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Melissa Drew on Fast Talk, AI, and Closing the Gender Gap in Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Let’s Talk Supply Chain gives them a platform to share what drives them and how they are igniting real progress at their organizations. The premise for the company was working with local companies across Alabama, Georgia, and Northern Florida developing tools to provide more visibility into their suppliers across their supply chain.

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10 Types of Innovation: What Is It, Examples, and How To Use It

Planergy

How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers. FedEx’s innovation here was to build a network of distribution hubs and to ensure every package was scanned at each point in the journey so that its real-time location was always known. How to capture early payment discounts and avoid late payment penalties.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher!

Supply Chain Game Changer

After my time at TNT, I was driving for more than a decade the international expansion of French La Poste. At global strategy firm CVA, where I led the global logistics practice, supporting expansion projects and Chinese auto suppliers to strengthen their position in the European market. Adoption of visibility solutions is increasing.