Supply Chain Now

Did you know that there are nearly 20-40 million victims of modern slavery right this very moment? And that human trafficking is a $150 BILLION industry in the USA alone? 

In this special episode of Supply Chain Now, host Scott Luton discusses the travesties of modern slavery and human trafficking and shares 3 things you may not know about modern slavery and human trafficking.  Learn what industries are affected most, some examples of modern slavery, and ways in which you and your organization can help to bring an end to modern slavery as we know it, right in our own backyards.

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

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

Learn more about Hope for Justice: https://hopeforjustice.org/

Learn more about Truckers Against Trafficking: https://truckersagainsttrafficking.org/

Interview with Tim Nelson with Hope for Justice: https://bit.ly/3rRlZff

Interview with Laura Cyrus with Truckers Against Trafficking: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-558/

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/3-things-modern-slavery-human-trafficking-819

There seems to be no end to bad news about the global supply chain these days. A wave of interest in supply chain visibility solutions is sweeping the market as a result. But does simply adding real-time transportation visibility address the complex delays and widespread uncertainty pervasive in global supply chain operations today? Listen in as Monica Truelsch and John Nadvoknik from Infor speak with TEKTOK host, Karin Bursa and Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton about the impact of supply chain uncertainty on businesses and what that means for decisions about technology investments intended to increase visibility.

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

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Karin Bursa. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/whats-worse-bad-news-supply-chaun-uncertainty-infor-818

Scott Temple, president & CEO of FedEx Supply Chain, never planned on getting into supply chain -- a testament to the flexibility of both the liberal arts degree and the modern career path. In this episode, join Scott L. and Greg W. as they talk with Scott about the journey to leadership, the importance of people to any resilient supply chain, the future of automation, how the pandemic has impacted FedEx Supply Chain 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

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/delivering-resilience-truckload-moving-forward-fedex-supply-chain-817

Fair warning: you will not leave this episode the same as you started. Tune in to the Supply Chain Buzz for January 17 and be prepared for loads of inspiration. First off, co-hosts Scott and Greg welcome Kevin L. Jackson for a Digital Transformers Takeover of the Buzz. The trio starts with some reflections on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. before turning their attention to changing workforce preferences, the role of automation and robotics, and the call to action for more inclusive supply chains.

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

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

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-816

Most people would jump at an offer to design a product line for Walmart, but Dr. Lisa Williams turned them down three times. It wasn’t until she watched an interview with a little girl who explained that she didn’t want to play with a black doll because she didn’t like the color of the doll’s skin that she called them back and said, ‘Yes.’

Dr. Williams is the CEO of The World of EPI, a global manufacturer of multicultural dolls, but she is not only a pioneering toy industry entrepreneur. She is also the first African American to receive a doctorate in logistics from Ohio State University, and the first African American to earn tenure at Penn State University. But even Dr. Williams’ qualifications didn’t make it easy to manufacture the line of dolls she had in mind. Her ‘yes’ was just the beginning of the journey.

In this episode, Lisa shares her amazing leadership story with host Scott Luton:

• Why it was important that the manufacturer she chose to produce the dolls not just work with her specification, but also buy into her vision

• The constant innovation and creativity required to stay competitive in the global toy business

• How the strongest visions with the most pull won’t let you walk away, even when you’ve already given everything you have

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

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/pinchable-moments-journey-change-childrens-lives-815

High school students know a thing or two about their phones - but what do they know about all the moving parts that come together to make and deliver those same devices? Quite a bit thanks to people like Terri Seese, founder and CEO of Alliance Solution Group. Through the ASG Hope Foundation, a non-profit she launched, Terri helps students in grades K-12 learn about supply chain and logistics through STEM activities. Tune in as co-hosts Kristi Porter and Monica Roesch discuss the foundation with Terri and get her wisdom on how to succeed in the business of supply chain from a young age.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/programs/logistics-with-purpose

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

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

What's Your Logistics Maturity? https://bit.ly/3pA86Bc

Guy Courtin's Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2022: www.tecsys.com/supplychainpredictions2022

Port X Enlists Turvo to Differentiate and Grow Revenue: https://info.turvo.com/port-x-turvo-case-study

2021 State of Supplier Diversity Report: https://info.cvmsolutions.com/download-the-2021-state-of-supplier-diversity-reports-2

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Kristi Porter and Monica Roesch. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-schools-asg-hope-foundation-lwp-814

In this episode of Supply Chain Now, host Scott Luton and special guest host Ray Attiyah welcome Eileen Budo with Last Mile Food Rescue to the show.  Listen as Eileen shares about her career journey from the Air Force to manufacturing, and to her role at Last Mile Food Delivery, and so much 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

Webinar- Adapt or Die: Your Survival Guide to Modern Warehouse Automation: https://bit.ly/33NJ1f1

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

What's Your Logistics Maturity? https://bit.ly/3pA86Bc

Guy Courtin's Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2022: www.tecsys.com/supplychainpredictions2022

Port X Enlists Turvo to Differentiate and Grow Revenue: https://info.turvo.com/port-x-turvo-case-study

2021 State of Supplier Diversity Report: https://info.cvmsolutions.com/download-the-2021-state-of-supplier-diversity-reports-2

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Ray Attiyah. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/last-mile-food-rescue-leadership-logistics-noble-mission-813

We are truly living in a time of experiences, where customer demand and preferences have to be reflected far beyond the point of sale, stretching far into the supply chain. This has driven an innovation boom in the retail industry, as people start to emerge from their homes but don’t want to lose the digital conveniences they have gotten used to over the last couple of years.

Shan Muthuvelu is the CEO of UCBOS, no code supply chain cloud software, and Venkat Gopalan is the Chief Digital Officer at Belcorp, a direct sales beauty company. In order for Belcorp to expand beyond direct sales and put their product in bricks and mortar retail locations, they have to be able to integrate their supply chain data with that of their partners and keep it up to date in real time. They need AI-enabled instant visibility.

In this interview, Shan and Venkat speak with co-hosts Allison Giddens and Scott Luton about:

• The data retailers need to help their businesses react quickly and meet the high expectations of today’s customer

• The power of a ‘DULDM’ – a dynamic unified logical data model – in cases where people in different supply chains want to collaborate or integrate

• How omnichannel fulfillment has to be allowed to change retailers’ business models so that consumers are not negatively impacted

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

Webinar- Adapt or Die: Your Survival Guide to Modern Warehouse Automation: https://bit.ly/33NJ1f1

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

Webinar- Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resilience and Agility: https://bit.ly/3I7kDnd

What's Your Logistics Maturity? https://bit.ly/3pA86Bc

Guy Courtin's Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2022: www.tecsys.com/supplychainpredictions2022

Port X Enlists Turvo to Differentiate and Grow Revenue: https://info.turvo.com/port-x-turvo-case-study

2021 State of Supplier Diversity Report: https://info.cvmsolutions.com/download-the-2021-state-of-supplier-diversity-reports-2

U.S. Bank 2021 Q3 Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9:

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!

Over the last two years, everyone has learned how critical, fragile, and interconnected our supply chains are. Their reach also means that seemingly insignificant consumer devices may have direct ties to high-stakes geopolitical issues half a world away. Supply Chain Now hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson started the week of January 10th by taking on topics from rice cookers to human rights abuses in the distant province of Xinjiang in China.

In this session, created in collaboration with a live digital audience, Kevin and Scott talk about:

• The widespread implications of the fact that 63% of the world’s semiconductor chips are manufactured in Taiwan, followed by South Korea and China

• Why new orders of finished goods in December rose at the slowest rate of 2021, while manufacturing work backlogs increased

• The ongoing tensions between tech companies like Intel and China over human rights concerns in Xinjiang province

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

Webinar- Adapt or Die: Your Survival Guide to Modern Warehouse Automation: https://bit.ly/33NJ1f1

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

What's Your Logistics Maturity? https://bit.ly/3pA86Bc

Guy Courtin's Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2022: www.tecsys.com/supplychainpredictions2022

Port X Enlists Turvo to Differentiate and Grow Revenue: https://info.turvo.com/port-x-turvo-case-study

2021 State of Supplier Diversity Report: https://info.cvmsolutions.com/download-the-2021-state-of-supplier-diversity-reports-2

U.S. Bank 2021 Q3 Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-811

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 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

Webinar- Practical Strategies for Adapting to Demand and Supply Uncertainty: https://bit.ly/3o45snN

Webinar- Adapt or Die: Your Survival Guide to Modern Warehouse Automation: https://bit.ly/33NJ1f1

Webinar- Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance: https://bit.ly/3t0DQTg

What's Your Logistics Maturity? https://bit.ly/3pA86Bc

Guy Courtin's Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2022: www.tecsys.com/supplychainpredictions2022

Port X Enlists Turvo to Differentiate and Grow Revenue: https://info.turvo.com/port-x-turvo-case-study

2021 State of Supplier Diversity Report: https://info.cvmsolutions.com/download-the-2021-state-of-supplier-diversity-reports-2

U.S. Bank 2021 Q3 Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

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

Learn more about the 2022 Reverse Logistics Association Conference and Expo, February 6-9: https://rla.org/event/125

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/new-customer-expectations-retail-lowes-810