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When Dr. Clinton Purtell was deciding which university to join after earning his PhD, he noticed something unique about the University of North Texas. Over 50 percent of the students identify as minorities, and 20 to 25 percent of the students are neurodiverse. That diversity gives the students a certain ‘grit factor’ that won him over, and today he is the Assistant Clinical Professor of Logistics and Operations, working with the students featured in this episode.
Regan Weaver is a junior at the University of North Texas, where his major is Logistics and Supply Chain Management with a minor in Marketing, and Zachary Kvale is a senior at the University of North Texas graduating in May with a BBA in Finance and a BBA in Business Integrated Studies with a focus in Enterprise Management and Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
In this interview, you will hear Dr. Purtell, Regan, Zachary, and host Scott Luton discuss:
• Trends, opportunities, and challenges they are watching in global supply chains
• The power of breaking free from the ‘echo chamber’ and getting to learn and grow in a diverse academic environment
• Key moments from the classroom that are setting this generation of students up to fulfill their dreams by finding fulfilling roles in supply chain management
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
Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/
2023 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- “Decoding Digital Transformation” – Charting a path forward: https://bit.ly/3VvVc6V
WEBINAR- 5 Reasons Network Design is Essential to Supply Chain Resiliency: https://bit.ly/3MxcCNs
WEBINAR- Feeling the squeeze? How to Meet OTIF Targets in an Uncertain World: https://bit.ly/42eMZFZ

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/now-generation-spotlight-university-north-texas-1124

Earlier this year, the Reverse Logistics Association held their 19th Annual Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was their biggest event yet, with over 350 member companies and over 800 people registered for the event, which featured a pitch competition, awards ceremony, top notch content, and – of course – plenty of networking time.
Tony Sciarrotta has been the Executive Director of the Reverse Logistics Association since 2016 and is a return guest and co-host in the Supply Chain Now Reverse Logistics Series. Tony has also held a variety of sales and marketing positions in the consumer electronics industry, including President of Reverse IT Sales & Consulting and 25 years at Philips Consumer Lifestyle.
In this episode, Tony joins host Scott Luton to share his main takeaways from the event and to shine the spotlight on top trends in reverse logistics:
• How new software is automating the business decisions about whether each return should be liquidated, resold into the secondary market, or sold via a special business channel
• Why he is challenging business leaders to prioritize reverse logistics by appointing someone at the VP or even the C-level to own their management
• What he is doing – and who the RLA is partnering with - to increase the reverse talent pipeline
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
Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/
2023 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- “Decoding Digital Transformation” – Charting a path forward: https://bit.ly/3VvVc6V
WEBINAR- 5 Reasons Network Design is Essential to Supply Chain Resiliency: https://bit.ly/3MxcCNs

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-case-prioritizing-reverse-logistics-1123

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 and special guest co-host Allison Giddens. They opened the conversation by sharing the latest edition of “With That Said,” Supply Chain Now’s LinkedIn newsletter. It highlighted Armed Forces Day by taking the opportunity to celebrate Supply Chain Now’s Veteran Voices programming, led by U.S. Army Veteran, Mary Kate Soliva.
In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott and Allison discussed:
• The long lead time and increasing cost of spare and generic airplane parts, estimated to represent a $35 Billion annual industry expenditure
• How 3D printing is keeping the Air Force’s largest cargo plane, the C5, in the air – and plans to do so through 2040
• Signs that U.S. manufacturers may be moving their sourcing activity from China to Mexico because full Made in America production is too costly
• What is means that generative AI ChatGPT is now connected to the Internet in real time
• And more!
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
Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/
2023 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- “Decoding Digital Transformation” – Charting a path forward: https://bit.ly/3VvVc6V
WEBINAR- 5 Reasons Network Design is Essential to Supply Chain Resiliency: https://bit.ly/3MxcCNs

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Allison Giddens. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-aerospace-innovation-north-american-sourcing-AI-1122

Modern warehouses need seamless integration between order release, picking, packing, shipping, tracking, and audit. This creates a closed loop of information on supply chain deliveries and makes it possible to support all modes of transportation in a single software platform.
Without a real-time full-featured Warehouse Execution System (WES) or a Tier 1 WMS integrated into a multi-modal TMS, shippers are wasting time, money, and opportunities to optimize both their customer experience and transportation deadlines.
Shannon Vaillancourt is the President of RateLinx and a 30-year industry veteran, and Dan Hanrahan is the CEO of The Numina Group. They have seen firsthand how automating warehouse and transportation execution into a unified operation makes it possible to achieve real-time visibility and automate the selection of parcel carrier and LTL shipment modes.
In this livestream-based session, Shannon and Dan join hosts Scott Luton and Greg White to discuss ways automation can reduce freight spend:
• Using real-time carton and case order dimensional weight visibility to automate carrier cost selection across all modes of transportation.
• Managing by exception to allow software logic to manage daily shipping optimization activities
• Automatically selecting the lowest holistic cost using rate shopping and auctions to make transportation into a profit center
• Removing the subjectivity in carrier selection to identify the lowest-cost qualified carrier
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
Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/
2023 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- “Decoding Digital Transformation” – Charting a path forward: https://bit.ly/3VvVc6V
WEBINAR- 5 Reasons Network Design is Essential to Supply Chain Resiliency: https://bit.ly/3MxcCNs

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/tms-wes-best-holistic-decisions-1121

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a high profile – and quickly evolving – set of standards by which organizations are being measured. Customers and the market as a whole are often watching closely to see what commitments they make and how they perform against those targets. For supply chain professionals, this means it is critical to understand all the risks covered by the ‘umbrella’ of ESG, including environmental (e.g., climate change and emissions), social (human rights, labor), and governance (compliance, sanctions, and anti-corruption).
Heiko Schwarz is the founder of riskmethods, now Sphera Supply Chain Risk Management. He has successfully led companies through the adoption of supply chain risk management (SCRM) technology for over a decade.
In this livestream-based session, Heiko joins hosts Scott Luton and Enrique Alvarez from Vector Global Logistics to discuss:
• Why ESG is an expanding part of global supply chains and how it factors into the ongoing effort to manage supply chain risk
• The cross-functional collaboration required to build a sustainable ESG program that achieves its stated goals at scale
• How technology is not only making it possible for supply chain teams to balance the demands of risk management and ESG targets, but also setting them up for success as well
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
Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/
2023 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- “Decoding Digital Transformation” – Charting a path forward: https://bit.ly/3VvVc6V
WEBINAR- 5 Reasons Network Design is Essential to Supply Chain Resiliency: https://bit.ly/3MxcCNs

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Enrique Alvarez. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/how-adapt-supply-chain-risk-programs-evolving-ESG-mandates-1120

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 co-hosts Scott Luton, Greg White, and returning guest Constantine Limberakis. Constantine has over 20 years of international experience, holding strategic roles in analyst advisory, consulting, product marketing, product development, and market research. He has always been passionate about engaging with global business leaders through speaking engagements, podcasts, research, webinars, and industry articles.
In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Constantine, Scott, and Greg discussed:
• What is being done to strengthen the global pharmaceutical supply chain in response to ingredient shortages and international regulatory challenges
• The need for comprehensive cyber risk response programs, given the 600 percent increase in documented cyber-attacks in 2022
• Speculation about the apparel industry’s seeming unwillingness to embrace modern (i.e. post fax machine) technology
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
Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/
2023 Q1 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk
WEBINAR- “Decoding Digital Transformation” – Charting a path forward: https://bit.ly/3VvVc6V
WEBINAR- 5 Reasons Network Design is Essential to Supply Chain Resiliency: https://bit.ly/3MxcCNs

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-drug-shortages-cyber-risk-digital-1119