GSCW chat recap: Zeta Smith on leadership during a pandemic
Zeta Smith, CEO of the seniors division in North America at Sodexo, explores some of the challenges leaders face during the pandemic and how COVID-19 has impacted senior communities.
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Zeta Smith, CEO of the seniors division in North America at Sodexo, explores some of the challenges leaders face during the pandemic and how COVID-19 has impacted senior communities.
John Tyson, fourth-generation Tyson family member and chief sustainability officer at Tyson Foods, discusses sustainability strategies in protein systems and food supply chains.
Nicholas Cogan, director of international e-commerce at Walmart International, discusses omnichannel last-mile delivery and challenges created by increased demand for e-commerce and home delivery.
Susy Schöneberg, the founder and head of Flexport.org, discussed monetary and time-saving benefits of sustainable operations as well as customer loyalty.
Brett Rose, the CEO of United National Consumer Suppliers, discusses how container ship congestion is impacting the retail sector during a fireside chat with Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC senior editor of guests and American Shipper columnist, during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
Kevin Walker, president of Accentrics Home, and Doug Ladden, co-founder and CEO of Deliveright Logistics, talk about challenges and best practices for the heavy-goods logistics industry.
Brian Devine, senior vice president at ProLogistix, discusses the future of warehouse labor.
National Retail Federation’s Jon Gold and CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco discuss the impact of empty containers and port congestion and how retailers can protect themselves from future supply chain vulnerabilities.
Kris Bjorson, JLL’s executive brokerage director, discusses the market for B-to-B last-mile real estate.
Warehousing has changed more in the past five years than in the previous 70 years. Chris Riemann, managing director of Deloitte Consulting, and A.K. Schultz, co-founder and CEO of SVT Robotics, discuss the role of automation in this warehousing revolution and how organizations must move their supply chains forward to compete during the e-commerce boom and the spike in online ordering because of the COVID pandemic.
Jon Gold, the vice president of supply chain and customer policy with the National Retail Federation, sits down for a fireside chat withWeston LaBarof the Harbor Trucking Association to discuss the backup in the port of Long Beach/Los Angeles.
Geodis’ Jeff McDermott joined FreightWaves to talk about challenges that parcel carriers are facing and lessons learned from the pandemic.
Seegrid Corp.’s Vice President for Product Jeff Christensen examines the outlook for automated warehouses as demand for fulfillment capabilities outstrips the supply of manual labor.
Passenger airlines have treated cargo as an afterthought. The pandemic is making them realize the benefit of a diversified revenue stream.
Echo Global Logistics CEO Doug Waggoner talks about the future of logistics and the role of technology in pushing the transportation industry forward.
Global K9 Protection Group is a big provider of bomb-sniffing dogs. Many of them are dedicated to air cargo security. Now the company is using dogs to detect COVID-19 on people at Miami Heat games.
Javid’s Joshua Rubin talks with FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney about the advantages shelter companies can provide in helping companies set up manufacturing operations in Mexico.
Dooner and The Dude catch up with Thomas Healy from Hyliion during the first episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week.
Emir Pineda, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department’s manager for aviation and trade logistics, explains why Miami International Airport reached a record cargo level last year and how it is a key distribution point for COVID vaccines.
Jennifer Bisceglie discusses how 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.