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Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Delivering the Customer Experience

On this episode, Steven A. Melnyk discusses why delivering a customer experience is key to supply chain success going forward.


Recording Date/Time
Monday, August 2, 2021 2:00PM
Podcast Duraton
00:38:11 hrs/min/sec

A supply chain manager in the alcoholic beverage space recently described how his supply chain was evolving from a high-volume, low-cost, one-size-fits-all approach to fulfillment and delivery into one in which new digital capabilities allowed it to customize the order fulfillment process for nearly every customer. His point: The supply chain is evolving from one focused solely on cost, to one focused on delivering a customer experience.

On this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Michigan State professor Steven A. Melnyk explains why supply chain managers of the future will need to deliver a customer experience, along with the goods. Are you experienced?

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Bob Trebilcock is the executive editor for Modern Materials Handling and an editorial advisor to Supply Chain Management Review. He has covered materials handling, technology, logistics, and supply chain topics for nearly 30 years. He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University. He lives in Chicago and can be reached at 603-852-8976.
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