Healthcare Supply Chain Gets a Clean Bill of Health with Karen Conway of GHX

Lora Cecere talks with Karen Conway, Executive Director – Industry Relations of GHX, in this episode of Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights.  The healthcare space is important to everyone, not just the healthcare providers and suppliers, but to the patients as well.  Lora and Karen discuss the evolution of supply chain in healthcare, identifying […]

How Supply Chain Will Support Last-Mile Delivery with Bobby Miller of Ortec

Bobby Miller, Executive Partner – North America at ORTEC, talks about last-mile delivery in supply chain with Lora Cecere.  As the world becomes more interconnected, trends like urbanization, climate change, resource availability, and demographic shifts will impact how people buy and use myriad products.  Listen in to this discussion about how Bobby sees this new […]

The Shape, Form and Flavors of S&OP

Alison Crawford, Director of Marketing, talks with Supply Chain Insights founder Lora Cecere about why finding the balance between sales and operations is so hard, the journey companies must make in order to create the optimal S&OP processes, and recommendations listeners can start implementing today to improve their operations. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights […]

Metrics That Create Supply Chains to Admire

Alison Crawford, Director of Marketing, interviews Supply Chain Insights founder Lora Cecere about our vertical focused Metrics That Matter reports and the Supply Chains To Admire research that will be unveiled at the Global Summit.  In this discussion, Lora talks about what high performing companies are doing, which metrics are being measured and how, and […]

Smart, Collaborative Robotics with Jim Lawton of Rethink Robotics

Lora talks with Jim Lawton, Chief Product and Marketing Officer of Rethink Robotics, about the introduction of robotics as part of a manufacturing supply chain.  Rethink Robotics have developed collaborative robots, Baxter and Sawyer, to work alongside humans and are making the supply chain more agile, responsive and able to ebb and flow with demand. […]

Cloud-Based Warehouse Management with Diego Pantoja-Navajas of LogFire

In this episode Lora Interviews Diego Pantoja-Navajas, Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of LogFire, about the evolution of Software-as-a-Service and how it supports warehouse management.  Diego shares his thoughts about the ability to deliver security, scalability, reliability, and automation in supply chain from a cloud based solution. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – […]

What’s In Store For Attendees of the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit?

In this podcast, Alison Crawford, Director of Marketing of Supply Chain Insights, talks with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, about our upcoming Global Summit this September at the Phoenician in Scottsdale.  Lora elaborates on the peer networking opportunities, depth of content throughout the agenda, our new experiential game SCI IMPACT!, and […]

Why Should I Attend Supply Chain Insights Public Training?

Alison Crawford, Director of Marketing of Supply Chain Insights, talks with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, about the value of our new public training course.  The tidal wave of technologies, data, and results often leaves professionals at a loss regarding how to improve company performance and advance their careers.  Lora talks […]

Preparing the Next Generation of Supply Chain Talent with Jack Crumbly

In this episode of Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights Lora Cecere talks with Jack Crumbly, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Tuskegee University on the future of supply chain talent, how companies can partner with schools to drive interest and increase skills, and what students should do to prepare themselves to enter the […]