This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 2 focuses on retail, building and construction.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How to define and implement a sustainable retail supply chain
DETAILS: Susy Schöneberg and FreightWaves’ Andrew Cox discuss waste management, greenhouse gas emissions and social sustainability for retail supply chains. Flexport.org provides customers with usable data to help them make informed decisions regarding sustainability and other...
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 2 focuses on retail, building and construction.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How container ship congestion is spilling over into retail.
DETAILS: Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC senior editor of guests and a FreightWaves contributor, speaks with Brett Rose on the backlog of container ships on the West Coast that is disrupting the traditional supply chains for retailers. Traditional expectations have been thrown out the window as...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-container-congestion-ripples-through-retail
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 2 focuses on retail, building and construction.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Last-mile delivery in omnichannel global market
DETAILS: Nicholas Cogan and Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, discuss last-mile delivery and omnichannel retailing from a global perspective. They examine how customer relationships vary across global markets and how important customer...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-walmart-on-global-omnichannel-delivery
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 2 focuses on retail, building and construction.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Parcel carrier capacity challenges and learnings from COVID
DETAILS: Jeff McDermott and JT Engstrom discussed the recent impact to peak season from COVID-19 and expectations for near-term changes as a result. The discussion explored changes in shipper/carrier behavior, dealing with the accelerated pace of e-commerce adoption in transportation...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-covid-19-and-parcel-carrier-challenges
In a keynote address that saluted the work of supply chain professionals, Ravi Dosanjh, head of strategic programming for Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), said participants need to understand the value they provide and ask the right questions to ensure a seamless experience for all.
“The right balance of capacity always plays a role and is critical to manage carefully, given the current environment. In my view, the question is, ‘How do we manage that capacity in an appropriate way?’” Dosanjh said...
This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 1 focuses on military, aerospace and manufacturing.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: AI-enabled risk mapping in defense supply chains
DETAILS: Jennifer Bisceglie discusses how her company, Interos, ingests over 100,000 different types of data feeds to map out a company’s extended supply chain and monitors weather and world events to prepare companies for any ripple effects in the defense supply chain. Interos then alerts...
This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 1 focuses on the military, aerospace and manufacturing.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: National defense strategy from World War II to space
DETAILS: A look at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) focus on the national defense strategy, which includes developing and testing technology for missile defense and hypersonic weapon systems as well as the nation’s nuclear modernization plan. The chat also...
This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 1 focuses on the military, aerospace and manufacturing.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Last-mile logistics and the role artificial intelligence plus sustainability play
DETAILS: Last-mile logistics across the globe has experienced capacity issues with lockdowns accelerating e-commerce and direct delivery to customers. Brands need to utilize technology in their last-mile logistic strategies to keep a competitive advantage....
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While the theme of the final three days of FreightWaves’ eight-day virtual summit is global maritime logistics, the scope truly will cover the world of shipping, from containers on the ocean to cargo in the air and the geopolitical issues that cloud worldwide trade.
Getting goods from point A to point B when there are customs and international regulatory hurdles is an ever-evolving challenge, so expect to hear thought-provoking conversations on global logistics, importing and exporting,...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/global-supply-chain-week-days-6-8-preview:-maritime
John Tyson, chief sustainability officer of Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), is scheduled to kick off Day Three of Global Supply Chain Week, Feb. 24. Tyson will discuss sustainability in global supply chain management with Matt Waller, dean of Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
FreightWaves’ eight-day, virtual supply chain event will stream live from Feb. 22 through March 3. Feb. 24 focuses on food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) throughout supply chains.
This is not an...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/global-supply-chain-week-day-3-preview-food-and-cpg