Top KPIs for Evaluating Production Plans

John Slater, a Ph.D and 25-year manufacturing planning veteran, talks with Karin Bursa about the key performance indicators that are most important when evaluating alternative production plans. Planning metrics include objective performance, equipment utilitization, materials, and upstream impacts. Execution metrics include material consumption, changeovers, a broad-ranging measure of efficiency and greening KPIs.

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Leveraging U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Logistics in 2025: Alexis Asks

The U.S.-Mexico cross-border corridor offers potential for businesses looking to drive efficiency in their supply chains. Collaborative strategies and digital tools can help businesses through evolving trade policies and unlock new opportunities.

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SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain Kicks Off Dec. 3

SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain kicks off Dec. 3. Experts from PLM Fleet, Datex Corp. and Alteryx will talk about how to leverage clean technologies, warehouse management and analytics automation.

Pros to Know Award: Nominations Open

This award recognizes influential individuals whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. Submissions close Dec. 27.

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Pros to Know: enVista's Britain Pavlic Talks TMS Training Platforms

Britain Pavlic, director of transportation technology at enVista, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: MUFG's Maureen Sullivan Talks Supply Chain Finance Programs

Maureen Sullivan, managing director, global head of supply chain finance for MUFG, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: ALOM's Rich Watson Talks Supplier Nearsourcing Initiative

Rich Watson, director of supply base for ALOM, was named one of our Top Procurement Pros award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

Pros to Know: Blue Yonder's Ann Marie Jonkman Talks Educating Logistics Services Providers

Ann Marie Jonkman, senior director, global industry strategies for Blue Yonder, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: ALOM's Hannah Kain Blazes Path for Women in Supply Chain

Hannah Kain, president and CEO of ALOM, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

Pros to Know: Resilinc's Bindiya Vakil Talks Collaboration in the Supply Chain

Bindiya Vakil, CEO and co-founder of Resilinc, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: Tecsys' Corinna Hoag Talks Supply Chain Management for Healthcare Sector

Corinna Hoag, senior product line manager at Tecsys, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: PorterLogic's Anya Skomorokhova Talks Go-to-Market Strategy

Anya Skomorokhova , co-founder and COO of PorterLogic, was named one of our Rising Stars award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: Tecsys' Vee Srithayakumar Talks Evolution of Warehouse Automation

Vee Srithayakumar, product manager at Tecsys, was named one of our Rising Stars award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: PorterLogic's Jonathan Porter Talks Continued Growth and Supply Chain Resilience

Jonathan Porter, CEO and Founder of PorterLogic, was named one of our Rising Stars award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

Pros to Know: ChainSequence's Bill Mrzlak Talks Uniting Sound Supply Chain Practices

Bill Mrzlak, president, ChainSequence, Inc., was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: Nulogy's Jason Tham Talks Supply Chain Unity

Jason Tham, co-founder and CEO of Nulogy, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award,

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Pros to Know: Owl Solutions' Hugo Fuentes Details the Importance of Transforming Data into Meaningful Insights

Hugo Fuentes, CEO of The Owl Solutions, was named one of our Top Procurement Pro award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Women in Supply Chain: ALOM's Lisa Dolan Challenges Conferences to Make a Stage for Diverse Panelists

Lisa Dolan, VP of supply chain strategy for ALOM, served as Supply & Demand Chain Executive's overall Pros to Know winner in 2019. Since then, she continues to challenge organizations to step up and host more diverse panelists.

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Pros to Know: Miebach Consulting's Nick Banich Talks Client Transformation, Branding Strategies, Parental Leave Policy

Nick Banich, chief revenue officer of Miebach Consulting, was named one of our Rising Stars award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: Let's Talk Supply Chain's Sarah Barnes-Humphrey Details Supply Chain Opportunities for Under-Served Voices

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, founder of Let’s Talk Supply Chain, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

Pros to Know: i3 Advantage's Patricia Moser Positive Transformation

Patricia Moser, principal and owner of i3 Advantage Inc., was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety

David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros to Know award.

Pros to Know: OTTO Motors' Matt Rendall Receives Overall Lifetime Achievement Award

Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder of OTTO Motors, powered by Rockwell Automation, received the overall Lifetime Achievement category for this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Women in Supply Chain: Ship4wd's Carmit Glik Details Why Small Businesses Make the World go 'Round

Carmit Glik, CEO and founding member of Ship4wd and one of the 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks about the importance of small businesses.

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Women in Supply Chain: Be Your Own Champion, Champion Others

Stop being modest. It's time to be your own champion and champion others. Those are the words of wisdom given by Christine Barnhart, chief marketing and industry officer for Nulogy, and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain winners.

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How Manifest 2024 Delivers End-to-End Supply Chain Solutions

Pam Simon, conference chair and EVP programming at Connectiv, talks about the upcoming Manifest show, what attendees and exhibitors can expect and what's in store for the future of the supply chain space.

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The Opportunities of a Diverse Service Set

Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant sits down with Jeff Vaughn, CCO at Trailer Bridge, highlighting the array of offerings at Trailer Bridge that create stability and diversity for the modern logistics customer, in part 2 of this 3-part series.

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How Company Culture Can Overcome Challenges in Logistics

Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant sits down with Mitch Luciano, CEO at Trailer Bridge, to discuss how a positive company culture can play a major role in a company’s adaptability during logistics disruption, in part 1 of this 3-part series.