In this episode, guest Kristi Montgomery, vice president of Innovation, Research & Development at Kenco, discusses the need for innovation. She heads up the Kenco Innovation Labs, an internal think tank and testing center that develops new technologies and methodologies to help solve customer problems within the supply chain. She discusses why innovation is so critical to a company's future.

While vaccines are being rolled out, we learn about new research that shows how inefficiencies and lack of good data are causing major problems for companies using our nation's cold chains. What's causing these issues and what are the consequences for not having reliable tracking and data for the pharmaceuticals and food that move through cold chains?

Also, two transportation-related stories: What challenges does incoming Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg face, and will infrastructure be on the top of the list for attention under the Biden administration? And a new research center in The Netherlands will test ways to make last-mile deliveries more efficient, especially in urban areas.

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Guest: Kristi Montgomery of Kenco on the importance of innovation; Problems with our cold chains; New roads ahead for transportation.