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Kinaxis Supply Chain Expert Series
Kinaxis Interview with Gary Lynch, Global Leader, Marsh IncTrevor Miles, director of product marketing at Kinaxis interviews Gary Lynch, the global leader of the supply chain risk management practice for Marsh, as part of its Supply Chain Expert Series. Gary shares his perspective on supply chain risk management strategies in periods of volatility. The transcript summary of this 20-minute podcast interview can be found on the Expert Series page of the Kinaxis blog: http://blog.kinaxis.com/experts/
Beyond the Supply Chain Plan
Kinaxis Interview with Author Robert Kugel, Ventana ResearchThe high degree of volatility in the world economy over the past several years has undercut companies' expectation that their demand and supply chain plans will remain intact. Supply Chain Planning does not stop with creating a plan; it also requires being ready to change it. Since the only constant in business is change, your organization must be able to adapt quickly to the dynamic environment. Ventana Research proposes nine key questions to ask yourself to get a sense of the opportunity your company has for improving its supply chain planning process.
Beyond Supply Chain Visibility: Response Management is the Key
By Nari Viswanathan, Aberdeen Group
Supply chain visibility ranks as one of the top two application focus areas for companies as part of their supply chain technology investment plans. The ability to respond to change rapidly is emerging as critical to a company's success. Just having visibility is not enough to manage this constant change. This research brief outlines the key characteristics of solutions that go beyond visibility toward enabling a flexible Response Management capability.
IndustryWeek's "Manufacturing Market Forces" Podcast
Steve Hochman, Research Director, Supply Chain, AMR Research
Brad Kenney, Associate Editor, IndustryWeek
In today's dynamic and ultra-competitive global marketplace, a new trend, tool or even a new company can rise up overnight to become a force to be reckoned with. Here at IndustryWeek, we have made it our goal to keep you informed and aware of new developments as they happen.
Response Management - Interview with Steve Hochman, AMR Research
Closed-loop planning and execution are being replaced by a new generation of supply chain software as manufacturers turn to Response Management solutions to gain competitive advantage. In this podcast, Steve Hochman, Research Director for Supply Chain at AMR Research, discusses the results of his recent research into Response Management, who needs Response Management, and what types of benefits companies are already seeing from using these solutions. Also, Randy Littleson with Kinaxis™ talks about the growing adoption of Response Management solutions.
EMSNow Podcast: Randy Littleson talks about RapidResponse 9
Following the launch of RapidResponse 9, Randy Littleson talks about the new release.
Better Process Podcast: Industry Report with Randy Littleson
Host: Ken Rayment, Better Process Podcast
Randy Littleson speaks to Ken Rayment of Better Process Podcast, about some of the key challenges facing manufacturers today including demand volatility, shrinking product lifecycles and global outsourcing and highlights the latest release of RapidResponse™ 9.
Better Process Podcast: Industry Report with John Sicard of Kinaxis
Host: Ken Rayment, Better Process Podcast
Better Process Podcast, a daily manufacturing news show, interviewed John Sicard, executive vice president of development and service operations, to discuss the urgent need for visibility and coordination to drive rapid response to ever-present changes in demand, supply and product. In the approximate 10-minute podcast, host, Ken Rayment speaks with Sicard about why traditional supply chain planning solutions and informal tools like Excel spreadsheets fail to adequately address the issue and how manufacturers, particularly those in the high-tech electronics market, can establish a company-wide competency in Response Management to drive an edge over the competition.
Supply chain visibility ranks as one of the top two application focus areas for companies as part of their supply chain technology investment plans. The ability to respond to change rapidly is emerging as critical to a company's success. Just having visibility is not enough to manage this constant change. This research brief outlines the key characteristics of solutions that go beyond visibility toward enabling a flexible Response Management capability.


Randy Littleson speaks to Ken Rayment of Better Process Podcast, about some of the key challenges facing manufacturers today including demand volatility, shrinking product lifecycles and global outsourcing and highlights the latest release of