Mike Griswold is the Vice President of Research at Gartner, specializing in retail with a particular focus on forecasting and replenishment. He is responsible for Gartner’s annual Top 25 Supply Chain ranking and joins Supply Chain Now on a monthly basis to discuss the latest in retail supply chains from an analyst’s perspective.

As a girls’ basketball coach, Mike knows the sport inside and out, and we all know he is an expert on all things supply chain. So we decided to put the two together and see if Mike can provide some insights on the ‘bracket busters’ facing the supply chain world (and pick up a tip or two for our March Madness brackets as well!).

In this episode, which was created as part of a Supply Chain Now livestream, Mike shares his winning advice with co-hosts Greg White and Kelly Barner:

• An example of a supply chain strategy that looked “final four” but went out in the first round

• The supply chain philosophies and approaches that best weathered the storms of the last two years

• How to know when to make a change in the face of disruption and when to hold tight and follow the plan

• An early peek at the how the companies being evaluated for this year’s Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 are handling macro events

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now

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

Download the U.S. Bank 2021 Q4 Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC

Turvo's Logistics Success Playbook: https://info.turvo.com/logistics-success-playbook

The Tecsys “Warehouse Automation Education Series”: https://infohub.tecsys.com/warehouse-automation-series

Meet with 6 River Systems at Modex: https://bit.ly/3tkmcsa

Join 6 River Systems' interactive site tour at Verte on March 30th: https://bit.ly/3vl0d7k

This episode was hosted by Kelly Barner and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/real-march-madness-supply-chain-bracket-busters-850