State Of Readiness | Ben Cook; Chief Supply Chain Officer, Spreetail

State Of Readiness | Ben Cook; Chief Supply Chain Officer, Spreetail

Give a listen… My guest today is Ben Cook, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Spreetail, a next-generation 3PL company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.  We start the conversation with Ben sharing his early years.  His father was an Army Officer who resigned soon after Ben was born to have a more stable family life.  But that…

Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – January 2023

Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – January 2023

Operational Excellence By DesignSM 2023 January ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Artificial Intelligence and Continuous Improvement In January of 2022, I wrote an article entitled “Deepfakes and the Uncanny Valley”. I shared my concern about AI having the ability to manipulate, even fabricate, what we see…

Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – December 2022

Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – December 2022

Operational Excellence By DesignSM 2022/23 Holiday Edition ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Monthly Musing As we complete another circuit around the sun, we find ourselves reflective of the year’s hard-fought battles won and lost, of loves arrived and departed, and of our professional successes and disappointments. With rebuilding spirit and energy, we look with great anticipation…

Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – November 2022

Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – November 2022

Operational Excellence By DesignSM 2022 November ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Culture Change: Go Ugly Early – Go Ugly Fast I hear a lot about “culture change”, but what is culture? Why do we need to change it? What changes would need to be made? And…