Rethinking Supply Chain

Rail to Remote: Digital Transformation in Supply Chain

Episode Notes

Supply chain challenges and innovations have never been more relevant to our daily lives. In this episode of Rethinking Supply Chain, Venzee CEO, John Abrams, and Diana Chen discuss the supply chain from a different angle--history.

Consider this piece of trivia: Why is Chicago such an important logistics hub?

John provides the answer--railroads. As a rail hub, Chicago didn’t only provide an important home to early catalog retail giants like Sears. It also spurred the growth of adjacent industries like photography studios and printing presses.

Listen to this episode to take a closer look at why some industries tend to cluster in certain geographic areas and how those clusters can affect how organizations attract and retain talent.