{"id":22111,"date":"2023-10-17T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=22111"},"modified":"2024-01-12T16:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:52:00","slug":"what-we-must-do-to-create-nationally-secure-and-resilient-supply-chains","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/what-we-must-do-to-create-nationally-secure-and-resilient-supply-chains\/","title":{"rendered":"What we must do to create nationally secure and resilient supply chains"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22111\" class=\"elementor elementor-22111\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e2d67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72e2d67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2c8a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f2c8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>An Interview with David Leichner \u2013 Published in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/authority-magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Authority Magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e0114 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89e0114\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ed6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6ed6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe need to diversify our sources. The pandemic taught us that it\u2019s not sustainable to have only one place to get critical materials. A resilient supply chain would be able to plug in several source alternatives if a primary source failed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27248ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27248ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe cascading logistical problems caused by the pandemic and the war in Eastern Europe, have made securing a reliable supply chain a national imperative. In addition, severe cyberattacks like the highly publicized Colonial pipeline attack, have brought supply chain cybersecurity into the limelight. So what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? In this interview series, we are talking to business leaders who can share insights from their experiences about how we can address these challenges. As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Maneet Singh.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a243c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76a243c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManeet Singh is the Chief Information Officer at Odyssey Logistics, based in Charlotte. He has over 20 years of experience in IT, with responsibilities spanning strategy, project delivery, M&#038;A, risk management and leading global teams. As CIO, Maneet is responsible for Odyssey\u2019s technology and cybersecurity strategy, managing global IT operations, and leading major IT transformation projects to support the company\u2019s strategic growth initiatives.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11599ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11599ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48901b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48901b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you. Can you tell us a bit about how you grew up?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb12266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb12266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"l oc od oe bn of og oh oi oj hb\">I\u00a0<\/span>was born and raised in a small, remote village in India. To give you a sense of life there \u2014 they only recently have access to electricity. My father was the first engineer to come out of that village. I was the second, 30 years later. My grandparents were farmers, but they had a vision. They believed in education. And any money they could save, they put towards their children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbd9095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My parents had the same idea. When my father got his job, we moved to a small industrial town that had a major focus on education. I remember our town was way over-represented in attendance at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology. It was the kind of school where there were 400,000 applicants each year across the nation but only 2,000 got in. Our little town always had about 40 kids at that school. I got in, and my bachelor\u2019s degree was in metallurgy. My first job was at a steel plant, working with a big blast furnace that ran at 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. Eventually, I moved into IT \u2014 where there\u2019s air conditioning! And since then I have gone through several changes throughout my career, but the constant factor has been learning and adapting to new things \u2014 be it technology or people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f3756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f3756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was steeped in a culture of learning starting at a young age, both in my family life and in the world around me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf38fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"baf38fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbade9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dbade9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you began your career?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26b3b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e26b3b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter moving from India to the States, I did my MBA in St. Louis. At the end of the program, there was a case study competition where we formed a team and mock run a company. They hand out profiles for each company, and you and your team get to choose one \u2014 each company had specific strengths and weaknesses. I was the CEO, and I chose this company that had the most terrible fundamentals. It had been doing poorly for years but it had the most customers. My intuition said if we have the customers and we retain them, we can make the necessary business changes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e32ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e32ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce our team got aligned, we developed a plan and got to work. The competition usually lasted two and a half days but after only a day and half, the school ended the competition because my team had pulled so far ahead of our classmates that we had basically clinched it. The professor said that in the last 15 years, no team had been able to turn this company around \u2014 it was a losing profile.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62371f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f62371f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis experience stands out because it formed my foundation for how I approach business. Sometimes, certain ideas seem stale until we live through them. For me, that day in my MBA was the day I learned that putting customers first is the most important tenet in any business. Customer care is truly everything. If you have customers on your side, you can accomplish great things.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e5b96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3e5b96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fdb6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7fdb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You are a successful leader. Which three character traits do you think were most instrumental to your success? Can you please share a story or example for each?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7320c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7320c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt all starts with resilience. There have been a lot of changes and tests from where I started to where I am today. The only way I could weather all of them was by cultivating a drive to persevere, no matter what. It\u2019s one of the most important things a person can learn or teach. I\u2019ve had to uproot my life several times in pursuit of my goals. It wasn\u2019t easy, but it made me stronger. I don\u2019t fear change anymore and as they say, in life, change is the only constant.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a61c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30a61c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI also really believe in continuous learning. I think I\u2019ve really been served in life by an insatiable desire to learn. For me, when I was in school, I didn\u2019t care about getting a degree, necessarily \u2014 I was just trying to learn as much as possible. But you must develop the right attitude towards learning. Learning should be about being a student, not a follower. We have to be able to take lessons from people without trying to become them. Learning is about learning to become yourself.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaccbd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaccbd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinally, I think it\u2019s important to know what your core values are \u2014 and live them. For a lot of people, values are what they naturally absorb from their environment. This can be good or bad, but it\u2019s not conscious. About 15 years ago, I made an effort to choose my own core values \u2014 it was an intentional process that I went through over months. I realized that I\u2019m all about contribution, learning, humility, integrity, and fun \u2014 that\u2019s what I\u2019m made of. Once you know that, then you can look at your behavior and see whether it aligns with who you are, or who you want to be.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e54f20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e54f20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bae05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8bae05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Are you working on any exciting new projects now? How do you think that will help people?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c792a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98c792a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a continuous learner, everything is exciting to me! But yes, I\u2019m new here at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/\">Odyssey Logistics<\/a>, and we\u2019re working on a lot of big changes. As the CIO, I\u2019m currently assessing how our company uses and thinks about technology \u2014 where are the opportunities for improvement? How are we thinking about TMS, for example? Or ERP? These are big questions that have big changes downstream of them, depending on how they get answered. My vision for technology at Odyssey is getting to \u201cconnected systems with integrated data\u201d. I want us to have systems that are best for us (not necessarily the best of breed) and have them all connected to each other and working together. Of course, this is going to involve AI. Logistics in general is on the cusp of applying revolutionary technologies to its functioning, so it\u2019s a good time to be doing what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a132e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87a132e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24188ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24188ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can you help articulate what the weaknesses are in our current supply chain systems?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095ff72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"095ff72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI feel a slight pang when answering this question because the answer to it is the same now as it would have been few years ago \u2014 showing the need for better tech to support our industry. Let me break this down into five problems, which are all related to each other.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a2aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a2aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst, our biggest weakness is visibility \u2014 or the lack thereof. We just don\u2019t know easily where things are moving. Look at all the inventory problems we had during COVID. The common denominator was not able to see the whole shape of our business. And this leads to inefficiencies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3c85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3c85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis brings me to the second weakness \u2014 inventory management. The industry has really struggled in finding the middle ground between empty shelves and overstock. This is connected to visibility, of course, but it\u2019s a problem on its own merits too.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c518730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c518730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWeak collaboration between our tech is also a culprit here. We have all these systems supporting our work, but can they communicate with each other? Or do they add up to some vague and disconnected archipelago posing as a tech stack?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2636176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2636176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe fourth problem is rigidity \u2014 a lack of flexibility. Perhaps owing to the complexity of our business, we\u2019ve tried to design inflexible systems to tame the beast, so to speak. But this is a false sense of security \u2014 supply chains are dynamic. They need dynamic and flexible systems to capture their complexity and deliver the most value.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f4710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f4710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, this lack of flexibility also means that data often gets siloed, or fragmented. Siloed data can\u2019t yield insights, and with no insights, there\u2019s no possibility of improving our systems. We must find a way to bring all the data we shed together in one place \u2014 to tell one story about our business, what we\u2019re doing right, and how we can do better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1fdae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b1fdae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5914559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5914559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Can you help define what a nationally secure and resilient supply chain would look like?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb3cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cb3cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecurity and resilience are interesting terms because, in a way, they imply a sense of stasis, or immobility. But in the case of a secure and resilient supply chain, precisely the opposite qualities are needed. Such a supply chain needs to be dynamic, flexible, and constantly willing to improve itself. Complacency is out of the question.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312e405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312e405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s not enough to be good, or even great \u2014 the public expects perfection out of the supply chain. When we\u2019re working as we should, we essentially become invisible, supporting the idea that consumers can imagine something, and it will appear in their hands. To me, this is a beautiful dream. So, in one sense, a secure and resilient supply chain would, to the public at least, not look like anything at all. We\u2019re simply an extension of their own wants and needs, able to bring it back to them instantaneously. Sustaining this level of service requires constant innovation and drive.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce3e8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ce3e8e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c62dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3c62dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What are the \u201c5 Things We Must Do to Create Nationally Secure and Resilient Supply Chains\u201d and why?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cdf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1cdf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst, we need to diversify our sources. The pandemic taught us that it\u2019s not sustainable to have only one place to get critical materials. A resilient supply chain would be able to plug in several source alternatives if a primary source failed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590c0cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"590c0cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecond, we need to invest in tech \u2014 secure supply chains require mature technology to support them. How do we get cutting-edge solutions to suffuse every aspect of the supply chain? It\u2019s been said that every company nowadays is a tech company. Logistics leaders are not exempt from this principle.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d1267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d1267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThird, we need to be collaborating and communicating more across the industry. Remember, I\u2019m all about continuous learning \u2014 but the only way such a state can be supported is if information and insights are being freely exchanged. This kind of communication will also help with the diversification problem.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76af110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76af110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFollowing on this last point, we also need to streamline regulation and government intervention in the industry. Government support is important, but a lot of collaboration gets stymied by various regulatory frameworks that actually keep people from talking to each other, and from accomplishing things.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa0615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa0615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinally, we need to get ahead of risk and compliance issues. This runs the gamut from cybersecurity to ESG. I\u2019m not convinced our industry-wide responses to these issues are robust enough to prevent major issues down the road \u2014 issues that could occur much sooner than we\u2019d like.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8999b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c8999b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading the full interview\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/authority-magazine\/maneet-singh-of-odyssey-logistics-on-what-we-must-do-to-create-nationally-secure-and-resilient-a5d4e78f5e5f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need to diversify our sources. 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