2016 New Year’s Resolutions with Marty Kisliuk of FMC

Lora Cecere Interviews Marty Kisliuk, Director of Agricultural Solutions, FMC on his New Year’s Resolutions Marty is discussing how they will be in a down cycle and with the current acquisition it is now about consolidating and joining the companies together.  Working only on necessities and so they will concentrate on what you do well.  […]

2016 New Year’s Resolutions with Amy Hartzell of Dow Chemical

Lora Cecere Interviews Amy Hartzell, Director of Supply Chain Center Excellence at Dow Chemical, on her New Year’s Resolutions Amy stated that they spent 2015 on strategic objections and alignment.  They are now implementing improvements on S&OP or S&OE (for Execution) as well as how to automate their supply chain.  She feels that they have a […]

Forecast and Demand Planning Benchmarking with Robert Byrne of Terra Technology

Rob Byrne, CEO and Co-Founder of Terra Technology, discusses forecasting, demand sensing, and the planning benchmarking work he’s done showing how complexity is growing with industries.  He found that the bottom 50% of items were only 1% of sales. He also looked at Europe versus the United States and found 2.5 times the complexity.  He […]

LLamasoft Acquires Barloworld – What Does This Mean to the Market?

On November 3, 2015 Llamasoft announced they are acquiring Barloworld Supply Chain Software as a way to expand their geographical reach and deepen their network design solution.  In this podcast, Alison Crawford, Director of Marketing, talks with Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, on what this will mean to the market and to customers. […]

The Digital Supply Chain: Making the Leap with a Ball and Chain

Supply Chain Insights Founder Lora Cecere discusses the digital future of supply chain and why it matters in this podcast.  While many companies want to start down a digital path, they may not know the steps to take.  Listen to this podcast to get a clearer understanding of why this matters to your business and […]

What Is the Value Proposition of Sales and Operations Planning?

S&OP is one of the hottest topics that Supply Chain Insights researches. Many companies struggle, but for those that can find a common ground between sales and operations planning are more aligned, agile and effective.  In this podcast, Lora Cecere discuss the benefits of making this leap and how to get there. Straight Talk With […]

Improving Inventory Management in a Market-Driven World

Lora Cecere talks with Alison Crawford on a new report about the concept behind being market driven.  What does it mean, what does it provide, and how do you get there?  Listen in to understand how to align your business to market demand and improve your operations to harness the power of being market driven. […]

The Nine Lives of Cats and Supply Chain Professionals

Alison Crawford, Director of Marketing for Supply Chain Insights, talks with Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, about the future of supply chain careers.  In her recent Forbes blog post, Why Supply Chain Jobs Matter, Lora posits that over the course of a career we’ll have nine different “lives” or jobs.  With the increasing complexity […]

Shedding a Light on Supply Chain

The Founder of Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, has an open discussion with Alison Crawford on the current state of supply chain research and the work that is being done by the Supply Chain Insights team. How should companies think about open content research and drive supply chain excellence? Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – […]

A Personal Invitation

Today, I am excited to announce the launch of a community to help the supply chain professional. The community is open, available for all to share content, and engage in two-way dialogue in a meaningful way. Over the last six months we have pre-populated content—videos, podcasts, infographics, maturity models, and research studies—to spark impactful conversations. […]