Straight Talk - Supply Chain Insights

As part of our series on how to prepare the supply chain for COVID-19 recovery, I interview supply chain experts to gain insights. Here we interview Uwe Goehring, President of BigByte software on how to maximize the value from SAP implementations to drive improvement in the supply chain response.

Tags: COVID-19, pandemic, Data Analysis, Supply Chain Excellence, Supply Chain Management, SAP, Supply Chain Insights

Steve  Vielmetti leads the supply chain team at Tenneco, a manufacturer of  automotive supplies. Here he shares thoughts on how to prepare the  supply chain for the new normal post COVID-19.

Tags: Tenneco, supply chain insights, supply chaon excellence, risk management

Adama is a global manufacturer of crop protection products. With  ownership by a Chinese company and operations in Israel, managing the  global supply chain in a pandemic environment is a challenge. Today we talk to Joe  Krkoska, leader of the Adama's supply chain, shares his experience.

Tags: supply chain excellence, Adama, Pandemic, supply chain insights, lora cecere

These  are unprecedented times for the supply chain as companies try to find  and adjust to the new normal. In this podcast, Lora Cecere, Founder of  Supply Chain Insights, gives advice for supply chain leaders on driving  pandemic recovery.

Tags: COVID-19, pandemic, recovery, supply chain insights, supply chain excellence

As  part of the response for COVID-19, Straight Talk of Supply Chain  Insight interview with John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis to discuss the  current pandemic and how Kinaxis is helping. Kinaxis is a provider of  decision support software for business leaders.

Tags: John Sicard, Kinaxis, COVID-19, Pandemic, Supply Chain Insights

Interview  with CEO of Blocnets, Bob Betts. Bob shares his insights on the readiness of Blockchain and  the potential for value networks. Blocnets is stopping operations  because of slow adoption of blockchain. Bob's view is that the  technology is more advanced than readiness for adoption.

Tags: Bob Betts, Blocnet, Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights, Global Pandemic

Supply  chain excellence requires holistic design. This becomes more critical  in a crisis when there is a shortage of talent. In this podcast, Razat  Gaurav, CEO of LLamasoft, shares steps that he is taking to help  companies source talent to complete critical network design activities.

Tags: Razat Gaurav, Supply Chain Design, Supply Chain Excellence, Supply Chain Insights, LLamasoft

Ninety percent of companies have inherited their supply chains and have  focused on making the assets efficient. However, as many companies find  out with the struggle with COV-19, the efficient supply chain (lowest  cost per unit) is fragile in world events. This pandemic is a good  opportunity to rethink supply chain strategy. In this podcast, Lora  Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, coaches leaders to start with  demand. Use consumption, not order data, and translate market demand  with accuracy and the speed of business. One thing is clear, consumer  demand is changing, and the order, and order history, will be a poor  proxy to guide companies through this unprecedented times. Secondly, now  is a good time to rethink the nodes of the supply chain and the roles  each plays. Companies do not have one, instead they have many supply  chains. Each requires demand and constant configuration based on demand.  The greater the demand variability, the need to have fewer nodes and be  closer to markets. Alignment also requires the rethinking of metrics,  the role of the budget and the need for analytics.

Tags: Cov-19, Supply Chain Excellence, Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere, Variability, Risk Management

Nok  is a new business model using the supply chain to promote trial. Join  this podcast to gain insights as Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain  Insights, interviews Bobby Wann, Founder of Nok to understand this new  business model. This is a new twist to drive test and learn insights  through supply chain innovation.  #307

Tags: Nok, supply chain insights, supply chain excellence, circular economy, test and learn

Here we share Lora Cecere’s presentation to the  Foundation for Strategic Sourcing on how to drive a more effective  response for contract manufacturing in the food, beverage and household  products industry. As a provocateur, Lora asks companies to rethink  their supply chain strategies to improve the customer service response.

Tags:  customer service, effective supply chains, lora cecere, supply chain  insights, new product launch, supply chain management, consumer goods,  household products, food industry