The 5-Point EBITDA Opportunity in Reverse Logistics

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This episode explores the hidden EBITDA potential in reverse logistics with Terry Boyle, CEO of Trove.

Send me a message What if returns are hiding 4–5 points of EBITDA in plain sight? In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by Terry Boyle, CEO of Trove, to explore one of retail and logistics’ most neglected pressure points: reverse logistics. Terry’s argument is blunt and useful: if brands care about supply chain resilience, sustainability, risk, data, and visibility, they can’t keep treating returns as the untidy corner nobody wants to inspect. You’ll hear how onlin...

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Host: Tom Raftery

Guest: Terry Boyle

Topics covered

• reverse logistics
• EBITDA
• supply chain resilience
• sustainability
• returns management

Keywords

• reverse logistics
• EBITDA
• returns
• supply chain
• sustainability
• data visibility
• risk management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trove

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