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Podcast #85: E-Commerce in China 5/8/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Jim returns with another Jim, Jim Serstad from our Asia Office, to discuss the booming e-commerce market in China.
Podcast #84:
The Healthcare Market in China 4/17/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Brian Hudock joins Steve Ganster this week to discuss the growing healthcare market in China.
Podcast #83:
China's Consumer Products Markets: Understanding the Changing Chinese Consumer 4/3/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: This week, Bruce Tompkins takes the reins and speaks with Steve Ganster about China's consumer product market. What does the future hold for this bustling industry?
Demand-Driven Supply Chain Series - Part 5 Conclusion and Path Forward 3/27/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: With the end of the Demand Driven Supply Chain Series, where are we headed next? Join Jim Tompkins and Gene Tyndall as they close the lid on this demand driven series.
Podcast #82:
Demand-Driven Supply Chain Series - Part 4 Technology & Business Process Needs 3/20/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Today Jim invites Greg Brady, founder and CEO of One Network, to cover three key questions in regards to a demand-driven network: Why is it required, what kind of value can it drive, and what is the implementation approach.
Podcast #81:
Demand-Driven Supply Chain Series - Part 3 Process and Change Management 2/28/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Is the idea of a Demand-Driven Supply Chain new, or just the natural evolution of ever growing need for efficiency? Find out from our latest guest, Brenda Enney, a principal and expert on this very topic.
Podcast #80:
Demand-Driven Supply Chain Series - Part 2
The Ten Steps to Demand-Driven Supply Chains 1/19/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In this part of the Demand-Driven Supply Chain series, Gene Tyndall explains the ten steps needed to achieve the perfect Demand-Driven Supply Chain.
Podcast #79:
Demand-Driven Supply Chain Series - Part 1
Principles and Benefits of Demand-Driven Supply Chains 1/04/2012 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Demand-Driven Supply Chains (DDSC) are becoming the standard of operational strategies when it comes to the supply chain. Just what is a DDSC and what can it do for your supply chain? Jim Tompkins opens the new year with an introduction to the principles and benefits of DDSCs and shows us what we'll learn over the course of this series of podcasts.
Podcast #78:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 9 12/06/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: While many myths about China are still very rampant, but Jim Tompkins has cleared a great deal of the fog over the course of this podcast series. For his final entry in the China Myth and Facts series, Jim goes over every myth and it's corresponding fact that has been discussed.
Podcast #77:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 8
China is on the Move & Will Not Wait: Comparing Supply Chain Technology, Processes, Labor, Systems, and Management in China to the US and Europe
11/15/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: What are the biggest differences when comparing China to the US and Europe in terms of supply chain processes, including transportation, procurement, planning, distribution and fulfillment? John Spain, partner at Tompkins International, goes through all the supply chain processes with Jim to pinpoint the toughest operations issues in China, and how the country's growth is set to affect each part of the global supply chain.
Podcast #76:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 7
Distribution In China 11/1/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Distribution in China is in its infancy. However, developments and changes are on the way. Denny McKnight, distribution operations expert in China and partner at Tompkins International, talks to Jim Tompkins about the challenges and individual industries dealing with the state of distribution in China, as well as upcoming investments into specific product categories such as cold chain infrastructure.
Podcast #75:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 6
Understanding Logistics Service Providers by Valerie Bonebrake 10/04/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Logistics Service Providers can be a tough thing to understand, and understanding LSPs in another country can be worse. Where's a good place to start? Jim talks with Valerie Bonebrake to learn more about this complex system and what it helps to solve.
Podcast #74:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 5
Past, Present and Future of Sourcing and Manufacturing in China 9/13/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In this fifth part of the "Replacing China Myths with Facts", Jim joins Michael Zakkour, a Principal with our China-based firm Technomic Asia to talk about Sourcing in China and what the future holds for companies wishing to move business there.
Podcast #73:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 4
China's Overall Evolution 8/16/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Steve Ganster joins Jim Tompkins this week to talk about where China is going and how best western firms can respond.
Podcast #72:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 3
Continuing on China's Business Evolution 8/2/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Jim Tompkins and Steven Crandall had way too much to say last week to fit into a single podcast, so this week the two return to continue their conversation of China's Business Evolution.
Podcast #71:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 2
China's Business Evolution 7/26/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: This week Jim Tompkins speaks with Steven Crandall, the Vice President and General Manager of Technomic Asia and Tompkins International, who’s headquartered in Shanghai about the evolution of business in China.
Podcast #70:
Replacing China Myths with Facts - Part 1
Understanding Globalism in China 7/5/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: A lot of misconceptions exist about globalism in China. To start off his new eight part series on the myths and facts about China, Jim Tompkins has decided to start off by clearing the air of the myths of globalism in China.
Podcast #69:
An Intro to This Year's Leadership Forum 6/21/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: The Seventh Supply Chain Leadership Forum (SCLF) is happening soon. Listen in to find out the when, where and everything else you need to know about this year's SCLF.
Podcast #68:
The Conclusion
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 8 of 8 6/7/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In this final piece of the Shareholder Value Podcast series, Jim lets Gene Tyndall take the wheel and discuss everything we have learned in this eight part series. What are the largest and most important points that have been discussed? Listen in to find out.
Podcast #67:
Optimizing the Supply Chain with Network Planning Part II
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 7b of 8 5/18/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: This week, Jim finishes his discussion with John Spain about optimizing the supply chain network.
Podcast #66:
Optimizing the Supply Chain with Network Planning
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 7a of 8 5/9/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: What is driving supply chain network planning? Can optimizing the supply chain network really help increase shareholder value? John Spain joins Jim Tompkins to discuss just how much it can help in part 7a of the Shareholder Value series. Make sure to tune in next time to get the rest!
Podcast #65: Capital Efficiency:
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 6 of 8 4/19/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Tompkins' Expert on Inventory, Ralph Cox, joins Jim in discussing the importance of Capital Efficiency, particularly in relation to reducing inventory and how to optimize the supply chain network to reduce fixed assets.
Podcast #64:
Improve Speed and Productivity:
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 5 of 8
4/5/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Today Jim has Lilian Wang, a Principal at Tompkins International, to talk about her area of expertise, working with clients to increase speed and productivity throughout the supply chain and to improve margins.
Podcast #63:
Keeping the Margin Healthy:
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 4 of 8
3/21/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Dan Avila, a Partner in our Global Supply Chain Services group at Tompkins International joins Jim Tompkins to discuss the second objective of the Shareholder Value podcast series: Margin Improvement. Make sure to listen in for ways to reduce the cost of goods sold while still maintaining high profitability and dealing with outside variables such as gas prices and more.
Podcast #62:
Beating the Competition, Profitably:
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 3 of 8
3/1/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Today Jim Tompkins brings in Valerie Bonebrake, a Partner at Tompkins International who knows the details on how to beat the competition. Listen in to find out how best to get ahead of the competition and what processes are key to achieving this goal.
Podcast #61:
Strategic Market Planning and
the Paradox of
Profitable Growth
New Frontiers for Profitable Growth in Business:
Leveraging the Supply Chain for Shareholder Value, Part 2 of 8
2/22/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Is all business growth good? Not always. Today Jim is joined by Steve Ganster, the CEO of Technomic Asia, to talk about the profitable growth paradox.
Podcast #60:
The New Frontier for Profitable Growth in Business:
Leveraging the Supply Chain -- Shareholder Value, Part 1 of 8
2/1/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Jim Tompkins reveals his latest eight part podcast series on one of the most important opportunities of the upcoming decade in the supply chain.
Podcast #59:
Top 11 for 2011 Podcast, Part 2: 1/19/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Jim Tompkins finishes his Top 11 Supply Chain related issues for 2011 such as what to prioritize, what to upgrade and keep current, and what a lot of people have missed during the past year related to making the supply chain more profitable. Listen in to find out more.
Podcast #58:
Top 11 for 2011 Podcast, Part 1: 1/4/2011 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: This week, Jim Tompkins shows his excitment for the new year, and for the new decade. He also talks about how the supply chain will be impacted as we leave the great recession behind us, and what key factors to keep an eye on as the year progresses.
Podcast #57:
Procurement Series, Part 4 of 4: 12/21/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Gene Tyndall, Leader of our Global Supply Chain Services Practice, joins Jim Tompkins to expand on some of the topics mentioned in previous podcasts in this series. Gene also talks about common mistakes made in the area of procurement and some of the best solutions to the problems.
Podcast #56:
Procurement Series, Part 3 of 4: 12/7/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: For Part 3 of the Procurement Podcast series, Jim Tompkins invites Tompkin's Procurement Service Line Leader, Justin Brown, back onto the podcast to continue discussing the four key functions of procurement. Today Justin talks about the last two pieces of procurement excellence, Procurement IT and Supplier Relationship Management. Listen in for why these four functions are so important to procurement excellence.
Podcast #55:
Procurement Excellence
Procurement Series, Part 2 of 4: 11/16/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In this latest episode of the Procurement Podcast series, Jim Tompkins discusses the topic of Procurement Excellence with Tompkin's Procurement Service Line Leader, Justin Brown. Justin discusses two of the four key functions of procurement: Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing Today. Listen in for how these two functions are so important to procurement excellence.
Podcast #54:
How Procurement Connects to Every Supply Chain Link
Procurement Series, Part 1 of 4: 11/02/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Jim Tompkins debuts his latest podcast series with an introduction to procurement and how it fits into the mega-supply-chain processes such as Plan-Buy-Make-Move-Store-Sell and more.
Podcast #53: Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 9 of 9 : 10/19/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In this final part of the Profitable Growth series, Gene Tyndall, the EVP of Tompkins International for Global Supply Chain Services practices joins Jim Tompkins to discuss Lessons Learned over the course of the past few years with regards to protifable growth, including what it means, why it appeared, and why it seemed to disappear in business for a time.
Podcast #52: Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 8 of 9 : 10/5/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In the eighth part of the Profitable Growth series, Jim Tompkins talks with Kent Kedl about China and the opportunities for Profitable Growth there, along with the potential risks of jumping head first into China without some research beforehand.
Podcast #51: Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 7 of 9 : 9/21/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In the seventh part of the Profitable Growth series, Jim Tompkins invites Ralph Cox, Tompkins International' thought leader on inventory management to discuss that very topic. Listen in to find out more about how best to manage inventory to assist in Profitable Growth and determine whether or not it can create growth or merely support growth caused by other factors.
Podcast #50: Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 6 of 9 : 9/8/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: The world of supply chain technology is challenging organizations more than ever before. For our 50th podcast, Kevin Hume joins Jim Tompkins once again to give us his unique perspective on profitable growth and how it relates to supply chain technology, as well as where it is today to help you get the latest perspective on supply chain technology.
Podcast #49:
Global Supply Chain Podcast Special Edition:
Discussing Risk Management Tools and Techniques Live from Dallas at the Supply Chain Leadership Forum: 9/2/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: What are the top risk management tools and techniques that businesses are employing today? Is your organization prepared for anything, and what are the biggest risks to your supply chain? At a session held at the Supply Chain Leadership Forum, members of the Supply Chain Consortium discussed their experiences and best practices for risk management. In this podcast, Bruce Tompkins, executive director of the Supply Chain Consortium, interviews Roger Paulson, director of the University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium’s supply chain management, customer service and sales operations focus areas. At the forum, Roger delivered a presentation and led a discussion on risk management, with input and participation from the consortium’s members. Bruce and Roger chat live in this podcast from the Supply Chain Leadership Forum, held in Dallas August 31-September 1
Podcast #48:
Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 5 of 9 : 8/17/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In the fifth part of his ten part podcast series on profitable growth, Jim Tompkins invites Darius Zand, Managing Director with Tompkins International, to discuss operational and strategic focus approach to profitable growth.
Podcast #47:
Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 4 of 9 : 8/3/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: In the fourth part of his ten part podcast series on profitable growth, Jim Tompkins invites Shibesh Banerji, a Principal at Tompkins International, to discuss how service supply chains can be strategically placed within an organization to help support profitable growth.
Podcast #46:
Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 3 of 9 : 7/20/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: This week, Jim Tompkins joins Greg Hazlett, Principal with Tompkins International in our Global Supply Chain Services Group on the topic of Profitable Growth. Greg will discuss the growth strategies in terms of market targetting and solution selling. Listen in for some great tips on these strategies.
Podcast #45:
Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 2 of 9 : 7/6/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: This week, Jim Tompkins is joined by Bruce Tompkins, the Executive Director of the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium on the topic of Profitable Growth. He’ll be discussing how to enhance the focus of an organization to achieve and support profitable growth.
Podcast #44:
Profitable Growth Podcast
Part 1 of 9 : 6/15/2010 Click here for listening options and transcript Summary: Jim Tompkins reveals his latest podcast series on Profitable Growth and how companies can best pursue profits in a post-recession economy. In this first part of the ten part series, Jim lays out the foundation for the series by explaining the fatal mistakes many businesses make as the global economy begins to re-emerge from a major downturn such as the recent Great Recession and what can be done to avoid them.
