Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Lora 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 improvement by industry peer group. Here Lora talks about what she is learning through this research. Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #241

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Lora 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 episode #240

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. In 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 #239

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. An 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 automate B2B. In this episode, Lora updates the listeners on the current state of the work. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #238

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. In 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 autonomous vehicles. How do we prepare for the future of long-haul autonomous vehicles in the next five years? Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #237

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. One 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 flows across procurement and manufacturing in make-to-order and assemble-to-order industries with the Founder and CEO of Lean DNA, Richard Lebovitz. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #236

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Lora 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 innovation. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #235

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. A 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 reports on Supply Chain Metrics That Matter for the period of 2010—2016. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #234

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. An 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 manufacturing. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #233

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. In this episode, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Richard Ettl, Founder of Smart Containers Group. Listen to this episode to gain insights on the use of sensors on Smart Containers to drive multi-tier supply chain finance for payment on blockchain using cryptocurrency. Gain an understanding of how sensors technology, streaming data architectures, blockchain and the use of cryptocurrency redefine visibility for pharmaceutical companies. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #232

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. To 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 innovation group at Kenco and also shares his perspective on building teams to test and learn. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #231

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Cognitive 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 transformation and building organizations that can use new forms of analytics. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #230

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. To 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 greatest impact on cost, value and growth. The data included public data from balance sheet and income statements for the years of 2010-2016 for over 1400 companies and five years of quantitative data. In this interview, Kathi Gagliano, Enterprise Data Architect, shares insights on the project. The greatest learning was that investment in talent gives companies a competitive edge on managing costs. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #229  

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. In 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 Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #228

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. An 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 collaborative robot from Rethink Robotics, will be at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast episode #227