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Supply Chain Now The #1 Voice of Supply Chain. Stay updated with the latest supply chain news and hear from industry experts!

Spotlighting the best in all things Supply Chain: the people, the technologies, the best practices and the critical issues of the day. Supply Chain Now was formed in 2017 to serve as an effective means of bringing leaders & practitioners together to share best practices and discuss the key challenges impacting Supply Chain Management today. Founded by former APICS Atlanta President and entrepreneur Scott Luton, Supply Chain Now’s podcasts and webinars have been downloaded over 6M+ times since May 2017.

Everyone claims to be AI-powered. Almost nobody shows you how.Next Tuesday, September 15 at 10:00 AM CT, Project44 is pr...
10/09/2026

Everyone claims to be AI-powered. Almost nobody shows you how.

Next Tuesday, September 15 at 10:00 AM CT, Project44 is premiering Beyond the Build, an unscripted look inside the Merchandise Mart, Chicago headquarters where the engineers and product leads building their AI agents answer the questions supply chain and IT buyers are actually asking right now.

Multi-Agent Orchestration. A decade of carrier, port, and terminal data. 1M+ agent interactions processed to date. This is the mechanics, not the marketing.

Stick around after the premiere for a live Q&A with the team.
Register: https://hubs.ly/Q04x9fxv0

Soft freight demand should mean plenty of capacity. Right? Not anymore.In Q2 2026, shipments remained subdued while ship...
10/09/2026

Soft freight demand should mean plenty of capacity. Right? Not anymore.

In Q2 2026, shipments remained subdued while shipper spending jumped nearly 28% year over year.

Scott Luton and Karin Bursa join Bobby Holland of U.S. Bank and Dr. Jason Miller of Michigan State University to break down what’s really driving the freight market, from tightening capacity and rising costs to AI infrastructure and changing demand.

Catch the full episode: https://hubs.ly/Q04w_4Rm0

7 weeks to go. One conference. Countless opportunities to move what’s next forward.AME Milwaukee 2026 is almost here.Go ...
10/09/2026

7 weeks to go. One conference. Countless opportunities to move what’s next forward.

AME Milwaukee 2026 is almost here.

Go behind the scenes on industry tours. Learn from real-world solutions. Build new skills through hands-on learning. Connect with the people advancing enterprise excellence every day.

The countdown is officially on, and you’ll want to be in the room when it all comes together.

7 weeks to go. Will you be there?

October 26–29, 2026 | Milwaukee, WI

Learn more here: https://hubs.ly/Q04w_4Ds0

Adding AI to a broken workflow won’t fix it.Scott Luton and Vin Vashishta, CEO of V-Squared, discuss what it really take...
10/09/2026

Adding AI to a broken workflow won’t fix it.

Scott Luton and Vin Vashishta, CEO of V-Squared, discuss what it really takes for AI to create business value, from ROI and governance to smarter workflows.

▶️ Watch the episode: https://hubs.ly/Q04w_4s70

Standalone AI is not going to transform your supply chain. So what will?Happening TODAY, Scott Luton and Karin Bursa are...
10/09/2026

Standalone AI is not going to transform your supply chain. So what will?

Happening TODAY, Scott Luton and Karin Bursa are joined by David Vallejo of SAP to discuss how AI agents, business data and intelligent orchestration can move supply chains beyond reactive firefighting.

See SAP's vision for autonomous supply chain management.
Register now to watch live: https://hubs.ly/Q04x21hB0

Giving educators more time starts with rethinking procurement.In a new edition of The Executive Exchange, Scott Luton si...
09/09/2026

Giving educators more time starts with rethinking procurement.

In a new edition of The Executive Exchange, Scott Luton sits down with Ashley Hubka, SVP & GM of Walmart Business, for a conversation about the growing role procurement plays in education.

From the back-to-school rush to AI and automation, Ashley shares how smarter purchasing can help schools and childcare organizations reduce friction, stretch resources, and give valuable time back to educators and administrators.

📖 Read the full Executive Exchange: https://hubs.ly/Q04x2j4R0

Your bottle of w**e has a supply chain story you probably never thought about.Hundreds of rail cars. Thousands of truckl...
09/09/2026

Your bottle of w**e has a supply chain story you probably never thought about.

Hundreds of rail cars. Thousands of truckloads. Weather risks. Aging inventory. Regulations. And now, AI.

Scott Luton and special guest co-host Wanda Johnson sit down with Andrew Rice of Gallo to uncover the surprising complexity behind getting w**e from grape to glass.

▶️ Watch the full episode: https://hubs.ly/Q04x1_Rd0

Your spreadsheet says you’re saving money. Your shipping costs may say otherwise.Join Scott Luton and Tevon Taylor live ...
09/09/2026

Your spreadsheet says you’re saving money. Your shipping costs may say otherwise.

Join Scott Luton and Tevon Taylor live with John Wharff of EasyPost to break down the shipping decisions that can quietly eat into your margin, from carrier mix and service levels to peak planning and surcharges.

Join live: https://hubs.ly/Q04w_4bP0

Generic AI can give you answers. But can it make the right decisions for your business?Autonomous supply chains require ...
09/09/2026

Generic AI can give you answers. But can it make the right decisions for your business?

Autonomous supply chains require more than data and AI tools. They require context.
Join Scott Luton and Jake Barr with Alejandra Quinones and Christoph Schettler of Celonis for an upcoming Supply Chain Now and Celonis webinar on connecting people, processes, data and AI agents across the value chain.

Register now: https://hubs.ly/Q04w_3MK0

More productivity doesn’t always mean more profit.Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling learned that labor performance becomes far mo...
09/09/2026

More productivity doesn’t always mean more profit.

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling learned that labor performance becomes far more powerful when you connect it to cost, margin and the bigger financial picture.

Join Scott Luton and Kim Reuter with John Ferrell of Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling and Richard Knight of Easy Metrics for a firsthand look at how data, change management and a new way of thinking about labor can drive lasting results.

Register to watch live: https://hubs.ly/Q04w_3D90

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