 Okay, all right, so we're back from our breakout rooms. I hope you guys had an opportunity to chat and think about some of the things we learned in the course and possible applications. So I'm just gonna take one question, you know, and while I answer this question, we haven't seen too many questions, so please chat and throw them in the chat so that we can begin to answer them. So the first question we had was from Naeson and it was really, you know, what is a supply chain controller? How is this purchase set up? Where do we begin to obtain one? So, you know, at this point, the supply chain control towers is really, it's a very popular term in consulting. So I've seen it talked about with Accenture and Capgemini and other consulting firms and what it's proposed to do, and you know, there's a couple, you know, businesses offering supply chain control towers, but it's really integrating all the different pieces of the supply chain systems. So it really tries to bring together the end-to-end supply chain, make it collaborative, aligned, agile, demand-driven. So what it's trying to do is pull real-time data from your, from a company's existing integrated data management and transactional systems and really kind of facilitate a more real-time, real, you know, real information, one truth kind of information together. So of course this is ideal, so your existing supply chain systems have to have good data, you know, they have to be in a certain amount of time. And the other part is really, you know, the fact that it's collaborative, there has to be a sign-on from your suppliers and customers to provide that kind of information to integrate into a supply chain control tower. So a lot of the ways that I've seen at this point with control towers is really, you know, it's sort of a 3PL or a third-party managing the control tower and bringing together all those pieces, possibly a consulting firm implementation. So, you know, I hesitate to say, you know, exactly where you can go out and buy one, but, you know, I'd certainly do your research on, you know, what are some very, you know, prevalent, you know, options for this. There are many and, you know, figuring out exactly what each provides, you know, you know, obviously we've given you the tools now at this point to look out what are sort of the pros and cons and various needs within different supply chain solutions. And, you know, whether a supply chain control tower can be, you know, the right solution for your business. The other challenge is that because it's real time, it requires very independent management. So you need people manning the, you know, that control tower as opposed to some of the other supply chain systems that sort of have preferable management by different departments, you know, this is very much control, you know, executing real time, making sure that the data is being, you know, managed appropriately so that you can get that real time and kind of very sophisticated analytics. So it's still sort of an early days kind of topic, but I know that it's coming in more popularity as, especially as companies are starting to think more about, you know, end to supply chain for, you know, possibly omnichannel or visibility upstream. So definitely something I would do, you know, some of your own due diligence on learning about it. So I hope that answers that question on supply chain control tower. And then we're just, you know, feel free to throw in some questions now. Hopefully, you know, whether it be just an anecdote or a question about the course and, you know, we're happy to address them now. So I think the question that just came on, what are the current applications within the supply chain world for blockchain? Okay, so that's a doozy. So there's a blockchain is, you know, I'm sure, if you haven't heard blockchain, then, you know, of course sure it's been, it's been floated, that word's been floating around everywhere, right? So it's really the system that Bitcoin is built on as we all learned and sort of the overview for blockchain and some of the immediate applications, some of it is supply chain contracts. So really, you know, digitizing supply chain contracts and sort of automating some of that process. So if you want more insight, you know, we have the video with Professor Abel Sanchez on blockchain. So I definitely recommend watching that because he has some really nice kind of recap on where it's gonna be applications in supply chain. But the other factor that's really driving, you know, and of course I have a personal interest in this for blockchain is this visibility issue. So as we all know, there's really a lot of challenge in data management and supply chains, right? There's ownership problems, you know, so I don't wanna share my data with my buyer because they might be able to use it against me to figure out costs and things like that. So although that limits sort of this ability to do a lot of very strategic supply chain planning and ensuring, you know, reduced risk and things like that. So one thing that the blockchain does is sort of serve as this neutral data ledger, right? So then you can access to that information about possibly a product or a specific supply chain and, you know, have that accessibility and continuity of that information as well as that it can't be, you know, modified or, you know, changed anyway. So, you know, some of this is really enabling traceability for products so that you can have a chain of custody in terms of, you know, from possibly raw material to end of life and being able to have that information shared and jointly across the supply chain. There's a lot of different challenges that also Abel talks about, you know, about permissions. So who's allowed to access that data, who's allowed to, you know, because there's permission less systems and there's permission systems. So again, this is some of the very in-depth information on how blockchain specifically works. So I'll say some of the, you know, big pieces are very much on visibility and traceability and then on contract. So I recommend going to that video. If you haven't seen it, then there's, you know, obviously a lot of information there and the wealth of information out there about blockchain and its applications. Okay, so then we have, Param has a question on real-time rerouting of trucks based on weather issues or road disruptions. So, you know, I think that this is something that is in currents now, right? So you have sort of these transportation optimization systems that are based on dated data. So I think that it's very much something actually, you know, Matias hopefully touched on in his, I believe. Yes, I believe he touched on a little bit but I'd definitely look into Matias, Dr. Matias Winkenbach, he has a lab called the MegaCity Logistics Lab and this is actually some of the very much information that they're looking on right now. So looking at sort of this real-time logistics management. So whether you're getting that information about disruptions in the supply chain and possibly making decisions on the ground, I don't, I hesitate to say, you know, that's active in many transportation systems but I know that sort of this real-time, you know, kind of GPS tracing on trucks and translating that back to headquarters and having, being able to reroute based on real-time information is very much a, you know, an active issue emerging right now where if you want real efficiency in your transportation management then you are starting to think about that. So I think that that's very much in discussions now and some companies are beginning to really take that into account and use real-time information. So we have a, so we have an experience sort of an anecdote from Robert and, you know, the great, we love to hear this kind of anecdote that he's really been able to use a lot of the supply chain course because he has sort of a limited experience in the supply chain field. So he's a project manager for IoT and a blockchain project for supply chain called Smart Log. So, you know, it sounds like Robert's expert we should be talking to about blockchain applications and supply chain because he's obviously managing a project directly on that. So we'd love to hear those kind of stories that you're really actively working, you know, using this information that's really, you know, not to be too much of a sap here, but you know, this is what drives us that we are really hoping to facilitate your work as supply chain professionals and that in this way you can advance your careers and your learnings. And so, you know, hearing how you can use this every day is really, really what drives us and what really gets us up in the morning with a big cup of coffee. So I think, I don't see Arthur, let's see if there's any other questions. Connor, do you have any comments you wanna throw in? I'm not seeing any, we're kind of coming down to the end here. So I think, you know, you Connor, any last questions and then we'll wrap it up. No, I think I'm all set here. So I really appreciate the time that I've had here with you guys. And I really appreciate you inviting me out to do this with you guys. Great, thanks Connor, thanks for joining. You know, Connor's been such a key component of this course. He's been essential to so many of the things you guys touch every day in this course. So we're so lucky to have him. So we're just glad that you're able to join us today and just as a, you know, re-re-re-recap. If I haven't recapped enough, final exam opens next Wednesday, 1500 UTC. So, you know, as far as this week is sort of the prep week, take some time to recap the course. You know, that was part of why we held this session here to kind of refresh, spend, you know, a long 10 weeks. So what we've done throughout the course, it's going to be equally split between the two courses, obviously with a little bit extra emphasis on the latter half of the course, but the weeks one through four will also be tested on as well. So, you know, go back through the key concepts. We've uploaded, you know, a new version that includes all of the lessons, excluding week 10 since you won't be tested on that. As far as, you know, a graded assignment due tomorrow. And then also, if you had a chance to do the open response assessment, your peer assessment is due tomorrow on that. So if you had a chance to take a look at that, please do, you know, make sure to submit that tomorrow. And the last final note is that we will have the CFX session next week, Monday at 1600 UTC with Dr. Ponce and myself. Please join that if you're planning to take the CFX, which will be held early February of next year. And, you know, at that point we'll answer a lot of those questions. And so I think we'll wrap it up for the day and thanks a lot and we will see you again soon.