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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00This
- 0:00is
- 0:00omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:01I'm
- 0:01Chris
- 0:02Walton.
- 0:02And
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Anne
- 0:02Mazinga.
- 0:03And
- 0:03we
- 0:03are
- 0:03coming
- 0:04to
- 0:04you
- 0:04live
- 0:04from
- 0:05Manifest,
- 0:05the
- 0:05Future
- 0:05of
- 0:06Logistics
- 0:06conference
- 0:07in
- 0:07Las
- 0:08Vegas.
- 0:08And
- 0:08reminder,
- 0:09today's
- 0:09coverage
- 0:10is
- 0:10brought
- 0:10to
- 0:10you
- 0:10by
- 0:11TGW
- 0:12Logistics.
- 0:13You
- 0:13can
- 0:14revolutionize
- 0:14your
- 0:14supply
- 0:15chain
- 0:15with
- 0:15TGW
- 0:16Logistics.
- 0:18Their
- 0:18experts
- 0:18tailor
- 0:19warehouse
- 0:19automation
- 0:20solutions
- 0:20to
- 0:21your
- 0:21needs,
- 0:21ensuring
- 0:22you
- 0:22have
- 0:22the
- 0:22edge.
- 0:23Work
- 0:23with
- 0:23TGW
- 0:24before
- 0:25your
- 0:25competition
- 0:26does.
- 0:26Discover
- 0:27more@tgw-group.com
- 0:30all
- 0:31right,
- 0:31Ann,
- 0:32Last
- 0:32but
- 0:32not
- 0:33least,
- 0:33we
- 0:33have
- 0:33Nate
- 0:33Schutz,
- 0:34the
- 0:34VP
- 0:35of
- 0:35Global
- 0:35Fulfillment
- 0:36and
- 0:36Logistics
- 0:37at
- 0:37BlueDOT.
- 0:37Nate,
- 0:38welcome
- 0:38to
- 0:38Omnitalk
- 0:39and
- 0:39thanks
- 0:39for
- 0:39joining
- 0:39us
- 0:40at
- 0:40Manifest.
- 0:41Thanks
- 0:41for
- 0:41having
- 0:41me.
- 0:42Nate,
- 0:43you
- 0:43Bluedot.
- 0:44You
- 0:44don't
- 0:44know
- 0:44this,
- 0:45but
- 0:45it's
- 0:45one
- 0:45of
- 0:45my
- 0:45favorite
- 0:46furniture
- 0:46companies.
- 0:47I
- 0:47love
- 0:47going
- 0:48there.
- 0:48I
- 0:48love
- 0:48getting
- 0:49inspired
- 0:49by
- 0:50the
- 0:50product.
- 0:51But
- 0:52for
- 0:52those
- 0:52who
- 0:52might
- 0:52not
- 0:52be
- 0:53familiar,
- 0:53do
- 0:53you
- 0:53mind
- 0:54sharing
- 0:54what
- 0:55bluedot
- 0:55is,
- 0:56what
- 0:56all
- 0:57you
- 0:57produce,
- 0:57and
- 0:58then
- 0:58a
- 0:58little
- 0:58bit
- 0:58about
- 0:58your
- 0:59role
- 0:59there
- 0:59and
- 1:00what's
- 1:00included
- 1:01in
- 1:01that.
- 1:01Blue
- 1:01Dot
- 1:02is
- 1:02a
- 1:02modern
- 1:02furniture
- 1:03designer
- 1:03and
- 1:03retailer
- 1:04started
- 1:04in
- 1:05the
- 1:05late
- 1:0590s
- 1:05by
- 1:06two
- 1:06co
- 1:06founders
- 1:06who
- 1:07were
- 1:07obsessed
- 1:08with
- 1:08good
- 1:08design
- 1:09and
- 1:10couldn't
- 1:10afford
- 1:10the
- 1:11things
- 1:11that
- 1:11they
- 1:11liked.
- 1:11And
- 1:12the
- 1:12things
- 1:12that
- 1:13they
- 1:13liked,
- 1:13they
- 1:13couldn't
- 1:13afford.
- 1:14Design
- 1:14out
- 1:15of
- 1:15reach
- 1:15is
- 1:15what
- 1:15I
- 1:15call
- 1:15that.
- 1:16Slightly
- 1:16out
- 1:16of
- 1:16reach.
- 1:17Yeah.
- 1:17Design
- 1:18out
- 1:18of
- 1:18reach.
- 1:18That's
- 1:18funny.
- 1:19They
- 1:19developed
- 1:19a
- 1:19passion
- 1:20to
- 1:20fill
- 1:20that
- 1:20niche
- 1:21and
- 1:22have
- 1:22built
- 1:22a
- 1:23successful
- 1:24brand
- 1:24and
- 1:25organization
- 1:26built
- 1:26on
- 1:26good
- 1:27design
- 1:27that's
- 1:27good
- 1:27to
- 1:27everyone.
- 1:28So
- 1:28you
- 1:28have
- 1:28your
- 1:29own
- 1:29stores
- 1:29and
- 1:30then
- 1:30you're
- 1:31shipping
- 1:31directly
- 1:31to
- 1:32customers
- 1:32as
- 1:32well?
- 1:33Yes,
- 1:33we
- 1:33have.
- 1:33We're
- 1:33an
- 1:34omnichannel
- 1:35business.
- 1:36The
- 1:36Blue
- 1:37Dot
- 1:37brand
- 1:37services
- 1:38direct
- 1:39to
- 1:39consumer.
- 1:39We
- 1:40have
- 1:4013
- 1:40retail
- 1:41locations,
- 1:42an
- 1:42international
- 1:43presence,
- 1:43and
- 1:43then
- 1:43of
- 1:44course,
- 1:44a
- 1:44healthy
- 1:44B2B
- 1:45segment
- 1:45as
- 1:45well.
- 1:45Wow.
- 1:46And
- 1:46what's
- 1:46your
- 1:46background?
- 1:47My
- 1:48background,
- 1:48I'm
- 1:48Minnesotan.
- 1:49Minnesotan.
- 1:50And
- 1:50really
- 1:50glad
- 1:51to
- 1:51be
- 1:51spending
- 1:51my
- 1:51time
- 1:52with
- 1:52some
- 1:52fellow
- 1:52Minneapolis.
- 1:53He's
- 1:54an
- 1:54introvert
- 1:54too,
- 1:54folks.
- 1:55He
- 1:55said.
- 1:55He
- 1:55said
- 1:55the
- 1:56conferencing
- 1:56is
- 1:56not
- 1:56his
- 1:56game
- 1:57and
- 1:57so
- 1:57we're
- 1:57putting
- 1:57him
- 1:57in
- 1:58front
- 1:58of
- 1:58the
- 1:58camera.
- 1:59I
- 1:59don't
- 1:59mind
- 1:59hanging
- 1:59out
- 2:00in
- 2:00small
- 2:00groups.
- 2:00This
- 2:00is
- 2:00actually
- 2:01my
- 2:01favorite
- 2:01thing
- 2:01to
- 2:01do.
- 2:02Large
- 2:02crowds
- 2:03can
- 2:03be
- 2:03a
- 2:03little
- 2:03dreaming.
- 2:04But
- 2:05my
- 2:05background,
- 2:05I
- 2:06went
- 2:06to
- 2:06school
- 2:06for
- 2:06logistics
- 2:07in
- 2:07my
- 2:07late
- 2:08teens
- 2:08when
- 2:08it
- 2:09was
- 2:09kind
- 2:09of
- 2:09an
- 2:09emerging
- 2:09discipline
- 2:10and
- 2:11fell
- 2:11in
- 2:11love
- 2:11with
- 2:11it.
- 2:12And
- 2:13the
- 2:13puzzle
- 2:14that
- 2:14supply
- 2:14chain
- 2:15is
- 2:15is
- 2:15never
- 2:15ending.
- 2:16And
- 2:17got
- 2:17to
- 2:17build
- 2:18a
- 2:18successful
- 2:18career
- 2:19working
- 2:19as
- 2:20a
- 2:203
- 2:20PL,
- 2:21spent
- 2:22time
- 2:22on
- 2:22the
- 2:22shipper
- 2:22side
- 2:22as
- 2:23well.
- 2:23And
- 2:24through
- 2:24events
- 2:24like
- 2:25Manifest,
- 2:25get
- 2:25to
- 2:25spend
- 2:26time
- 2:26with
- 2:26all
- 2:26the
- 2:27participants
- 2:27in
- 2:27the
- 2:27entire
- 2:28ecosystem
- 2:28and
- 2:29grow
- 2:29the
- 2:30relationships.
- 2:30And
- 2:31that's
- 2:31maybe
- 2:31the
- 2:31most
- 2:31satisfying
- 2:32part
- 2:32of
- 2:32all
- 2:32of
- 2:32it.
- 2:33Yeah,
- 2:33excellent.
- 2:34Well,
- 2:34I'm
- 2:34the
- 2:34same
- 2:34as
- 2:35you.
- 2:35I
- 2:35could
- 2:35do
- 2:35this
- 2:35all
- 2:35day,
- 2:36but
- 2:36put
- 2:36me
- 2:36in
- 2:36a
- 2:36crowd
- 2:36with
- 2:37a
- 2:37lot
- 2:37of
- 2:37people
- 2:37and
- 2:37I'm
- 2:37hating
- 2:38it
- 2:38too,
- 2:38but.
- 2:38Yeah,
- 2:39right,
- 2:39so,
- 2:40all
- 2:40right,
- 2:40so.
- 2:40But
- 2:41to
- 2:41that
- 2:42point,
- 2:42to
- 2:42some
- 2:43degree,
- 2:43you
- 2:43were
- 2:43on
- 2:43stage
- 2:44earlier
- 2:44today,
- 2:44right?
- 2:45I
- 2:45was
- 2:45speaking
- 2:45to
- 2:46a
- 2:46larger
- 2:46audience
- 2:46of
- 2:46people.
- 2:47What
- 2:47did
- 2:47you
- 2:48share
- 2:48with
- 2:48them?
- 2:48What
- 2:48was
- 2:48the
- 2:49topic?
- 2:49Our
- 2:49topic
- 2:50today
- 2:50was
- 2:50enabling
- 2:51predictive
- 2:51supply
- 2:52chains.
- 2:52And
- 2:52we
- 2:52had
- 2:53a
- 2:53panel
- 2:53of
- 2:53four
- 2:54members
- 2:54of
- 2:55large
- 2:56enterprises
- 2:56down
- 2:56to
- 2:57startups
- 2:57and
- 2:58really
- 2:59unpacking
- 2:59how
- 2:59they
- 3:00think
- 3:00about
- 3:00predictive
- 3:01supply
- 3:01chains
- 3:01as
- 3:02leaders
- 3:02of
- 3:02their
- 3:02organizations
- 3:03at
- 3:04the
- 3:04enterprise
- 3:04level
- 3:05and
- 3:05as
- 3:06a
- 3:06founder
- 3:06on
- 3:06the
- 3:06startup
- 3:07side.
- 3:07And
- 3:08how
- 3:08do
- 3:08we
- 3:08wrestle
- 3:08with
- 3:09the
- 3:09ambiguity
- 3:10and
- 3:10uncertainty
- 3:11that
- 3:11the
- 3:12real
- 3:12world
- 3:12holds?
- 3:13Leverage
- 3:13technology
- 3:14to
- 3:15tame
- 3:15some
- 3:15of
- 3:15that
- 3:16uncertainty
- 3:16and
- 3:17then
- 3:17build
- 3:17highly
- 3:18functioning
- 3:18teams
- 3:18that
- 3:19can
- 3:19execute
- 3:19in
- 3:20any
- 3:20conditions.
- 3:20How
- 3:21do
- 3:21you
- 3:21define
- 3:21that
- 3:21term,
- 3:21predictive
- 3:22supply
- 3:22chains?
- 3:23I
- 3:23mean,
- 3:23our
- 3:23audience,
- 3:23there's
- 3:24a
- 3:24lot
- 3:24of
- 3:24supply
- 3:24chain
- 3:24folks,
- 3:24but
- 3:25there's
- 3:25a
- 3:25lot
- 3:25of
- 3:25people
- 3:25that
- 3:25maybe
- 3:25aren't
- 3:26as
- 3:26familiar
- 3:26with
- 3:26supply
- 3:26chains.
- 3:27What
- 3:27does
- 3:27that
- 3:27exactly
- 3:28mean?
- 3:29Most
- 3:29of
- 3:29supply
- 3:30chain,
- 3:30I'd
- 3:31say
- 3:3170%
- 3:32of
- 3:32it
- 3:32historically,
- 3:33has
- 3:33been
- 3:33just
- 3:33figuring
- 3:34out
- 3:34what
- 3:34just
- 3:34happened.
- 3:3515
- 3:36or
- 3:3620%
- 3:37is
- 3:37kind
- 3:37of
- 3:37what's
- 3:38happening
- 3:38right
- 3:38now,
- 3:39and
- 3:39then
- 3:395%
- 3:40is
- 3:40what
- 3:40do
- 3:41we
- 3:41think
- 3:41is
- 3:41going
- 3:41to
- 3:41happen.
- 3:42Right.
- 3:42And
- 3:42a
- 3:42predictive
- 3:43supply
- 3:43chain
- 3:44inverts
- 3:44that.
- 3:45And
- 3:45we
- 3:45should
- 3:45have
- 3:46really
- 3:46strong
- 3:46tools
- 3:46that
- 3:47tell
- 3:47us
- 3:48what
- 3:48already
- 3:48happened.
- 3:49We've
- 3:49got
- 3:49a
- 3:50larger
- 3:51percentage
- 3:51that
- 3:52tells
- 3:52us
- 3:52what's
- 3:52happening
- 3:53right
- 3:53now,
- 3:53but
- 3:53we're
- 3:53really
- 3:54being
- 3:54strategic
- 3:55and
- 3:55forward
- 3:55looking
- 3:56for
- 3:56the
- 3:56other
- 3:5670%
- 3:57of
- 3:57the
- 3:57time
- 3:57of
- 3:58how
- 3:58do
- 3:58we
- 3:58anticipate
- 3:59the
- 3:59future
- 3:59needs
- 3:59of
- 4:00our
- 4:00customers?
- 4:00How
- 4:01do
- 4:01we
- 4:01build
- 4:01tools,
- 4:01processes,
- 4:02and
- 4:02teams
- 4:03that
- 4:03can
- 4:03speak
- 4:03to
- 4:03those
- 4:04challenges
- 4:04no
- 4:04matter
- 4:04what
- 4:05they
- 4:05are
- 4:06in?
- 4:06Again,
- 4:06a
- 4:07highly
- 4:07volatile
- 4:07world.
- 4:08Nate,
- 4:09we've
- 4:09talked
- 4:09to
- 4:10a
- 4:10couple
- 4:10people
- 4:10today
- 4:12who
- 4:12have
- 4:12been
- 4:12talking
- 4:13about
- 4:13how
- 4:13they're
- 4:14using
- 4:14technology
- 4:15to
- 4:15help
- 4:15with
- 4:15some
- 4:16of
- 4:16the
- 4:16things
- 4:16you're
- 4:16talking
- 4:16about.
- 4:17Predicting.
- 4:18Doing
- 4:18their
- 4:18best
- 4:18to
- 4:19predict
- 4:19and
- 4:19be
- 4:20prepared
- 4:20for
- 4:21what's
- 4:21ahead
- 4:22of
- 4:22them,
- 4:22especially
- 4:23as
- 4:23it
- 4:23pertains
- 4:24to
- 4:24supply
- 4:25chain.
- 4:26What
- 4:26technologies
- 4:27are
- 4:27you
- 4:28looking
- 4:28at
- 4:29as
- 4:29you
- 4:29kind
- 4:29of
- 4:30help
- 4:30piece
- 4:30together
- 4:31that
- 4:31puzzle
- 4:31for
- 4:31you
- 4:32and
- 4:32your
- 4:32team?
- 4:32And
- 4:33what
- 4:33did
- 4:33you
- 4:33share
- 4:33with
- 4:33the
- 4:33audience?
- 4:34I
- 4:35break
- 4:35it
- 4:35into
- 4:35a
- 4:35couple
- 4:36of
- 4:36categories.
- 4:36One
- 4:37is
- 4:37just
- 4:38the
- 4:38blocking
- 4:38and
- 4:38tackling,
- 4:39the
- 4:39getting
- 4:39the
- 4:39basics
- 4:40and
- 4:40fundamentals
- 4:41right.
- 4:41And
- 4:41for
- 4:42those,
- 4:42it's
- 4:42everything
- 4:42from
- 4:42a
- 4:43WMS
- 4:43to
- 4:43a
- 4:43TMS
- 4:44to
- 4:44any
- 4:45kind
- 4:45of
- 4:45analytics
- 4:46platform
- 4:46that
- 4:46helps
- 4:46you
- 4:47Define
- 4:48and
- 4:48describe
- 4:48again
- 4:48what's
- 4:49happened
- 4:49and
- 4:49what's
- 4:49happening
- 4:50right
- 4:50now.
- 4:51Then
- 4:51there's
- 4:51another
- 4:51whole
- 4:52side
- 4:52of
- 4:52it
- 4:52that's
- 4:53more
- 4:53aspirational
- 4:54and,
- 4:54and
- 4:55that's
- 4:55where
- 4:55AI
- 4:55can
- 4:56play
- 4:56a
- 4:56larger
- 4:56role.
- 4:57And
- 4:57it
- 4:57is
- 4:58dealing
- 4:58with
- 4:58problems
- 4:59that
- 4:59are
- 4:59larger
- 4:59than
- 5:00our
- 5:00individual
- 5:01ability
- 5:01to
- 5:01grapple
- 5:02with
- 5:02large
- 5:03data
- 5:03sets,
- 5:04multivariate
- 5:06problems
- 5:06that
- 5:07we
- 5:07can't
- 5:07as
- 5:08humans.
- 5:08We
- 5:08haven't
- 5:08evolved
- 5:09far
- 5:09enough
- 5:09yet
- 5:09to
- 5:10be
- 5:10able
- 5:10to
- 5:10do
- 5:10that
- 5:10kind
- 5:11of
- 5:11math.
- 5:11And
- 5:12so
- 5:12I
- 5:12see
- 5:12technology
- 5:13playing
- 5:13a
- 5:13really
- 5:14valuable
- 5:14role
- 5:15in
- 5:15advancing
- 5:16our
- 5:16own
- 5:17understanding
- 5:17and
- 5:17thinking
- 5:18of
- 5:18supply
- 5:18chain.
- 5:19And
- 5:19are
- 5:19there
- 5:20moments
- 5:21that,
- 5:21that
- 5:21you're
- 5:21really
- 5:22proud
- 5:22of
- 5:22where
- 5:22your
- 5:23team
- 5:23did
- 5:23that
- 5:24this
- 5:24year
- 5:24as
- 5:25you
- 5:25kind
- 5:25of
- 5:25reflect
- 5:25back
- 5:26on
- 5:26the
- 5:26last
- 5:26year?
- 5:28Yeah,
- 5:28I
- 5:28would
- 5:28say
- 5:29of
- 5:29the
- 5:30things
- 5:30I'm
- 5:30most
- 5:30proud
- 5:30of
- 5:31in
- 5:31the
- 5:31last
- 5:31year,
- 5:31it
- 5:31definitely
- 5:32is
- 5:32my
- 5:32team,
- 5:33we've
- 5:33built
- 5:34a
- 5:34very
- 5:34diverse
- 5:35group
- 5:35of
- 5:35talent
- 5:36that
- 5:36have
- 5:37decades
- 5:38of
- 5:38experience
- 5:38in
- 5:39certain
- 5:39disciplines.
- 5:40And
- 5:40then
- 5:40we
- 5:40have
- 5:40a
- 5:40lot
- 5:40of
- 5:40younger
- 5:41folks
- 5:41that
- 5:41are
- 5:41learning
- 5:42and
- 5:42they're
- 5:42much
- 5:43more
- 5:43adept
- 5:43with
- 5:43technology
- 5:44than
- 5:44I
- 5:44am.
- 5:45And
- 5:45when
- 5:45you
- 5:45get
- 5:46a
- 5:46group
- 5:46of
- 5:46people
- 5:47together
- 5:47that
- 5:48have
- 5:48kind
- 5:48of
- 5:48functional
- 5:49matter
- 5:49expertise
- 5:50and
- 5:50varying
- 5:51life
- 5:51experiences.
- 5:52Yeah.
- 5:52They
- 5:52bring
- 5:52to
- 5:52the
- 5:53table
- 5:53a
- 5:53well
- 5:54round.
- 5:54You
- 5:54get
- 5:54a
- 5:54team
- 5:55that
- 5:55has
- 5:55a
- 5:55well
- 5:55rounded
- 5:56perspective
- 5:56on
- 5:56that
- 5:57and
- 5:57then
- 5:57they
- 5:57can
- 5:57meet
- 5:57any
- 5:58challenge,
- 5:58whether
- 5:58it's
- 5:59tactical
- 5:59and
- 5:59we
- 6:00have
- 6:00more
- 6:00trucks
- 6:01that
- 6:01need
- 6:01to
- 6:01ship
- 6:01today.
- 6:02Yeah.
- 6:02Or
- 6:02it's
- 6:03long
- 6:03range.
- 6:03How
- 6:04do
- 6:04we
- 6:04get
- 6:04better
- 6:04and
- 6:05add
- 6:05capabilities
- 6:05to
- 6:06the
- 6:06organization
- 6:07that
- 6:07can
- 6:07help
- 6:07our
- 6:07customers
- 6:08and
- 6:08improve
- 6:09the
- 6:09customer
- 6:09experience?
- 6:10So
- 6:10who,
- 6:11who
- 6:11are
- 6:11the
- 6:11perfect
- 6:12hires
- 6:13for
- 6:13a
- 6:13supply
- 6:14chain
- 6:14and
- 6:14logistics
- 6:14team?
- 6:15Team
- 6:15right
- 6:15now
- 6:16if
- 6:16they
- 6:16aren't
- 6:1618
- 6:17year
- 6:17old
- 6:17Nates
- 6:17who
- 6:18are
- 6:18just
- 6:18like
- 6:18supply
- 6:19chain,
- 6:19let's
- 6:19go
- 6:19do
- 6:19this.
- 6:20Those
- 6:20are
- 6:21the
- 6:21nerds
- 6:22self.
- 6:22Admittedly,
- 6:23I
- 6:23love
- 6:24puzzles
- 6:24and
- 6:25I
- 6:25love
- 6:26solving
- 6:27supply
- 6:27chain
- 6:27through
- 6:28the
- 6:28lens
- 6:28of
- 6:28it
- 6:28being
- 6:28a
- 6:28puzzle.
- 6:29So
- 6:29I'm
- 6:29always
- 6:29looking
- 6:30for
- 6:30people
- 6:30that
- 6:31are
- 6:31super
- 6:32curious,
- 6:33know
- 6:33they
- 6:34don't
- 6:34have
- 6:34all
- 6:34the
- 6:34answers,
- 6:35but
- 6:35they
- 6:35see
- 6:35something,
- 6:36they
- 6:36see
- 6:36an
- 6:36insight
- 6:37and
- 6:37then
- 6:37they
- 6:38want
- 6:38to
- 6:38test
- 6:38that
- 6:38insight.
- 6:39We
- 6:39don't
- 6:39make
- 6:40decisions
- 6:40based
- 6:40on
- 6:41intuition,
- 6:41but
- 6:41I
- 6:41like
- 6:41people
- 6:42that
- 6:42have
- 6:43an
- 6:43intuition
- 6:44of
- 6:44where
- 6:44they
- 6:44think
- 6:45there's
- 6:45an
- 6:45opportunity.
- 6:45Then
- 6:45we
- 6:46have
- 6:46to
- 6:46test
- 6:46that
- 6:46with
- 6:46data,
- 6:47validate
- 6:47that
- 6:48it
- 6:48really
- 6:48is
- 6:48an
- 6:48opportunity.
- 6:49And
- 6:49so
- 6:49that's
- 6:50more
- 6:50of
- 6:50a
- 6:50mindset
- 6:51than
- 6:51it
- 6:51is
- 6:51a
- 6:52skill
- 6:52set,
- 6:52in
- 6:52my
- 6:53opinion.
- 6:53And
- 6:53so
- 6:54I'm
- 6:54always
- 6:54looking
- 6:54for
- 6:54the
- 6:55people
- 6:55who
- 6:55are
- 6:56insatiably
- 6:57curious
- 6:58and
- 6:58never
- 6:58stop
- 6:58learning.
- 6:59Okay.
- 6:59That's
- 6:59always
- 6:59a
- 7:00good
- 7:00trait.
- 7:00All
- 7:00right.
- 7:01So
- 7:01one
- 7:01thing
- 7:01I
- 7:01got
- 7:01to
- 7:01ask
- 7:01you
- 7:02about
- 7:02too,
- 7:02because
- 7:03I
- 7:03remember
- 7:03back
- 7:03in
- 7:03my
- 7:03days
- 7:04running
- 7:04home
- 7:04furnishings
- 7:04for
- 7:05target.com.
- 7:05and
- 7:05actually
- 7:06working
- 7:06with
- 7:06Bluedot
- 7:06back
- 7:07in
- 7:07the
- 7:07day,
- 7:07this
- 7:07was
- 7:07like
- 7:08God,
- 7:0812,
- 7:0915
- 7:09years
- 7:09ago.
- 7:09Now,
- 7:10Nate,
- 7:11furniture
- 7:12is
- 7:12not
- 7:12cut
- 7:12from
- 7:12the
- 7:12same
- 7:13cloth
- 7:13as
- 7:13other
- 7:13product
- 7:14categories.
- 7:14Particularly
- 7:15it's
- 7:15big
- 7:15and
- 7:16bulky.
- 7:16So
- 7:18how
- 7:18do
- 7:18you
- 7:18think
- 7:19what
- 7:20intricacies
- 7:20are
- 7:21there
- 7:21to
- 7:21the
- 7:21job
- 7:21that
- 7:21you
- 7:22have
- 7:22to
- 7:22think
- 7:22about
- 7:22that
- 7:22maybe
- 7:23other
- 7:23people
- 7:23don't?
- 7:23And
- 7:24does
- 7:24that
- 7:25make
- 7:25you
- 7:25approach
- 7:26manifest
- 7:26differently
- 7:26than
- 7:27say,
- 7:27others
- 7:27of
- 7:27your
- 7:27peers?
- 7:28Great
- 7:29question.
- 7:29The
- 7:30differences
- 7:30of
- 7:30big
- 7:31and
- 7:31bulky
- 7:31are
- 7:32first,
- 7:32automation,
- 7:33physical
- 7:33automation
- 7:34is
- 7:34difficult,
- 7:34right?
- 7:35Conveyors,
- 7:36material
- 7:37handling
- 7:37systems
- 7:38aren't
- 7:38built
- 7:38for
- 7:38that.
- 7:39And
- 7:40so
- 7:40you
- 7:40end
- 7:40up
- 7:40being
- 7:40more
- 7:41dependent
- 7:42on
- 7:42people.
- 7:43And
- 7:43people
- 7:43are
- 7:44inherently
- 7:44flexible.
- 7:45And
- 7:46they're
- 7:46the
- 7:46Swiss
- 7:46army
- 7:47knives
- 7:47of
- 7:47the
- 7:47supply
- 7:47chain.
- 7:48So
- 7:48in
- 7:48a
- 7:48distribution
- 7:49center,
- 7:49wrestling
- 7:50a
- 7:50200
- 7:51pound
- 7:51couch
- 7:52on
- 7:52a
- 7:52cherry
- 7:52picker
- 7:5330ft
- 7:53up
- 7:53in
- 7:53the
- 7:53air
- 7:54while
- 7:54it
- 7:54rocks
- 7:54back
- 7:54and
- 7:55forth.
- 7:55We
- 7:56haven't
- 7:56built
- 7:56technology
- 7:57yet
- 7:57that
- 7:57can
- 7:57do
- 7:57that.
- 7:58And
- 7:58so
- 7:59what
- 7:59it
- 7:59offers
- 8:00to
- 8:00me
- 8:00is
- 8:01I
- 8:01always
- 8:02want
- 8:02to
- 8:02honor
- 8:02the
- 8:02people
- 8:02that
- 8:03do
- 8:03the
- 8:03work,
- 8:03right?
- 8:04And
- 8:04the
- 8:04front
- 8:04lines
- 8:05of
- 8:05the
- 8:05people
- 8:05that
- 8:06do
- 8:06the
- 8:06work
- 8:07rarely
- 8:08end
- 8:08up
- 8:08in
- 8:09front
- 8:09of
- 8:09a
- 8:09camera.
- 8:10They
- 8:10don't
- 8:10get
- 8:10the
- 8:10spotlight,
- 8:11but
- 8:11they
- 8:11should.
- 8:12And
- 8:12so
- 8:12how
- 8:13I
- 8:13respond
- 8:13differently
- 8:14as
- 8:14a
- 8:14leader
- 8:14is
- 8:15I
- 8:15invest
- 8:16heavily
- 8:16in
- 8:16the
- 8:16people
- 8:17that
- 8:17do
- 8:17the
- 8:17work.
- 8:18I
- 8:18need
- 8:18to
- 8:19know
- 8:19them
- 8:19by
- 8:19name
- 8:20and
- 8:21honor
- 8:21the
- 8:21work
- 8:21that
- 8:21they
- 8:22do
- 8:22because
- 8:22they
- 8:23are
- 8:23the
- 8:23ultimate
- 8:24solution
- 8:25to
- 8:26non
- 8:26standard
- 8:27big
- 8:27and
- 8:28bulky
- 8:28handling
- 8:29until
- 8:29we
- 8:29get
- 8:29to
- 8:29a
- 8:30place
- 8:30where
- 8:31that
- 8:32market
- 8:32is
- 8:32large
- 8:33enough
- 8:33that
- 8:33somebody's
- 8:34going
- 8:34to
- 8:34build
- 8:34a
- 8:34solution.
- 8:35But
- 8:35yeah,
- 8:35let
- 8:36me
- 8:36take
- 8:36that
- 8:36thought.
- 8:36Experiment
- 8:37in
- 8:37another
- 8:37direction
- 8:38too,
- 8:38because
- 8:38I'm
- 8:38curious
- 8:38then,
- 8:39would
- 8:39you
- 8:39also
- 8:39say
- 8:40that
- 8:40in
- 8:40addition
- 8:40to
- 8:40focusing
- 8:41on
- 8:41people
- 8:41which
- 8:41are
- 8:42flexible
- 8:42and
- 8:43with
- 8:43cost
- 8:44the
- 8:44way
- 8:44they
- 8:44are,
- 8:44that's
- 8:44probably
- 8:44a
- 8:45good
- 8:45idea.
- 8:45Does
- 8:45that
- 8:46mean
- 8:46you
- 8:46also
- 8:46lean
- 8:46more
- 8:46into
- 8:47the
- 8:47software
- 8:47side
- 8:47of
- 8:48things
- 8:48too?
- 8:49It
- 8:49does.
- 8:49You
- 8:49have
- 8:50to
- 8:50be
- 8:50very
- 8:50prescriptive
- 8:51in
- 8:51the
- 8:51work
- 8:51that
- 8:52you're
- 8:52going
- 8:52to
- 8:52do
- 8:52in
- 8:53an
- 8:53environment
- 8:53that's
- 8:54that
- 8:54variable.
- 8:54So
- 8:55mostly
- 8:56that
- 8:56means
- 8:56reverse
- 8:57engineering
- 8:57a
- 8:57process
- 8:58for
- 8:58what
- 8:58you
- 8:58want
- 8:58at
- 8:59the
- 8:59end
- 8:59and
- 8:59then
- 9:00starting
- 9:00all
- 9:00the
- 9:00way
- 9:00at
- 9:01the
- 9:01beginning.
- 9:01Technology
- 9:02is
- 9:02very,
- 9:03very
- 9:03good
- 9:03at
- 9:03that.
- 9:04So
- 9:04if
- 9:04I
- 9:05have
- 9:05a
- 9:05five
- 9:06stage
- 9:07math
- 9:08problem,
- 9:09certain
- 9:10technologies
- 9:10can
- 9:11solve
- 9:11individual
- 9:12parts
- 9:12of
- 9:12that.
- 9:13There's
- 9:14not
- 9:14always
- 9:14one
- 9:14tool
- 9:15that
- 9:15does
- 9:15every,
- 9:16every
- 9:16piece
- 9:17of
- 9:17that.
- 9:17And
- 9:18so
- 9:18I
- 9:18can
- 9:18use
- 9:19technology
- 9:19to
- 9:20reverse
- 9:20engineer
- 9:21the
- 9:22output
- 9:22of
- 9:23a
- 9:23process,
- 9:24taking
- 9:24into
- 9:25account
- 9:25what
- 9:25came
- 9:25before
- 9:26and
- 9:26what
- 9:26came
- 9:26after.
- 9:27So
- 9:27I
- 9:27love
- 9:28walking
- 9:28around
- 9:28here.
- 9:29I
- 9:29get
- 9:29to
- 9:30meet
- 9:31young
- 9:31entrepreneurs
- 9:32that
- 9:32are
- 9:33developing
- 9:33technology
- 9:34for
- 9:34the
- 9:34next
- 9:34generation
- 9:35that
- 9:36are
- 9:36those
- 9:36curious
- 9:37people
- 9:37that
- 9:37I
- 9:37described.
- 9:38And
- 9:38they're
- 9:39programmers
- 9:40and
- 9:40they're
- 9:41tech
- 9:42designers
- 9:42at
- 9:43heart.
- 9:43And
- 9:43that
- 9:43is
- 9:44a
- 9:45Just
- 9:45another
- 9:46skill
- 9:46set
- 9:46that
- 9:46I'm
- 9:47drawn
- 9:47to
- 9:47because
- 9:47they
- 9:48think
- 9:48in
- 9:49similar
- 9:49ways.
- 9:49And
- 9:50so
- 9:50I
- 9:50like
- 9:50to.
- 9:51I
- 9:52don't
- 9:52know
- 9:52what
- 9:52I'm
- 9:52going
- 9:52to
- 9:53get
- 9:54from
- 9:54a
- 9:54conversation
- 9:55other
- 9:55than
- 9:55maybe
- 9:56a
- 9:56new
- 9:56relationship,
- 9:57a
- 9:57new
- 9:57friendship,
- 9:57but
- 9:58I'm
- 9:58willing
- 9:58to
- 9:58chat
- 9:58with
- 9:59just
- 9:59about
- 9:59anybody
- 9:59because
- 10:00I
- 10:00want
- 10:00to
- 10:00keep
- 10:00learning.
- 10:01Nate,
- 10:01does
- 10:01that
- 10:01mean.
- 10:02Does
- 10:02that
- 10:02mean
- 10:02that
- 10:02the
- 10:02applications
- 10:03of
- 10:03AI
- 10:03are
- 10:03kind
- 10:03of
- 10:04tailor
- 10:04made
- 10:04to
- 10:05the
- 10:05home
- 10:05furnishings
- 10:05business
- 10:06from
- 10:06a
- 10:06logistics
- 10:07standpoint?
- 10:07Like,
- 10:07do
- 10:08you
- 10:08think
- 10:08it'll
- 10:08find
- 10:08root
- 10:09in
- 10:09your
- 10:10category
- 10:12quicker
- 10:12than
- 10:12others,
- 10:13or
- 10:13am
- 10:13I
- 10:14over
- 10:14extrapolating
- 10:15that?
- 10:15I
- 10:15don't
- 10:15know
- 10:15if
- 10:15I
- 10:16would
- 10:16compare
- 10:16it
- 10:16to
- 10:17other
- 10:18verticals,
- 10:19but
- 10:19I
- 10:19think
- 10:20there
- 10:20definitely
- 10:20are
- 10:21a
- 10:21lot
- 10:21of
- 10:21applications.
- 10:22Agentech
- 10:23AI.
- 10:24When
- 10:24you're.
- 10:25When
- 10:25you're
- 10:25interacting
- 10:26between
- 10:26a
- 10:27customer
- 10:27and
- 10:27they
- 10:28want
- 10:28to
- 10:28have
- 10:28a
- 10:28delivery
- 10:28appointment
- 10:29schedule,
- 10:29for
- 10:29example,
- 10:30that's
- 10:31a
- 10:31highly
- 10:31variable
- 10:32thing.
- 10:32Depending
- 10:32on
- 10:33their
- 10:33schedule
- 10:33and
- 10:33a
- 10:33bunch
- 10:33of
- 10:34other
- 10:34things,
- 10:35an
- 10:35AI
- 10:35agent
- 10:36can
- 10:37ask
- 10:37and
- 10:37answer
- 10:37those
- 10:38questions
- 10:38over
- 10:38the
- 10:39phone
- 10:39with
- 10:39you
- 10:40much
- 10:40more
- 10:41helpfully
- 10:42sometimes
- 10:43than
- 10:43a
- 10:43chatbot
- 10:43could,
- 10:44or
- 10:44dialing
- 10:45into
- 10:45a
- 10:45customer
- 10:45service
- 10:46line,
- 10:46who's
- 10:46then
- 10:46going
- 10:46and
- 10:47looking
- 10:47it
- 10:47up
- 10:47into
- 10:47a
- 10:48system.
- 10:48And
- 10:48so
- 10:49scheduling
- 10:49trained
- 10:50and
- 10:50all
- 10:50that
- 10:50stuff
- 10:50too.
- 10:51Yes.
- 10:51So
- 10:51scheduling
- 10:53in
- 10:53this
- 10:53vertical
- 10:54in
- 10:54particular
- 10:54has
- 10:55a
- 10:55ton
- 10:55of
- 10:55opportunity.
- 10:56With
- 10:56AI,
- 10:57one
- 10:57of
- 10:57many.
- 10:57Scheduling.
- 10:58Okay,
- 11:00well,
- 11:00Nate,
- 11:01Chris
- 11:01and
- 11:01I
- 11:01haven't
- 11:02been
- 11:02able
- 11:02to
- 11:02hit
- 11:02the
- 11:02floor
- 11:03yet,
- 11:03but
- 11:03you
- 11:03mentioned
- 11:04that
- 11:04you
- 11:04like
- 11:05to
- 11:05go
- 11:05have
- 11:05conversations
- 11:06with
- 11:06new
- 11:07startups
- 11:08and
- 11:09entrepreneurs
- 11:09out
- 11:10there.
- 11:10Is
- 11:10there
- 11:10anybody,
- 11:10so
- 11:11far,
- 11:11any
- 11:11technologies
- 11:12that
- 11:13have
- 11:13you
- 11:13thinking
- 11:13and
- 11:14have
- 11:14you
- 11:14thinking
- 11:14about
- 11:15the
- 11:15next
- 11:15puzzle
- 11:15that
- 11:16needs
- 11:16to
- 11:16be
- 11:16solved?
- 11:16I
- 11:17wouldn't
- 11:17tip
- 11:17my
- 11:17hand
- 11:18too
- 11:18much
- 11:18on
- 11:18that
- 11:18one,
- 11:19but
- 11:19I
- 11:19would
- 11:19tell
- 11:20folks
- 11:20that
- 11:20if
- 11:21you
- 11:21want
- 11:21to
- 11:21get
- 11:21access
- 11:22to
- 11:22that
- 11:22yourself,
- 11:22you
- 11:22should
- 11:23be
- 11:23here.
- 11:23This
- 11:24is
- 11:24the
- 11:24conference
- 11:24to
- 11:25be
- 11:25at.
- 11:25And
- 11:26if
- 11:26you
- 11:26want
- 11:27to
- 11:27talk
- 11:27to
- 11:27the
- 11:27people
- 11:27that
- 11:27are
- 11:28buying
- 11:28that
- 11:28technology,
- 11:29they're
- 11:29walking
- 11:29around.
- 11:30They're
- 11:31not
- 11:31always
- 11:31advertising
- 11:32it,
- 11:32but
- 11:32we
- 11:33know
- 11:33who
- 11:33each
- 11:33other
- 11:34are.
- 11:34It's
- 11:34so
- 11:34funny
- 11:35we've
- 11:35never
- 11:36heard
- 11:36that
- 11:36answer
- 11:36before.
- 11:37I
- 11:37mean,
- 11:37we've
- 11:37probably
- 11:37asked
- 11:37that
- 11:38question
- 11:38a
- 11:39hundred
- 11:39times
- 11:39and
- 11:39no
- 11:39one's
- 11:40ever
- 11:40said
- 11:40that
- 11:40exactly
- 11:41like
- 11:41that
- 11:41before,
- 11:41so.
- 11:42Well,
- 11:42that
- 11:42was
- 11:42wonderful.
- 11:42Man
- 11:43learned
- 11:43a
- 11:43lot.
- 11:43Thanks
- 11:44for
- 11:44spending
- 11:44time
- 11:44with
- 11:44us
- 11:44today.
- 11:44Thank
- 11:45you,
- 11:45Chris.
- 11:45Thanks
- 11:45again.
- 11:45Yeah,
- 11:46yeah.
- 11:46Thank
- 11:46you
- 11:47so
- 11:47much
- 11:47again
- 11:47to
- 11:48TGW
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