In the 50th episode of the Expeditors Podcast, Ian Mallison, Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions, discusses the challenges and disruptions the logistics and freight forwarding industry has faced this past year, and highlights the need for companies to have resilient supply chains that can adapt to changing circumstances. You’ll also hear about the role of digital twin technology in supply chain management, with emphasis on the importance of good data collection and analytics in making informed decisions and preparing for uncertainties.

Guest: Ian Mallison - Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions

3:40 - Impact of the Pandemic on Inventory Levels

7:57 - Strategies for Adapting to Market Conditions

10:58 - Challenges and Strategies in Diversification

15:22 - Challenges with Data Analytics

17:22 - Utilizing Digital Twins for Supply Chain Solutions

21:29 - Evolution of Digital Twin Technology

26:56 - Impact of Operational Focus on Innovation

29:43 - Closing Thoughts

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This episode dives into the abstract as Vice President of Strategy & Innovation Pat St. Laurent discusses his observations of the supply chain industry and how taking a systems thinking approach could bring new levels of communication, collaboration, and optimization within a supply chain and with everyone involved.

2:02 - What is systems thinking?

5:31 - The challenges of adopting systems thinking

9:23 - "How did we get here in the first place?"

13:39 - Does systems thinking ask for too much?

18:07 - Successful implementation

19:56 - Cultural change

21:33 - Working with partners

26:48 - Closing thoughts

Guest: Pat St. Laurent - Vice President, Strategy & Innovation

Materials:

"Systems Thinking Speech by Dr. Russell Ackoff" YouTube video

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization

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The year is coming to a close and we're taking a break to gear up for 2024. In the meantime, you can check out some interesting and popular links in our Horizon Blog and the podcast series itself. If you'd like to leave some feedback, you can always reach out to Chris at [email protected]. Thank you for your support and we'll see you next year!

Top 5 Horizon Blog Articles

2023 Global Outlook - A Year of Transitions

German Maut Changes: When and What to Expect

Ground Network Services in North America [VIDEO]

How to Negotiate Ocean Carrier Contracts

Storage Costs and Warehousing Trends

Top 3 Expeditors Podcast Episodes

Episode 44 | Perspective: Globalization in 2023

Episode 43 | Sustainability: Emissions & Carbon Footprint Data

Episode 47 | Luxury Goods: French Fashion Freight

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On November 11th of this year, the United States will observe and recognize the service of men and women in the military. In this episode, Lenora Turner and Ted Lucas from the Opportunity Knocks program at Expeditors discuss the value veterans bring to the civilian workforce and things for companies to keep in mind when building programs designed to seek out veterans and create opportunities with lasting impact.

:47 - Expeditors' Opportunity Knocks Veterans Program

7:38 - Qualities that come with service

10:33 - Handling higher stakes and stress

14:53 - Examples of success

18:25 - Making an inclusive workspace

21:57 - Support for veterans

24:54 - For those looking for a new career

29:11 - Veterans supporting each other

31:34 - Resources

33:36 - Closing thoughts

Guest: Lenora Turner - Director, Opportunity Knocks

Ted Lucas - Program Coordinator, Opportunity Knocks Veterans

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It's Paris Fashion Week at the time of this episode's release, so Global Account Manager Sophie Duquesnoy and District Manager of Paris Marc Rached share what is affecting the high end fashion industry in terms of its consumers, brand, compliance, sustainability goals, and more.

3:59 - Defining high end fashion

5:50 - What has fashion maisons' attention

9:12 - How the industry engages with logistics

12:42 - The role of the freight forwarder

14:52 - Classifying high end fashion

20:42 - Making the luxury experience sustainable

24:15 - Secure movement

26:22 - Closing thoughts

Guest: Sophie Duquesnoy - Global Account Manager

Marc Rached - District Manager, Paris

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Since the global shipping crisis of 2020, software as a service (SaaS) offerings for visibility have become increasingly popular. Michelle Weaver, Senior Vice President of Order Management, talks about the problems customers are trying to solve with SaaS, and how to understand the resiliency of your supply chain through an assessment of people, process, and technology.

1:10 - 2020 to now

4:25 - Have customers regained control?

8:34 - People, process, and technology; which model are you?

15:56 - Have SaaS evolved?

17:14 - Fragility in people, process, and technology

19:12 - Customers' takeaways

21:05 - Closing thoughts

Guest: Michelle Weaver - Senior Vice President, Order Management

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The aviation industry has shown incredible resiliency and profitability for decades, so how is it faring after the last 3 years? Jim Cangiano, Global Director of the Aviation and Aerospace Vertical, discusses how this industry continues to keep planes flying, both off the assembly line and in the air.

Guest: Jim Cangiano - Global Director, Aviation & Aerospace Vertical

5:10 - The needs of the aviation industry

11:39 - Vulnerabilities

16:05 - Absorbing impact from global events

23:11 - Competing with other industries for resources

26:25 - How will sustainable designs affect supply chains?

30:18 - New technology bringing change

33:53 - Closing thoughts

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Globalization, geopolitics, and macroeconomics impact the movement of goods, how businesses grow, and quality of life. Fernanda Kroup, Vice President and Head of Onyx Strategic Insights, gives her take on how things are looking this year and how current trends are affecting logistics in 2023.

Guest: Fernanda Kroup - Vice President, Head of Onyx Strategic Insights

3:53 - Globalization then and now

10:16 - Lessons learned

17:30 - Threats to globalization

24:18 - How shipping & logistics has adapted

27:40 - The health of the global community as an organism

32:14 - What can companies do?

35:17 - Closing thoughts

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Why is capturing emissions and carbon footprint data so difficult in the transportation industry? Cam Smith, Director - Environment Sustainability, and Nina Barton, Manager - Network Solutions & Environmental Sustainability, North Asia, talk about ESG in transportation and how infrastructure, customer expectations, and lack of harmony are getting in the way of reliable data that helps shippers find ways to reduce emissions and meet their goals.

Guests:

Cam Smith - Director, Environmental Sustainability

Nina Barton - Manager, Environmental Sustainability & Network Solutions

4:19 - Sustainability in the transportation industry

6:58 - Why ESG is a challenge in transportation

10:31 - What are Scope 3 emissions?

11:29 - Shippers' expectations

17:57 - The role of the freight forwarder

19:10 - Is collecting emissions data a challenge?

23:53 - On the minds of customers

27:38 - Closing thoughts

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In October 2023, the Canada Border Services Agency will implement a new program to change the way it collects duties and taxes from importers. Steve Bunda shares information on what's changing, how to act, and illustrates why now is the best time to act in preparation for this massive change.

1:46 - What is CARM?

4:07 - Affecting the relationships between brokers and importers

4:57 - Are people acting in a timely fashion?

7:03 - CARM registration process

9:53 - Challenges ahead with rollout

12:57 - Closing thoughts

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