S2E1: Embracing Innovation to Drive Success with Kenco Group President Denis Reilly
09/21/23 • 38 min
For the first episode of Season 2, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Denis Reilly, president and CEO of Kenco Group, a logistics provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They discuss innovating, automating, and driving productivity even in the midst of a labor shortage. Denis, a member of the GSCI Advisory Board, also shared his approach to developing talent and what it’ll take to succeed as a senior leader in the future.
Beyond the interview, listen in as Ted and Tom discuss consumer confidence reports, unemployment figures, the state of the current job market, economic projections for the remainder of 2023, and more.
Related links:
- Consumer confidence wanes with high prices and a cooling job market
- Fed, economists make course correction on US recession predictions
- What holiday shopping could look like in 2023
- Hiring settles into low gear as August unemployment rose to 3.8%
- Labor unions pushing for raises and better hours
- Tom Goldsby on the United Auto Workers strike’s roots in AI and ramifications for auto logistics
- Gen Z reconsidering the value of college degrees
- Read about Kenco’s Innovation Test Lab
- Listen to the Season 2 trailer and most popular episodes from the first season
- Subscribe to GSCI’s monthly newsletter
- Latest news and insights from the GSCI team
For the first episode of Season 2, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Denis Reilly, president and CEO of Kenco Group, a logistics provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They discuss innovating, automating, and driving productivity even in the midst of a labor shortage. Denis, a member of the GSCI Advisory Board, also shared his approach to developing talent and what it’ll take to succeed as a senior leader in the future.
Beyond the interview, listen in as Ted and Tom discuss consumer confidence reports, unemployment figures, the state of the current job market, economic projections for the remainder of 2023, and more.
Related links:
- Consumer confidence wanes with high prices and a cooling job market
- Fed, economists make course correction on US recession predictions
- What holiday shopping could look like in 2023
- Hiring settles into low gear as August unemployment rose to 3.8%
- Labor unions pushing for raises and better hours
- Tom Goldsby on the United Auto Workers strike’s roots in AI and ramifications for auto logistics
- Gen Z reconsidering the value of college degrees
- Read about Kenco’s Innovation Test Lab
- Listen to the Season 2 trailer and most popular episodes from the first season
- Subscribe to GSCI’s monthly newsletter
- Latest news and insights from the GSCI team
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Get Ready for Season 2 of Tennessee on Supply Chain Management
Hosted by the dynamic duo of Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby, Tennessee on Supply Chain Management will launch its second season later this month with a high-level discussion on innovation, automation, and driving productivity with Kenco Group President and CEO Denis Reilly.
Prepare for a new slate of informative, insightful, and entertaining episodes with this teaser episode and relive the best from our first season below.
Most popular episodes from Season 1:
- Delivering Hope for the Supply Chain Marathon with Pfizer VP Dr. Michael Ku (Ep. 13)
- Is LEAN Dead? (Ep. 4)
- How to Build a More Sustainable Supply Chain with Philips' Jeff DiLullo (Ep. 15)
- Growing into Leadership with Caterpillar VP Wendi Gentry-Stuenkel (Ep. 19)
- Will the Port Snarl Affect Santa's Deliveries? (Ep. 1)
Learn more about GSCI and how our academic and talent development programs can benefit supply chain professionals and business leaders from early career to the C-suite at our website.
Latest articles and insights explaining what’s trending in the industry:
- The implications of the Teamsters Union contract with UPS
- The importance of companies building agile relationships with external stakeholders
- Making sense of the latest sustainability reporting requirements for the transportation industry.
Next Episode
S2E2: Learning From the Past to Predict the Future with CSCMP Leaders Tom Nightingale and Terry Esper
For the second episode of Season 2, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Terry Esper, professor of logistics at Ohio State University and Chair Elect for CSCMP, and Tom Nightingale, CEO of AFS Logistics and chairman of the board for CSCMP.
They discuss professional development in the supply chain industry and highlight the paradigm shifts in organizational structures and talent acquisition strategies. Listen as Nightingale shares the latest initiatives by CSCMP, the growing trend of corporate memberships, the importance of local round tables, and the future of supply chain education.
From the changing dynamics of professional organizations to the strategic engagement of CSCMP members, this episode is loaded with actionable insights that will redefine your understanding of the industry.
Listen in as our co-hosts also discuss the near government shutdown, UAW strike, low water levels in the Panama Canal and Mississippi River, the Iran oil agreements, and more.
Related Links
- UAW strike news
- LMI high-water mark
- Low water levels in the Panama Canal
- Tom Goldsby on the United Auto Workers strike’s roots in AI and ramifications for auto logistics
- UT Haslam’s Ted Stank Honored with Supply Chain Hall of Fame Induction
- Learn more about ASF Logistics
- Yellow Logistics files for bankruptcy
- Learn more about CSCMP's roundtables
- UT's Executive MBA for Global Supply Chain degree program
- UT's Masters in Supply Chain Management Online degree program
- Subscribe to GSCI’s monthly newsletter
- Latest news and insights from the GSCI team
Tennessee on Supply Chain Management - S2E1: Embracing Innovation to Drive Success with Kenco Group President Denis Reilly
Transcript
S2 Ep. 1 Tennessee on SCM Transcript
Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 12:33PM • 38:35
Tom Goldsby 00:28
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Tennessee on Supply Chain Management brought to you from Rocky Top, Tennessee. I'm Tom Goldsby, joined by my good friend and colleague co-host, Dr. Ted Stank. Hello, Ted, how you doing?
Ted Stank 00:42
Hey, Tom, I'm doing well. Thank you.
Tom Goldsby 00:51
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