Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 75

“The E-Commerce Era & Supply Chain Operations”

Broadcast live from Blueprint 2019

Episode 75 of Supply Chain Now Radio featured the following guests:

Don Brett serves as Vice President of eCommerce for Kimball, a leading furniture company based in Jasper, IN. Previously, Don served as Global Vice President of eCommerce for Newell Brands, a leading CPG company with over $15B in annual sales.

A graduate of the Citadel, Don has graduated from the Executive Leadership programs at Harvard Business School and Northwestern University. Connect with Don Brett on LinkedIn and be sure to check out his rapidly growing YouTube channel, The E-Talk.

Beau Groover is Founder and President of The Effective Syndicate. He has been working with manufacturing and operations-focused organizations for over 20 years, primarily focused on developing bullet-proof processes and teams that are built to win.

Beau has helped organizations save millions of dollars while also improving those companies’ customer experiences and building high-performing teams that continue to drive the business forward.  He has developed his approach and strategy over years of working with some of the biggest companies in multiple levels within the organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Nordson Corporation, and Westrock (formerly RockTenn).

Just prior to launching The Effective Syndicate in 2015, Beau served as the Director of Lean Supply Chain at Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC. Beau also currently serves as an APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board member. Connect with Beau Groover on LinkedIn and learn more about The Effective Syndicate here: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/

Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Check out The E-Talk on YouTube: click here

SCNR Tunes, Track 1, featuring Tommy Townsend & Will Haraway: click here

APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here

Learn more about Supply Chain 101: https://youtu.be/Qc6U9WWUsYo

See SCNR’s latest webinar featuring an update on Drones & IoT technologies: https://youtu.be/K21zQICAnIg

Georgia Manufacturing Alliance: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/

Blueprint 2019: https://blueridgeglobal.com/blueprint-2019/

AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit

Transparency 2019: https://www.freightwaves.com/transparency19

EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here

Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us

This episode was hosted by Ben Harris and Scott Luton