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Episode 225 - SOTI and the Domino Effect On this episode I reconnected with Shash Anand of SOTI. Shash is the VP of Product Strategy at SOTI and was previously on the show in the beginning of the year. We reconnected to discuss their T&L report, some domino effects in the supply chain, returns and some predictions for what supply chain will look like at the end of 2022. Key Takeaways SOTI is known for their mobile device management platform that helps companies keep track of all of their devices as well as allows companies to be able

Episode 224 - Cyngn On this episode I was joined by both Lior Tal and Ben Landen of Cyngn. Lior is the CEO and Ben is the VP of Business Development at Cyngn where they are thinking very differently about creating autonomous industrial vehicles. We discuss how Cyngn got its start, how they are transforming existing fleets and their recent partnership with Columbia Vehicles. Key Takeaways Cyngn asks the question: "Why aren't your industrial vehicles driving themselves?" and they are here to provide the solution. While most of the autonomous solutions that we have seen coming to the

EP 233: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain with 6 River Systems This past September I got the chance to moderate my first panel for 6 River Systems during their FLOW 2021 conference. The topic was Building a Sustainable Supply Chain. I was joined by Hanko Kiessner of Packsize, Nathan Faust of Olive and Dr. Yossi Sheffi of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics. Check out the video or listen in podcast form below and leave your thoughts in the comments.

Episode 223 - Say Ohi to Instant Commerce On this episode I was joined by Founder and CEO of Ohi, Ben Jones. You may remember Ohi from way back in the archives when I visited their facility to learn about their micro-warehousing setup. We caught up to discuss how Ohi has evolved, the instant commerce landscape and what's in store for the near future for Ohi. Key Takeaways Ohi has continued forward with mircro-warehousing and adjust their strategy a bit to become an instant commerce business. Not only are they focusing on fulfilling from their micro-warehouse locations but

Episode 222 - Supply Jane On this episode I was joined by author Megan Preston Meyer. She has created the Supply Jane series of books for children which focus on teaching supply chain concepts to elementary level kids. We discuss her background in analytics, why educating children on supply chain is important and how the idea for the books came about. Key Takeaways Megan's background is in analytics and insights which has ranged from all different aspects of business. As we all are well aware analytics and insights are a huge part of supply chain. While Megan was

Episode 221 - Warehouse Standards On this episode I discuss warehouse standards and their importance. This has been one of the most important things to getting fully effective processes in place during my career in warehousing. Please leave your tips and thoughts in the comments. Standards Breakdown What is a standard? A process that is proven to be effective and is repeatable with a desired outcome Rules that are put in place to ensure the right outcome is achieved every time How to develop a standard Map out your process that you want to standardize Include all aspects