Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights

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Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_284", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2Fbuilding_global_talent_with_Allison_McFadden-Podaast_97.mp3"}); Lora Cecere, CEO & Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Allison McFadden, Director – Strategy & Business Development at IBM, on supply chain excellence.  Allison discusses how they deliver a signature client experience as well as the expertise of practitioners.  She mentions how their metrics look at client satisfaction as well as looking at how they facilitate internal engagements.  Additionally they have a very integrated talent program which includes everything from mentoring to classroom work for supply chain operation. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #97

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_286", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2Fmaximizing_roi_in_supply_chain_planning-Podcast_96.mp3"}); Listen to Naomi Frye as she interviews Lora Cecere on her latest report Maximizing the ROI in Supply Chain Planning – Insights from Quantitative Studies.  Lora looks at how supply chain planning has evolved over the last 40 years as well as reflecting on the opportunities of the future.  One question she asks is, “Should companies abandon their current technology to look at new forms of analytics and collaborative technology?” To read the report: http://supplychaininsights.com/maximizing_the_roi_in_supply_chain_planning/ Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #96

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_288", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FWhat_Is_the_Value_Proposition_of_Vendor_Managed_Inventory-Podcast_95.mp3"}); Listen to Naomi Frye as she interviews Lora Cecere, CEO & Founder of Supply Chain Insights, on the survey results of the new Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) report. You can also hear what Lora feels explain her vision/dream of how VMI can be used in a downstream data test-and-learn strategy. View the report mentioned in this podcast here: http://supplychaininsights.com/what-is-the-value-of-your-vendor-managed-inventory-relationships/ And view ALL 55 of Supply Chain Insights’ free reports here: http://supplychaininsights.com/report-archives/ Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #95

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_290", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FDo_No_Harm_with_Lora_Cecere_of_Supply_Chain_Insights-Podcast_94.mp3"}); Listen to Lora Cecere, CEO & Founder of Supply Chain Insights, as Naomi Frye interviews her on her latest blog post on network modeling and design, “Do No Harm….”  Learn why Lora feels that supply chains are stuck, why old technologies cannot move companies forward, and learn about the non-linear relationship between metrics. Read the blog post at: http://www.supplychainshaman.com/new-technologies/do-no-harm/ Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #94

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Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_296", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FSocial_Networking_and_Business_Applications_with_John_Bermudez_of_Infor-Podcast_91.mp3"}); Listen as John Bermudez, VP for Product Management at Infor, discusses his vision of having social networking work with business applications such as ERP, and S&OP,  with Lora Cecere, CEO & Founder of Supply Chain Insights.  They have built their sales & operation planning process around social networking.  Don’t overthink, but give your operations a new way of using it. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #91  

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Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_300", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FThe%2520Metrics_That_Matter_to_Sonoco_Products_with_Keith_Holliday-Podcast_89.mp3"}); Listen to Lora Cecere, CEO and Founder of Supply Chain Insights, as she interviews Keith Holliday, Director – Corporate Supply Chain & Logistics at Sonoco Products, as they discuss what metrics matter to them (inventory, cash, AP, AR) as well as how they manage customer satisfaction.  They discuss how costs are creeping into the system because of longer payment terms and how they are looking at using lead times to help in this area. And don’t forget CSR. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #89

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_302", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FSupply_Chain_Index_Launch-Podcast_88.mp3"}); Listen to Lora Cecere, CEO & Founder of Supply Chain Insights as she discusses with Naomi Frye what she has learned from doing the supply chain index.  They will discuss the different industry patterns, what is working and what is not.   Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #88

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Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_306", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FTalking_About_the_Metrics_That_Matter_on_the_Effective_Frontier_with_Marty_Kisliuk_of_FMC-Podcast_86.mp3"}); Listen to Lora Cecere, CEO and Founder of Supply Chain Insights, as she and Marty Kisliuk, Supply Chain Director at FMC Corp., discuss his supply chain strategy.  They examine how metrics are needed to show you how well you are doing, or not, against step change.  He mentions how you wrestle with redefinition of the frontier on continuous improvement.   Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #86

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_308", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FWorker_Feedback_Via_Mobile_Phone_with_Ayush_Khanna_of_Labor_Voices-Podcast%252085.mp3"}); Listen to Lora Cecere, CEO of Supply Chain Insights, as she interviews Ayush Khanna, Product Manager at LaborVoices, regarding corporate social responsibility and how his company is helping manufacturers today. With today’s outsourcing, manufacturers are looking at how they can gain better brand visibility into what is happening in the factories. This allows companies to gather information from the workers using mobile phones. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #85

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_310", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FThe_Value_of_Retail_Scorecards_with_Dean_Blanke_of_Johnsonville_Sausage-Podcast_84.mp3"}); Do you want to understand the value of using Retail Scorecards?  Listen to Lora Cecere, CEO and Founder of Supply Chain Insights as she interviews Dean Blanke, Director of Supply Chain at Johnsonville Sausage.  Data is powerful but the relationship is the key so that you truly share the data.  So using data helps you to meet the scorecards.  Become partners with your sales force so they can help you gain your retailer partners’ trust. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #84

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_312", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FThe_Iron_Triangle_with_Philippe_Lambotte_of_Mattel-Podcast_83.mp3"}); Lora Cecere, CEO and Founder of Supply Chain Insights, interviews Philippe Lambotte, SVP Supply Chain Management at Mattel, on his concept of “The Iron Triangle” of supply chain metrics.  Philippe has had a 25-year supply chain career at Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Merck and now Mattel.  Listen to their conversation to understand the changes and cost structures between the 3 industries. Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #83

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_314", {soundFile:"http%3A%2F%2Fsupplychaininsights.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpodcasts%2FAnalytics_and_Topline_Growth_with_Donnie_Haye_of_IBM_Podcast_82.mp3"}); Do you want to know more about the evolution of analytics?  Learn about Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive analytics.  Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights interviews Donnie Haye, VP of Supply Chain Smarter Analytics at IBM.  Learn how supply chain can grow topline growth by using analytics.   Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #82

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