Episode 84: Deciphering Consumer Trends this Upcoming Holiday Season with project44's Carson Krieg and SAP's Doug DeLuca

Project 44’s Carson Krieg, with additional insights from our own Doug DeLuca, joins the series to dive into their recent State of Consumer Holiday Shopping 2024 Report, providing data and research shopping practices, spending, shipping preferences, sustainability, and more.

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Guest: Carson Krieg, project44

Carson Krieg is Director of Global Alliances at project44. In this role, he manages project44’s global relationships including technology partners like Google and SAP as well as Systems Integrator partners like PwC and Deloitte. Carson joined project44 through its acquisition of Convey, a Delivery Experience Management (DEM) platform, which he co-founded in 2014. Previously, Carson was a consultant at Metafora (formerly CarrierDirect), a software development firm for the supply chain industry, and started his career at GlobalTranz, a leading 3PL in North America. Carson is a co-inventor of two patented technologies related to dynamic carrier selection and management.

Guest: Doug DeLuca, SAP

Doug leads marketing for SAP’s logistics visibility and process tracking solutions, including SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace and SAP Business Network Intelligent Insights add-on, working with customers and partners to bring efficiency and resilience through logistics visibility to supply chains in all industries.   

Host: Richard Howells, SAP

Richard Howells has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability.

Host: Nicole Smythe, SAP

Nicole Smythe is a marketer, blogger, and podcaster in the Digital Supply Chain and ERP space at SAP. With a Master’s degree in Global Supply Chain Management and various field experiences, she hopes to bring a fresh, new perspective to the space with her active marketing contributions, focusing on topics like market trends, emerging technology, and the next generation of workers.  

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Learn more about how to make sure your supply chain can handle the holiday rush & how to bring out your best.  

• SAP Supply Chain Management
• SAP Insights: Supply Chain
• Project44: State of Consumer Holiday Shopping 2024

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