2016 New Year’s Resolutions with Terri Pitcher of Berry Plastics
Lora Cecere interviews Terri Pitcher, EVP of Supply Chain, Berry Plastics Terri Pitcher, EVP of Supply Chain at Berry Plastics, talks about the reorganization of the company because of their newest acquisition and how they are looking at their current talent. The most important thing they are doing is finding and developing the right talent […]
2016 New Year’s Resolutions with Joe Krkoska of Dow AgroSciences
Lora Cecere interviews Joe Krkoska, Supply Chain Director, Dow AgroSciences Joe Krkoska discusses Mastery. “Professional athletes practice every single day, and we want this idea to be for the people in our supply chain organization. One specific area is planning because we are looking at planning globally for the first time. We are creating 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 […]
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. […]
Driving Research Excellence
Pumpkin lattes. Colored leaves lining the streets. Frost on the car windows in the morning. No doubt about it, fall is here. I love the crisp air and blue skies of fall. For me, the fall season is a good time to reflect and start new things. The rhythm of starting new things in September […]