videos
Tackle Supply Chain Stress: The 4 C's
November 22, 2021
Supply Chain Executives are struggling with capacities that are unavailable, dramatically increasing costs and complexities and organization conflicts as to how to solve these problems. Supply Chain Executives and their organizational counterparts must approach this problem by focusing on the 4 C’s: lowering the need for Capacity, driving the reduction of Costs, simplifying operational Complexities and adopting a common guiding light to deflate organizational Conflict.

Tariff Increases: some will survive and a few will thrive
December 11, 2019
Presented by Richard Sharpe
CEO, Competitive Insights LLC
CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable event
Please join the Atlanta RoundTable for a Holiday Happy Hour & special guest Richard Sharpe; CEO of Competitive Insights. The current trade war is having a rippling effect in every industry. How are companies dealing with the impact on their ability to build market share while trying to protect operating margins, especially as some analysts are saying that recessionary winds are beginning to blow?
full-length version (length: 43:17 minutes)
shortened version (length: 9:55 minutes)

the ultimate measure of customer value: tackling the Amazon effect
May 22, 2018
Featuring Richard Sharpe
CEO, Competitive Insights LLC
Moderated by Scott W. Luton, CSCP, LSSGB
Founder & Host, Supply Chain Now Radio
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” – Edwards Deming
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, survival is the mindset for many companies. Survival is based on meeting customers’ expectations that are being radically transformed by e-commerce giants like Amazon. Amazon has mastered the use of business analytics to drive customer behaviors and the rapid
capturing of market share.
Winning against - and with - Amazon takes intelligence that can only be gained using actionable insights from Big Data Analytics. Find out how to create offensive strategies that reduce cost-to-serve and build your future profits. Strategies that are differentiated. Strategies that drive new growth and success.
In this interactive session, we will discuss:
The results of a global survey on where companies are in their utilization of effective business analytics
Moving from a defensive nature to one of a winning offensive playbook
Best practices to not just survive but thrive

connecting big data, business performance, and profitability
April 19, 2018
interviewed by Mitch Macdonald
Richard Sharpe of Competitive Insights discusses trends in big data, including findings from an ongoing research initiative.

ALAN responds to historic hurricane season
Kathy Fulton, Executive Director of ALAN, the American Logistics Aid Network, discusses ALAN's mission, as well as the group's efforts during the very active 2017 hurricane season.

Big Data research shows there is still a long way to go
September 25, 2017
interviewed by Mitch Mac Donald
Richard Sharpe of Competitive Insights and Lisa Harrington of lharrington group discuss the findings of their new research on Big Data analytics, which shows companies have only scratched the surface when it comes to putting data to good use.

taming the Big Data monster
September 25, 2017
interviewed by Mitch Mac Donald
Dr. Dale Rogers, of Arizona State University, and Dr. Zac Rogers of Colorado State University discuss the findings of their new research on Big Data analytics.


turning big data from a liability to an asset
March 9, 2014

big opportunities with big data
January 15, 2014


creating supply chain value with big data analytics
July 17, 2013

