Why Good Supply Chains Still Suffer From Recurring Stockouts
Even mature supply chains with modern ERP systems continue to experience recurring stockouts because small operational failures compound across planning, sourcing, transportation, inventory, and execution. The article argues that these outages are less about isolated forecast errors and more about a lack of end‑to‑end coordination and outdated inventory parameters. Lead‑time variability, stale safety‑stock settings, and fragmented functional ownership amplify the problem, turning routine variability into customer‑facing shortages. Leaders must shift from blaming single functions to diagnosing systemic design weaknesses that allow friction to accumulate.
Angie Owens Rises to VP of Operations at Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research has promoted longtime employee Angie Owens to Vice President of Operations as the firm enters a product expansion phase. Owens, who joined in 2008, will continue overseeing data processing, customer service, and product management while steering new releases...
Hershey Projects $100M Inventory Cut From Supply Chain Tech
Hershey announced at its 2026 Investor Day that its decision‑intelligence platform will drive a $50 million productivity lift and trim inventory by $100 million over the next two years. The initiative builds on a $250 million supply‑chain and manufacturing digitization program launched in...
Adaptive ML Names CMO and CRO for Growth Phase
Adaptive ML announced the appointment of Marine Boulot as chief marketing officer and Sam Jones as chief revenue officer, marking a strategic shift from category creation to ownership. Both executives bring extensive experience in tech marketing and enterprise sales, having...
The Podcast Guys Appoints Anne Claessen as Chief Operating Officer
The Podcast Guys, a global event‑specialist podcast agency, announced Anne Claessen as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective April 13, 2026. Claessen arrives from Cashflow Podcasting, where she served as CEO, bringing extensive experience in podcast production, marketing, and agency...
Kruger’s Michel Manseau to Retire, Michael Urlick Tapped as Successor
Michel Manseau, senior vice‑president and general manager of Canada Consumer Sales at Kruger Products, is retiring after a 37‑year career but will stay on as a special advisor. Michael Urlick, who joined Kruger in July 2023 as senior vice‑president of...
Movers & Shakers: PRG, Live Nation, Icon Concerts
Production Resource Group (PRG) named Darren Pfeffer its first chief commercial officer, tasking him with global revenue growth and client expansion. Live Nation hired Chris Marking as EVP of international venue sponsorship to steer naming‑rights deals across a pipeline of...
Docupace Appoints Mike Conlon as Chief Revenue Officer
Docupace, a provider of AI‑enabled back‑office and compliance software for wealth‑management firms, announced the appointment of Mike Conlon as Chief Revenue Officer. Conlon will oversee the company’s end‑to‑end revenue strategy, integrating sales, marketing, client experience and partnerships under a single...
TechnoSport Appoints Sachin Tandon as Chief Planning & Supply Chain Officer Amid Retail Expansion
TechnoSport, the Indian activewear brand, has hired Sachin Tandon as its Chief Planning & Supply Chain Officer to bolster manufacturing and distribution as it expands its retail footprint. Tandon will lead demand forecasting, inventory management and end‑to‑end logistics, drawing on...
How Home Depot Turned Its Supply Chain Into a “Strategic Weapon”
Home Depot has transformed its logistics from a cost center into a strategic weapon, investing for two decades in a nationwide network of rapid‑deployment, flat‑bed, and fulfillment centers. By shifting product flow away from vendor‑direct shipments, the retailer now leverages...
Advanced Supply Chain Planning: How to Build a More Resilient Operation
Advanced supply chain planning is emerging as a strategic priority, enabling firms to anticipate disruptions rather than merely react. APQC research highlights that only 19% of organizations have real‑time supply chain data, underscoring a critical data‑maturity gap. Companies that invest...
Cellulant Hires Ex-Xapo Bank Executive Anthony Hernandez as COO
Cellulant, the pan‑African payments platform, has appointed former Xapo Bank executive Anthony Hernandez as chief operating officer. Hernandez will oversee onboarding, transaction processing and customer growth, aiming to cut payment failures and improve transaction visibility across 20 markets. The hire...
Marc Lauret Leads Club Med as Sales Director (Singapore and Malaysia)
Club Med has appointed Marc Lauret as sales director for Singapore and Malaysia, adding to its leadership team in Southeast Asia. Lauret previously oversaw regional sales in the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, where he drove trade engagement, digital distribution...
Brad Ball Joins Styx Intelligence as Chief Revenue Officer to Scale Global Cybersecurity Footprint
Styx Intelligence, a global SaaS cybersecurity firm, announced the hiring of Brad Ball as its first chief revenue officer. Ball, who brings over 25 years of experience and a track record of scaling revenue at firms like BackBox, will oversee...
Beyond Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea Disruptions - Ensuring Supply Chain Resilience with Process Intelligence
Geopolitical chokepoints such as the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz are now routine disruptors, adding weeks to transit times and doubling spot freight rates for oil and LNG shipments. A 2026 Process Optimization Report shows 85% of surveyed...
CURRENT ISSUE: April 13, 2026
Radio Ink’s April 13, 2026 issue spotlights MediaCo CRO Brian Fisher in its cover story, exploring his strategic vision for the company. The issue also publishes the annual Radio’s Top 20 Leaders 2026 list, ranking the most influential radio executives....
Norfolk Southern Focuses on Freight Growth in Latest Partnership
Norfolk Southern announced a partnership with Jaguar Transport Holdings to expand capacity at its Doraville transload facility near Atlanta. Jaguar will manage local switching and fund yard upgrades, boosting freight handling and truck‑to‑rail connections. The initiative aligns with NS’s strategy...
Building a Winning Sales Culture with Thomas Waites
Thomas Waites, CRO of TW Sales, explains how a belief‑first culture beats pressure‑driven competition in high‑growth sales teams. He stresses coaching that addresses mindset, behavior and skill rather than simple instruction. Waites also narrows performance tracking to four core metrics—closed‑won revenue,...
China to Ban Sulfuric Acid Exports as War Hits Supply
China announced a ban on sulfuric acid exports starting in May, targeting acid produced as a by‑product of copper and zinc smelting. The restriction follows supply disruptions caused by the Iran‑Israel war, which has choked sulfur shipments from the Middle...
Amazon to Scale up Drone Delivery in 2025, CEO Says
Amazon announced a major expansion of its Prime Air drone service, aiming to reach 30 million customers by the end of 2025 and deliver 500 million packages annually by 2030. The rollout will use more than 85 same‑day fulfillment centers and over...
OUT MONDAY: Radio Ink’s Leaders Issue
Radio Ink’s April issue spotlights the people shaping radio’s future, from multicultural growth to policy advocacy. The cover story features MediaCo CRO Brian Fisher outlining a market‑by‑market strategy to build a national network anchored in multicultural broadcasting. The magazine also...
Q.ANT Appoints Michael Krueger as Vice President Commercials
Q.ANT, a developer of photonic processors for energy‑efficient high‑performance computing and AI, announced Michael Krueger as its new Vice President of Commercials, effective April 1, 2026. Krueger joins from a two‑decade tenure at Intel, where he led data‑center and AI sales in...
Target Fuels Next-Day Delivery Expansion with Shipt
Target is expanding its Shipt‑powered next‑day delivery service, called Target Last Mile Delivery Direct, to 20 additional metropolitan areas this spring. By the end of 2026, more than 100 stores across 50 markets will ship orders directly from the retail...
Flowers Foods Chief Supply Chain Officer Retiring
Tom Winters, Flowers Foods’ chief supply chain officer, will retire on April 17 after four years in the role and a total of nearly 40 years in consumer packaged goods. During his tenure, he drove efficiency initiatives that improved operational stability...
Tecala Accelerates National Growth with New CRO and CTO Hires
Technology services firm Tecala announced the appointment of its first chief revenue officer, Domenico Garfi, and a newly created chief transformation officer, Hennie Laubscher. Garfi will unify go‑to‑market functions and drive commercial performance, while Laubscher will lead internal transformation, embedding...
Parakeet and Outbound Sales Pro Welcomes Eric Harrison as New Head of Sales
Parakeet, an AI‑powered outbound email platform, announced Eric Harrison as its new Head of Sales for both Parakeet and Outbound Sales Pro. Harrison brings extensive experience building high‑growth sales teams and will steer go‑to‑market strategies aimed at expanding the companies’...
Stripe Appoints Manish Maheshwari to Lead Revenue, Growth in India
Stripe has appointed Manish Maheshwari as Head of Revenue and Growth for India, bringing over 20 years of experience from Twitter, Flipkart, and Intuit. Maheshwari will steer Stripe’s push to support Indian AI and digital‑native firms that target global markets...
Amazon Freight Increases Dry Van Trailer Count to 80k
Amazon Freight announced its dry‑van trailer fleet has reached 80,000 units, a rise of 10,000 since June 2025. The expansion gives shippers more flexibility during peak seasons and faster response for urgent loads. Equipped with real‑time tracking, the new trailers...
DDN Hires Chief Revenue Officer
DDN announced Kevin Delane as President and Chief Revenue Officer, bringing experience from Salesforce, Cohesity and Everpure. The hire follows a $300 million Blackstone investment and a wave of senior appointments in product, finance and operations. Delane will oversee global revenue...
3PL Turns a Pain Point Into a Selling Point
RJ Logistics, a woman‑owned 3PL in Michigan, struggled with cross‑border shipment visibility in Mexico, relying on manual check calls that slowed response times and taxed staff. The company implemented Rectangle’s universal API, automatically feeding GPS data into its McLeod TMS...
Sims Crane & Equipment Announces Executive Promotions
Sims Crane & Equipment Co. announced two senior executive promotions to strengthen its sales and operational capabilities across the Southeast United States. Long‑time employee Mike Kuffermann was elevated to chief sales officer, bringing more than 17 years of company experience to...
TikTok's Top North America Ad Exec Is Leaving
TikTok’s North America advertising head, Khartoon Weiss, is exiting after nearly six years with the company, having led the region’s ad business for the past year. Her departure follows a string of senior ad‑sales exits, including former head Blake Chandlee,...
Walmart to Close Illinois Fulfillment Center
Walmart announced the permanent closure of its Matteson, Illinois fulfillment center, affecting 111 employees. Operations will be transferred to other NextGen facilities in the retailer’s network, and affected workers receive a $7,500 incentive to relocate or transition to open roles....
Wayne-Sanderson Farms Promotes Executives in Supply Chain, Operations
Wayne‑Sanderson Farms, the United States' third‑largest poultry producer, announced two senior promotions effective April 1. Aaron Leach will serve as chief commercial and supply chain officer, overseeing sales, marketing, R&D and supply‑chain functions. Michael Crump will become chief operations officer, responsible for live...
Urban Engineers Taps William Brooks for SVP, Director of Strategic Operations
Urban Engineers announced the appointment of William Brooks, PE, as Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Operations. Brooks brings nearly forty years of executive leadership in transportation infrastructure, most recently as SVP of Capital Delivery at NJ Transit. He...
Revel Bikes Taps Levi Olsen as Sales and Site Leader
Revel Bikes, the Colorado mountain‑bike maker, has appointed Levi Olsen as its new sales and site leader. Olsen, a Golden resident, brings extensive experience across specialty retail, distribution and direct‑to‑consumer roles, previously at Spot Bikes, CeramicSpeed and Challenge Tires. He...
How DHL Tackled Mail and Parcel Boom During Peak Easter Season
DHL’s Post & Parcel division in Germany handled a record Easter surge, processing up to 10.5 million parcels on April 7, well above the previous year’s 9 million daily peak. The surge was managed through a multi‑year $1.15 billion investment that modernises sorting centres,...
Hormel Modernizes Supply Chain with AI Planning Platform
Hormel Foods has rolled out the o9 artificial‑intelligence planning platform across more than 70 of its facilities, linking demand, supply and inventory in a single system. The deployment, completed between March and December 2025, aims to shift the company from...
How Procurement Teams Are Scaling Sourcing Without Hiring
Procurement leaders face rising spend volumes and tighter timelines, prompting a shift toward agentic AI that can initiate and drive sourcing events autonomously. Fairmarkit’s VP Erin McFarlane explains that automating repeatable tasks—such as intake classification, supplier matching, and bid analysis—allows teams...
CDE Welcomes New Vice President of Sales for North, Latin America
CDE announced Chad Greenfield as Vice President of Sales for North and Latin America, joining the firm in March ahead of ConExpo‑Con/AGG 2026. Greenfield brings more than 20 years of senior leadership across mining, aggregates, oil and gas, and prior commercial...
DHL Express Names New Asia Pacific Commercial Leader
On April 1, 2026 DHL Express appointed Herbert Vongpusanachai as Senior Vice President, Commercial for the Asia Pacific region, relocating him to Singapore. Vongpusanachai, who has led DHL’s Thailand & Indochina operations for more than two decades and previously oversaw...
AWG Taps Former Kroger Division Leader As COO
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) announced Joe Kelley as its new chief operating officer, effective May 4. Kelley will direct merchandising, procurement, distribution, sales, marketing and support‑center operations across AWG’s 33‑state network. The former Kroger senior vice president brings experience leading 11...
Maersk Adds Major New Jersey Hub Near Port Newark-Elizabeth
Maersk has signed a lease for a 233,000‑square‑foot ground‑freight hub in Linden, New Jersey, adjacent to the Port Newark‑Elizabeth complex. The facility will handle both full‑truck‑load and less‑than‑truck‑load shipments, linking warehouse operations to inland delivery networks across the United States. Its...
Exclusive: Noor Capital Sales Head Mohallab Alshnaigat Departs
Noor Capital, the UAE‑based CFD broker owned by Al Sayegh Brothers Group, announced the departure of Mohallab Alshnaigat, its Head of Sales. Alshnaigat joined the firm in 2014, rose through senior relationship roles, and was promoted to sales chief in 2023....
Exclusive: ATFX Hires SquaredFinancial Alum Muntaser Halaseh as VP Sales MENA
ATFX announced the appointment of Muntaser Halaseh as Vice President of Sales for the MENA region. Halaseh joins after a year as Regional Director at SquaredFinancial and five years leading sales at Equiti Group. The move underscores ATFX’s strategy to...
Veteran PRPA, Fairview Terminal Executive to Lead Prince Rupert Port
Kurt Slocombe has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. He joined PRPA in 2019 as vice‑president of operations, planning and infrastructure, after earlier managing the Fairview Container Terminal since 2007. As head...
McDonald’s Reshapes Leadership with New US Operations Role
McDonald’s announced a major leadership reshuffle, creating a new chief operating officer role for U.S. operations headed by Skye Anderson. Anderson will integrate national operations, restaurant development, supply chain and technology under a single umbrella. Mattijs Backx was promoted to...
Local Express Names Edward Kim VP of Sales to Accelerate Growth in Unified Grocery Commerce
Local Express, the AI‑native SaaS platform for grocery retailers, announced Edward Kim as its new Vice President of Sales. Kim will oversee the global sales organization, refine the sales motion, and drive adoption of the company’s end‑to‑end e‑grocery and Grocery‑ERP...
Appfire Appoints Marc Gemassmer as Chief Revenue Officer
Appfire announced the appointment of Marc Gemassmer as Chief Revenue Officer, tasking him with steering the company’s global go‑to‑market strategy. Gemassmer brings more than two decades of enterprise software and security sales leadership, most recently scaling CloudBees to roughly $160 million in...
Productivity Solution: Moen Boosts Throughput with Automated Storage
Moen, a leading North American faucet brand, overhauled its West Coast distribution by consolidating operations into a new Las Vegas hub built with FORTNA. The facility employs an AutoStore high‑density robotic storage system and integrated warehouse execution software to streamline receiving,...