Mar 15, 2023

guest speakers

Supply Chain Lessons from Financial Markets (with Peter Cotton) - Ep 139

In an interview, Peter Cotton, Chief Data Scientist at Intech, and Joannes Vermorel, founder of Lokad, discuss probabilistic forecasting, the M6 forecasting competition, and the differences between finance and supply chain perspectives on volatility and uncertainty. They emphasize that perfect forecasts are impossible and probabilistic forecasting can help make better decisions amid volatility. Both agree on the value of simplicity and robustness in handling complex systems, whether financial markets or supply chains. They also discuss issues like P-hacking, transparency in prediction model errors, and market mechanisms for improving predictions. Vermorel highlights the cultural challenges in supply chain management, while Cotton emphasizes the importance of markets in improving overall forecasting.

Mar 1, 2023

guest speakers

Beyond Safety Stock: The Role of Probabilistic Forecasts in Supply Chain (with Sim Taylor) - Ep 138

The meaning, role, and value of probabilistic forecasting are often viewed as mysterious and impossible to grasp without a degree in data science. On the contrary, probabilistic forecasting is rather intuitive, as we discussed with our guest, Sim Taylor.

Feb 8, 2023

guest speakers

Long-term Supply Chain Resilience while Firefighting (a discussion with Jay Koganti) - Ep 137

Resilience is very much this decade’s supply chain cause célèbre (and with good reason). The intrusion of constant shocks - and the inevitable firefighting that follows - has tested the resilience (and exposed the fragility) of supply chains across the globe.

Jan 25, 2023

guest speakers

Histories of the Future: A Discussion with Jonathon Karelse - Ep 136

Histories of the Future Milestones in the Last 100 Years of Business Forecasting, by Jonathon Karelse, charts the fascinating development of business forecasting tools, techniques and innovations over the last century.

Nov 30, 2022

guest speakers

The Real Beer Game (with Jes Bengtsson) - Ep 135

A mainstay of supply chain tutorials since the 1960s, The Beer Game has taught students how to visualise the oftentimes tricky coordination of upstream and downstream supply chain processes.

Nov 16, 2022

guest speakers

Fresh Food for Supply Chains (with Richard Lubienski)

How do the principles of supply chain forecasting apply to a business dealing with perishable stock? Are there unique supply chain challenges for companies in this space? What additional layers of complexity and randomness must this sector contend with when forecasting stock levels?

Oct 12, 2022

guest speakers

Profit from the Source (with Christian Schuh)

Christian SCHUH is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group. With his 27-year career in procurement consulting for the automotive, engineering and defense industries, he believes that the most important factor in the success of a business now and in the future is the close relationship between a company and its suppliers.

Aug 2, 2022

guest speakers

The Strategy-driven Supply Chain (with Bram Desmet)

In this episode, we are honored to welcome Bram Desmet, professor, keynote speaker and founder of the Strategy-Driven Supply Chain Institute to discuss the profound link between supply chain and a company’s strategy.

Jun 29, 2022

guest speakers

Emerging algorithmic paradigms for supply chain optimization (with David Simchi-Levi)

In this episode we are discussing paradigms that are now emerging for optimization and learning in Supply Chain, and we are joined by Prof. David Simchi-Levi,author of over 300 publications, in which a common topic is algorithmic paradigms for supply chain.

Apr 6, 2022

guest speakers

Feedback Loops and Machine Learning in Supply Chain

Advancements in technology, such as machine learning and AI, have provoked the question on how to best apply this technology in order to maximize the supply chain performance. Can machine learning be applied in a way that, by providing it with more and more forecasting data, increasingly better forecasts are being produced through complex feedback loops?

Feb 23, 2022

guest speakers

Starting a Career in Supply Chain (with Lora Cecere)

In this episode, we are honored to welcome Lora Cecere, the founder of Supply Chain Insights and expert industry analyst with over 35 years of diverse experience in the field to discuss Starting a Career in Supply Chain and the attractive opportunities it brings.

Oct 7, 2021

guest speakers

Dusting the ERP market (with Fabien Pinkaers)

The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) market has become almost overgrown with the variety of software solutions offered. Several tech giants are dominating the market, such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and now also Odoo which has become a key player. In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Odoo's founder, Fabien Pinckaers, to explore how the ERP market has been both developing in the last decades, but also stagnating.

Guest speakers

BACK TO LOKAD TV›

Supply Chain Lessons from Financial Markets (with Peter Cotton) - Ep 139

Beyond Safety Stock: The Role of Probabilistic Forecasts in Supply Chain (with Sim Taylor) - Ep 138

Long-term Supply Chain Resilience while Firefighting (a discussion with Jay Koganti) - Ep 137

Histories of the Future: A Discussion with Jonathon Karelse - Ep 136

The Real Beer Game (with Jes Bengtsson) - Ep 135

Fresh Food for Supply Chains (with Richard Lubienski)

Profit from the Source (with Christian Schuh)

The Strategy-driven Supply Chain (with Bram Desmet)

Emerging algorithmic paradigms for supply chain optimization (with David Simchi-Levi)

Feedback Loops and Machine Learning in Supply Chain

Starting a Career in Supply Chain (with Lora Cecere)

Dusting the ERP market (with Fabien Pinkaers)