The Air Cargo and Freight industry has faced many challenges over the past few years. The COVID-19 pandemic, increasing operational costs, and fluctuating customer demand have all been issues the industry has had to deal with. In this episode of Down to Business English we look at all of these factors.—perfect for anyone looking to enhance their understandin ... Show More
Jun 13
Tokenmaxxing and the Corporate AI Pullback
AI tools were expected to help companies work faster, spend less money, and become more productive. But what happens when employees use so much AI that costs become too high? In this episode, Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan look at tokenmaxxing — a new business problem where AI cost ... Show More
25m 16s
Apr 2022
Transportation: Untangling the Supply Chain
<p>Global supply chains have been under stress from the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, and inflation, and the outlook for transportation in 2022 is a mixed bag so far. Chief U.S. Economist Ellen Zentner and Equity Analyst for North American Transportation Ravi Shanker discuss.< ... Show More
9m 31s
May 2022
Special Encore: Transportation - Untangling the Supply Chain
<p>Original Release on April 26th, 2022: Global supply chains have been under stress from the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, and inflation, and the outlook for transportation in 2022 is a mixed bag so far. Chief U.S. Economist Ellen Zentner and Equity Analyst for North American ... Show More
9m 47s
Nov 2024
Confronting Ever-Changing Dynamics in Freight Security
In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott W. Luton and Karin Bursa are joined by Richie Daigle, Enterprise Account Executive at Tive, and David Shillingford, Co-founder of Everstream Analytics. Together, they discuss the critical challenges of freight security and how the ... Show More
53m 38s
May 2024
2024 Disruption: Port Challenges, Drayage Shipping & Planning Ahead
The current market volatility is making disruptions commonplace, so how can you anticipate and navigate an ever-changing landscape?In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott W. Luton and Allison Giddens delve deep into the turbulent waters of supply chain management with in ... Show More
36m 20s
Oct 2025
Building Smarter Supply Chains: Lessons from Crisis, Cost, and Technology
Gad Allon, Wharton Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions, explores the current state of global supply chains—from the lingering effects of the pandemic and industrial disruptions to the trade-offs between cost efficiency and resilience—and explains how emerging tech ... Show More
12m 21s
Oct 2021
The supply chain's weak link
How disruption in a single port, factory or freight centre can cause global chaos. Ed Butler speaks with Stavros Karamperidis, an expert in maritime economics at the University of Plymouth, and Kent Jones, professor of economics at Babson College in the US. Meanwhile, chief econo ... Show More
17m 28s