The Future of Supply Chain

FOSC chat: Convoy collaborates with sustainability partners like CHEP

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Driving greater sustainable outcomes through technology

DETAILS: Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy, interviews George Brehovsky, director of supply chain at CHEP, about promoting sustainability in the supply chain using technology. 

SPEAKER: Lewis is the co-founder and CEO of Convoy

SPEAKER: Brehovsky...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-convoy-collaborates-with-sustainability-partners-like-chep

FOSC chat: Northwest Arkansas is becoming the Silicon Valley of freight

Two men in leather chairs talking with a blue background behind them.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain live event being held in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Northwest Arkansas as a freight innovation hub — and a great place to live.

DETAILS: Northwest Arkansas has emerged as an incubator for transportation and logistics technology while becoming one of the most desirable places to live and work in the United States.

SPEAKERS: Steuart Walton,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/northwest-arkansas-is-becoming-the-silicon-valley-of-freight

FOSC chat: Shortage of pallets driven by increase in inventory

Rachel Premack and George Brehovsky sit on the FreightWaves stage during The Future of Supply Chain event.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Forecasting demand and moving product during the pandemic.

DETAILS: Rachel Premack, editorial director at FreightWaves, and George Brehovsky chat about the shortage of pallets, how to manage inventory efficiently and how long CHEP’s pallets can be reused.

SPEAKER: Brehovsky is the director of supply...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-shortage-of-pallets-driven-by-increase-in-inventory

FOSC Chat: Unifying recent acquisitions is next move for project44

FreightWaves' Grace Sharkey and project44's Eric Fullerton

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event being held in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Connecting supply chain ecosystems.

DETAILS: It has been a busy 18 months for real-time visibility specialist project44, including a partnership with Google to create a supply chain “digital twin,” says Eric Fullerton, the company’s senior director of marketing. In this fireside chat, Fullerton...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-unifying-recent-acquisitions-is-next-move-for-project44

FOSC chat: Transfix uses intuitive software to match shippers, trucking companies 

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Transfix’s digital freight marketplace matches shippers, carriers 

DETAILS: Transfix helps shippers and carriers optimize their freight networks.

SPEAKER: Jonathan Salama, chief technology officer and co-founder of Transfix 

BIO: Prior to launching Transfix, Salama was an early addition to the core...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/strongfosc-chatstrong-transfix-uses-intuitive-software-to-match-shippers-trucking-companiesnbsp

FOSC chat: Wayfair’s supply chain worldview

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Ocean import strategies and inland distribution

DETAILS: Supply chain developments through the eyes of online furniture retailer Wayfair.

SPEAKER: Jack Echeverria, senior manager global logistics, Wayfair

BIO: Before joining Wayfair two years ago, Echeverria was director of operations for the Florida East...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-wayfairs-supply-chain-worldview

FOSC chat: TriumphPay changes payment method for trucking industry

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

Fireside chat topic: TriumphPay’s new automated payment system that cuts out the complexity of making payments within the industry.

Details: By integrating the factor companies with the brokers, FreightPay has created a seamless transmission of data for the payment process in order to automate the administrative functions to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-triumphpay-changes-payment-method-for-trucking-industry

FOSC chat: Supply chain investment still attractive, says Houlihan Lokey’s Kaiser

Two men sitting in front of a blueback around, talking

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Sizing up the investment climate in the supply chain

DETAILS: The supply chain has been a hot area for capital. But with inflation surging and a downturn hitting the freight market, where will investors be putting their money?  

SPEAKERS: Shane Kaiser, a managing director at Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/supply-chain-investment-still-attractive-says-houlihan-lokeys-kaiser

FOSC chat: Harness transportation spend — and close your supply chain gaps

Mary O'Connell from FreightWaves and Chris Cassidy from Trax Technologies

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: End-to-end visibility in the supply chain.

DETAILS: Visibility is one of the hottest topics in logistics. Consumers can track their Amazon packages, but shippers struggle to know where their freight is at any given time. Chris Cassidy, head of global sales at Trax Technologies, discusses the leading causes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-harness-transportation-spend-and-close-your-supply-chain-gaps

FOSC chat: Gatik leading the way in middle-mile automation

Gatik's Fireside Chat

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Automating the middle mile for B2B logistics and the importance of industry partnerships.

DETAILS: The middle mile isn’t the sexiest part of the supply chain. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t rife with innovation — and Gatik is at the forefront. The company’s middle-mile vehicles operate without a driver —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-gatik-leading-the-way-in-middle-mile-automation

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