The Chain Podcast

The Rebound: Supply Chain Transformation at GE Appliances

Appliance manufacturing is an extraordinarily competitive space with complex distribution and transportation requirements. The products are large, heavy and bulky, requiring special handling; industry leaders have to compete on quality, price and customer service; and they have to service a variety of channels, each with their own requirements. That’s everything from big box retailers to mom and pop appliance stores to the contractor market. Now, we can add e-commerce and direct-to-home delivery into the mix.  
On this episode of The Rebound, Marcia Brey, the newly-appointed vice president of distribution at GE Appliances, discusses how one of the country’s largest appliances manufacturers is transforming its transportation, logistics and distribution network to meet today’s challenges. ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi and SCMR Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock are hosts.
 

The Rebound: The Space-based Supply Chain

In this episode of The Rebound, Mark Wiese, Manager of Deep Space Logistics for the Gateway Program at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, discusses how a logistics and cargo delivery system being developed by SpaceX will support the next mission to the moon. ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi and SCMR Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock are hosts.

The Rebound: Supply Chain Management for the Circular Economy

In this episode of The Rebound, Katie Schindall, Director, Circular Economy at Cisco, discusses how the technology leader takes a holistic view to supply chain management, from product design through product lifecycle management.
 
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The Rebound: Is there a Subscription in Your Supply Chain Future?

On this episode of The Rebound, Ranjan Roy, Adore Me’s vice president of strategy, joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock to discuss what it took to get a subscription service up and running, how the company engages with its customers to minimize returns and the impact on its supply chain.

The Rebound: Making Sense of Blockchain

Blockchain is one of the technologies that practioners are still trying to make sense of. While there’s a lot of excitement around the technology, some might say hype, it can be difficult to figure out why it’s different – and better – than legacy solutions already in place.
On this episode of The Rebound, Dale Chrystie joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock.to help us understand why blockchain should be on our roadmap, and where managers might find value along with the potholes that can slow down adoption.
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The Rebound: Say Goodbye to 2020

Last spring, Abe Eshkenazi, the CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, and Bob Trebilcock, editorial director of Supply Chain Management Review, launched The Rebound, a podcast tracking what’s working now in supply chain management. Guests have included everyone from the BBC’s Katy Kay to supply chain leaders from Under Armour, AGCO and FedEx. It’s been a great launch to the series.   
With the year about to end, the co-hosts discuss the last six months in supply chain management, and what they’re watching for 2021.
 

The Rebound: Taking the Temperature of the Cold Chain

In this episode of The Rebound, Matt Ott, president and CEO of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, discusses what’s driving the growth of the cold chain, along with developments making it possible. ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi and SCMR Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock are hosts.

The Rebound: Moving from the Supply Chain to the Digital Supply Chain

On this episode of The Rebound, Chris Richard, principal in the Supply Chain and Network Operations practice at Deloitte Consulting, joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock to discuss the DSN model model, the role of digital technologies and how this model can transform your operations.
 

The Rebound: Welcome to The New (Ab)Normal

In this episode of The Rebound ASCM CEO, Abe Eshkenazi, and SCMR Editorial Director, Bob Trebilcock are hosting Yossi Sheffi. Yossi is Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, and an award winning author. He discusses his new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19. 

The Rebound: What It Takes to Be a Supply Chain Leader

Every year for the past 16 years, Gartner has put together it’s list of the Top 25 supply chains – as well as a second list of five supply chain masters. In this episode of The Rebound, Mike Griswold Research VP in Gartner's Consumer Value Chain team shares his insights from putting together this year’s list of leaders, along with the trends Gartner is watching in supply chain management.