Supply Chain - Unfiltered

Institute for Supply Management®

Supply Chain — Unfiltered, presented by the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®), is 20-to-30-minutes of everything you want to know about end-to-end supply chain but were afraid to ask. Our podcasts put supply chains front and center where they belong. Supply chains work 24/7 to keep people and places functioning and thriving. Without supply chains’ effectiveness — our world stops. (Remember the 2020 pandemic?) You’ll hear from industry experts sharing elements of the profession and their impact on financial markets, geopolitics and world trade. It’s real, raw and transparent. The more you tune in to Supply Chain — Unfiltered, perspective shifts about how you see the world and the ways you contribute to its livelihood. We invite you to be part of the ISM® community.

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Gen Z and Missed Opportunities in Industrial Automation

Gen Z and Missed Opportunities in Industrial Automation

Manufacturing and industrial facilities are challenged by job vacancies. Heather Chapman MS, CSP, CHMM, CEAS III - Head of Ergonomics at Soter Analytics breaks down the details of a disinterested emerging workforce, what drives them to consider employment opportunities and how supply chains are getting it wrong.Understand the constructs of GenZ survey findings with recommendations to bridge professional and generational gaps by promoting automation and technology practices. Uncover more about emerging talent work solutions here: https://bit.ly/4d9pRiF.

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Gen Z and Missed Opportunities in Industrial Automation

Gen Z and Missed Opportunities in Industrial Automation

Manufacturing and industrial facilities are challenged by job vacancies. Heather Chapman MS, CSP, CHMM, CEAS III - Head of Ergonomics at Soter Analytics breaks down the details of a disinterested emerging workforce, what drives them to consider employment opportunities and how supply chains are getting it wrong.Understand the constructs of GenZ survey findings with recommendations to bridge professional and generational gaps by promoting automation and technology practices. Uncover more about emerging talent work solutions here: https://bit.ly/4d9pRiF.

Is Scarcity a Likely Supply Management Scenario?

Is Scarcity a Likely Supply Management Scenario?

Experience a candid conversation with procurement legend, former Johnson & Johnson CPO Len DeCandia as he shares perspectives on the progression of the profession.Find insights on how status quo abundance is edging into the realm of scarcity and why supply chains need to pay attention to the shift. Learn key differentiators of business focus to remain relevant and best mitigate risks.

AI Breaking Language Barriers in Manufacturing

AI Breaking Language Barriers in Manufacturing

Global manufacturers and corporations with remote workforces are especially challenged by language barriers impacting efficiency, attrition and workplace health and safety. DeepHow CEO Sam Zheng is changing the language landscape across manufacturing and the factory floor.Discover “Stephanie”, an AI-enabled solution, who bridges generational, language and cultural gaps in the workforce enhancing training, retention, production and employee morale.

Seasonal Demand and Owning Changing Patterns

Seasonal Demand and Owning Changing Patterns

Join ISM and Logility’s Andrew Driscoll, vice president strategic accounts, and Scott Tillman, senior vice president of research & development as we examine the complexities of regulation, data integration, and demand patterns while fueling greater logistics efficiency. Discover cost advantage strategies and how sustainable practices allow small-to-midsize businesses a competitive advantage against larger enterprises. For more ways to increase logistics efficiencies, read: https://bit.ly/3wTkB2h.

How Ingenuity, AI and ML Reengineer Salesforce and AWS

How Ingenuity, AI and ML Reengineer Salesforce and AWS

Feel left out of the Industry 4.0 conversation? Hear how seasoned supply chain leader and ketteQ CEO Mike Landry overhauled the profession by making AI and ML mainstream through Salesforce and AWS applications.Get details on how new ways of thinking, autonomous planning and greater visibility intuitively drive sales and marketing opportunities to both small and large businesses and their customers.

Empowering Supply Chain Decision-Making Through Knowledge-Based Data

Empowering Supply Chain Decision-Making Through Knowledge-Based Data

The adage “content is king” lacks relevancy without the proper sourcing and context — but businesses often rely on unvetted data or opinion to drive decision-making, which can compromise integrity and the bottom-line.Join CAPS Research executive managing director Denis Wolowiecki for essential perspective on how, when and why knowledge-based information can be the missing link between operational or strategic inefficiencies and your next success story. Learn more about CAPS Research at bit.ly/49agoVX.

Women in Supply Management: It Takes a Leader to Instill Change

Women in Supply Management: It Takes a Leader to Instill Change

Leadership, enacted well, is the cornerstone for foundational success whether instilling effective change management or bolstering corporate morale. Hear the tried, tested and true tenets of supply management leadership through Bindiya Vakil, CEO and founder of Resilinc, as she shares career triumphs, challenges and resolve.By championing personal acceptance, gratitude, inclusivity, constructive feedback, mission and vision, while embracing the power of “Yes”, everything is possible. Find more insights within ISM’s Women’s Supply Management Community https://bit.ly/3UlzXX4.

How to Manage Expectations of Emerging Supply Chain Professionals

How to Manage Expectations of Emerging Supply Chain Professionals

Join a distinguished panel of guests from ISM®’s Talent Management Committee as they discuss workforce challenges that arise when leadership, seasoned executives and emerging professionals differ on job-related perspectives and communication preferences. Learn from their experiences, humor and recommended strategies on building healthy relationships to carry throughout your career.Discover how supplier diversity changes the talent pool: https://bit.ly/48uXNDD

Reshoring, Reassessing and Readying for Relocation

Reshoring, Reassessing and Readying for Relocation

Ongoing geopolitical stressors provide an unsettling backdrop to uncertainty, increasing risks for supply chain disruption. Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of The Reshoring Institute shares her knowledge about how to assess, ready and manage a manufacturing move to U.S. soil. Hear what she’s seen in the Asia-Pacific region, the activity at the U.S.-Mexico border and what to expect in the future of trade.Find out more about manufacturing in Mexico at https://bit.ly/4a9teom.

Why the Time Has Come for Disruption and Delay Insurance

Why the Time Has Come for Disruption and Delay Insurance

Instability is the precursor to supply management volatility. Insurance company Otonomi provides a way to mitigate weather and climate-related risks through its disruption and delay insurance.Hear from CEO and co-founder Yann Barbarroux on why added protection is a must-have for time-sensitive and critical use product supply chains and learn how their proprietary system works.

The Digitization of Manufacturing and Business Intelligence Myths

The Digitization of Manufacturing and Business Intelligence Myths

Companies have a lot on their “to do” list; often with minimal time, talent and technology assets to achieve their goals. Solution architect Sasha Risner of Flexware Innovations discusses how adding business intelligence into data systems and following a recommended maturity ladder can provide greater time-, cost- and talent-efficiencies from the top floor to the shop floor.Find more insights into the benefits of business intelligence: https://bit.ly/3T9TJ77

Microaggressions in The Workplace

Microaggressions in The Workplace

In the workplace, 88 percent of non-inclusive behaviors experienced by women are “microaggressions”, disrupting self-worth and career growth. Hear from ISM Women’s Committee members Alyssa Grau CPSM, Director Head of Supply Chain Seamen Corporation, and Linsey Vasilenko, Director Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Baylor, Scott & White Health, as they share personal stories and how to recognize and overcome these subversive behaviors that diminish corporate culture.For more ways to support mental health in the workplace, discover the key characteristics of psychological safety supporting employees and teams: https://bit.ly/workplace-psychological-safety

Blockchain in Supply Chains: Truth or Dare

Blockchain in Supply Chains: Truth or Dare

Charlotte de Brabandt, DBA, head of IT partner management and governance U.S. ZF Group provides details on the integration and benefits of blockchain into supply chains. Areas of discussion include the innerworkings of blockchain, how its profession-changing process streamlines procurement and contract negotiations, while bolstering trust and transparency across end-to-end tiers, and more. Need more insights on blockchain from our featured podcast guest? Read Dr. Charlotte de Brabandt's article here: https://bit.ly/how-blockchain-enhances

The Spillover Effects of a Transforming Transportation Fleet

The Spillover Effects of a Transforming Transportation Fleet

Advancements in technology and carbon reduction efforts are driving changes in transportation enterprises and the procurement decision-making of equipment. Hear Brian Antonellis, Fleet Advantage Senior Vice President Fleet Operations (CTP), explain the costs, considerations and strategies in moving it forward efficiently.

Logistics and the Cost of Geo-Repositioning Supply Chains

Logistics and the Cost of Geo-Repositioning Supply Chains

Hear from North American logistics expert, Jenny Vander Zanden, Breakthrough COO, as she shares the state of North American logistics. Points of interest include how onshoring is impacting transportation, the benefits of intermodal, and what to consider before drafting contracts with Mexico.Find more information on manufacturing and logistics through Mexico here: https://bit.ly/3ZNAvW5

Slave Trade, Supply Chains and Enabling Solutions

Slave Trade, Supply Chains and Enabling Solutions

Get an in-depth understanding of slave trade in supply chains as Jonathan Ball, Exiger’s managing director|government solutions delivery, discusses the challenges that persist across the globe. Discover how vulnerable supply chains are to human trafficking, especially from third-party suppliers, and learn how risk mitigation and humanitarian efforts can remove slave trade.Find more information on how supply chains can empower solutions and better protect human rights, here: bit.ly/3ZyRb3z

“On the Road" with Kinaxis at Kinexions 23 Conference

“On the Road" with Kinaxis at Kinexions 23 Conference

Join ISM at Kinexions 23 Conference in Nashville, as we take a deeper look into what’s happening in the supply chain technology arena. Catch event clips from Andrew Bell of Kinaxis, Michael Carbo of Kinaxis (formerly of Colgate-Palmolive) and Michael Ciatto of Genpact detailing cautionary and revolutionary expectations and how to stay competitive.Find more insights from Kinaxis’ Polly Mitchell-Guthrie about the future of supply chains and AI-integration here.

Nearshoring and the State of Industrial Warehouse Space

Nearshoring and the State of Industrial Warehouse Space

Get industrial warehouse market updates from commercial real estate experts Isy Sonabend and Drew Eisen of global NAI Horizon. They disclose availability of space and changes to demand due to nearshoring and the economy.To compare this episode’s insights with the market conditions of Winter 2023, find an earlier interview with Sonabend here. (please include the hyperlink attached to the word ‘here’.

Cleaning Up Dirty Data Before ChatGPT

Cleaning Up Dirty Data Before ChatGPT

Miscommunication between people, departments and customers can happen from misclassified data. Join guest Susan Walsh, the Classification Guru, and learn how to clean your data before AI integration adds to the mess.

Core Values and the Leader to Employee Disconnect

Core Values and the Leader to Employee Disconnect

Explore the intricacies of workplace relationships and how current and past experiences affect our ability to be fully present as our “highest and best”. Learn how personal core values impact team success.