Supply chain success depends upon the right combination of people, processes, and technology. But change is hard, and there’s no shortage of new ideas and technologies available to help drive the business forward. In this episode, Paul Webb shares his experience driving transformative projects at several major organizations and tells us how to identify a need for new software and drive consensus among stakeholders across the enterprise.

Data Scientists like nothing more than writing algorithms to solve complex problems in new and different ways. But translating that code into a scalable solution for use by the business is a whole different ballgame. In this episode, LLamasoft Data Scientist Clara Quigley joins Matt Gunn to discuss her take on the complexities of data science deployment. Hear first-hand, the challenges of data science delivery and how a new tool is enabling her to spend more time on what she loves most.

That pile of Amazon packages waiting on your doorstep is proof of its own. The rapid growth of this popular e-commerce marketplace has placed it in a class of its own, a retail technology powerhouse. LLamasoft SVP, Ganesh Ramakrishna joins Matt Gunn as they discuss life as a vendor of this highly complex demand channel. Hear how historical approaches and tools are consistently falling short and how Amazon actually helps you in the fight to decode what they are going to do next.

Given today’s ‘never normal’ status quo, can we still learn from the past? In this episode, Andy Fox joins Matt Gunn to share his first-hand experience with the practice of digging into performance issue data in order to find and treat the true root cause as opposed to chasing the many symptoms. Hear how the increase in available data as well as powerful AI algorithms have changed the game for Root Cause Analysis and why its value is only continuing to grow in 2020 and beyond.

How do you keep essential products moving during the biggest disruption of the century? COVID-19 has caused wild swings in demand, unpredictable disruptions to supply, and anomalous capacity constraints on a global scale. Matt Tichon joins Matt Gunn to share his personal account of the challenges and innovation that's gone into scaling up a new supply chain to deliver PPE to those who need it the most.

Tim Judge, President and CEO of Agillitics presents his view on the purpose and creation of a Digital Twin to help Supply Chain organizations develop a nimble technique for quickly solving business questions that in the past only needed to be answered on a monthly, quarterly or yearly cadence. First step? Bite small, chew fast as you map things out.

Sam Israelit, one of the Practice Leads in Supply Chain at Bain joins this podcast to explore how organizations can manage massive changes due to external forces that are beyond what a business can control and emerge stronger and more competitive.

In this podcast, Vikram Srinivasan, Senior Director Product Management at LLamasoft discusses why the severe disruption caused by COVID-19 means organizations must rethink how they do short-term forecasting. He offers practical tips for an “outside-in” AI approach using COVID-19 and internal sales data. By pinpointing inflection points, current demand patterns can be revealed to prioritize and set agile short-term forecasts to meet customer demand and balance supply.

Whether you're operating out of your garage or running a multibillion dollar enterprise, odds are high that your business relies on a global supply chain. And as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, those global supply chains are often more delicate than we think. Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium founder, Greg Schlegel joins Matt Gunn to discuss the nature of risk, how to identify it, and the crucial role supply chain design and analytics play in preparing your organization for unseen challenges ahead.

A significant percentage of multi-national enterprises' carbon footprint comes from the supply chain. And while businesses continue to operate through unusual circumstances, reduced emissions and lowered costs remain a significant priority. Nate Rosier, enVista Vice President of Strategy, says, “The best way to make immediately impact in the environment is to design a more efficient supply chain.” He joins Matt Gunn to discuss sustainability, services and how to optimize the supply chain for a better wo