Refurbishment, Recycling, And Data Analytics In Supply Chain - A Chat With Sagent CEO Gordon Smith

Send me a messageRecycling and refurbishment are two topics we don't discuss enough on this podcast so I thought I'd change that with this episode.Sagent is a service provider to the telco space and it helps divert large amounts of communications equipment out of the waste stream. I invited Gordon Smith, President, and CEO of Sagent to come on the podcast to tell me how they achieve this.We had a truly fascinating conversation and, touching on recycling, refurbishment, and the rising importance of analytics in supply chains. As is often the case, I learned loads, I hope you do too...Here are links to some of the articles Gordon mentioned on the podcast:https://sagent.net/the-green-market-for-network-and-it-hardware-how-to-take-full-advantage/ (ESG / Green Market)https://sagent.net/how-to-move-your-network-equipment-into-the-circular-economy/ (ESG / Green Market)https://www.sdcexec.com/sustainability/article/21497232/sagent-what-if-supply-chain-sustainability-is-a-data-problem (ESG + Analytics)https://www.bbcmag.com/technology/the-key-to-boosting-network-resilience-its-in-the-data (Data Analytics / Sagent Insights) https://sagent.net/just-launched-sagent-insights-network-data-reporting-and-analytics-platform/ (Data Analytics / Sagent Insights) If you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - feel free to leave me a voice message over on my SpeakPipe page or just send it to me as a direct message on Twitter/LinkedIn. Audio messages will get played (unless you specifically ask me not to).If you want to learn more about how to juggle sustainability and efficiency mandates while recovering from pandemic-induced disruptions, meeting growth targets, and preparing for an uncertain future, check out our Oxford Economics research report here.And if you want to know more about any of SAP's Digital Supply Chain solutions, head on over to www.sap.com/digitalsupplychain, and if you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover it. Thanks.And remember, stay healthy, stay safe, stay sane! Support the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's generous Subscribers:Alicia FaragKieran OgnevGary LynchAnd remember you too can become a Resilient Supply Chain+ subscriber  - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent episodes like this one and give you access to bonus episodes of topical, timely supply chain resilience analysis.🎤 Looking for a keynote speaker on supply chain resilience, AI, and sustainability?I help leaders understand the forces reshaping global supply chains, from geopolitical disruption and climate risk to AI and real-time decision-making. Download my Speaker Pack: https://tinyurl.com/spkrpckFinallyIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - feel free to just send me a direct message on LinkedIn, or send me a message using this link.If you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover it. Thanks for listening.