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

Recycling 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, meetinSupport the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's generous supporters: Lorcan Sheehan Krishna Kumar Christophe Kottelat Olivier Brusle Alicia Farag Joël VANDI Luis Olavarria And remember you too can Support the Podcast - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent Digital Supply Chain episodes like this one.Podcast Sponsorship Opportunities:If you/your organisation is interested in sponsoring this podcast - I have several options available. Let's talk!FinallyIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - feel free to just send me a direct message on Twitter/LinkedIn. 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.

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The Digital Supply Chain podcast is a show hosted by Tom Raftery, discussing thought leadership, trends, best practices, and the latest innovations in delivering a resilient, sustainable supply chain. The show publishes a new episode every Monday and Friday, and features interviews with luminaries in the world of supply chain and Industry 4.0. All aspects of supply chains, and how to optimise them are discussed - everything from the design, planning, manufacturing, production, delivery, all the way through to product operation and service.