In this classic TEKTOK episode, Chief Commercial Officer and S&OP expert Angie Taylor joins Karin to discuss how leveraging Sales & Operations Planning as the foundation for business transformation and customer collaboration is fueling more profitable growth at Plastic Packaging Technologies. Hear how Plastic Packaging quickly combined people, process, technology, and data to serve customers with new insights, greater agility, and increased visibility despite dramatic demand swings, product mix changes and shifts from retail stores to eCommerce. Learn more about TEKTOK here: https://su ..read more

What exactly does the thriving supply chain professional need to succeed? The past few years have been filled with challenges and uncertainties which are expected to impact all areas of the supply chain for years to come. In some cases, resiliency has been achieved with hard work, creativity and flexibility from supply chain professionals willing to go the extra mile or muscle through with inferior to help serve customers. Join us for insights on What the Thriving Supply Chain Professional Needs to Succeed in their career. Additional Links & Resources: Learn more about TEKTOK here: https ..read more

Replenishment is the cornerstone of your business profitability. This is the area of supply chain planning that offers a significant competitive advantage and opportunity for automation. In the simplest form, replenishment is the process of resupplying product that has been consumed or sold. It is for those products that should always be available, where your customers need access to those on an ongoing basis. In this classic TEKTOK episode, listen as Karin welcomes supply chain leader Christine Chidoub to the show to discuss the attributes to consider when calculating replenishment, and how y ..read more

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) consistently ranks as one of the top three priorities for management teams. A strong, repeatable S&OP process designed to accelerate and improve decision-making. It will help to synchronize strategic goals with operational activities and objectives. You can measure results in areas such as improving service levels, freeing up working capital, increasing forecast accuracy, reducing organizational friction, and boosting revenue growth. If S&OP is so pivotal to business success, why do many companies struggle to achieve the full benefits? This TEKT ..read more

Selecting a Digital Supply Chain solution to support your transformation initiative is difficult. It can be time-consuming and overwhelming. Research shows that it takes some companies up to 18 months to document and prioritize selection criteria, business use cases, and a ranking of future needs which precedes identifying a long list of potential solutions to investigate before determining your short list, final selection, contract negotiation, and project kickoff. One important step in the process is conducting references provided by your short list of supply chain solution providers. This T ..read more

Ready to get back into the supply chain driver's seat? Tune into a conversation with respected author and Managing Director of the Finance Analytics Institute, Robert Zwerling. Get his recommendations and insights on how agile analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are paving the way for automation and scenario planning to help you anticipate a range of future possibilities. The exciting outcome? You will enable your business to transform from reacting to the future into a business that is able to orchestrate the future. Additional Links and Resources: Learn more about TEKTOK here: https ..read more

Are you looking for a Supply Chain Crystal Ball? Industry Analysts play a unique role in helping companies prioritize supply chain initiatives, set and benchmark performance goals, understand unique industry vertical opportunities and identify a short list of potential solution and service providers. To be well informed and effective, the Industry Analysts must engage with solution and service providers to understand their software solutions, unique value propositions including product differentiators, complimentary services, customer success track record, and partner ecosystems. Learn more ab ..read more

As a Supply Chain Technology industry advisory and the Host of TEKTOK, Karin is often asked to provide an overview of supply chain basics for executive leadership teams, new hires, and interested investors. Clearly, each of these audiences has very different points of view but they all seek to understand and be more engaged on a variety of supply chain topics. This classic TEKTOK episode covers some of the basic building blocks that lay the foundation for significantly more information, complexity, and opportunity. Your colleagues, family and friends will certainly have a better understanding ..read more

As the threat of an economic downturn looms, it’s time to discuss why NOW is the right time to turn your CFO into a Supply Chain Cheerleader. CFOs strongly believe that good supply chain performance is vital to achieving financial growth. However, most CFOs view supply chains as a tremendous cost of doing business and a potential drain on profitability. The truth is, your CFO needs your insights and expertise to navigate the current volatile environment and boost profitability. Learn more about TEKTOK here: https://supplychainnow.com/tektok Subscribe to TEKTOK and other Supply Chain Now progra ..read more

You have a great product. You have top-notch talent. You have a process that’s been carefully mapped out. So, what’s missing? Join us to hear from executive speaker and leadership authority Billy Ray Taylor. In his groundbreaking guide, The Winning Link, Bill Ray Taylor outlines A Proven Process to Define, Align, and Execute Strategy at Every Level – from top management to front-line employees. You'll also hear Billy's goals for The Winning Link podcast here on Supply Chain Now. Learn more about TEKTOK here: https://supplychainnow.com/tektok Subscribe to TEKT ..read more