Beyond Visibility Lounge

Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, the podcast that explores the seen and unseen world of the supply chain, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Join your hosts, ⁠Iliriana Kacaniku⁠ and ⁠Ron Volpe⁠ , as they explore how collaboration and openness among supply chain leaders drive innovation and visibility. In this episode, Iliriana and Ron hosted Michael...

“There's like five A's to behavioral change. And the first is awareness. The second is acceptance. The third is appreciation. The fourth is adoption. And the fifth is advocacy. And it's really a journey.” In the upcoming episode of the Beyond Visibility Lounge,  Michael shares valuable insights on overcoming obstacles to widespread adoption. He introduces the five A's of behavior c...

“So you could literally identify with this mechanism of the TUID, the time and date stamp when it's available, the origin location, exactly the dock that it's on, the destination of the exact dock that you want it to go to, and then who owns the transaction and what's their reference number.” While this is the result of Michael Darden’s innovative Transportation Unit Identifier (TUID),...

Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, the podcast that explores the seen and unseen world of the supply chain, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Join your host, Iliriana Kaçaniku , as she explores the collaboration among logistics companies, otherwise competitors in the market, via the open-source methods enabled by the Open Logistics Foundation.  In th...

“ But if we want to build up the collaboration, it's important that they talk. And I think it's also important that they can talk in an open-minded environment, but also an environment which is defining clear rules for the discussions .” So if you wondered how can collaboration among competitors become possible, this is what Andreas Netstratter, the Executive Director of the Open Logistics...

“ One of the major milestones or pillars of our work is that we collaborate on non-market differentiating approaches. ” This is how Andreas Netstratter, the Executive Director of the Open Logistics Foundation describes the key premise of collaboration among competitors in the logistics industry that the foundation he leads has pursued since its launch.  So yes, if you have believed that collaborat...

Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, the podcast that explores the seen and unseen world of the supply chain, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Join your hosts, Iliriana Kacaniku and Ron Volpe , as they explore how collaboration and openness among supply chain leaders drive innovation and visibility. For this purpose, they host Ben Bellamy , founder of...

“ There's no other way to comply other than to embrace visibility. embrace new ways of having connected devices, connected inventory. It is going to be a forcing function that I think is going to expedite the path to visibility .” This is another valuable insight that Ben Bellamy shares on the next episode of the Beyond Visibility Lounge.   There are many more, including: Why visibility techno...

“Get the right people on board, create a neutral environment, and embrace Chatham house rules if you want to foster collaboration and innovation towards end-to-end visibility in supply chains.” This is one of the first pieces of advice that Ben Bellamy shares on the next episode of the Beyond Visibility Lounge.   There are many more, including: What values drive innovation and how can we help over...

Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, the podcast that explores the seen and unseen world of the supply chain, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Join your hosts, Iliriana Kacaniku and Ron Volpe in an exploration of global trends in tracing halal foods along their supply chains.  They host Tay Wee Huat , the founder of Intelligent Tracing , and explore h...

Did you know that the proliferation of fake certification documents, including CE, food safety, and FDA certifications, poses a significant threat to consumer safety and trust worldwide? Addressing this issue is paramount to safeguarding public health and ensuring the integrity of our supply chains on a global scale. I did not, so that’s what Ron and I learned during our recent conversation with T...

Hey LinkedIn community, Did you know that the majority of halal foods are produced in non-muslim countries?   Did you know that the demand for halal-food is growing among non-muslim consumers as well,  due to its reputation for cleanliness, hygiene, and palatability, all while globally consumers are increasingly  demanding more information on the foods they consume.  I did not, so for this reason,...

Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, the podcast that explores the seen and unseen world of the supply chain, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Join your host Iliriana Kacaniku and her guest Brian Glick , the founder of Chain.io , as they explore the evolving landscape of supply chain visibility from simple shipment tracking to growing demands for visi...

… So many of the problems that we solve are the same problems from 25 years ago. It's not like this company didn't know that they needed all this visibility. It's not like it was a new problem, but for 25 years people were staring at it and just not dealing with it.  Tune in to learn about: How supply chain visibility has evolved over the years, from simply tracking containers to under...

“People don't make more money on their P&L because of openness, but things move faster. And it just makes life easier and it makes it more pleasant to work with your competitors and with your partners,” says Brian Glick of Chain.io. And more in the upcoming episode of the Beyond Visibility Lounge podcast.  Tune in  to learn about: How supply chain visibility has evolved over the years, fro...

Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, the podcast that explores the seen and unseen world of the supply chain, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Join your hosts, Iliriana Kacaniku and Ron Volpe    we are on a mission to inspire collaborative visibility innovations in the future.  Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, th...

Hello, visibility enthusiasts! Welcome to the Beyond Visibility Lounge, the podcast that explores the seen and unseen world of the supply chain, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Join your hosts, Iliriana Kacaniku and Ron Volpe , who are diving into the topic of traceability in food supply chains.   In this episode, they talk to Thomas Burke , an expert in food traceability, about the i...

What will it take to achieve full interoperability among stakeholders in the food supply chain necessary for transparency and traceability? Tune in on March 5, 2024 as the episode with Thomas Burke goes live to answer this very question, among few others. 

What do data and transparency of food supply chains have in common? We’re diving into the topic in the next episode with Thomas Burke. Here’s a glimpse of the challenges to full transparency and visibility. Tune in to listen to the full episode going live on March 5, 2024. 

A glimpse into the upcoming episode with Thomas Madrecki, where we dive into challenges in adopting logistics visibility solutions, including integration and limited investment. 

A glimpse into the upcoming episode with Thomas Madrecki, where we dive into challenges in adopting logistics visibility solutions, including integration and limited investment. 

In Beyond Visibility Lounge podcast, ⁠Iliriana Kaçaniku⁠ , founder and CEO of the Open Solve Studio and ⁠Ron Volpe⁠ , CEO of TraceChain explore the complexities of supply chains, logistics, transportation, and traceability. Through the conversations with industry leaders, they uncover the challenges hindering collaborative end-to-end visibility solutions and innovations and hope to inspire innovat...