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How to Overcome Supply Chain Disruptions in the Modern World

Cyzerg

From natural disasters to political unrest and global pandemics, the modern world presents many obstacles that can disrupt the smooth flow of goods and services. In today's interconnected world, supply chain disruptions have become a common challenge for businesses across industries.

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How to Build Responsible and Resilient Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Companies need to understand their environmental impact and the risks they face, as well as the collaborative opportunities that mitigating and adapting to such risks presents.

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Troubleshooting by Defining Standards

The Lean Thinker

Because if you (as an organization) don’t know how to reliably achieve the standard you are relying on luck. Question 3: Are the conditions required for success present? DEFINE a process for process improvement – how to alternatives get confirmed and incorporated vs. random mutations?

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A First-Timer’s Guide to KataCon

The Lean Thinker

Also the evening of the 13th is the Kata Geek Meetup, a less formal series of short presentations and discussion. This means if you are registered for either you can go back and forth to see the people and presentations that interest you. Monday evening and Tuesday evening, especially, present huge opportunities.

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The Supply Chain & Logistics Journey: Humble Beginnings, Troubled Present, Amazing Future

Speaker: James A. Tompkins, Ph.D.

This presentation provides a brief overview of where supply chains have been and their current status, then dives deep into the incredible role to be played by supply chains going forward. Join us for this fresh session with Jim Tompkins to gain a new understanding of the life of supply chains and how they continue to evolve over time!

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The Bloomberg of Freight with Mary O’Connell

The Logistics of Logistics

Expertise in operations, LTL pricing and procurement, flatbed operations, dry van, tracking and tracing, reality tv shows and how to turn a stranger into your new best friend. FreightWaves TV and podcasts are informed by FreightWaves’ freight data analytics and presented in interesting and engaging shows. About FreightWaves.

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The State of Logistics Podcasting with Blythe Brumleve

The Logistics of Logistics

Present-day, Blythe and her team oversee the management of dozens of websites to help the one-person marketing team flourish. 00:28:39] How to make a bad podcast. [00:32:45] During this time, her team earned several awards including three ADDY’s plus earning runner-up as Jacksonville’s Best Radio Personality.

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Disruption Reimagined: How to Conquer, Not Crumble, During Supply Chain Instability

Speaker: Robyn O’Brien - Founder of Sirona Ventures, Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Business School, Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics Expert

Building a resilient supply chain sounds like a tall order, but this presentation will help you understand: Finding your "why-power" in order to cultivate courage and resilience in the face of change How to build carbon offsetting into your supply chain The Art of Partnerships and why cross collaboration matters How to build a culture of innovation, (..)

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Supply Chain Management Challenges in Remote Operations

Supply chain management, even in real-world scenarios, can present varied challenges. When operations are conducted at remote locations, these challenges increase manifold. In the wake of COVID-19, the prevalent global situation changed dramatically, posing unprecedented challenges for supply chains worldwide.