"Data Collection is Boring: Data and WMS Pioneer John Hill on Supply Chain is Boring"

Summary: "Data Collection is Boring: Data and WMS Pioneer John Hill on Supply Chain is Boring" Supply Chain Now Episode 406 & Supply Chain is Boring Episode 7 Supply Chain guru Chris Barnes interviews the brightest minds and innovative organizations who are contributing the most cutting-edge concepts and ideas to the end-to-end supply chain. But it all sounds pretty boring. What do you think? Data collection and WMS is very boring... or is it? In this episode of Supply Chain is Boring, powered by Supply Chain Now, Chris interviews data collection pioneer John Hill. John Hill is a pioneering officer of automatic data collection, material handling and supply chain systems firms with over 100 successful AIDC (bar code, radio frequency identification), material handling equipment and warehouse, labor and transportation management information systems deployments. Hill’s experience includes supply chain benchmarking and strategy development, logistics network and operations performance optimization, process and systems design, and the selection and installation of technology and systems. Co-founder, former chair and emeritus member of AIM, the global Automatic Identification & Data Capture Trade Association. Charter member of AIDC 100, a non-profit association of technology professionals who have contributed to the growth of the industry. Former president of the Material Handling Institute,(MHI), member of its Board of Governors and an emeritus member of MHI’s Advisory Roundtable. Co-founder of MHI’s Integrated Systems & Controls, Supply Chain Execution Systems & Technologies and Information Systems Solutions groups. Former president and a current Lifetime Director of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc., he is also a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Warehouse Education & Research Council (WERC). With global engineering firm St. Onge (www.stonge.com) since 2012, Hill began his career with 3M Company in Europe and has served on the boards of Computer Identics, DataMax, ESYNC, Identronix (IDX), Logisticon, MEK, Source Technologies and TrueDemand. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-m-hill-07519b12/ Connect with Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisrbarnes/ Subscribe to Supply Chain Now: supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe/ Supply Chain Now Ranked #1 Supply Chain Podcast via FeedSpot: tinyurl.com/rud8y9m Supply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: tinyurl.com/yazfegov UPCOMING WEBINAR: Post COVID-19 Supply Chains: What is Needed to Adapt" - tinyurl.com/ycgwzl67 Supply Chain Now is a Media Partner for SourceConnecte's Virtual Small Business Expo August 4th-5th: gcglobalnet.market/virtual-expo-august/ Listen and Subscribe to Supply Chain is Boring on Supply Chain Now: supply-chain-is-boring.captivate.fm/listen Listen and Subscribe to TECHquila Sunrise with Greg White on Supply Chain Now: techquila-sunrise.captivate.fm/listen Listen and Subscribe to This Week in Business History on Supply Chain Now: this-week-in-business-h.captivate.fm/listen Listen and Subscribe to Veteran Voices on Supply Chain Now: veteran-voices.captivate.fm/listen AIAG Virtual 2020 Supply Chain Conference: tinyurl.com/y8axeflc Check Out News From Our Sponsors: U.S. Bank: www.usbpayment.com/transportation-solutions Capgemini: www.capgemini.com/us-en/ Vector Global Logistics: vectorgl.com/ Verusen: www.verusen.com/ ProPurchaser.com: tinyurl.com/y6l2kh7g This episode is hosted by Chris Barnes. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-406