Supply Chain Now

As businesses grow, what they need from their partners expands and evolves. But the drivers of change don’t just come from within. Pressure from competitors and new demand from customers have an impact on what a company wants to offer and the way they offer it.

Jeff Graan is the Vice President of Sales Engineering with Turvo and Tom Zeis is with Port X Logistics. Port X Logistics specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the United States and Canada. Given the levels of disruption in the supply chain over the last couple of years, they have been receiving an increase in requests to expedite freight. They worked with Turvo to develop their multimodal capabilities, ensuring that their customers could access all the information they need in one place and in as close to real time as possible.

In this episode, which was created as part of a Supply Chain Now livestream, Jeff and Tom join co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton to share how Port X Logistics tripled its growth with Turvo’s TMS:

• Why it is absolutely critical for companies facilitate communication between all of their ‘supply chain constituents’

• How well-implemented, user-friendly technology can play an active role in creating a culture of customer service

• What they think business leaders can expect to see from the supply chain in 2022 and beyond

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/port-x-growth-turvo-modern-collaborative-TMS-789

It's no longer enough to just know where a shipment is. Can you access the number of containers, orders and line items? The reality is, global supply chains operating in today's unpredictable environment are more like complex networks than chains. All of the players need to be able to share information at a more granular level while creating processes of mutual benefit - something the traditional concept of visibility won't get you. Join Karin as she discusses the urgent case for supply chain #transparency with Infor's Monica Truelsch.

Episode highlights:

The difference between transparency and visibility in global supply chain management

How to create transparency in large global networks with less digitally sophisticated suppliers

Where to start when enhancing supply chain transparency across your network

Proven areas of ROI like optimized working capital, protecting supplier investments and more.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about TEKTOK: https://supplychainnow.com/program/tektok

Subscribe to TEKTOK 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

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

This episode was hosted by Karin Bursa. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/urgent-case-supply-chain-transparency-infor-788

If you don't have 80% of the data you need, how can you meet the tireless demands that define today's global industry? Verusen's Christine Barnhart has answers - and none of involve relying solely on ERP. In this episode, Scott sits down with Christine to discuss the need for meaningful communications across partners, practical context in your data and an adaptable growth mindset throughout your career. Follow her journey from engineering to product strategy and hear her expert takes on the need for diversity, new initiatives for solving port congestion 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- Practical Strategies for Adapting to Demand and Supply Uncertainty: https://bit.ly/3o45snN

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/ERP-not-enough-global-industry-verusen-christine-barnhart-787

Is the worst of the semiconductor shortage over? Could rare earth mineral mining be coming stateside? And what about Omicron, inflation and SMB inventory planning? Uncertainty abounds - and co-hosts Scott and Greg are tackling it all with a little help from Joel Beal, CEO and co-founder of Alloy on the Supply Chain Buzz for December 6. From wearables with industrial applications to a new era of interconnectivity among enterprises, stay on the pulse of global industry with experts who stay a step ahead of new supply chain trends.

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-alloy-786

One of the parts of the economy where businesses observed the greatest spike in 2020 was ecommerce. With consumers staying home, people in all market segments increased the quantity and value of the purchases they made online. If we assume this trend will continue into the future, it is fair to question whether Black Friday and even Cyber Monday will continue to hold the same level of importance for retailers that they have in the past.

Guy Courtin is the VP and Industry Principal for Retail with Tecsys, a global provider of supply chain services and tools for growing organizations, including those in retail, healthcare, and pharmacy.

In this episode, Guy provides his take on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 (also known as BFCM) as well as the concept of ‘experiential retail” with co-hosts Cathy Morrow-Roberson and Scott Luton:

• How the implications of BFCM for retailers and supply chain are different, and how one may affect the other

• How the returns management process has to keep pace with improvement in ecommerce to avoiding having a negative impact on the customer experience

• Guy and Cathy’s supply chain predictions for 2022

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- Accelerating Innovation Through Collaboration: https://bit.ly/3CQhFRX

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

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Cathy Morrow-Roberson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/review-BFCM-2021-peak-future-retail-ecommerce-785

Redefining the standards of the intimate apparel industry, filling punching bags and saving turtles. All in a day's work for ThirdLove's Marcus Chung. He's led sustainability initiatives at some of the country's top retailers, including Stitch Fix and Gap Inc. In this episode, he joins cohosts Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter to share his reflections on the evolution of corporate responsibility, some inventive approaches to end of lifecycle product repurposing - and how younger generations are making sure that companies make the world a better place. Find out if you're fit for a career in sustainable supply chain and how you can drive social impact at your own organization, whether big or small.

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

TL Effect: https://blog.thirdlove.com/the-tl-effect/

End of life upcycling: https://blog.thirdlove.com/meet-texaid/

Info on the NYT letter to Victoria's Secret: https://blog.thirdlove.com/thirdlove-vs-fashion-show-press/

Saving turtles! https://blog.thirdlove.com/save-turtles-by-donating-your-old-bras/

WEBINAR- Accelerating Innovation Through Collaboration: https://bit.ly/3CQhFRX

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

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

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

This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/redefining-intimate-apparel-thirdlove-784

Sometimes, in order to get the best deal available for everyone involved, the details are very complex. This has prevented rebates from being applied to contracts for a long time. No one on the buy side or sell side of a deal has time to manage complicated details, but that doesn’t have to be a roadblock to contract rebates any longer. Rebates can now be administered and tracked through a digital platform specifically designed for the purpose – and that works alongside an ERP.

Bob Gay is a Rebate & Incentive Program Specialist for Advance Auto Parts, Scott Weir is the newly retired Vice President of Purchasing for Thos. Sommerville Co., and Oisín Cooke is a solutions consultant at Enable. Their platform maximizes the performance of B2B deals by centrally modeling and managing complex rebate programs.

In this episode, Bob, Scott, and Oisín join Supply Chain Now co-hosts Kelly Barner and Scott Luton to discuss:

• Real-world examples of the frustration that has been caused by poorly managed rebate clauses

• Why rebates can be a very effective way to reward and incentivize specific buying patterns and behaviors

• The realistic limitations of ERP systems to manage all necessary business processes – even if they try to indicate that they can

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- Accelerating Innovation Through Collaboration: https://bit.ly/3CQhFRX

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

Enable's "The Evolution of Rebate Management" Whitepaper with HBR: https://go.enable.com/the-evolution-of-rebate-management.html

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Kelly Barner. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/evolution-of-deal-management-783

Supply chain risk management is at the top of every corporate priority list right now. And while businesses have never had a time free from risk, the stakes are so high right now that the issue has become all-consuming. Since it is not an option to wait the risk out, wise organizations are investing in their own resilience and partnering with suppliers to strengthen their options.

Today’s business challenges are creating demand for a “new risk management,” one that turns visibility into actionability and connects enterprise responsibility with individual incentives for improved outcomes that stand the test of time.

In this episode, based on a Dial P for Procurement livestream, riskmethods’ Chief Product Officer & Managing Director of the Americas, Bill DeMartino, and Senior Director of Product & Solutions Marketing, Constantine Limberakis, discuss rebuilding confidence in the face of risk by establishing a single source of truth that people can trust and act upon:

- How companies can bolster the capabilities and confidence of their decision makers in the face of never-ending disruption

- Whether the uncertainty of the supply chain has taught procurement to truly partner with suppliers

- The difference between having visibility into the nth tier of the supply chain and achieving actionable transparency

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- Accelerating Innovation Through Collaboration: https://bit.ly/3CQhFRX

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

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Kelly Barner. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/prepared-prevail-investing-collaborative-supply-chain-resilience-782

Welcome to the Buzz for November 30 - where the only thing hotter than the topics are the expert takes. This episode joins together Scott, Greg and Kelly to form a virtual powerhouse of hosts. Joined by Constantine Limberakis, the team takes stock of recent retail and industrial trends while looking ahead to the supply chain challenges of 2022. Tune in as they ponder ...

How did retailers fare this Black Friday season?

Is U.S. manufacturing - including auto production - bouncing back, or is it an inflation-induced mirage?

Will the shift to 3PLs reverse course as companies struggle against volatility?

What can food - and a rather tragic wine shortage - teach us about the future of supply chain challenges?

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- Accelerating Innovation Through Collaboration: https://bit.ly/3CQhFRX

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

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-riskmethods-781

Between unpredictable disruptions, a lack of visibility and a whole slew of shortages, it can be pretty tough to deliver a positive customer experience these days. But don't be discouraged: Dan Reeve, Director of Sales at Esker, and Chad Molen, Service Delivery Manager at NIMBL, have joined co-hosts Scott and Allison to break down what companies need to be thinking about, improving and protecting to up their CX game. Join them for a thoughtful discussion on the importance of prepping your people for new technologies, dialing into the right analytics, adopting more flexible processes 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- Accelerating Innovation Through Collaboration: https://bit.ly/3CQhFRX

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

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

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

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/optimize-experience-internal-external-customers-esker-780