https://www.spreaker.com/show/straight-talk-with-supply-chain-insightsenBusinessCopyright Supply Chain Insightshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7f205757d49cd66f04d1e761e8034246.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/straight-talk-with-supply-chain-insightsSat, 08 Apr 2023 02:35:46 +0000Supply Chain InsightsSupply Chain Insightsfeeds@spreaker.comStraight Talk about all things Supply Chain with Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights LLC. Supply Chain Insights is focused on delivering independent, actionable and objective advice for supply chain leaders. A company dedicated to research, turn to...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/insights-from-the-2018-supply-chains-to-http://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10576Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:52:11 +0000Supply Chain InsightsLora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, share insights on her learnings from the 2018 Supply Chains to Admire analysis. This analysis of 655 companies was completed in June 2018 and reveals which companies are outperforming while driving...343cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/robotics-and-warehouse-management-with-jhttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10547Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:10:01 +0000Supply Chain InsightsLora interviews Jerome Dubois, Co-Founder of 6 River Systems, Inc., about robotics and warehouse management improvements. Listen to this discussion on the evolution of collaborative robotics in warehouse management. Supply Chain Insights – Podcast...507cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/five-reasons-we-are-losing-ground-on-invhttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10498Fri, 04 May 2018 00:47:32 +0000Supply Chain InsightsIn this episode, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, discusses the five reasons why we are not making more progress on inventory. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #239301cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/an-update-on-the-network-of-networkshttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10489Wed, 02 May 2018 18:06:23 +0000Supply Chain InsightsAn update on the Network of Networks share group by Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights. Eighteen months ago, Supply Chain Insights started a share group termed the “Network of Networks” to build multi-tier supply chain processes and...401cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/preparing-for-autonomous-vehicles-with-whttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10487Wed, 02 May 2018 06:05:41 +0000Supply Chain InsightsIn this episode, Lora Cecere interviews Wes Guckert of The Traffic Group on the current state of logistics and the future of self-driving vehicles. Listen to this episode to gain insights into the current state of logistics and the future of...674cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/leandnahttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10474Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:41:59 +0000Supply Chain InsightsOne of the issues with Lean is driving the alignment of flows across manufacturing and procurement. This does not have to be the case. In this podcast, Lora Cecere discusses the evolution of a new cloud-based application to improve Lean and align...1010cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/building-the-digital-supply-chainhttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10364Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:43:58 +0000Supply Chain InsightsLora Cecere’s insights on building the digital supply chain. Listen to this episode to learn about the technology shifts that Lora feels are driving digital innovation. Here Lora shares her learnings from working with five companies on digital...703cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/the-metrics-that-matter-and-supply-chainhttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10363Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:38:27 +0000Supply Chain InsightsA talk on supply chain excellence and the Metrics That Matter with Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights. In this episode, Lora shares five actions to take to drive value in supply chain performance. This is based on a detailed series of...433cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/the-future-of-collaborative-robotics-withttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10362Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:32:31 +0000Supply Chain InsightsAn interview with Jim Lawton, Chief Operating Officer at Rethink Robotics, on the future of collaborative robotics (cobots). In this episode, Jim shares case studies and insights on the use of data analytics, robotics, and cobots in repetitive...1003cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/cold-chain-sensing-with-richard-ettl-of-http://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10347Fri, 23 Feb 2018 03:57:59 +0000Supply Chain InsightsIn this episode, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Richard Ettl, Founder of Smart Containers. Listen to this episode to gain insights on the use of sensors on Smart Containers to drive multi-tier supply chain finance for...807cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/innovation-at-kenco-the-drone-reality-wihttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10188Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:00:01 +0000Supply Chain InsightsTo stay competitive, Kenco Group, a leading 3PL, built an innovation group. In this episode, Matt McLelland, Innovation Research Manager, discusses his work with drones for yard and perpetual inventory management. Matt has a unique position within an...915cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/cognitive-computing-for-sourcing-with-rihttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10187Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:56:26 +0000Supply Chain InsightsCognitive computing is transforming digital supply chain capabilities. In this episode, we interview Richard Barnett, SVP of LevaData Inc. on the application of machine learning and cognitive computing for sourcing. Richard’s focus is on change...1601cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/wrangling-data-for-insightshttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10044Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:42:52 +0000Supply Chain InsightsTo understand the correlation between choices companies make in supply chain and the impact on business results, Supply Chain Insights embarked on a big data project to place structured and unstructured data into a data lake to understand what had the...725cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/business-continuity-lessons-from-hurricahttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10037Sat, 23 Sep 2017 05:53:01 +0000Supply Chain InsightsIn this episode, Lora Cecere interviews Dale McClung, Director of Design Solutions at CLX, on lessons for supply chain leaders from recent hurricane disaster recovery.  Dale shares insights on freight rates and capacity impacts post recovery. Straight...729cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/collaborative-robotics-with-jim-lawton-ohttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9974Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:08:40 +0000Supply Chain InsightsAn interview with Jim Lawton on Collaborative Robotics. In this episode, Jim defines collaborative robotics and explains how this form of robotics has improved in capabilities while having a better and more advantageous price point. Sawyer, a...704cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/lassoing-sales-operations-planning-excelhttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9973Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:50:51 +0000Supply Chain InsightsAs supply chains become global, the management of supply chains become more intricate. Today, the average company has nine S&OP processes with some having over 50 S&OP processes. Since S&OP excellence is 60% organizational, 30% process and 10%...718cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/borderless-trade-the-role-of-china-and-ihttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9912Sat, 05 Aug 2017 04:42:17 +0000Supply Chain InsightsAn interview with Gita Gopinath, a Harvard Economist, on the future of China and India and the balance between nationalism and globalization. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #225762cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/driving-digital-transformation-wearableshttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9911Sat, 05 Aug 2017 04:39:40 +0000Supply Chain InsightsIn this podcast episode, Peggy Gulick, Director of Process Improvement for Agco Corporation, shares her story of how the company solved a problem and transformed Lean processes through a digital transformation that includes wearables, paperless...818cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/building-the-network-of-networkshttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9910Sat, 05 Aug 2017 04:34:24 +0000Supply Chain InsightsIn this episode of Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, and Helen King, Marketing Manager at Supply Chain Insights, discuss the purpose of the Network of Networks, the recent meeting in Dallas of the...555cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/anne-kalinowski-joins-supply-chain-insighttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9747Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:38:54 +0000Supply Chain InsightsInterview with Anne Kalinowski, Research Associate, on joining Supply Chain Insights and lessons learned in working with the research team at Supply Chain Insights. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #222626cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/an-interview-with-robert-j-gordon-on-amehttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9719Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:04:28 +0000Supply Chain InsightsAt the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit (September 5-8, 2017), Robert J. Gordon, author of the book The Rise and Fall of American Growth, will be speaking on the impact of technology on American productivity. In this interview Dr. Gordon explains...759cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/the-2017-supply-chains-to-admirehttp://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=9718Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:57:10 +0000Supply Chain InsightsDefining supply chain excellence is easier to say than to do. The Supply Chains to AdmireTM Methodology is an attempt by Supply Chain Insights to identify companies within peer groups that outperform. In this episode of Straight Talk with Supply Chain...945cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/interview-with-supply-chain-improvement-_1http://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=7696Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:35:59 +0000Supply Chain InsightsMaria is the Senior Vice President of supply chain at Biogen. In her role she manages source, make and deliver. In the recent Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report on the Pharmaceutical industry, Biogen and Nova Nordisk drove the greatest...725cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/supplychaininsights/starbucks-does-better-by-hiring-inner-ci_1http://supplychaininsights.com/?post_type=podcast&p=7078Fri, 21 Aug 2015 19:12:30 +0000Supply Chain InsightsIn 2012, the Georgia Center of Innovation reported that the United States will be short one million workers in Supply Chain by 2016. Starbucks is doing everything that it can to be sure that its operations do not come up short. In this podcast, Deverl...1131cleanfull