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lcecere's tracksSupply 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 Reset
2022-10-2129 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Virtual Global Summit - Sara, Alex, Kevin CarpenterSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Virtual Global Summit - Sara, Alex, Kevin Carpenter
2022-10-2125 minlcecere's tracksSupply 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 Lora
2022-10-2029 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Lukas Layden - NFT Improved Customer ServiceSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Lukas Layden - NFT Improved Customer Service
2022-10-2021 minlcecere's tracksSupply 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 Transparency
2022-10-2021 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Sarah with Jonathan Kempe & Steve DowneySupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Sarah with Jonathan Kempe & Steve Downey
2022-10-2024 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Steve Downey - Supply Chain 2030 in HealthcareSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Steve Downey - Supply Chain 2030 in Healthcare
2022-10-2028 minlcecere's tracksSupply 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 Cecere
2022-10-1942 minlcecere's tracksSCI Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Sarah with Nicole Miara, Lukasz Zieba, Fred Baumann, Ripu SinghSCI Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Sarah with Nicole Miara, Lukasz Zieba, Fred Baumann, Ripu Singh
2022-10-1939 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Sarah interviews Alex WisniewskiSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Sarah interviews Alex Wisniewski
2022-10-1908 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Virtual Summit interview with Lora CecereSupply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 6 - Virtual Summit interview with Lora Cecere
2022-10-1907 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2022-09-0211 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Kishor Gummaraju-Tiger Analytics #398Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Kishor Gummaraju-Tiger Analytics #398
2022-09-0111 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Suresh Prahlad Bharadwaj of Edgeverve #397Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Suresh Prahlad Bharadwaj of Edgeverve #397
2022-08-3112 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Shan Muthuvelu-UCBOS #396Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Shan Muthuvelu-UCBOS #396
2022-08-2610 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights - Nicole Miara LKQ Europe #394Supply Chain Insights - Nicole Miara LKQ Europe #394
2022-08-1207 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights - Stephen Downey with The Cleveland Clinic #393Supply Chain Insights - Stephen Downey with The Cleveland Clinic #393
2022-08-1220 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Jeff Metersky - OptiLogic #392Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Jeff Metersky - OptiLogic #392
2022-08-1215 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Peter Benson from ECCMA #391Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Peter Benson from ECCMA #391
2022-08-1011 minlcecere's tracksSupplly Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with David Kennedy for ITE Consulting #390Supplly Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with David Kennedy for ITE Consulting #390
2022-08-1006 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Madhav Durbha from Coupa #389Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Madhav Durbha from Coupa #389
2022-08-0909 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Piet Buyck of Garvis #388Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase 2022 with Piet Buyck of Garvis #388
2022-07-2606 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase with Alex Pradhan of John Galt Solutions #387Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase with Alex Pradhan of John Galt Solutions #387
2022-07-2611 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2022-07-2323 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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 #384
2022-07-1819 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase - Bill Benton with GAINSystems #381Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase - Bill Benton with GAINSystems #381
2022-07-1513 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase - Matt Spooner with Kinaxis #383Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase - Matt Spooner with Kinaxis #383
2022-07-1510 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights Digital Showcase - Matt Spooner - Kinaxis #383Supply Chain Insights Digital Showcase - Matt Spooner - Kinaxis
2022-07-1410 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2022-07-0725 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Bill Benton with GAINSystems #381Bill Benton with GAINSystems #381
2022-07-0412 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2022-05-2120 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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 Cecere...
2022-05-1526 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2022-05-0324 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2022-04-2744 minlcecere's tracksSupply 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.
2022-04-2525 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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 excellence
2022-04-1717 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2022-03-2725 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Jeff Stites - CEO Bubbies #373Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) excellence hinges on leadership. In this video, Jeff Stites, CEO of Bubbies, shares his personal experience in implementing S&OP and the role of Optimity in driving alignment.
2022-03-0231 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Jeff Stites, CEO of Bubbies Ice Cream #372Jeff Sites, Chief Executive Officer of Bubbies, discusses his first 90 days on the job and his efforts to drive organizational alignment. The result is profitable growth. The how is simple. Through Jeff’s leadership, the company improved to better manage cross-functional processes against market demand while understanding and managing constraints.
2022-02-1216 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Jeff Stites, CEO of Bubbies Ice Cream #372Jeff Sites, Chief Executive Officer of Bubbies, discusses his first 90 days on the job and his efforts to drive organizational alignment. The result is profitable growth. The how is simple. Through Jeff’s leadership, the company improved to better manage cross-functional processes against market demand while understanding and managing constraints.
2022-02-0316 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Christian Sautter leads process improvement for Bayer Consumer Products in Switzerland #371The Importance of Storytelling in Driving Supply Chain Change and ImprovementThe biggest barrier for moving supply chains forward is education and alignment on next-generation supply chain processes. Christian Sautter leads process improvement for Bayer Consumer Products in Switzerland and used the Supply Chain Insights training and the SCOR model to drive change through the pandemic. When the pandemic happened, there was no plan in the drawer at Bayer to drive change. Christian used the training experience on next generation supply chain processes along with empathy and human perspective to build a plan to help his company lead through...
2021-12-1018 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2021-12-0812 minlcecere's tracksKeep 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.)
2021-11-0428 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Lora Interview with Supply Chain Leader Cynthia Sikora #368Interview with Supply Chain Leader Cynthia SikoraContinuing 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.
2021-10-2017 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Darrell Edwards Sr VP and COO for La-Z-Boy #367Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Darrell Edwards Sr VP and COO for La-Z-Boy #367
2021-09-2149 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Bharat Virmani- N.A Supply Chain Performance VP - Electric Schneider #366Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Bharat Virmani- N.A Supply Chain Performance VP - Electric Schneider #366
2021-09-2154 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Tali Rosman - Printing General Manager, Xerox Digital Manufacturing and 3D Printing #365Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Tali Rosman - Printing General Manager, Xerox Digital Manufacturing and 3D Printing #365
2021-09-2033 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Steve Peaslee CEOFounder WickedHyper #364Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Steve Peaslee CEOFounder WickedHyper #364
2021-09-2027 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Matthew Smith - Sr. Dir. of Global Transportation & Trade Operations - Western Digital CorporationStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Matthew Smith - Sr. Dir. of Global Transportation & Trade Operations - Western Digital Corporation #363
2021-09-2019 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Ashley Yentz SleepNumber #362Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Ashley Yentz SleepNumber #362
2021-09-2027 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Desiree Wood Founder and President of the REAL Women in Trucking #361Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Desiree Wood Founder and President of the REAL Women in Trucking #361
2021-09-1940 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora Cecere Opening Global Summit 2021 #360Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Lora Cecere Opening Global Summit 2021 #360
2021-09-1913 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Allyson Hatfield - Demand Planning Functional Expert for Mars Petcare #359Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Allyson Hatfield - Demand Planning Functional Expert for Mars Petcare #359
2021-09-1948 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Tony Zuazo - EVP Global Supply Chain Dollar General Corp #358Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Tony Zuazo - EVP Global Supply Chain Dollar General Corp #358
2021-09-1845 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Jane Kaiser, VP NA Manufacturing Row Crops #357Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Jane Kaiser, VP NA Manufacturing Row Crops #357
2021-09-1828 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Peter Bolstorff ASCM - Global Summit 2021 #356Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Peter Bolstorff ASCM - Global Summit 2021 #356
2021-09-1812 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Global Summit 2021 Analysis Panel #355Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Global Summit 2021 Analysis Panel #355
2021-09-1835 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2021-09-1823 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights -Annette Clayton, CEO and Pres. of Schneider Electric North America #353In this series on supply chain leadership, Annette Clayton, CEO and President of Schneider Electric North America, shares insights on her career while advising future leaders. Annette believes that women often have self-doubt on job readiness and need to raise their hands early and often. She also shares insights on why supply chain leadership is such a pivotal and essential career as we face more and more disruption.
2021-09-1713 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights - Ann Dozier - SVP & CIO, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits #352Ann Dozier focuses on being a transformational supply chain leader. Her advice to the new generation of supply chain leaders? Focus on outcomes, be involved in the industry and drive value.
2021-08-2117 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chain Insights - Hannah Kain - President & CEO - Alom #351Hannah Kahn, the CEO of Alom, is a leader in supply chain management. She continually fights for digital transformation and employment equality. Her message to supply chain leaders managing their careers? Be empathic, show heart, and be a lifetime learner.
2021-08-2122 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Steve Peaslee, CEO - WickedHyper #350As ocean containers grew in size, land-locked ports struggled with unloading. In this podcast, Steve Peaslee, CEO of WickedHyper discusses the use of robotics and hyperloop technology with advanced analytics for visibility to attempt to help reduce port congestion.
2021-08-2114 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Tony Uphoff, President, and CEO of Thomasnet.com #349In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing. But, in this world of complex, global supply chains, what does “Made in America” mean? And, how should companies use the mandate to drive a guiding coalition to change sourcing and manufacturing strategies?. Here Tony Uphoff, President, and CEO of Thomasnet.com gives his perspective.
2021-08-2020 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2021-07-2327 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Anthony Howcroft, author of Questions - A User's Guide #347Abstract. In this world of variability and improved analytics, there is no substitute for the right question. Getting to the right question is a barrier for most executives hard-wired in historical paradigms. Here we turn to Anthony Howcroft, author of the book Questions—A Users Guide, for advice on how to formulate a good question and what it means for leaders.Order Anthony's Book Here - https://tinyurl.com/Questions-by-Anthony-Howcroft
2021-07-1819 minlcecere's tracksInnovative 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:
2021-07-0919 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2021-07-0612 minlcecere's tracksProject Zebra Update July 2021 - #344Project Zebra is a collaborative effort between business leaders, ASCM, educators, and technologists to define and test outside-in supply chain planning processes. Today's processes are inside-out using enterprise data. The focus of Project Zebra is to design strategies that can bi-directional orchestrate across plan, sell, make, deliver, and source. This webinar summarizes the group's work to document the "as is" and "to be" states. The next phase is the test phase of two capabilities: Market-driven Demand Management and the Market-Driven Knowledge Graph. The question remains, can business leaders change their stripes, like a zebra, and adapt based on...
2021-07-0435 minlcecere's tracksSupply 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.
2021-06-2044 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Project Zebra-Building Outside-in Processes #342Today’s supply chains respond based on historical and transactional data. While market data abounds, companies struggle to use it. In project zebra, a cross-company group is working on defining and executing outside-in processes.
2021-06-1246 minlcecere's tracksDriving 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.
2021-06-0719 minlcecere's tracksSupply Chains to Admire Webinar - #340Lora will explain the methodology used to evaluate the progress of seven-hundred public companies within twenty-seven industry sectors. The webinar is June 16th at 11:00 ET. Here is the link to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4782631904005707024
2021-06-0421 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2021-06-0219 minlcecere's tracksMarket 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.
2021-05-3114 minlcecere's tracksYour Invitation To Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2021You are invited to Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2021
2021-05-2900 minlcecere's tracksEmbracing the Art of the Possible: How Could We Redefine Supply Chain Planning? #337New 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.
2021-05-2218 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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 forecast...
2021-05-1810 minlcecere's tracksLessons 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.
2021-05-0817 minlcecere's tracksLessons 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.
2021-05-0430 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2021-05-0410 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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. #332
2021-02-2819 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Scott Sureddin, CEO of North America, of DHL #331Interview with Scott Sureddin, CEO of North America, of DHL on the pandemic and the future for 2021. In this interview, Scott gives advice for supply chain business leaders and academics.
2021-02-0814 minlcecere's tracksVaccine to Vaccination - Covid-19 Response Requires Supply Chain Innovation #329Vaccine to Vaccination. Covid-19 Response Requires Supply Chain Innovationhe formation of a new Coronavirus task force. In this podcast, we address the road from a vaccine to vaccination and why supply chain innovation is needed.
2020-11-1807 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2020-09-1720 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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, interviews John to share his insights on blockchain and the use of standards and public blockchain formats.
2020-09-1617 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2020-07-2618 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2020-07-2113 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Supply Chains to Admire 2020 Pt1 #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.
2020-07-2114 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Driving Agile Implementations at Logility #323Logility, now in its fourth decade of providing supply chain planning software, is undergoing a leadership transformation. Mac McGary, with prior experience at i2 Technology and GT Nexus, is leading the change. In this podcast, Mac discusses the change, the need for service-based offerings and agile deployment and shares his thoughts on the autonomous supply chain.
2020-07-1021 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2020-06-1913 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2020-06-1930 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - COVID19 Building a Better Supply Chain #320Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - COVID19 Building a Better Supply Chain #320
2020-05-3025 minlcecere's tracksBuild 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.
2020-04-1816 minlcecere's tracksHow GHX is Helping to Improve COVID-19 Healthcare Buying #318State against state. Federal relief efforts buying and bidding against states. Hospitals trying to procure goods. In this podcast Karen Conway, Vice President of Value Chain, shares how GHX is helping hospitals and healthcare professionals source protective gear and ventilator accessories to aid in the fight for patient recovery.
2020-04-0815 minlcecere's tracksPost 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.
2020-04-0518 minlcecere's tracksStraight 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.
2020-04-0322 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - COVID-19 Recovery - Uwe Goehring, President of BigByte software #315As part of our series on how to prepare the supply chain for COVID-19 recovery, I interview supply chain experts to gain insights. Here we interview Uwe Goehring, President of BigByte software on how to maximize the value from SAP implementations to drive improvement in the supply chain response. #315
2020-03-3131 minlcecere's tracksStraight Talk Supply Chain Insight - Supply Chain Leaders Speak: Driving Post COVID-19 Recovery - Steve Vielmetti #314Steve Vielmetti leads the supply chain team at Tenneco, a manufacturer of automotive supplies. Here he shares thoughts on how to prepare the supply chain for the new normal post COVID-19.#314
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