We are now at a stage where the challenges within the supply chain are necessitating a change of mindset amongst warehouse operators, with automation and robotics being considered a viable, and at times necessary, alternative to large amounts of labor. We are also seeing companies introducing robotics on a large scale. Amazon recently received a …
Asking supply chain professionals and companies to create more time in their day is like asking the industry to stop using words like ‘resiliency’ and ‘disruption’ after COVID. It’s not going to happen. Even we’re guilty of it! Planners often find themselves knee-deep in complex spreadsheets, spending way too much time there when they could …
It’s been a difficult two years for supply chain and, as we head into 2022, it’s clear that things aren’t going to get easier any time soon. The one constant has been disruption, and we’ve seen it everywhere — from computer chip shortages to a truck driver employment crisis. But there’s one area that has …
Today I’m thrilled to be joined by a giant in business spend management; a company that is looking to unify supply chain, procurement, payments and treasury in one smart and seamless platform, Coupa. Founded in 2006, Coupa is the cloud platform for business spend management, empowering companies around the world with the visibility and control …
213: Manage Your Supply Chain Planning Smarter and Safer with Coupa Read More »
Jason is the CEO of MacGregor Partners, a supply chain solutions provider that uses IT and software to help companies work faster, smarter and more efficiently. What does their process look like? They ask a lot of questions, build a bespoke solution and then train every stakeholder that’s part of the operation. They live …
EP 120- Eliminating risk across your supply chain Read More »
What’s better than one supply chain professional? Two supply chain professionals! Allison and George are a couple who met at a supply chain conference and both work in different areas of logistics. Allison mostly works on strategy and supply, whereas George works in the tactical planning of merging technology and software. As a family …
SEA 2, EP 95 – A Family Perspective on Supply and Demand Planning Read More »
What’s better than one supply chain professional? Two supply chain professionals! Allison and George are a couple who met at a supply chain conference and both work in different areas of logistics. Allison mostly works on strategy and supply, whereas George works in the tactical planning of merging technology and software. As a family working …
SEA 2, EP 95 – A Family Perspective on Supply and Demand Planning Read More »
Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! There is a reason why this is such a hot topic among supply chain professionals. Demand and Supply Chain planning affects everything from customer service, the bottom line, your companies’ agility and whether you are proactive or reactive. So, how do you know when it is time to find a …
SEA 2, EP 33 – Agility is key in the Success of Supply Chain and Demand Planning Read More »
Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! How do we get ahead of all the changes happening around us in our business and our supply chain? Kevin Sterneckert from JDA software joins me in this episodes to talk about how being proactive through an autonomous supply chain could be the answer. In this episode, Kevin and I …
SEA 2, EP 40 – Self Driving, Autonomous Supply Chains Read More »
Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! In recent discussion on my listener corner posts, data keeps popping up. Data is the future of our businesses and supply chain but not everyone is convinced so how do we bring data to the forefront of the supply chain and business conversations? In this episode, I speak to Dmitry, …
SEA 2, EP 42 – Automate, Orchestrate, Accelerate your data Read More »
