How Crocs Optimized Their Supply Chain for Reliability and Cost in 2021
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Shoes, supply chains, and strategy.   Last week we sat down with Mary McNelly and Greg Mau, two innovative leaders on the logistics team at Crocs, to discuss how they handled disruptions and found success in importing over 100 million pairs of shoes in 2021 alone. As always, Don and Bryan asked the tough questions and teased out some shipper solutions you won’t want to miss. In this week’s episode, you'll get to hear about:  ✔️ The value of a strong brand when disruptions occur ✔️ The biggest challenges US importers face today ✔️ How to get your executive team to embrace logistics change ✔️ Using flexible and committed multi-year contracts for growth ✔️ Best practices as a top BCO in ocean shipping  And plenty more 🔥 advice!   #technology #logistics #supplychainmanagement #freight 👇Here are the timestamps for their discussion👇 00:00 – Introductions 07:30 – The value of brand in Croc’s global growth 11:30 – Croc’s biggest challenge as a BCO in today’s market 15:00 – Best practices as a leading shipper 21:00 – How to get your executives to embrace change 25:00 – How to maintain a strategic advantage throughout disruptions 33:30 – Becoming a shipper-of-choice through flexible contracting 41:00 – Advice for the industry on innovation and growth
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