Always happy to support such a great cause: US 101 Presents Heart Strings for Hope, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. that's me backstage with Kurt Steward, Matthew Bragstad, Dawn Bragstad and Arvindh Balakrishnan. #TeamInfor

In a recent visit to Chattanooga, I got the chance to join customer, Will Miller, of Miller Industries, at Heart Strings for Hope event benefiting St. Jude Research Center. Miller Industries sponsored the event. Great music. Great cause. Great customer. #TeamInfor

Returns could cost U.S. companies up to $550 billion by 2020. In this episode of Supply Chain Radio, SEKO Logistics’ Brian Bourke and David Schulhof of Red Hot Penny join our Matt Gunn in a podcast discussing the challenge and future of reverse logistics. ow.ly/BrfI50qjrsx

See what colleague Nick Castellina says about using IoT technology to create a competitive difference. Good read. bit.ly/2UbgzJE

Have you heard of Journey Visioning? Companies isolate, quantify, model, and track opportunities to improve CX, operational efficiency, and business results. Prerequisites: Modern CRM and analytics solutions. See what Forester says bit.ly/2FK0Q11

ARC Advisory Group says manufacturers have $65B worth of legacy systems still in place. Many of those systems are more than 25 years old. That’s ancient in technology-years. Time to wake up and catch up. bit.ly/2Ta7Wz8

Talent shortage holding you back? Recent McKinsey survey shows 60% of global executives expect up to half of their organization’s workforce will need retraining or replacing within five years. We have Talent Science solutions to help. mck.co/2AYMlCu

Have you heard of farm-to-closet? It’s all about social awareness, supply chain visibility and storytelling about where our products originate. Technology helps track the journey. bit.ly/2McxxF3

Companies with strong service and support capabilities prosper. Learn why in this Lean Service Management white paper. Good stuff. bit.ly/2DepvIY

Be sure to catch colleague Nick Castellina' s article in Manufacturing.Net about the importance of keeping a big picture strategy as part of the new year planning process. Good read: bit.ly/2VU3WVn

Koch and Golden Gate Capital’s investment is powerful validation of Infor’s strategy and growth—an evolution fueled by product innovation, commitment to our customers, and a cloud-first approach. ow.ly/1Q2130nkN1B