The Orchestration Shuffle
As approaches in Artificial Intelligence mature, we have the opportunity...
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Mistakes and Opportunities
Discussion of the barriers in moving from traditional planning platforms...
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Native-AI Supply Chain Planning: A Blueprint for Success
Sharing of a blueprint to adopt Native-AI Platforms in the...
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Pattern Recognition: the Cape for the Unsung Supply Chain Hero
I started Supply Chain Insights as an open research company...
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The Deserted Mall is an Important Symbol for Supply Chain Leaders
Thinking about the pervasive shifts in the technology landscape.
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Welcome a Breath of Fresh Air to Supply Chain Planning
Rethinking supply chain planning
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Band-Aid Needed Here
A discussion on the use of Lyric as a band-aid...
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If Only 2020 was 2020
The pandemic is in our rearview mirror. Many of the...
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Lean Into Agentic AI
As an old gal, I sidestep hype cycles. I watch...
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The Saga of Stale Data and Stalled Innovation
This morning, I threw away three loaves of moldy bread....
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Turn Off the Fog Machine: Move Past Groupthink to Drive A Positive, Data-Driven Narrative
In this blog post, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain...
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Reflection: The Journey to be Market Driven
In 2002, I had the opportunity to work with General...
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Managing Supply Chain Planning in the World of Scarcity
Historically, supply chain leaders managed supply chains in a world...
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Reinventing Supply Chains: Focus on Human Factors
Technology can change or even improve work. Companies today making...
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The Bumpy Road to Building Outside-in Processes
This week, I began teaching a new round of outside-in...
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The Tale of the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Magic Quadrant and Minestrone Soup
Self-congratulations notes abounded this week as vendor-after-vendor shared their rankings...
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Please Don’t AI Stupid
Drip. Drip. Drip. Industry 4.0. DripBig Data. Drip.The Connected Supply...
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Thirteen Years a Blogger
Thirteen years. 600 posts. Where does time go? For over...
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The Supply Chain Merry-Go-Around
This week, I feel like a bobble-head. My head is...
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My Favorite AI Use Cases
Traditional supply chain planning was defined by the theory of...
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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?
I laugh when business leaders tell me that they are...
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Right Question. Wrong Answer?
In December, I spoke at an internal supply chain kick-off...
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Preparing to Run Supply Chains at the End of the Second Global Economy
Every two weeks, I will be doing a podcast with...
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Step Past AI Hype: Drive Real Value
The booths at the National Retail Federation (NRF) on January...
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Losing Focus on Serving the Global Multinational
Supply chain leaders readily agree that industry differences exist in...
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As The Winds Blow: Improving Supply Chain Planning
The winds of change transform industries. Does a digital transformation...
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We Should Not AI Stupid
Holding my coffee tight, I gingerly slid into the last...
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Passion Drives Supply Chain Planning Forward to Deliver Greater Value
This week, I was introduced by phone to a marketing...
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If Only the Supply Chain was Reconfigured
The populist narrative of supply chains focuses on sourcing ignoring...
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Lora Cecere is the Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights , the research firm that’s paving new directions in building thought-leading supply chain research. She is also the author of the enterprise software blog Supply Chain Shaman. The blog focuses on the use of enterprise applications to drive supply chain excellence. Her book, Bricks Matter, published in December of 2012.
As an enterprise strategist, Lora focuses on the changing face of enterprise technologies. Her research is designed for the early adopter seeking first mover advantage. Current research topics include the digital consumer, supply chain sensing, demand shaping and revenue management, market-driven value networks, accelerating innovation through open design networks, the evolution of predictive analytics, emerging business intelligence solutions, and technologies to improve safe and secure product delivery.
She comes to the stage with over thirty years of diverse supply chain experience. She spent nine years as an industry analyst with Gartner Group, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and is now the founder of her own firm Supply Chain Insights. Prior to becoming a supply chain analyst she spent fifteen years as a leader in the building of supply chain software at Manugistics and Descartes Systems Group, and twenty years as a supply chain practitioner at Procter & Gamble, Kraft/General Foods, Clorox, and Dreyers Grand Ice Cream (now a division of Nestle).
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The Orchestration Shuffle
As approaches in Artificial Intelligence mature, we have the opportunity to orchestrate the supply chain response. Accomplishing this goal, requires the rethinking of work holistically.
Mistakes and Opportunities
Discussion of the barriers in moving from traditional planning platforms to build new processes on native-AI supply chain planning platforms.
Native-AI Supply Chain Planning: A Blueprint for Success
Sharing of a blueprint to adopt Native-AI Platforms in the redefinition of supply chain planning.
