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This limited series was created in honor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine's 20-year anniversary. This professional development podcast includes interviews with supply chain students, young professionals, veterans, and professors who detail training, recruitment, retention, and the evolution of education in the supply chain.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive


    • Dec 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    Walmart Models How Big Corporations Can Appreciate All Employees

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 10:30


    Managing editor Brielle Jaekel interviews Mike Chatman, divisional vice president for Walmart Supply Chain, about the company's employee appreciation program and how the large company is able to value all of its employees from the frontlines and beyond.

    80pc of Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 10:43


    Managing editor Brielle Jaekel speaks with Steve Barha, founder and chief operating officer at Instant Financial about modern methods of paying employees as workers look for more flexibility in compensation. 

    Nurturing Employees with Knowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 15:44


    Managing editor Brielle Jaekel talks with Pervinder Johar, CEO of Blume Global, about the organization launching a company-wide upskilling program. The two discuss why programs like this are so important and how to empower employees with access to knowledge and ways to better themselves in the workplace.

    1 Million Drivers Needed in the Next Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 15:53


    Managing editor Brielle Jaekel asks president of FleetForce Truck Driving School about the current trends in trucking when it comes to training and retention. The two discuss the impressive need for more drivers as the shortage is expected to continue on.

    Flexible Work Environments in the Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 10:44


    Associate editor Brielle Jaekel explores the growth of flexible work environments in the supply chain before, during and after COVID-19 with CEO/president of Integrity Staffing Todd Bavol. 

    Professional Safety is Key in Today's Workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 15:42


    Associate editor Brielle Jaekel dives into how technology affects safety in the supply chain now that technology has taken over, with Will Eadie, CRO at WorkJam.

    How Maritime Schooling Prepares Students for a Career in Ocean Freight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 13:43


    Associate Editor Brielle Jaekel sits down with friend Andrea Mitchell, who went to SUNY Maritime and is now a Marine Super Intendant and Vessel Planner about how her education translated into the workforce.

    Developing a Workforce in the Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 57:54


    Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer sits down with experts in supply chain education to discuss workforce development in the industry.

    Is there Still a Driver Shortage?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 21:37


    Rob Senz, chief innovation officer at Emsi and TruckLabs CEO Daniel Burrows joins the podcast to discuss the driver shortage and what to do to attract new drivers and retain current drivers.

    Education in the Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 32:33


    Marina, Brielle and Mackenna discuss upskilling, reskilling and hiring in the supply chain, and the benefits of LinkedIn Learning with supply chain veteran Daniel Stanton.

    COVID Changes Supply Chain Job Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 15:25


    Associate Editor Brielle Jaekel talks with two educators, professor and Edward W. Carter Chair of Business Administration at the University of California Los Angeles Chris Tang and Bank of America University professor of operations and supply chain management at the North Carolina State University's Poole College of Management Robert Handfield, about the job market in the supply chain.

    Advanced Technology Calls for Upskilling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 10:37


    Associate editor Brielle Jaekel is joined by FANUC executive director of education Paul Aiello, who explains why upskilling in the supply chain is more important now than ever as advanced technology integrates into the industry.

    Upskilling is Vital

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 12:23


    Associate Editor Brielle Jaekel interviews Bob Collins, ASCM's Senior Director of Learning and Development on the importance of upskilling in the supply chain.

    Studying an Essential Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 9:21


    While the supply chain has not had a long history as a glamorous professional, it certainly is an essential one. Associate editor Brielle Jaekel interviews Lehigh Student Carolyn Simmet, who is majoring in supply chain management about studying an essential industry during the pandemic.  WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive

    A Spotlight on the Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 12:49


    The supply chain has gained notoriety throughout this past year. Associate editor Brielle Jaekel discusses this with Lehigh associate professor Zach Zacharia and how this impacts education in the supply chain.  WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive L.I.N.K. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast.

    Your Work in the Supply Chain Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 40:37


    As the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to run rampant, Felisa Preciado Higgins, associate clinical professor at Pennsylvania State University, wants to reassure that your work in the supply chain matters. In this podcast, web editor Mackenna Moralez talks with Higgins on how the pandemic has impacted the supply chain and how it has changed her teaching style.      WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive L.I.N.K. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...   

    Life as a Supply Chain Student During COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 7:14


    Brielle Jaekel, associate editor, speaks with Kurt Russel, logistics, materials and supply chain management major at Rowan University, about what it's like to begin an internship and study the supply chain at a time when the sector is in the spotlight most during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  

    Supply Chains are Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 53:57


    Supply chain professor Justin Goldston sits down with web editor Mackenna Moralez to discuss how supply chains are in every industry and how they are expected to change as more companies move to implement more emerging technologies within their functions.      WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive L.I.N.K. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...   

    Finding a New Career Path in the Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 25:12


    Rachel Bonnel first pursued a career in finance before finding a love for data and analytics. In this podcast, web editor Mackenna Moralez speaks with Bonnel, now a supply chain management intern for Broan-Nutone, on what it's like to start a new career at such a young age and how pursuing her education in the supply chain field helps her better prepare for the future.   

    Supply Chain Majors Reach Small Town Universities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 27:27


    Web editor Mackenna Moralez sits down with Mary Bartling, professor at University of Wisconsin- Platteville, to discuss how education is becoming essential to a career in the supply chain and what it's like to teach the function in a rural area where supply chains aren't usually top of the mind. WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive L.I.N.K. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

    The Evolution of Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 22:35


    Cindy Bolt, senior vice president, manufacturing, automotive and energy for Salesforce, has spent more than two decades in the supply chain industry. Brielle Jaekel, associate editor sits down with Bolt to discuss what it's like to see the supply chain evolve through a digital revolution.   WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive L.I.N.K. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

    What it Means to Be a Millennial in the Supply Chain Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 23:25


    Assistant editor Mackenna Moralez sits down with Nick Curtis, supply chain specialist at CNH Industrial, to discuss what it's like being a young professional in the supply chain industry, the misconceptions of being labeled as an “entitled Millennial” and how he didn't go out seeking the supply chain – it found him. WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive L.I.N.K. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

    Why Choose Supply Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 22:46


    Web editor Mackenna Moralez sits down with Penn State student Maggie Dow to discuss the benefits of taking on a supply chain major and how schooling is expected to change as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. WHERE TO FIND US: www.sdcexec.com www.facebook.com/sdcexec www.twitter.com/sdcexec www.instagram.com/sdcexec www.linkedin.com//supply-demand-chain-executive L.I.N.K. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

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