Ann Marie Jonkman | Navigating New Horizons: AI & Empathy in Supply Chains

02/22/24 • 48 min

This week’s guest is Ann Marie Jonkman, Senior Director, Global Industry Strategies for Blue Yonder. Ann Marie has had extensive experience in the logistics and supply chain space working for carriers, brokers, and shippers before joining Blue Yonder about 2 years ago. In her current role she is helping Logistics Service Providers, or LSPs, solve their supply chain challenges. In our conversation, we discuss how the supply chain software space has evolved over the years, the importance of understanding and having empathy for the people involved in implementation as well as knowing the business processes and technology, and, of course, the growing role of AI in supply chain management.

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Hello and welcome to the Freightvine podcast, your source for all things freight transportation. I’m Chris Caplice, Chief Scientist at DAT Freight & Analytics, and today I am joined by Adam Buttgenbach, Director of Fleet Engineering and Sustainability for PepsiCo.

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Jeffrey Short | Three Challenges with Fleet Electrification

This week’s guest is Jeff Short, Vice President, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). ATRI publishes a wide variety of reports on all aspects of freight and trucking from costs to bottlenecks and everything in between. Jeff is the author of the December 2022 ATRI Report entitled “Charging Infrastructure Challenges for the US Electric Vehicle Fleet”. The report identifies and quantifies three major challenges associated with the adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). These are (1) US Electricity Supply and Demand - can we generate the electricity needed, (2) Electric Vehicle Production - can we mine sufficient materials to produce the required number of vehicles, and (3) Truck Charging Requirements - how will charging work? I recommend that you look up this report and other ATRI reports at truckingresearch.org.