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  • State Of Readiness | Ben Cook; Chief Supply Chain Officer, Spreetail
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    State Of Readiness | Ben Cook; Chief Supply Chain Officer, Spreetail

    ByXONITEK February 1, 2023September 29, 2025

    Give a listen… My guest today is Ben Cook, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Spreetail, a next-generation 3PL company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.  We start the conversation with Ben sharing his early years.  His father was an Army Officer who resigned soon after Ben was born to have a more stable family life.  But that…

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  • Artificial Intelligence and Continuous Improvement
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    Artificial Intelligence and Continuous Improvement

    ByJoseph Paris January 31, 2023February 18, 2026

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly impact the field of continuous improvement by providing organizations with new tools and techniques to identify and eliminate waste and improve performance.  Some ways that AI can be used in continuous improvement include: It is worth mentioning that AI is not a silver bullet, the success of…

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    The Outliers Inn | Holi-DAZE

    ByXONITEK December 27, 2022September 29, 2025

    Come give a listen and enjoy a hot toddy as you do… This episode of The Outliers Inn finds the hosts, JP and Mule, a bit dazed and confused from the very start; as in, who’s going to start?! JP starts by sharing that the year went by in a flash because of engagements and…

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  • So you want to produce a podcast…
    Body of Knowledge Founders Desk

    So you want to produce a podcast…

    ByJoseph Paris December 27, 2022February 18, 2026

    I produce three podcasts.  What started as just a little bit more than a hobby has developed into a few platforms that serve a variety of interests; each unique from the other, but all related in that they are all about business and business goings-on. The longest-running podcast that I produce is “The Outliers Inn”…

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  • Culture Change: Go Ugly Early – Go Ugly Fast
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    Culture Change: Go Ugly Early – Go Ugly Fast

    ByJoseph Paris November 28, 2022February 18, 2026

    I was the Chairman at a three-day conference on Operational Excellence and Business Transformation recently and was really impressed by the number of people in attendance and the caliber of the speakers. Some of the speakers discussed technology, and their vision of the future.  But most of the speakers focused on softer skills; leadership, innovation,…

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  • State of Readiness | Sanjeev Khot; Director of Global Product Quality, Cummins, Incorporated
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    State of Readiness | Sanjeev Khot; Director of Global Product Quality, Cummins, Incorporated

    ByXONITEK November 25, 2022September 29, 2025

    Give a listen… Hello and welcome to another edition of State of Readiness with your host, Joseph Paris. My guest today is Sanjeev Khot; Director of Global Product Quality, Cummins, Incorporated and is responsible for overall Global Quality Strategy, Supplier Quality, Reliability, APQP, and Logistics Quality Transformation to support growth and drive long-term business value….

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