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 […]
Turkish Grocery Leader ȘOK Markets with Mustafa Altindağ
Lora Interviews a Turkish grocery leader, Mustafa Altindağ, the CEO of ȘOK Markets. ȘOK is a $2 billion grocery retailer with a network of 2,500 stores and 17 DCs. He had a technology project that was implemented within 3 months to organize the information for deliveries for the right time with the right products to the right stores. Keep […]
Inventory Management
Over the past decade, optimization capabilities in supply chain systems have evolved to improve outcomes; however, very few companies have been able to drive in both inventory and supply chain costs. As a result, we find in our research that nine out of ten companies are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating […]
Supply Chain Centers of Excellence
Forty percent of companies have a supply chain center of excellence but only one third of them are successful. Our research is nearly done and we want to share with you some of the findings. Why you need one, how to get started, and how to make it successful. Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain […]
Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights
Summer holidays. Business travel. Last minute workouts. Life is busy. We understand. We get it! I find road trips and time off to be a good time to reflect. As I walk the beach or walk a trail, I find it a good time to think. We want to help. In the past year we’ve published 32 reports; […]
One Year!
It has been one year. We founded Supply Chain Insights on February 9th, 2012. One year later, we are an eight person team. Supply Chain Insights is a true bootstrap startup. The team of Mikey, Jill, Constance, Heather, Abby, Naomi, Regina and I have all worked together to deliver a year of firsts. We have laughed, […]
Smile More and Enjoy the Journey
The year is almost behind us. The company, Supply Chain Insights, is now in full gear. We are a small, focused team that’s serious about supply chain research. As we regroup and reflect on 2012, I give thanks to the 35 customers that have supported our startup efforts over the last year. I remain firmly committed to […]
Why a Community?
I have thought about this for a long time. I have envisioned a community where supply chain professionals could network freely and globally. I wanted to design a virtual environment where teams can share best practices and have fun. My dream was to build a place that combines the best of the virtual communities of Linkedin, Facebook, Craigslist, […]
The Research Difference
Before I start this blog, you need to know that I am a self-confessed research snob. I take it seriously and have high standards. I have been doing supply chain research for the past nine years. It sounds easier than it is. I have learned a lot on this journey. There are a lot of nuances. […]