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Straight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah & Lora Cecere Wrap-UpSupply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah & Lora Cecere Wrap-Up2022-10-2420 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Lora Cecere Opening SessionSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Lora Cecere Opening Session2022-10-2439 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Jonathan, Lora CecereSupply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Jonathan, Lora Cecere2022-10-2315 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Project Zebra with Lora, Nicole, LKQ and DeannaSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Project Zebra with Lora, Nicole, LKQ and Deanna2022-10-2346 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Lora Cecere - Ready For A ResetSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Lora Cecere - Ready For A Reset2022-10-2129 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Lora Cecere - Imagine Supply Chain 2030Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Lora Cecere - Imagine Supply Chain 20302022-10-2120 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Virtual Global Summit - Sara, Jonathan and LoraSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Virtual Global Summit - Sara, Jonathan and Lora2022-10-2029 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Lora Cecere - Eco-labeling & Corp TransparencySupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Lora Cecere - Eco-labeling & Corp Transparency2022-10-2021 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Imagine Supply Chain 2030 with Lora CecereSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Imagine Supply Chain 2030 with Lora Cecere2022-10-1942 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights Global Summit - Day 1 - Virtual Welcome with Lora CecereSupply Chain Insights Global Summit - Day 1 - Virtual Welcome with Lora Cecere2022-10-1907 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights with Lora Cecere - Allison Fowler of Medtronic #399In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights gains insights from Allison Fowler of Medtronic on her presentation for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th. Allison, with over fifteen years in network design, understands design from both the business and design elements. In her presentation, the focus is making design a part of the process architecture. Tags: network design, Medtronic, Supplychaininsights2022-09-0210 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lora & Alex Talk About "Adapting in the Face of Change" #386Adapting in the Face of Change. In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights. answers questions by Alex Wisniewski, a Generation Y supply chain leader, on her recent blog post, Adapting in the Face of Change. While there is no consistent industry definition of the term resilience, supply chain leaders are being challenged every day to deliver consistent results with unprecedented demand and supply variability. Here Lora gives some advice of actions to take. #agility, #supplychainexcellence, #loracecere, #supplychaininsights2022-07-2323 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights with Lora Cecere - Supply Chains To Admire 2022Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights with Lora Cecere - Supply Chains To Admire 2022 2022-07-2336 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lora Interviewed by Daniel Pellathy - Grand Valley State University #385Advice for Supply Chain Planners. I this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights is interviewed by Daniel Pellathy, Grand Valley State University on the future of supply chain planning with a focus on helping students and new entrants into supply chain planning positions. 2022-07-2228 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lora & Alex Talk About The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 #384Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lora & Alex Talk About The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022   #3842022-07-1819 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Supply Chain Leaders Chained to Tradition Face the Whip #382A podcast discussing the impact of the bullwhip effect based on close coupling of the order data to traditional processes. Here Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, discusses the impact with Alex Wisniewski of the Digital PMO Group. Tags: bullwhip effect, supply chain excellence, supply chain insights2022-07-0725 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Sensing and adapting to market events #380In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, answers questions from Alex Wisniewski, Digital PMO Group, on how organizations should sense market events and align to drive a coordinated response. Tags: supply chain insights, lora cecere, Alex Wisniewski, supply chain excellence.2022-05-2120 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - The impact on global supply chains and five actions to take #379Dark clouds rise above the supply chain as the global conflict in Russia and the zero-COVID period of China both near the sixty day mark. Here we discuss the impact on global supply chains and five actions to take. The sixty day point is pivotal because in this time period warehouse raw materials and inbound goods deplete and companies feel the impact of the decline in shipments in China and the lack of replenishment of gases for semi-conductors, metals and food from Ukraine. Here Alex Wisieniski, of the Digital PMO Group, and a GENY supply chain professional, interviews Lora...2022-05-1526 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Shifting Taxonomies in Supply Chain Planning #378In this podcast, Alex Wisniewski, a  GEN Y supply chain professional at the Digital PMO Group, interviews Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, on her recent blog post on shifting taxonomies in supply chain planning. Join the discussion as Lora and Alex discuss the myriad of promising analytics and how companies are forcing bright data scientists to “paint in the box” of existing taxonomies versus freeing the talent to explore new alternatives. Tags: analytics, Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, Digital Transformation,2022-05-0324 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Building Outside-in Processes #377New forms of analytics abound, but how can we use these new approaches to improve supply chain planning. In this presentation from the Informs 2022 conference, Lora Cecere builds a case to redesign planning to embrace outside-in processes. She starts by painting the picture of why, then defines the current state, and follows with a definition of how new forms of analytics can help companies to better sense and respond to market conditions. #supplychaininsights, lora cecere, Informs2022, outside-in processes, analytics2022-04-2744 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights - Alex Wisneski - Extreme Networking & Building Guiding Coalitions - #376Not all conferences are the same. Here, in this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Alex Wisneski, of the Digital PMO group on his experience at the 2021 Supply Insights Global Summit. The discussion is on extreme networking and building a guiding coalition to think differently and drive better outcomes. Tags: Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Lora Cecere,2022-04-2525 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Alex Wisniewski Interviews Lora Cecere - No Place For Cowboy Rhetoric #375Here Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights shares insights on the current governmental programs on ocean visibility and improving flows through ports. Lora is interviewed by Alex Wisniewski, Program Manager of Digital PMO Group.   FLOW, Ocean snarls, supply chain insights, lora cecere , Supply chain, supply chain global summit, digital transformation, change transformation, supply chain excellence2022-04-1717 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Alex Wisniewski, Digital PMO Group #374In a countdown for the Supply Chain Global Summit, Alex Wisniewski, Digital PMO Group, will interview Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights on her latest blog posts. In this first post, Alex and Lora discuss Lora’s recent blog posts on Anaplan’s acquisition by Thoma Bravo and the increase in variability and the need for outside-in processes in supply chains. #supplychainshaman, #variability, #outside-inprocesses, #supplychainmanagement2022-03-2725 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Ellen Joyce, Founder of Digital Leader of Tomorrow #370Supply chain education should be the foundation of lasting change in the supply chain. However, building supply chain education programs is a barrier because the leaders in education do not see Supply Chain as a sexy or essential topic. Here we interview Ellen Joyce, Founder of the Digital Leader of Tomorrow in her journey to build educational programs for supply chain excellence. Tags: Education, Supply Chain, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere2021-12-0812 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsKeep On Trucking in the Inefficient Supply Chain - Desiree Wood, President of Real Women in Trucking #369We pay truck drivers when wheels are turning. The inefficiencies of the COVID-19 supply chain environment make this more challenging. So, how can companies become better shippers and alleviate the issues with the shortages of truck drivers? Here we interview Desiree Wood, President of Real Women in Trucking. (Desiree coordinates the efforts of this 503C nonprofit while driving behind the wheel.) Tags: Logistics, trucking, COVID-19, Desiree Wood, Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights, Better shippers2021-11-0428 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lora Interview with Supply Chain Leader Cynthia Sikora #368Interview with Supply Chain Leader Cynthia Sikora Continuing the interviews with second and third-generation supply chain pioneers, we interview Cynthia Sikora, leader of the North American supply chain for Lego. I love Cynthia’s story of how she managed herself through job transitions and partnered with her family to ignite her career. Tags: Lego, Supply Chain pioneers, Cynthia Sikora, supply chain excellence, Lora Cecere2021-10-2017 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora Cecere Opening Global Summit 2021 #360Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora Cecere Opening Global Summit 2021  #3602021-09-1913 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Philippe Lambotte, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Tonal #354As part of our podcast series of first and second supply chain pioneers, Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Philippe Lambotte, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Tonal. Philippe, a first-generation supply chain pioneer, started his career in Europe with P&G and moved through various leadership roles with Kraft, Merck, J&J, and Mattel before moving to his current position. Philippe’s advice is simple—take advantage of new opportunities and grow through cross-functional roles. Tags: #supplychaininsights, #PhilippeLamotte, #firstgenerationsupplychainpioneers, #careeradvise, #supplychainmanagement2021-09-1823 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights Leadership Series - John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis - #348To prepare for the future, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews supply chain leaders to share their insights on what made them successful and what advice they have for upcoming supply chain leaders. Here she interviews John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis. John started his career as a technologist building code and led an innovative supply chain planning company. In the discussion, John speaks of continuous learning and leadership lessons. Tags: Supply chain, leadership, supply chain insights, lora cecere, john sicard2021-07-2327 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsInnovative New Business Models in Supply Chain: Indigo #346Jose Deya is a Founding member of the new start-up Indigo revolutionizing agriculture in Brazil and Argentina. Why use crop additives if you can improve the soil conditions for farmers through additives? Does the answer to global warming lie in sustainable farming? In this podcast, Lora Cecere explores how Indigo, a new business venture in agriculture, is attempting to innovate in sustainable agriculture: #indigo, #agriculture, #loracecere,, #joseDeya, #supplychain2021-07-0919 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Don't Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater #345In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, shares a company and software solution story. All too often, a company has the right solution but did not know they do and go on a nonsensical and circuitous path to try to replace their supply chain planning software with lower-performing solutions. #supplychainplanning, #technology2021-07-0612 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chains to Admire 2021 #343Now in its 8th year, in this webinar, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, explains the Supply Chains to Admire methodology and releases the results of the 2021 winners. The Supply Chains to Admire methodology analyzes the performance of 600 public companies by peer group for the period of 2011-2019. #supplychainexcellence, #supplychain, #supplychaininsights, #loracecere2021-06-2044 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsDriving Improvement in Manufacturing #341Driving improvement in manufacturing is a great opportunity, but how do companies balance improvement initiatives and compliance to standardization? It is a tough balancing act. To gain insights, we interviewed Jane Kaiser, North American Manufacturing Vice President for the seed division for Bayer.  Here Lora Cecere, asks Jane the tough questions on driving manufacturing leadership. #supplychainexcellence, #supplychaininsights, #Bayer, #janekaiser, #loracecere2021-06-0719 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insight - Rethinking Decision Support - #339Software capabilities are growing, but how do we improve organizational decision-making and help companies to learn. In this podcast, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, tackles this topic. Tags: supply chain planning, decision support, new forms of analytics, supply chain insights, lora cecere2021-06-0219 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsMarket Happenings in Supply Chain Management: Buyer Beware #338The pandemic speaks: supply chain management is more critical to organizational resilience. As a result, money flows into the supply chain market by venture capitalists, spurring a rash of liquidity events, consolidation, and market shifts. Here, the Founder of Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, asks and answers the critical question: Is this good for the business buyer? The answer is no. Consolidation, liquidity events, and venture capital investments typically result in employee turnover, slowing product roadmaps, and client delivery. Tags: JDA, Blue Yonder, FarEye, Project44, Kinaxis, E2open, Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, value for business leaders2021-05-3114 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsEmbracing the Art of the Possible: How Could We Redefine Supply Chain Planning? #337Embracing the Art of the Possible: How Could We Redefine Supply Chain Planning? New forms of analytics allow companies to connect workflow, engines, and new forms of visualization to embrace demand, not as a time-phased outcome but as a river. The change is possible if and only if we redefine work. In this podcast, we explore the art of the possible and challenge companies to tackle the change management issues. Tags: supply chain planning, lora cecere, supply chain insights,2021-05-2218 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lessons from the Pandemic - # 336We are now 18 months into the Pandemic response. Companies are continuing to wrestle with how to drive a local response. The hammer (mandatory shutdowns) and the dance routine (slowly returning to normalcy) continues.  As the spikes rise in India and the United States struggles to get workers to restart parts of the economy, the answer for supply chain leaders is the same. In this podcast, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, recommends focusing on mining market data, building a mature capability for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and ensuring robust supplier development efforts with suppliers. Own your f...2021-05-1810 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsLessons in Leadership #2. Building Guiding Coalitions For Change #335Nick Lynch is your average supply chain guy. He drives organizations to test and learn and experiment with new technologies by building a guiding coalition. Here in this lessons in leadership series, Lora interviews Nick on how he built guiding teams at Shell to test and learn and drive change management. Tags: Nick Lynch, Shell, Lora Cecere, Lessons in Leadership, Supply Chain Insights2021-05-0816 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsLessons in Leadership Series - Interview with Rick Davis on Influence Management #334In this new podcast series on leadership and lessons learned by supply chain baby boomers, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Rick Davis, now the founder of DemandChain.AI. In her travels, Lora has never seen anyone more effective at influence management. Here Lora probes to understand how Rick managed himself through his twenty-eight-year tenure at Kellogg with nine changes in leadership with multiple twists and turns. tags: Rick Davis, Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Leadership, Influence Management, Leadership, Supply Chain Excellence 2021-05-0430 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lessons in Leadership Series - Introduction #333In May, Supply Chain Insights kicks off a new podcast segment with interviews of business leaders on lessons learned. The pandemic accelerated retirements and baby boomer turnover, and Lora wants to be sure to capture the insights and voices of past supply chain leaders. In each podcast, business leaders share their definitions of supply chain leadership; lessons learned, and insights to share. Here Lora kicks off the podcast series. Tags: lora Cecere, supply chain insights, leadership, supply chain,2021-05-0410 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Pervinder of Blume Global #332In this episode, Lora talks to Pervinder of Blume Global about supply chain logistics globally with a focus on India and China.  #3322021-02-2819 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora Interviews Meredith Singletary, Senior HR Director - DHL Supply Chain #328Driving diversity in supply chain is a goal for DHL. In this podcast, Meredith Singletary, Senior HR Director shares insights on how they have redefined maternity leave benefits to help working families. I celebrate DHL’s leadership in this area. #supplychain, #womeninsupplychain, #DHL2020-09-1720 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora Interviews John Monarch - Founder of ShipChain #327John Monarch is the Founder of ShipChain. In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, inteviews John to share his insights on blockchain and the use of standards and public blockchain formats. #blockchain, #supplychain, #shipchain, #digitaltransformation2020-09-1617 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going #326As  supply chain leaders come to grips with the impact of COVID-19, we talk  to the leaders to get answers. Here we share a podcast with Troy Hicks,  SVP of Herbalife, on managing the supply chain in a harsh operating  environment. Tags: Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Excellence, Herbalife, Troy Hicks2020-07-2618 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Supply Chains to Admire 2020, Pt2 #325Each year, Supply Chain Insights completes the  Supply Chains to Admire analysis to help business leaders. The goal is  to shine a light on the companies driving improvement faster than peers  while outperforming and driving value. In the first videocast, Lora  explains the method, while here she announces the winners. Tags:  Supply Chains to Admire, Supply Chains to Admire 2020, L’oreal, Dollar  Tree, TJX, Ahold, Lockheed Martin, Broadcom, AbbVie, Monster Beverage,  Ecolab, Paccar, BorgWarner, Sleep Number, iRobot, Toro2020-07-2113 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Supply Chains to Admire 2020, Part 1 #324This  video is the first in a four-part series for business leaders to  understand the Supply Chains to Admire methodology and the current state  of supply chain performance. In this podcast Lora Cecere, Founder of  Supply Chain Insights explains the method and sets the stage to reveal  the Supply Chains to Admire award winners. Tags:  supply chain excellence, supply chains to admire 2020, supply chains to  admire, Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, supply chain2020-07-2114 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora interviews Trevor Miles of Celonis #322In supply chain management, the term "flow" is used  frequently, but seldom managed. In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder  of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Trevor Miles of Celonis on how to  automate flow and take the friction out of processes. Tags flow, supply chain, supply chain excellence, supply chain management, trevor miles, lora cecere 2020-06-1913 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - The Fallacy of Integration #321In this series, Lora  Cecere speaks about a number of supply chain fallacies. The first is the  misconception that tight integration delivers better supply chain  performance. Here Lora debunks this myth. Tags: Supply Chain Excellence, End-to-End Supply Chain, Flow, Harmonization, Synchronization, alignment, leadership, performance2020-06-1930 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsBuild a Supply Chain Recovery Team to Reformat Your Supply Chain #319Insights  for the COVID-19 Supply Chain Recovery teams. The economic rebound is  not going to be V-shaped. Expect it to be a rolling recovery where state  by state and city by city we establish new demand patterns that will  change as the economy goes through phases. Here Lora Cecere, founder of  SUpply Chain insights gives insights for Supply Chain Recovery teams as  they attempt to reformat the supply chain for this rebound. Tags: supply chain excellence, covid-19, recovery teams2020-04-1816 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsPost COVID-19: Need for a Reboot of Business Frameworks? #317One  thing is certain, the post COVID-19 economy will be starkly different  than before. In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain  Insights interviews Jeremiah Owyang, Founder of Kaleido Insights and  Catalyst Companies. Forever at the forefront, Jeremiah helps companies  to see into what is possible and how technology can help. Here Lora and  Jeremiah discuss how the definition of business may require a reboot  post COVID-19. Tags Jeremiah Owyang, Lora Cecere, COVID-19 Recovery, Supply Chain2020-04-0518 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Looking Forward. Planning for the Post COVID-19 Pandemic #316An  interview with Yossi Sheffi, Director of the Logistics Center at MIT. In  this podcast, Yossi shares insights on expectations going forward with  Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights. Here he shares what he  has learned and how to plan for the post pandemic econom. Tags: MIT, Yossi Sheffi, supply chain, pandemic2020-04-0322 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Joe Krkoska, Leader of the Adama's Supply Chain - #313Adama is a global manufacturer of crop protection products. With  ownership by a Chinese company and operations in Israel, managing the  global supply chain in a pandemic environment is a challenge. Today we talk to Joe  Krkoska, leader of the Adama's supply chain, shares his experience. Tags: supply chain excellence, Adama, Pandemic, supply chain insights, lora cecere2020-03-2823 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora Cecere Shares Insights on COVID-19 and How to Drive Supply Chain Recovery #312These  are unprecedented times for the supply chain as companies try to find  and adjust to the new normal. In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of  Supply Chain Insights, gives advice for supply chain leaders on driving  pandemic recovery. Tags: COVID-19, pandemic, recovery, supply chain insights, supply chain excellence2020-03-2716 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Reflections on Blockchain and Building Value Networks #310Interview  with CEO of Blocnets, Bob Betts. Bob shares his insights on the readiness of Blockchain and  the potential for value networks. Blocnets is stopping operations  because of slow adoption of blockchain. Bob's view is that the  technology is more advanced than readiness for adoption. Tags: Bob Betts, Blocnet, Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights, Global Pandemic2020-03-2626 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Time to Rethink Your Supply Chain? #308Ninety percent of companies have inherited their supply chains and have  focused on making the assets efficient. However, as many companies find  out with the struggle with COV-19, the efficient supply chain (lowest  cost per unit) is fragile in world events. This pandemic is a good  opportunity to rethink supply chain strategy. In this podcast, Lora  Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, coaches leaders to start with  demand. Use consumption, not order data, and translate market demand  with accuracy and the speed of business. One thing is clear, consumer  demand is changing, and the order, and order history, will be a poo...2020-03-1519 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights Driving Trial through Innovations in the Circular Economy #307Nok  is a new business model using the supply chain to promote trial. Join  this podcast to gain insights as Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain  Insights, interviews Bobby Wann, Founder of Nok to understand this new  business model. This is a new twist to drive test and learn insights  through supply chain innovation.  #307 Tags: Nok, supply chain insights, supply chain excellence, circular economy, test and learn2020-03-1516 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsMoving From An Efficient to Effective Supply Chain #306Here we share Lora Cecere’s presentation to the  Foundation for Strategic Sourcing on how to drive a more effective  response for contract manufacturing in the food, beverage and household  products industry. As a provocateur, Lora asks companies to rethink  their supply chain strategies to improve the customer service response. Tags:  customer service, effective supply chains, lora cecere, supply chain  insights, new product launch, supply chain management, consumer goods,  household products, food industry2020-03-1056 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Why Supply Chain Planners Cannot be Successful #305In  this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, shares  research on why supply chain planners cannot be successful. There are  three issues to be overcome. In this podcast, Lora outlines the issues  along with recommendations.  #305 Tags: Supply  chain planners, supply chain excellence, lora cecere, supply chain  insights, supply chain planning, data driven organizations,2020-03-0610 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - The Most Efficient Supply Chain May Not Be the Most Effective #304In  this podcast, Lora Cecere gives advice to supply chain leaders who are  thinking about how to design the supply chain to be fit for purpose to  drive growth strategies. Here Lora shares insights from the dialogue at  the Foundation For Strategic Sourcing audience on managing contract  manufacturing. #304 Tags: supply chain, supply chain effectiveness, supply chain insights, asset strategies, growth, supply chain leadership2020-03-0432 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Avoiding Disruption with the Coronvirus #303Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Avoiding Disruption with the Coronvirus #303 Surprise will be the new normal as we work our way  through the knotty issues surrounding the Coronovirus. In this podcast,  Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, gives feedback to supply  chain teams on steps to take. Tags: coronavirus, china, risk management, supplier development2020-02-2807 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Why is S&OP Performance Slip Sliding Away? #302Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Why is S&OP Performance Slip Sliding Away? #302 Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes  are degrading. Business leaders rate their processes 30% less effective  in 2019 than three years ago. What happened? In this podcast Lora  Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights shares the slippage on basics  and the infatuation with shiny objects. She also gives advice on how to  drive improvement. Tags: Supply Chain Excellence, S&OP, Sales and Operations Planning, analytics, supply chain planning2020-02-2817 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights with Lora Cecere - What's Your Sleep Number? - 293Sleep Number, a 2019 Supply Chains to Admire award  winner, shares insights on the design of their supply chain to deliver  on the brand promise of wellness. With a focus on improving the quality  of the customer experience, the team applied test, learn and apply  strategies to design a supply chain that was fit for purpose for a  unique brand promise. Here we share insights from the Sleep Number  Supply Chain Vice President, Tony Rossi and the Chief Digital Officer,  John Brine, on how they made this happen. #293 Tags:  sleep number, Tony Rossi, John Brine, Supply Chains to Admire...2019-11-0320 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Sales and Operations Planning - 292Straight talk with Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply  Chain Insights on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). In the past  two decades, companies have gone backwards with 45% lower effectiveness  of S&OP. The reasons are many, but the answers are clear. Here Lora  shares her insights. #292 Tags:  Sales and Operations Planning, S&OP, demand planning, feasible  supply planning, sales forecast, supply chain forecast, forecast value  add, Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights2019-11-0312 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights - Cool Technology with Lora Cecere 291Supply Chain  Insights monthly webinar on cool and evolving technologies. Presentation  given in October 2019 by Lora Cecere. The focus is on analytics,  blockchain and evolving trends. 291 Supplychain, cooltechnologies, analytics, blockchain, networks2019-10-2845 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Michael Miller Global Process lead for Business Development at P&G 290In 2019, P&G revenues are forecasted to be  67B$. How does a very large company partner effectively with smaller and  innovative companies around the world. This is Michael Miller, Global  Process lead for Business Development at P&G, job. In this podcast,  Michael shares how to get started in innovating with new start-ups and  how to do this effectively. He also shares his insights on the Supply  Chain Insights Global Summit 2019. 290 Tags:  Supply Chain Insights, P&G, Michael Miller, Lora Cecere,  innovation, supply chain, sharktank, Supply Chain Insights Global Summit2019-10-2512 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Aera Technology 289Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Aera Technology 2892019-10-1411 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Bristlecone 286Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Bristlecone 2862019-10-1414 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - DHL Resilience 360 - 285Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - DHL Resilience 360 - 2852019-10-1414 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Optessa 284Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Optessa 2842019-10-1420 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - PINC 283Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - PINC 2832019-10-1412 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere -Savi 282Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere -Savi - 2822019-10-1411 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights Super Summit Podcast #281Consolidation of  technology providers attending the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit  2019 on the future of Supply Chain 2030. Tags: supplychain2030, supply chain insights, global summit, lora cecere, supply chain excellence  #2812019-09-263h 35Straight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Dean Ocampo, Senior Director of Marketing, at Aera #280In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply  Chain Insights, interviews Dean Ocampo, Senior Director of Marketing, at  Aera Technology on the future of supply chain planning, Supply Chain  2030 and how companies should prepare. Aera is an advanced analytics  company working on the concept of the “self-driving supply chain.” 280 Tags:  Supply Chain 2030, Aera, Cognitive computing, supply chain planning,  supply chain excellence, Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Lora  Cecere2019-08-3020 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Dan Crenin, Commercial of Elemica #279Dan Crenin, Commercial leader of Elemica shares  insights of the future of Supply Chain 2030. Improving networking  capabilities is essential to improving corporate social responsibility,  reducing waste and improving customer service.  #279 Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Elemica, Dan Crenin2019-08-1708 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Christine Barnhart, of GT Nexus #278Interview by Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain  Insights with Christine Barnhart, now of GT Nexus on the Future of  Supply Chain 2030, the barriers and drivers for joining a network, and  her plans for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.  #278 Tags Supply chain operating network, GTNexus, Infor, supply chain excellence, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain 20302019-08-1618 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora interviews Jennie Wienke of Randall Reilly #273Working with data scientists can be a lot like dogs  chasing their tail. The language and thought processes between business  users and data scientist teams are different, and the data scientists  can be arrogant and difficult to corral. In this interview, Lora Cecere,  Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Jennie Wienke, Randall  Reilly, in how she navigates the gulf between data scientists and  business users. #273 Tags:  data scientists, organizational talent, analytics, business results,  supply chain management, lora cecere, Supply Chain Insights2019-08-0610 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Kevin Wong, COO of Nulogy #272Interview with Kevin Wong, COO of Nulogy on the  Building of Supply Chain 2030. In preparation for the Supply Chain  Insights Global Summit, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights  interviews Kevin on how to build value networks.   272 Tags: Nulogy, supplychain2030, blockchain, networks2019-06-2915 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Insights - John Tecce, manager of North East Sales of ThoughtSpot #271As we get ready for the Supply Chain Insights  Global Summit, Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights is  interviewing all of the technologists attending to gain insights on how  they see Supply Chain 2030. Here Lora interviews John Tecce, manager of  North East Sales of ThoughtSpot. The company is a new form of analytics  combining enterprise search and artificial intelligence.   #271 Tags: supplychain, analytics, thoughtspot, loracecere, supplychaininsights2019-06-2711 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsWhat Is Supply Chain Excellence - Is It Defined by the Gartner Top 25 #270What is Supply Chain Excellence? In this discussion, Lora shares insights on Gartner Top 25 2019 winners on the effective frontier of balancing growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) using data from the 2010-2018 time period. Here she explains why no company on the Gartner Top 25 2019 list beat peer group performance while driving improvement.  Tags: supply chain excellence, Gartner Top 25, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chains to Admire, Supply Chain Index, supply chain, business strategy, network strategy2019-06-1732 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Sales and Operation Planning #269In 2019 only 35% of manufacturing leaders rate  their Sales and Operations Planning processes effective. In contrast,  65% rated the processes effective in 2016. In this podcast, Lora Cecere,  founder of Supply Chain Insights shares the reasons for this  precipitous decline. The remedy is enlightened leadership. To make the  shift, companies need to define what defines supply chain excellence and  how it ties to the business strategy. Then manage the supply chain as a  complex non-linear system to ensure the recognition of constraints, the  design of buffers, and the impact of changes in mix. Only 30% of  companies have “what if analysis” and only 50% of companies...2019-06-0721 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk- Lora Talks SAP Planning #268 Inventory, supply chain strategy, supply chain insights, Lora Cecere, supply chain tactics 2019-05-2339 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Lora Talks with Doug Bordonaro of Thoughtspot About Use & Relevance of Enterprise SearchIn this podcast, Lora Cecere interviews Doug  Bordonaro, Field Chief Technology Officer, on the use and relevance of  enterprise search to answer questions at the speed of business. Join the  podcast to understand how this new form of descriptive analytics can  improve supply chain decision making.  Tags Analytics, supply chain excellence, enterprise search, making decisions at the speed of business, descriptive analytics, 2019-05-2220 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk- CJ Das from Simple Tire #266Podcast with Lora Cecere and CJ Das from Simple  Tire discussing Analytics strategies. CJ is an innovative CIO driving  change in business through collaboration and delivering business results  from innovative analytics technologies. #266 Tags analytics, Tires, Simple Tires, Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights. Supply chain excellence2019-05-2118 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Lora Talks Guidance To Better Manage Inventories in a Complex World #265Why are inventory levels in the supply chain higher  post-recession than before 2007? In this podcast, Lora Cecere, founder  of Supply Chain Insights, share insights to answer the question and  offers guidance to better manage inventories in a complex world.  #265 Tags: Inventory, supply chain strategy, supply chain insights, Lora Cecere, supply chain tactics2019-05-1914 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Lora Cecere Talks About The New Forms of Analytics #264How do we get started  with new forms of analytics? In this podcast, Lora Cecere addresses the  question of “should companies start with process innovation, data  cleanliness or governance?” The important first step is to get started.  In this podcast, Lora shares insights on how. #264 Tags Analytics, supply chain, insights, data-driven decision making, lora cecere2019-05-1721 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk- S & OP - Putting The Pieces Together #263In this episode, Lora Cecere talks about S & OP and putting all your pieces together. 2019-05-1747 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk- Heather Moe - Product Engineer for ESRI #262Lora Interviews Heather Moe, Product Engineer for  ESRI on women in analytics. Heather is active in WORMS—Women in  Operations Research and Management Science.  In this podcast, Lora  Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights discusses with Heather on how  to improve the presence of women in analytics positions.  Tags: #analytics, women, operations research, business2019-05-0411 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights - Lora Cecere Talks About The Supply Chain Insights Global Conference #261Does the supply chain space need another  conference? There are far too many today. Most follow a format of  sponsors, paid speaking and booths. The same content gets hashed again  over and over. In this podcast, Lora makes an argument for the need for a  different kind of conference. One where business and technology leaders  roll-up their sleeves together and imagine the supply chain of the  future together. With 95% of the industry stuck at the intersection of  cost, customer service and inventory, Lora thinks that it is important  to challenge the status quo. So if you are planning to go to in...2019-04-1408 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Lora Who's Going To Win? #259In this podcast, Lora  Cecere addresses the question of “Who is Going to Win?” After a month of  speaking to venture capitalists, Lora shares her insights.  #supplychainplanning, #supplychain, #cloud, #analytics, #Supplychain20302019-04-1410 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk- Shaun Snapp, Founder of Brightwork #258In this episode of Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights, Lora  talks with Shaun Snapp, Founder of Brightwork on SAP HANA and migration strategies.  SAP, HANA, supply chain planning, analytics 2019-03-2740 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk- Joannes Vermorel, CEO of Lokad #257Lora talks with  Joannes Vermorel, CEO of Lokad. He is an innovator in supply chain  planning. Here Joannes shares his vision of the future of supply chain  planning with Lora. Key words: supply chain planning, master data, open source analytics 2019-03-1923 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere A Demand Management Solution #256 In Supply Chain Insights monthly webinar, Lora  Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights walks through the five potholes  of selecting a demand management solution. In this session, she shares a  framework of how to select a demand management solution.  Tags:  demand management, demand sensing, forecasting, supply chain  excellence, measurement, error, bias, and supply chain organizations2019-03-1753 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere #254Supply chain, supply chain global summit, digital transformation, change transformation, supply chain excellence2019-01-1154 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsUpdate on Talent in The Supply Chain - Preparing for 2030 #253Lora Cecere presents a webinar on "Update on Talent in The Supply Chain - Preparing for 2030" #253 Supply chain, supply chain global summit, digital transformation, change transformation, supply chain excellence2018-11-1539 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk-Supply Chain 2030 with Marty Kisliuk prior director of supply chain at FMC #252Lora talks with Marty Kisliuk, prior director of supply chain at FMC, on supply chain excellence. In this podcast, Marty shares his insights on the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit and his lessons learned. Tags: supply chain excellence, supply chain management, supply chain, Supply Chain Insights Global Summit2018-11-0212 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Insights - Peter Gibbons, CEO of Tire Hub #251In this episode Lora interview Peter Gibbons, CEO of Tire Hub to discuss the creation of a join venture between two large tire manufacturers in North America. Peter is a seasoned supply chain executive. In the show, he discusses the start-up and the creation of the new joint venture, and his philosphy to make it successful. Episode 251 Tags: supply chain, Tire Hub, Peter Gibbons, leadership, tire industry, distributor models, supply chain excellence, start-ups, leadership2018-10-1015 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - 5 Reasons Why We Have Not Reduced InventoryIn this episode Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights talks about The Five Reasons Why We Have Not Reduced Inventory Supply chain, supply chain global summit, digital transformation, change transformation, supply chain excellence2018-10-0913 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStrait Talk Insights - Alina Beskrovna Research Director, Supply Chain Insights - #248In this special episode we hear from Alina Beskrovna, Research Director, Supply Chain Insights and her observations about the great supply chain conference that many people from around the world attended, hosted by Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights.2018-09-2106 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk Insights - Nick Lynch with Shell Oil #247Lora talks with Nick Lynch of Shell Oil in this in depth conversation about past and present supply chain needs and changes as well as the digital aspect.2018-09-1321 minStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk - Supply Chain InsightsStraight Talk- Schneider Electric's Kyle Hamm - #242Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights talks with Kyle Hamm VP of Customer Transformation – Podcast episode #2422018-08-3111 min