CSCMPodcast: Supply Chain Conversation

In this episode, Rick Blasgen and FourKites CEO, Mathew Elenjickal, cover how sustainability is no longer just a buzzword, but rather a topic that's being ingrained into business plans all over the world. In fact, heavy-duty trucks account for the dominant share of all logistics-related greenhouse gas emissions.

CSCMP President and CEO, Rick Blasgen and LeanCor CEO/Author/Speaker, Robert Martichenko will discuss the idea of a “human leader” -- one who is focused on respecting people by fostering meaningful relationships with work and technology. When this happens, people are empowered to continuously improve and create more value. Transforming into this type of culture will be the primary role of future leaders.

In this episode, Rick Blasgen along with Dale Rogers, ON Semiconductor Professor of Business at the Supply Chain Management department at Arizona State University and Zac Rogers, Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Colorado State University will dive deep to discuss the data from the March 2020 Logistics Managers Index which seems to offer positive news.

In this episode, Rick Blasgen, President and CEO of CSCMP and Daniel J. Kocer, President of Kocer Consulting and Engineering, discuss their experience, research, and lessons learned when replacing ERP systems. This podcast is for business owners, executives and managers who are considering a change in their ERP systems over the next few years.

CSCMP President Rick Blasgen and Maine Pointe CEO Steven Bowen discuss "Total Value Optimization," the concept of transforming global supply chains into competitive weapons, and how his approach differs from the many attempts to achieve this goal over past decades. How precisely does data analytics figure into this? How can companies cope with the flood of data that's available to them today? What are some specific examples of companies that have achieved this? Where do the biggest challenges lie?

In this episode, Rick Blasgen, President and CEO of CSCMP; Jeff Stoicheff, Senior Vice President of HR, Penske Logistics; and Victoria Brown, Director, Solutions Marketing, JDA Software, discuss the 2019 CSCMP Young Professionals Survey results, and share their professional perspectives on what supply chain professionals under 30 are looking for in terms of their career opportunities.

In episode 2 of season 2, CSCMP President and CEO, Rick Blasgen, sits down for a discussion with Kirsten Newbold-Knipp, Chief Growth Officer of Convey, to take a closer look at how supply chain executives find themselves responsible not just for delivering packages quickly and cost-effectively, but for delivery satisfaction with the customer experience.

In the first episode of season 2, CSCMP President and CEO, Rick Blasgen, sits down for a discussion with Shari Diaz, Director of Innovation, Strategy and Operations at IBM Sterling, to take a closer look at optimization and operations and how multi-enterprise business networks will make your work life easier.

This episode features a replay of the Perfect Storm Webinar Series hosted by CSCMP, NASSTRAC, and TransAct Technologies Inc. The panelists include: Michelle Livingstone, VP Transportation, The Home Depot Avery Vise, VP of Trucking Research, Freight Transportation Research Associates John Janson, Director of Global Logistics, SanMar Dave Yeager, Chairman and CEO, Hub Group Darren Hawkins, CEO, YRC Worldwide

This webinar replay features Nichole Mumford, Director of Professional Development and Marketing at CSCMP, and Rob Allan, Watson Supply Chain insights program lead for IBM. The interview discusses disruptive technologies like Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence or AI and explores why supply chain is becoming an area of focus in the realignment of existing business models. Register to join IBM and CSCMP at EDGE and learn more about AI and blockchain. Learn more at cscmpedge.org.

This week’s episode of CSCMPodcast: Supply Chain Conversation, features the replay of Sean Monahan’s presentation of CSCMP’s 29th Annual State of Logistics Report at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on June 19.  This audio presentation of the report has been made available by Penske Logistics.  

This episode features Sean Monahan, Partner at A.T. Kearney, who previews the highlights of CSCMP’s 29th Annual State of Logistics Report, and Gail Rutkowski, Executive Director of NASSTRAC, who speaks about NASSTRAC and CSCMP's new strategic partnership.

Brad Blizzard of Bridgestone Americas Fleet Operations LLC discusses the unique supply chain footprint in Nashville.