
McKinsey Talks Operations
Hosted by Daphne Luchtenberg and Christian Johnson · McKinsey & Company
4.9from 36 ratings
- 59
- Episodes
- 29
- Transcribed
- 36
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About McKinsey Talks Operations
The next normal demands resilience, flexibility, and agility. Join us on www.McKinseyTalksOperations.com (http://www.mckinseytalksoperations.com) where the world’s C-Suite leaders and McKinsey experts cut through the noise to uncover how to create a new operational reality. Each episode considers the challenges companies and economies are facing, and the opportunities leaders can seize for competitive advantage. We’ll look at how to connect boardroom strategy to the frontlines, ways to increase performance, where and when to infuse operations with technology, and why empowering the workforce with skills and capabilities is key to success. McKinsey Talks Operations has much more content to offer on the Operations topics that connect strategy with lasting success. Visit www.McKinseyTalksOperations.com (http://www.mckinseytalksoperations.com) to explore events and insights from McKinsey’s Operations Practice, and join the McKinsey Talks Operations community. You can also connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-operations (http://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-operations)
- Publisher
- McKinsey & Company
- Category
- business · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Dec 2021
- Latest episode
- 26 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
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26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Voices on Planning: Beyond SaaS and into the AI era

19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Voices on Quality: Unlocking warranty value in consumer automotive

13 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The future of US Manufacturing
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Voices on Planning: Beyond SaaS and into the AI era
Published 26 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And Mike, how would you describe the AI revolution and what is going to change? I think it changes what's possible. And I know that's sort of a vague answer, but I'll clarify a little bit. I think planners are going to understand when systems are no longer the constraint, hardware performance, data models are less of a constraint. What questions can I ask that I never could ask before? And that's going to be an incredible unlock for organizations to realize. I think once that clicks, and it will click, The revolution will sort of come quickly as people understand how these get used in their daily jobs. […]
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