Tim Dalton, Director of Professional Services at BluJay Solutions, discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Did the warning signs that emerged last year prompt many shippers to initiate a procurement engagement in 2017? Are more shippers putting their freight out to bid this year? Can you share with us ... Read more

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Chuck Papa, Senior VP of Sales at Transplace, addresses the following questions in this timely and informative episode: What is transportation managed services? How does it differ from traditional transportation outsourcing? What benefits does software-as-a-service (SaaS) offer over traditional in-house deployment of a transportation management system (TMS)? If I’m a shipper and I’m deciding between ... Read more

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Adam Compain, CEO at ClearMetal, discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: How do you define Digital Supply Chain Transformation? What does it mean to be transformation ready? What has to occur within an organization to prepare for that journey? How do you bring trading partners along and make sure ... Read more

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Ryan Winter, Global Technical Sales Manager at FiveCubits addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Who are the main participants in the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain and how do they work together? What are the main factors driving demand for truck tracking and telematics solutions? What are some of the ... Read more

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Jason Nurmi, Global Strategic Account Manager at BluJay Solutions addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: How do you define “Integrated Supply Chain Technology” — are you talking about having a single solution that does everything in supply chain management or about integrating multiple supply chain applications together or something ... Read more

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JP Wiggins, Co-Founder & Vice President of Logistics at 3Gtms addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What are some key factors or trends that are making transportation management systems (TMS) more important than ever today for companies in the food industry? Why are many food companies still not using ... Read more

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Tom Nightingale, President and CEO at International Package Shipping and Martin Verwijmeren, CEO at MP Objects, discuss the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What is a “Digital Supply Chain Control Tower” and what’s different today compared to the past What’s driving demand for Digital Supply Chain Control Towers? When you ... Read more

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Eric Moriarty, Vice President at B-Stock Solutions answers the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: How big of a problem is product returns? What happens to all of these products that get returned? What are some of the actions retailers typically take? How does the liquidation process typically work? What are ... Read more

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Andrew Clarke, CFO at C.H. Robinson, discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: From your perspective in the industry, where are we today in the digital evolution, and why is this topic getting so much attention? Is the hype around machine learning, autonomous vehicles, and blockchain warranted? How and when ... Read more

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Adam Compain, CEO at ClearMetal, discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Where are we from a technology standpoint and from a market education and adoption standpoint? Looking back over the course of 2017, what has surprised you the most? What are the biggest learnings or takeaways you’ve had? What’s ... Read more

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