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The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!
This week’s edition of The Buzz featured Scott Luton, Greg White, and regular guest host Constantine Limberakis. They started the show by recognizing the life and professional achievements of Sandra MacQuillan, former Chief Supply Chain Officer at Mondelez International, who lost her long, hard-fought battle with cancer earlier this year.
In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott, Greg, and Constantine discussed:
• The impact of the United Auto Workers labor strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on the economy in general and each manufacturer’s supply chain
• Infrastructure investments being made by India as they try to position themselves as a competitive alternative to China for manufacturing capacity
• Increasing human rights-based regulatory pressures that are changing the calculus for companies that have historically relied upon Chinese production
• Concerns about the energy consumption required to power generative AI
Additional Links & Resources:
Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com
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2023 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- 3 Proven Strategies to Level-Up Your Business with Walmart: https://bit.ly/3DUpVT5
WEBINAR- A Match Made in Heaven - Your ERP and Inventory Planning Software: https://bit.ly/3sP3TyL
WEBINAR- Five Steps to Getting Proactive with Digitization and Supply Chain Data: https://bit.ly/3LejfTQ

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton, Greg White, and Constantine Limberakis. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-strikes-ai-power-chinese-manufacturing-1173

In this new episode of Supply Chain Now, the focus is on creating entrepreneurs through final-mile delivery. Hosts Scott and Greg welcome Sean Kelly, Principal Product Manager with Dispatch to discuss various topics related to last-mile delivery, including considerations for drivers, empowering drivers to expand their delivery business, and the opportunities for entrepreneurship in challenging times. The conversation also touches on the challenges of long-haul driving and the importance of driver safety and fair compensation.
Throughout the episode, they highlight the spirit of entrepreneurial enablement and the goal of helping drivers grow their businesses. They emphasize the resources and support available through Dispatch, which allows drivers to find work and expand their operations, from individual drivers with a single vehicle to companies with multiple trucks and vans.
Listen in as this episode provides valuable insights into the world of final-mile delivery and the opportunities for drivers to become successful entrepreneurs.

Additional Links & Resources:
Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com
Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK
Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe
Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO
2023 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- Unlocking the Power of Diversification in Last Mile Delivery: A Game-Changing Webinar for Logistics Professionals: https://bit.ly/445N2F2
WEBINAR- 3 Proven Strategies to Level-Up Your Business with Walmart: https://bit.ly/3DUpVT5
WEBINAR- A Match Made in Heaven - Your ERP and Inventory Planning Software: https://bit.ly/3sP3TyL
WEBINAR- Five Steps to Getting Proactive with Digitization and Supply Chain Data: https://bit.ly/3LejfTQ

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/creating-entrepreneurs-through-final-mile-deliveries-1172

The advance of human capabilities has been led by people who were able to imagine things that were not possible and then muster the willpower to build them. That requires a combination of seeing the world a bit differently and being willing to take risks and push the limits to create something new.
Eric Adolphe, CEO of Forward Edge-AI, Inc., is a technology-savvy executive with over thirty years of success building high-growth firms focused on mission impact, revenue, and margin attainment, primarily in the national security sector. But he isn’t interested in technology for technology’s own sake. Instead, he believes that it has the potential to generate enormous benefits for all of humanity.
In this episode, Eric joins co-hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson to talk about his passion for innovation and willingness to go where no man has gone before:
- Eric’s opportunities to work first with NASA and now with the United States Space Force
- Why innovators must dedicate themselves to building responsible and more inclusive AI capabilities than we have today
- How AI is acting as an accelerant in manufacturing, making it possible to bring designs to market faster than ever before
Additional Links & Resources:
Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com
Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK
Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe
Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO
2023 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- Unlocking the Power of Diversification in Last Mile Delivery: A Game-Changing Webinar for Logistics Professionals: https://bit.ly/445N2F2
WEBINAR- 3 Proven Strategies to Level-Up Your Business with Walmart: https://bit.ly/3DUpVT5
WEBINAR- A Match Made in Heaven - Your ERP and Inventory Planning Software: https://bit.ly/3sP3TyL
WEBINAR- Five Steps to Getting Proactive with Digitization and Supply Chain Data: https://bit.ly/3LejfTQ
This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/nothing-impossible-forward-edge-1171

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!
This week’s edition of The Buzz was a Digital Transformers edition. It featured hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson as well as special guest Theodora Lau, Founder of Unconventional Ventures. Her monthly column on FinTech Futures explores the intersection of financial services, tech, and humanity, and she has been featured on BBC News, Finovate, American Banker, and Journal of Digital Banking.
In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott, Kevin, and Theodora discussed:
• Their personal experiences and memories from September 11th 2001 as well as the lasting impact that day has had on the country and their lives
• How AI is being put to work in the supply chain to assist with demand forecasting and inspecting for quality issues
• The risk that a mismatch between a technology initiatives and the business goals it aims to achieve presents to digital transformation efforts
• The top three trends that Theodora sees shaping the industry today
Additional Links & Resources:
Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com
Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK
Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe
Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO
2023 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- Unlocking the Power of Diversification in Last Mile Delivery: A Game-Changing Webinar for Logistics Professionals: https://bit.ly/445N2F2
WEBINAR- 3 Proven Strategies to Level-Up Your Business with Walmart: https://bit.ly/3DUpVT5
WEBINAR- A Match Made in Heaven - Your ERP and Inventory Planning Software: https://bit.ly/3sP3TyL
WEBINAR- Five Steps to Getting Proactive with Digitization and Supply Chain Data: https://bit.ly/3LejfTQ

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-digital-transformers-1170

Every day of the year is associated with multiple special interest topics. September 6th is National Read a Book Day, Fight Procrastination Day, and National Coffee Ice Cream Day – not to mention Piggly Wiggly’s birthday. This year it was also Discuss Top News Stories with Mike Griswold Day!
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.
In this episode, Mike discusses four recent news stories – some of which feature companies from the 2023 top 25 supply chain ranking with co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White:
• Why recent activity involving U.S. West Coast dockworkers continues the ideas that 2023 should be declared the “Year of the Workforce”
• HP’s decision to shift significant laptop production from China to Thailand, Mexico and Vietnam
• How Amazon Shipping is shaking up the world of parcel delivery yet again, with their recent relaunch
• Mondelez International’s plan to apply entrepreneurial startup power to your next tasty snack
Additional Links & Resources:
Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com
Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK
Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe
Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO
2023 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- Unlocking the Power of Diversification in Last Mile Delivery: A Game-Changing Webinar for Logistics Professionals: https://bit.ly/445N2F2
WEBINAR- 3 Proven Strategies to Level-Up Your Business with Walmart: https://bit.ly/3DUpVT5
WEBINAR- A Match Made in Heaven - Your ERP and Inventory Planning Software: https://bit.ly/3sP3TyL
WEBINAR- Five Steps to Getting Proactive with Digitization and Supply Chain Data: https://bit.ly/3LejfTQ

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/fighting-procrastination-today-tomorrow-1169

This special episode was initially released in September of 2020, and features Greg White sharing his heartfelt memories of the tragic events that unfolded on September 11, 2001.
Greg was working with a medical supply company and was in New York that fateful day, and even in the midst of the fear and confusion, the supply chain rolled into action immediately – delivering much-needed medical supplies to the island of Manhattan.
Some people experienced 9/11 firsthand, some as a current but faraway event, and others only learned about it later as history. Join Greg as he shares how he remembers the day – and how he strives to never forget.
Additional Links & Resources:
Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com
Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcK
Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe
Join the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSO
2023 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- Unlocking the Power of Diversification in Last Mile Delivery: A Game-Changing Webinar for Logistics Professionals: https://bit.ly/445N2F2
WEBINAR- 3 Proven Strategies to Level-Up Your Business with Walmart: https://bit.ly/3DUpVT5
WEBINAR- A Match Made in Heaven - Your ERP and Inventory Planning Software: https://bit.ly/3sP3TyL
WEBINAR- Five Steps to Getting Proactive with Digitization and Supply Chain Data: https://bit.ly/3LejfTQ

This episode is hosted by Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/remembering-september-11th-1168