite the billions of dollars invested in ERP systems over the last 25 years, statistics from the Federal Reserve indicate that the inventory turnover rates of US manufacturers are the same today as they were two and a half decades ago. So, we can send people into space with iPads, but we can’t improve the most basic inventory metric?

Erik Bush is the CEO of Demand Driven Technologies, first and most widely deployed DDMRP compliant supply chain software solution. Erik has lead the rapid growth of DD Tech since its inception, leveraging his experience with driving value for clients in manufacturing and distribution.

In this livestream-based episode, Erik joins co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White to talk about:

• The planning challenges faced by companies trying to get ahead in a ‘VUCA’ world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous)

• Why leading manufacturers like Michelin and Coca Cola Beverages Africa are turning to Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP) to optimize their supply chain management

• How supply chain leaders can challenge the status quo by fusing together the relevant aspects of conventional MRP with the pull-based approaches of Lean and TOC

Additional LInks and Resouces:

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

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

Demand Driven Technologies Global Conference 2022: https://bit.ly/37Ugwyi

Demand Driven Technologies Resource Center: https://demanddriventech.com/resources/

Global Upstate Conference on International Business and Foreign Affairs: https://upstateinternational.org/global-upstate-conference/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/overcoming-unfilled-promises-traditional-MRP-demand-driven-tech-864

• How companies use their supply chains can either be the key to their success or the starting point to their downfall. But like so many other corporate initiatives, leaders have to recognize the potential of and invest in the futures of the people in the supply chain as much as the chain itself.

Jason MacIver is the Vice President of Services Procurement at Dell Technologies and one of the many great new connections the Supply Chain Now team made at the Reverse Logistics Association annual conference in Las Vegas. His team touches every line of business Dell has, and they regularly get the opportunity to impact the customer experience and corporate sustainability as well.

In this episode, Jason speaks with host Scott Luton about:

• How he is trying to upskill his team to be able to take advantage of the benefits of ‘hyper automation’

• Using data science to build up the level of transparency provided to Dell customers

• Why talent is going to be the advantage that ‘Wins the West’

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

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

Meet with 6 River Systems at Modex: https://bit.ly/3tkmcsa

Join 6 River Systems' interactive site tour at Verte on March 30th: https://bit.ly/3vl0d7k

Global Upstate Conference on International Business and Foreign Affairs: https://upstateinternational.org/global-upstate-conference/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/you-cant-good-supply-chain-leadership-dell-863

Are you an undergraduate student in search of a major? A supply chain executive who has always wondered what it would be like to teach? Then tune in as Scott sits down with College of Charleston Adjunct Professor and retired AT&T Executive Keith Connolly to discuss his career trajectory and approach to leading the next generation of supply chain professionals. Plus, you'll hear from two such budding professionals, Madison Buchter and Elizabeth Petner, as they share their perspectives on emerging trends and challenges, including the move to cloud, the evolution of delivery systems and more.

Additional Links and 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

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

Meet with 6 River Systems at Modex: https://bit.ly/3tkmcsa

Join 6 River Systems' interactive site tour at Verte on March 30th: https://bit.ly/3vl0d7k

Global Upstate Conference on International Business and Foreign Affairs: https://upstateinternational.org/global-upstate-conference/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychiannow.com/lessons-supply-chain-862

Are robots the enemy or the answer to labor shortages and warehousing challenges? There's no better opportunity than the Buzz to hash out the promise of automation, and no better guest than 6 River Systems' Matt Fitzgerald to offer insight. Plus, you can count on Scott and Greg for the latest headlines of the day including port updates, new government initiatives, Starbucks cups, and more.

Additional Links and 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

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

Meet with 6 River Systems at Modex: https://bit.ly/3tkmcsa

Join 6 River Systems' interactive site tour at Verte on March 30th: https://bit.ly/3vl0d7k

Global Upstate Conference on International Business and Foreign Affairs: https://upstateinternational.org/global-upstate-conference/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychiannow.com/supply-chain-buzz-6-river-systems-861

Having data is table stakes. But can you find it? Make it consumable? Use it as a predictive mechanism? In this episode, Scott and Greg sit down with UPS Vice President of Engineering and Strategy Jill O'Dell to discuss the three steps you can take to unlock the business value of your data. Tune in as Scott and Greg chat with Jill about how companies can leverage their data as a predictive mechanism while gaining sharper insights, better inventory controls, reduced costs, and more.

Additional Links and 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

2022 UPS Supply Chain Virtual Connect: https://bit.ly/3KJhgEy

UPS Supply Chain Solutions Email Center: https://gffsolutions.ups.com/SCS-Email-Subscription-2.html

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

Global Upstate Conference on International Business and Foreign Affairs: https://upstateinternational.org/global-upstate-conference/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychiannow.com/how-leverage-data-drive-decision-making-ups-global-freight-forwarding-860