Reverse logistics teams always have an important role to play in a company, but at Intel, they are uniquely well-positioned for impact. They truly have an opportunity to manage the entire product lifecycle, from planning to design through sales, warranty, and return. Greg Skrovan is the Global Director of Reverse Logistics for Intel Corporation. He has over 30 years of international supply chain experience in multiple industries, and he regularly shares his insights and expertise on supply chain and sustainability. In fact, growing awareness about supply chain’s role in the sustainability move ..read more

Dynamic leadership teams recognize opportunities as they present themselves, even when they come from unexpected places. When the team at CLX technologies realized their chemical industry clients wanted to keep certain key expertise in-house, CLX pivoted to oblige. Not only have they expanded the services they provide, but they also use their robust internal database of data about transportation carriers, rates, and service levels to help companies benchmark themselves. CLX Vice President Mike Skinner uses his experience in supply chain consulting, information systems, and operations managemen ..read more

COVID-19, the Great Resignation, inflationary pressures ... Supply Chain leaders have had to maneuver several disruptions in recent history. Chances are they will continue to have to do so far into the future. Navigating the current business landscape is confusing and downright exhausting, and, as a potential recession looms, controlling costs and freeing up working capital are paramount in boosting supply chain resiliency. Dan Reeve is Esker’s VP of Sales and Alun Rafique is the Co-Founder of Market Dojo. In early 2022, Esker acquired a majority stake in Market Dojo to strengthen their procur ..read more

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, co-host Constantine Limberakis, and special guest Mary Kate Soliva. She joined the second half of the show to talk about the impact of Typhoon Mawar, the strongest typhoon to hit the island in over 20 years. Guam is home to 150,000 residents as well as Andersen Air Force Bas ..read more

While supply chain professionals are no strangers to evolving processes, it is now more imperative than ever to leverage next-gen technology to streamline manual tasks out of the supply chain workflow. AI-enhanced document automation can address labor shortages, increase competition, reduce costly data errors, and support the need to do more with less. Mark Toffoli is a VP of Sales & Business Development at Conexiom and John Gunderson is a Senior Consultant at Dorn Group. They each have over 20 years of experience that they apply when helping companies embrace the automation imperative. In ..read more

People might be surprised to know that the furniture industry handles complexity by making robust use of technologies such as augmented reality. And while they might not know, they can certainly feel the improved customer experience provided by companies that work and win as a team. Andrew Koenig began his full-time career with City Furniture in January 2006. He started in the Receiving Department and worked his way up through almost every division of the company. As the CEO of this Florida-based company, he now oversees all departments of the business. Since 2007, City Furniture has been on a ..read more

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 ..read more

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 riskmet ..read more

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 abo ..read more

Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain ranking was started 19 years ago to recognize the best supply chains in the world and to raise awareness about the impact a well-run supply chain can have on the overall health and competitiveness of a business. 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 talks ..read more