7 Things About Amazon the Retail Supply Chain Needs to Know

7 Things About Amazon the Retail Supply Chain Needs to Know | LoadProof

It was nice a Sunday evening at Orlando Florida. Our company, Smart Gladiator, was one of the Start-Up Technology companies that was selected to represent the Georgia team in the Retail Industry Association (RILA) Retail Supply Chain Conference 2017.

The conference was full of educational sessions. Not just a source of subject matter experts discussing the major trends, the event was a great way to network and learn from other leaders and stalwarts of the Industry. The one that inspired me the most was a very down to earth, straight talk presentation by Crystal Hanlon, president of the Northern Division of The Home Depot. She emphasized, just getting work done is not enough. One needs also to showcase the work done, so everybody, especially the influencers that are going to impact how you grow, are aware of your accomplishments. You need to take time, strategize and have a regular action in place, to communicate and showcase your accomplishments in front of these executives, so you get what you deserve, Hanlon said. She talked about how she had set up quarterly networking and update events, to make sure initiatives had visibility with people in power.

The highlight of the event was a dinner with the top supply chain influencers of the Georgia community. I learned that the Port of Savannah is the second largest port in the country in terms of the volume it handles. The Georgia team has done such an incredible job that there are other ports that are modeling their operations based on the Savannah port.

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