VTech-A Supply Chains to Admire Finalist with Nick Delany

VTech Holdings, founded in 1976, has its roots in learning products. The company acquired the cordless phone division from Lucent technology in 2000. Initially this led to operating losses and write-offs and was turned around in 2002. Today the Company’s core businesses are cordless phones, contract manufacturing services and children learning products.  The North American […]

Customer Centricity – What Is It and How Do You Get There?

Customer centricity is a an old concept with new life. Organizations around the world have committed to a customer centric strategy, but few have defined it and fewer know how to analyze their results.  In this podcast, Lora and Alison discuss the different ways to structure a customer centric supply chain and how to interpret […]

Trends in Corporate Sustainability with John Davies of GreenBiz

In this podcast, Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews John Davies, a Vice President and Senior Analyst for Greenbiz. The focus is on the changing nature of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in supply chain organizations. Here John shares his insights on assessment and risk, and the redefinition of value. Straight Talk With Supply […]

Disrupting in the Midst of Disruption

We are continuing to break the mold to help supply chain visionaries gain first-mover advantage. While other analyst firms put their research behind paywalls, we set it free. We want everyone around the globe to use our research freely and openly. Through our research panels—using LinkedIn and Twitter—we now have a database of over 6500 […]

Is Honeywell Really Going to Acquire JDA?

There are rumors swirling about a potential acquisition of JDA by Honeywell.  In a recent LinkedIn blog post, Why I Believe Honeywell’s Proposed Acquisition of JDA Is a BAD Idea, Lora addresses those rumors, and what it could mean for the market.  In this episode we delve into more granular details about what this could mean […]

Using Analytics: Think Global While Acting Locally with Donal Mac Daid of Symphony Gold

Donal Mac Daid is Vice President of Marketing Supply Chain for Symphony GOLD. His global responsibilities include Symphony GOLD’s supply chain brand innovation, definition, positioning and evolution. In this episode, we ask Donal to share his thoughts on how to use analytics to sense and act globally while driving a local, or regional, response. Analytics […]

Building Global Supply Chain Talent: The Perspective from the GCC

Walaa Maher, Supply Chain Director for the GCC (Gulf, Levant and North Africa) at Kimberly-Clark faces unique challenges in driving supply chain excellence. In this interview Walaa discusses the state of supply chain talent in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, and how he is responding to some unique challenges. Walaa, from Bahrain, will join us […]