In our most recent podcast, Barry speaks with Mike Nager, Business Development Manager at Festo Didactic, and advocate for US Manufacturing careers.  Barry and Mike discuss the awareness gap around US manufacturing, which is alive and well, and offering lucrative, technology-driven careers.

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OM Podcast #19 (5/3/24): US Manufacturing & the Awareness Gap

In our latest podcast Barry speaks with VP of Operations at Nautique, Kris Hanigosky, about operations for this luxury ski boat manufacturer.  They discuss maintaining the highest levels of quality, the importance of accuracy forecasting and inventory management, and innovative approaches to employee retention through upskilling.

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OM Podcast Episode #20 (5/27/24): Manufacturing & Operations at Nautique

In our latest podcast Barry Render interviews Simon Philips, former President at Marvel, former Executive Vice President at Disney, and current President at Falcon's Beyond, a global entertainment powerhouse and visionary leader in storytelling sitting at the intersection of content, technology and experiences.  Barry and Simon discuss The latest announcement about the new Dragon Ball theme park as part of Qiddiya as well as other operations at Falcon's Beyond.

OM Podcast #21 (6/10/24) - Operations at Falcon's Beyond

In this most recent podcast Barry Render interviews John Beakes, Senior Director of Continuous Process Improvement at Pearson, the publisher of our Heizer/Render/Munson textbook.  Barry and John discuss the importance of Lean and continuous process improvement at Pearson and in other industries John's worked in.

OM Podcast #22: Continuous Process Improvement

In our most recent podcast Barry Render interviews Todd Ahern, Vice President of Supply Chain for Ricoh, USA, the biggest producer of large printers in the world.  Barry and Todd discuss the complexity of supply chains for a global company with facilities in Asia, Mexico, and the US.

OM Podcast #23: Global Supply Chain Management at Ricoh USA

Welcome to our most podcast.  In this podcast Barry Render interviews Andreas Weiland, Professor of Supply Chain at the Copenhagen Business School and Editor of the Journal of Supply Chain Management.  Andreas and Barry discuss Andreas' new book, Supply Chain: A System in Crisis, as well as other topics such as the circulator economy and the latest trends in journals.

OM Podcast #24: Supply Chain: A System in Crisis

In our latest, very timely podcast Barry Render interviews David Panzera, Vice President of Purchasing for FXI with a 30 year history in global supply chains.  Dave and Barry discuss disruptions to global supply chains, including increasingly common weather events and the lingering, long-term impacts they have.

OM Podcast #25: Global Supply Chain Disruptions

In the latest podcast Barry Render interviews Dominic O'Brien, an executive at the Port of Philadelphia or Philaport.  Dominic and Barry discuss why the port system is so important to supply chains in the US and worldwide. 

OM Podcast #26: Operations at the Port of Philadelphia

In today's podcast Barry Render interviews Paul Delp, President of Lansdale Warehouses located in Eastern Pennsylvania.  Paul and Barry discuss the role of warehouses in the supply chain and spend time digging in on what it means to be a 3PL and offer "white glove service" to customers.

OM Podcast #26: Operations at the Port of Philadelphia

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