What's Up Dock? A Look Inside the Warehousing World: Recent Episodes
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What’s Up Dock? is a show for supply chain insiders and logistics pros. In each episode, we’ll delve into the world of warehousing and chat with industry leaders about the latest trends and hot topics. If you’re looking for insights into supply chain management with a focus on facilities, you’re in the right place. Welcome to What’s Up Dock? A Look Inside the Warehousing World!
Have you ever tried to tell a startup to slow down?
That’s what Allison Ullrich, Director of Supply Chain at Outer, tells ‘em. The way she sees it, a lot of problems arise by going too quickly. If your people are moving too fast, they’re not coming up for air. They may be making emotional decisions instead of rational ones. Communication gets muddied. Data gets lost. Unnecessary expenditures are made. A lot of negative consequences for something that sounded like a good idea, right?
In the end, what you’ll really find is that by slowing down, you’ve enabled your team to actually speed up.
Join us as we discuss:
-How to standardize the business for scalability
-What to spend your time on to make your time valuable
-Managing vendor expectations during a growth stage
We can’t all be pilots.
If your logistics team doesn’t make the on-time date, hit KPIs, or have a delivery route that’s not ideal, it’s probably not a life or death situation. But Derek Imig, Senior Director Logistics/Project Management at Marshall Retail Group/InMotion, hasn’t always been able to say that. Derek got his accidental start in logistics while serving for the military, including a tour in Iraq. There, he began to develop the life-or-death leadership lessons he forged under literal fire.
Join us as we discuss:
- What it means to “manage up”
- How military service prepared Derek for a career in logistics
- What key data points a leader should look for
You’re sitting with a few friends on an early Friday evening having a well-deserved beer. While most of your friends reminisce over the creation and consumption of this delicious beverage, your mind wanders to how did it get here?
The logistics behind beer transportation is complicated. It’s heavy, it can spoil, and it comes in multiple methods of packaging. Lester Jones, VP Analytics and Chief Economist at National Beer Wholesalers Association, gives the points about pints.
Join us as we discuss:
- The unexpected way Covid disrupted beer supply
- Training truck drivers into real superheroes
- How the NBWA looks out for brewers
Logistics is like a sports referee: If you’re doing your job right, nobody will notice your good work. But when things go bad…
Nobody knows this better than Tom Rowbotham, Vice President Supply Chain at Uponor. Tom sits with Colissa and Jeff to talk about how to shorten your supply chain, what diversification does for logistics, and the importance of good partnerships - the last of which is indispensable.
Join us as we discuss:
- Analyzing the cost of your supply chain
- How to shorten your supply chain
- Knowing when and when to not bring supply in house
Consumer habits are not going to snap back to the way they were pre-covid. So, why are some organizations clinging to outdated supply chain methods?
Roberta Tamburrino, SVP, Logistics Operations at INXEPTION, sheds some light on how technology impacts logistics challenges, women in logistics, and improving existing methods in the industry.
Join us as we discuss:
- Revitalizing workflows in supply chains
- How supply chains are like spider webs
- The importance of mentorship, and more
Congratulations to Roberta as a 2022 Top Women to Watch in Transportation!
Automation is revolutionizing almost every industry, but algorithms still need people to point them in the right direction.
Keith Moore, CPO at AutoScheduler.AI and Supply Chain Technologist, works with some of the largest companies in the world to orchestrate a balance between automation and existing supply chains. In this episode, he shares his perspective on the current trends and future of workplace automation.
Join us as we discuss:
- Designing automation to fit large-scale projects
- Tech development and maintenance
- Human elements of automation
From software to loading docks, drones to trucks, be it 1 door or 50 doors, running a warehouse is a serious business and a million things can go right or wrong.
For the people who know this world, this podcast is for you. After countless conversations with customers, Colissa and Jeff have come to realize that a community for these thoughts and ideas was missing, and they’re here to help.
Join us as we discuss:
- Software and new technologies
- The future of the logistics industry
- The people who make this whole thing work