Building a brighter for future for distribution and the supply chain

Collaboration may be the key to innovating for transformative change in B2B—and the path to more resilient supply chains, thriving customers, and success for all.

Below, please find the first few paragraphs of my new article published in Supply Chain Quarterly, and a link for reading it in full. This article is a call for radical collaboration—leaders from two disciplines, distribution and supply chain, working together to accomplish what neither can accomplish alone, to build a supply chain that is resilient, responsive, and regenerative. Our shared goal must be to achieve system-changing results to fix what ails us in the digital age and to establish a new standard for innovation and doing business in a global, connected, digital, and very human world. For more on its purpose and the potential for radical innovation, please watch my video:

The Finding strength through resilience

We are living through epic times. Digital technologies are transforming everything about how we live, connect, learn, work, and play. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic, talent crunch, and geopolitical conflicts are all creating an uncertain future even as they usher in a new normal.

Supply chain professionals are working to strengthen the supply chain, making it more resilient and able to withstand future shocks. But we can do more. The supply chain can also be responsive to the needs and aspirations of its customers, helping them today and tomorrow. And the supply chain can work to regenerate communities by creating new value for workers, managers, and leaders—and the organizations that employ them.

Please click here to read my full article on Supply Chain Quarterly.

Leaning in

This newsletter is an exploration of ideas and making them happen. Each edition presents insights and experiences from the leading edge of supply chain innovation. Moreover, it serves as a call to action for leaning in with support, resources, funding, and whatever it takes to imagine new outcomes, knock down barriers, and build a supply chain worthy of our times in every issue.

I invite you to join our project, offer your feedback and experiences, and share this newsletter with anyone that might benefit from its content and contribute to our shared mission. And if you know an innovator or founder whose story should be told, please introduce me!