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  1. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights Unique SAP Deployments with Martin Rowan

    Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights Unique SAP Deployments with Martin Rowan

  2. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Meet Daniel Keto President and CTO of Easy Metrics

    Labor management is essential to implement cost-to-serve optimization, but it is easier said than done. In this interview, Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, speaks with Daniel Keto, President and Chief Technology Officer of Easy Metrics, about the benefits and obstacles to…

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  3. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Meet Jett McCandless, CEO of Project 44

    Building a successful technology company requires having the right stuff. Few succeed. In this webinar, we interview Jett McCandless, CEO of Project 44, to understand how he was able to build global scale in a software company in such a short period of time.

  4. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 13

    In this series, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews supply chain leaders to gather valuable insights for young professionals on career advice from senior leaders. Here, Lora interviews Dave Clark, the prior Supply Chain Vice President of Amazon, and currently the CEO and...

  5. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 12

    In this series, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews senior supply chain leaders to understand the career advice they would give their twenty-five-year-old self. Here Lora interviews Philippe Lambotte, prior supply chain vice president of Merck, J&J, Kraft, Mattel and Tonal...

  6. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 11

    In a continuation of the series, “What Would I Have Told My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self”, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Hannah Kain, founder of Alom. When Hannah immigrated from Denmark, she started Alom, a supply chain service provider located in Silicon Valley…

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  7. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 10

    As a part of this continuing series of “What Would I Have Told My Twenty-Five-Year-Old Self”, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Brad Blizzard, a thirty-seven-year supply-chain veteran. In this podcast, Brad speaks about the need to show up and be present, build...

  8. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Looking At Outside - In Planning's Upcoming Class

    Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Looking At Outside - In Planning's Upcoming Class

  9. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 9

    As part of a continued series, here Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Annette Clayton, prior Chief Supply Chain Officer of Schneider Electric (and, prior CEO of North America) on what she would have told her twenty-five-year-old self.

  10. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 8

    This podcast of Keith Harrison, previously of P&G. Keith managed the global supply chain team for over a decade, building supply chain leadership teams. Here, Keith answers the question of what he would tell his twenty-five-year-old self, and also shares how to gain influence and manage careers.

  11. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 7

    This podcast is a continuation of the series of interviews where we ask each senior leader, “What Would They Tell Their Twenty-Five-Year-Old Self?” The interviews are designed to gain insights for leaders at all stages in their careers. In this interview, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain...

  12. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 6

    In this series, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews supply chain leaders to help others gain an understanding of their advice for graduates entering the profession or supply chain professionals thinking about their career. In the series, "What I Would Have Told My...

  13. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Update on Sustainability in Supply Chain

    In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews John Davies, facilitator of the Greenbiz network for Trellis Group (a focused group for sustainability leaders). Here we discuss the evolution of sustainability in supply chain.

  14. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 5

    The world of supply chain is slowly changing. As the first and second generation supply chain leaders retire, in this podcast series, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Scot DeGroot, previously VP of Supply Chain at Kimberly Clark, and now managing the executive program at...

  15. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 4

    Here Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain I sights, interviews Vineet Khanna previously head of Nestle supply chain. Supply chain, supply chain global summit, digital transformation, change transformation, supply chain excellence

  16. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights- What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 3

    The third podcast in our series of “What I Would Have Told My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self” is with Peter Gibbons. Peter, now retired, reflects on his learnings as a supply chain leader from a young boy in Scotland to running supply chain operations for Mattel, Starbucks, and 3M.

  17. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - What I would Tell My Twenty-Five Year-Old Self - Pt 2

    In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Peter Bolstorff, now founder of Inspiresce.AI, on “What would have told his twenty-five-year-old self?” This is part two of a series of interviews.

  18. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - What I Would've Told My 25 Yr-Old Self With Peter Lejewski

    This is the first of a series in which Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews supply chain leaders at the peak of their careers before and shortly after retirement to gain an understanding of how they drove success and what they would have told their twenty-five-year-old self....

  19. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Navigating the River of Demand With Peter Bolstorff

    In this podcast, Lora Cecere, founder of supply chain insights interviews Peter Bolstorff, previously with ASCM and now leading his own firm, Inspiresce.ai, to share insights from the River of Demand work showcased at the recent ASCM conference. In this podcast, the two thought leaders share the...

  20. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Using Large Language Models for Training

    In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, discusses the use case of using Large Language Models for supply chain training with Peter Bolstorff, Founder of Inspirece.ai, and Wael, Founder of Uthereal.ai. The recent Supply Chain Insights Outside-in Planning class uses a large...

  21. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Insights on Supply Chain Risk Management With Matt Spooner

    Supplier risk management is a subset of supply chain risk management. In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, discusses the broader context of risk management with Matt Spooner, an independent consultant and prior Gartner analyst. Matt uses his experience gained in…

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  22. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Becoming Compliant with Digital Product Passport With Heidi Benko

    In December 2023, the EU reached a provisional agreement: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The new rules will apply to all products in thirteen industries sold in Europe. The focus is on improving sustainability and circularity compliance through digital certificate…

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  23. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Driving in The Value Chain With Peter Bolstorff

    In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Peter Bolstorff, Founder of InspireSCI.ai, to discuss driving in the value chain. In the podcast, Lora and Peter share perspectives on the need for a simple, but research-based methodology, to determine if a company is...

  24. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Metrics That Matter with Peter Bolstorff

    What drives supply chain excellence? How do supply chain leaders know they are making progress? In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, and Peter Bolstorff, Founder of Inspiresce.ai discuss the Metrics That Matter and the tie of a balanced Scorecard to SCOR metrics. This...

  25. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights - Synchronizing Manufacturing and Direct Material Supply

    Disruption. Demand shifts. Volatility. In the face of changing demand and supply, how do we synchronize demand and supply? LeanDNA synchronizes inbound flows providing availability insight for ATP in discrete industries. In this podcast Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights interviews the...

  26. Defining Outside-in Supply Chain Planning Processes: Lora Interviews John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis

    Defining Outside-in Supply Chain Planning Processes: Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights Interviews John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis An order is a poor proxy for demand. A market-driven forecast always beats a forecast based on enterprise data. New forms of technology enable the redefinition...

  27. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Embracing the Graph

    The use of graph technology offers promise to map relationships, translate flow, and improve time to value. However, most solutions today are not built on a graph. So, how can companies get value from the graph approach without re-wiring their current systems? Here, Pat Byrne, Founder of Indeco,...

  28. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Supply Chains to Admire

    What is supply chain excellence? It is easier to say than define. Supply Chain Excellence is defined as driving improvement, outperforming the peer group, and driving value. This analysis analyzes over 500 companies' progress over the last ten years. Here, we share the insights on the methodology...

  29. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Testing and Defining Outside-in Processes

    In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Igor Rikalo, Chief Operating Officer of o9 Solutions. The goal is to share thoughts on the power of outside-in processes and use the knowledge graph to deliver insights on flow to drive better outcomes.

  30. Introducing the Concept of Network Resource Planning with Bharath Sundararaman from TraceLink

    Discussion of Network Resource Planning with Bharath from Tracelink. Using a network built for serialization, Tracelink is launching a series of services to help pharmaceutical manufacturers sense potential drug shortages and redesign their networks to drive better patient outcomes. Here we share…

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  31. Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Making Safety Stock a Better Signal

    With the rise in variability, safety stock increases in importance as a buffer. However, in recent research, we find that 90% of companies do not measure inventory helth or include supply variablity in the calculation of safety stock. Here Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights interviews...

  32. Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere- How To Prepare Through Building Resilience

    Lora Cecere presents insights on Supply Chain 2030 and how to prepare through building resilience at the National Association of Manufacturing, MLC conference. Tags: Supply Chain Insights, #NAM, #MFG2030, Supply chain excellence, manufacturing excellence, Lora Cecere Supply chain, supply chain...

  33. Supply Chain Insights With Lora Cecere - Rethinking Demand Planning Based on Outside in Signals

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  34. Supply Chain Insights - Lora Cecere speaking at NAM in September 2023 on Supply Chain Resilience.

    Lora Cecere speaking at NAM (National Association of Manufacturing) in September 2023 on supply chain resilience. Supply chain, supply chain global summit, digital transformation, change transformation, supply chain excellence, supply chain excellence, supply chain insights, lora cecere, National...

  35. Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Unlearning to Relearn to Redefine Supply Chain Planning #403

    Outside-in planning requires unlearning. Traditional work processes become obsolete as companies embrace outside-in data and processes. Here, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Fred Baumann, on his experience with testing the outside-in concepts. He shares his key…

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  36. Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights - How manufacturers lost the battle on managing inventory #402

    Inventory grew an average of 30 days across industries over the last decade. This is despite the investment in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Advanced Planning (APS). What happened? What steps should people take? Tune in to gain insights from Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights.

  37. Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Building Outside-in Planning Capabilities #401

    Data abounds within the enterprise, but 80% of data is not used. One of the reasons is that today’s processes are inside-out no outside-in. How can we use market data to improve decision making market-to-market. Here Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights shares her perspective.

  38. Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights - Driving Organizational Alignment #400

    One of the critical elements of enterprise resilience and customer reliability is organizational alignment, but the gap grew three-fold over the last decade. How did this happen? What should be done to drive improvement. Here Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights shares her perspective.

  39. Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah & Lora Cecere Wrap-Up

    Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah & Lora Cecere Wrap-Up

  40. Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Hannah Kain - ALOM

    Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Hannah Kain - ALOM

  41. Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah Talks with Jenny Patzlaff

    Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah Talks with Jenny Patzlaff

  42. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Academics with Jenny Patzlaff, University of WI

    Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Academics with Jenny Patzlaff, University of WI

  43. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Lora Cecere Opening Session

    Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Lora Cecere Opening Session

  44. Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah, Alex & Christine Barnhart

    Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 8 - Sarah, Alex & Christine Barnhart

  45. Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Jonathan, Lora Cecere

    Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Jonathan, Lora Cecere

  46. Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Jonathan, Deanna Denton

    Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Jonathan, Deanna Denton

  47. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Project Zebra with Lora, Nicole, LKQ and Deanna

    Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Project Zebra with Lora, Nicole, LKQ and Deanna

  48. Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Alex and Brett Barnello

    Supply Chain Insights Virtual Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Sarah, Alex and Brett Barnello

  49. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Discrete Event Simulation with Brett Barnello

    Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - Discrete Event Simulation with Brett Barnello

  50. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - The Benefits of Digitization - Ryan Inoyue

    Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2022 - Sept 7 - The Benefits of Digitization - Ryan Inoyue

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