Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Podcast January 10, 2023 Commentary by Sharon Lindstrom | 2023 Top Risks Survey — Manufacturing and Distribution Sharon Lindstrom, Managing Director and Global Leader of Protiviti’s Manufacturing and Distribution industry group, comments on short- and long-term trends in the market based on research from Protiviti's 2023 Top Risks Survey. Podcast January 10, 2023 Commentary by Nick McKeehan | 2023 Top Risks Survey — Distribution and Logistics Managing Director Nick McKeehan comments on the market landscape for distribution and logistics organizations based on research from Protiviti's 2023 Top Risks Survey. Podcast January 10, 2023 Commentary by Sean Humphreys | 2023 Top Risks Survey — Materials and Chemicals Managing Director Sean Humphreys describes current and future market challenges for organizations in the materials and chemicals industry based on research from Protiviti's 2023 Top Risks Survey. Podcast January 10, 2023 Commentary by Keith Kawashima | 2023 Top Risks Survey — Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Managing Director Keith Kawashima provides an overview of the risk landscape for pharmaceuticals and life sciences organizations based on research from Protiviti's 2023 Top Risks Survey. Podcast January 10, 2023 Commentary by Andy Flach | 2023 Top Risks Survey — Industrial Products Director Andy Flach details key challenges that Industrial Products organizations are facing based on research from Protiviti's 2023 Top Risks Survey. Podcast June 30, 2023 Cost Optimization in Manufacturing – with Shawn Seasongood and Andrea Vardaro Thomas Well, it looks like a recession is coming. Or maybe it's not. Or maybe it is. It seems like it's been a long wait for the other economic shoe to drop. And in the meantime, many questions are arising around managing costs in organizations. CFOs and finance leaders continue to have a lot of questions, and get even more from their internal stakeholders and customers, about projections, cost… Podcast Transcript June 29, 2023 Transcript | Agile Factories: Building Flexibility and Adaptability in Manufacturing – with Robert Giacobbe, Sharon Lindstrom and David Petrucci As manufacturing organizations assess new ways to innovate and transform their operations, one area they continue to explore is the development of agile factories. In this episode, we talk with Protiviti Managing Directors Sharon Lindstrom, David Petrucci and Robert Giacobbe. Together, they explore the concept of agile factories and the importance of building flexibility and adaptability in the… Podcast Transcript June 29, 2023 Transcript | Cost Optimization in Manufacturing – with Shawn Seasongood and Andrea Vardaro Thomas Well, it looks like a recession is coming. Or maybe it's not. Or maybe it is. It seems like it's been a long wait for the other economic shoe to drop. And in the meantime, many questions are arising around managing costs in organizations. CFOs and finance leaders continue to have a lot of questions, and get even more from their internal stakeholders and customers, about projections, cost… Whitepaper July 14, 2023 Beyond the Buzzword: Making Supply Chain Agility a Reality Supply chain agility is a strategic urgency and should be backed by formalized tools and processes. The big picture: A persistent focus on cost impedes supply chain resilience and revenue assurance. Many organizations discover their supply chains are not agile enough only after the damage has been done. Boards, leaders and operations executives should define, execute and calibrate supply chain… Whitepaper August 31, 2023 Technical Debt and Innovation Trends in Manufacturing and Distribution By Sharon Lindstrom - Global Leader, Manufacturing and Distribution Industry Practice, ProtivitiBy the numbers: Overall, organizations today spend an average of 30% of their IT budgets on and invest a fifth of their IT human resources in technical debt management.This research, based on a global survey of more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs and other technology leaders, underscores the burden created by… Load More