Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights

Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights


Latest Episodes

Becoming Demand Driven at Kimberly-Clark
July 22, 2013

Host Constance Korol interviews Lora Cecere as she talks about her latest blog post and work with Rick Sather, SVP Customer Supply Chain of Kimberly-Clark. Hear how the company added millions of dollars to net sales as they embraced this new process and a

Reflections on the Supply Chain Index
July 22, 2013

We are on the countdown to the 2013 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit and it’s time for a check-in to see who will be speaking and addressing the Supply Chain Index. Hear Lora Cecere’s update on where the company is with the Supply Chain Index and t

Supply Chain Excellence at Beiersdorf with Daniel Weber
July 18, 2013

Daniel Weber, SVP of Supply Chain at Beiersdorf, is our very special guest on this episode of Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights. Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights interviews Daniel on the reasons why his company is able to perfo

Demand Driven Transformation with Rick Sather of Kimberly-Clark
June 26, 2013

Rick Sather, Vice President of Customer Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark, is the very special guest on this week’s Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights.  Hear how Kimberly-Clark transformed their supply chain to improve costs, take lead times out and

Healing Healthcare and the use of Implantable Devices with Karen Conway of GHX
June 26, 2013

Karen Conway, Executive Director of Industry Relations at GHX, is the very special guest on this week’s Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights.  Hear how GHX is looking at what supply chain data is needed, and in what format, for usability. Regina D

Corporate Social Responsibility with John Davies of GreenBiz
June 26, 2013

John Davies, Vice President and Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, is the very special guest on this week’s Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights.  Hear how GreenBiz showcases what other businesses are doing in the sustainability arena. Regina Denman is y

Supply Chain Analytics with Fran O’Sullivan of IBM
June 26, 2013

Fran O’Sullivan, General Manager, Integrated Supply Chain at IBM chats with Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights about the importance of layering analytics over the traditional ERP to achieve a higher level of supply chain. Find out what Fran has to sha

Sales and Operations Planning - State of the Union
June 22, 2013

Based on the latest research report Sandamp;OP: State of the Union 2013, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere provides insights on the survey results and discusses why it is so important for companies to be agile. Constance Korol is your

Digital Manufacturing, Colgate Insights from Mark Vollrath
June 20, 2013

Mark Vollrath, Global Supply Chain WW Director Strategy and Systems, at Colgate-Palmolive is the very special guest on this week’s Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights.  Hear how Colgate is on a continuous journey to be more agile with digital ma

Taking the Hill, Moving Off the Supply Chain Plateau By Industry
June 20, 2013

Lora Cecere shares her insight and summarizes the current state of supply chain by industry based on the latest infographic Supply Chain Plateau. Find out what industries are progressing and who are the laggards and why in this in-depth discussion. Strai