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One For One - How TOMS Built A Supply Chain That Gives Back Jul 22, 2016

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Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS on the premise that a for-profit company could succeed while supporting a mission greater than itself. For every item sold, another is given away to someone in need. But he wasn’t prepared for instant success. In this episode of Supply Chain Radio, recorded live from Bridges 2016 in New York, we listen in on Mycoskie’s story of growing a brand with a mission – and a supply chain to support it.

How to Segment Your Supply Chain for Disruptive Innovation Jul 01, 2016

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Boris Felgendreher sat down for a live interview with Dr. John Gattorna at the Supply Chain and Logistics Summit in Barcelona. John Gattorna is considered the godfather of dynamic supply chain alignment and supply chain segmentation along customer buying behaviors. In this interview, John talks about his new book “Dynamic Supply Chains”, how to segment your supply chain for disruptive innovation and what technologies will transform the supply chain in the next five years. Dr. John Gattorna’s new book “Dynamic Supply Chains”: https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Supply-Chains-people-centric-networks/dp/1292016817/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466593638&sr=8-1&keywords=dynamic+supply+chains

What's The Real ROI On Supply Chain Visibility? Jun 25, 2016

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There are 3 ways to increase value to shareholders: increase revenue, reduce costs, and reduce invested capital. Supply chain visibility accomplishes all three. More than just a nice tool, visibility is a way to drive value and growth.

Amazon The Disruptor Jun 17, 2016

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With innovations like Dash and Prime Now, Amazon is reinventing retail fulfillment. But its upheavals go deeper. Amazon is looking at logistics end-to-end, and is poised to redefine infrastructure that has been in place for decades.

Gartner Looks To The Future: Supply Chain Is All About Customer Value Jun 03, 2016

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The Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference is one of the most important events in the industry. The key message this year: Supply chain is no longer about reducing costs and putting out fires. It’s about finding new forms of value and ways to service customers. This starts with digitizing processes in the supply chain and harnessing data in innovative ways to deliver new services to customers.

How The SOLAS VGM Rule Alters Global Trade May 31, 2016

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A new maritime safety regulation threatens to shake up the entire global shipping industry, leaving stakeholders across the supply chain scrambling to find a solution. This podcast covers how shippers, carriers, and port terminal operators are preparing for the SOLAS verified gross mass rules that go into effect this summer.

Consumer Goods Titans Are Battling Startups For Customers May 20, 2016

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Can a major manufacturer of consumer goods be as agile as a startup? Popular new brands like Everlane have proven that customers care about the supply chain. They want to know where products come from, who makes them, and what kind of impact businesses have on the ecosystem. And it's caught the attention of some of the world's biggest brands. Here's how companies like Unilever and Apple are injecting purpose into their brands and improving the bottom line along the way.

Can Technology Save The Retail Store? May 13, 2016

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Why shop at a brick and mortar store? Traditional retailers are finding themselves in the tough position of having to answer that question, as ecommerce giants like Amazon eat away at their customer base. Ecommerce has many advantages - the convenience, variety, cost, and now fast and excellent delivery. But all hope isn’t lost for brick and mortar - technology can help traditional stores keep up.

Understanding The Value Of Cloud Technology May 06, 2016

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Resistance to cloud adoption used to be a question of cost or simplicity. Now companies are eager to solve complicated problems using the cloud. They want to see what’s happening, and gain visibility in real-time. They want to use cloud to orchestrate and optimize, and learn how to move products and information faster through the network. There’s still some barriers, but there’s been a huge step change in cloud adoption.

Convergence Of Technology Trends: Supply Chain Digital Transformation Apr 29, 2016

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We are seeing a convergence of several powerful technology trends: cloud computing, big data analytics, IoT, robots, autonomous vehicles, and drones. Their performance increases while the costs continue to fall. Put these together, and you have a perfect storm of digital disruption. Boris Felgendreher and Greg Kefer discuss new research on the impact of digital transformation in supply chains in this podcast. Read the full report here: http://www.gtnexus.com/digitaltransformation.

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