The Chain Podcast
Episodes
Leading Manufacturing Through Change, Data and Talent with Tsubaki Nakashima
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by Nashay Naeve, President of the Engineered Plastic Components Business Unit at Tsubaki Nakashima, to explore what it takes to lead manu...
The Future of Manufacturing with the Reshoring Institute
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, Rosemary Coates, joins us to unpack what’s truly happening beyond reshoring. You’ll he...
How IoT Is Transforming the Cold Chain with SmartSense by Digi
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Chain, Guy Yehiav, CEO of SmartSense by Digi, joins us to explore how IoT, AI and real‑time sensing are reshaping the cold...
Tariffs, Talent and Uncertainty: What Supply Chains Learned in 2025
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit the past year of tariff policy and its ripple effects across global supply chains. Our guest, supply chain expert Alastair Charatan, ret...
AI, Talent and Sustainability: 2026 Supply Chain Trends
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Abe Eshkenazi as he welcomes Scott Luton, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Now, for a dynamic conversation on the future of supply chain managemen...
Blockchain-Driven Supply Chain Transformation with Vinturas
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Chain, we sit down with Ronald Kleijwegt, CEO of Vinturas, to explore the future of supply chain visibility, traceability and c...
Revolutionizing Returns with LiquiDonate
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Chain Podcast, we dive into the future of returns and the creation of a more sustainable and socially conscious supply chain. O...
The Future of Supply Chain Leadership
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Abe Eshkenazi and Dr. Zal Phiroz, professor of supply chain management at Harvard University. Dr. Phiroz shares his unique journey from comp...
Tariff Tightrope: Navigating the New Global Supply Chain
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The global supply chain is walking a tariff tightrope, and the impact is reaching far and wide. Join us as we unravel the complexities of current trad...
Ulta Beauty's Supply Chain Glow-Up
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ASCM CEO Abe Eskenazi sits down with Heather Lane, VP of Supply Chain Strategy and Systems at Ulta Beauty. Learn how Ulta Beauty navigated a massive s...
Reimagining Global Supply Chain Efficiency for Retail
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Retail reality check: Are we solving problems or creating new ones? Dropit President and COO, Stuart Ford, reveals the shocking truth about the reta...
Logistics of Humanitarian Aid
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you orchestrate logistics aid in a disaster zone? Well, it's a bit like juggling "greasy cats" Host and ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi sits down with K...
Beyond the Expiration Date: Rethinking Shelf Life and Distribution
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mitigating the increase of global food waste is a constant challenge for supply chains and consumers alike. That’s why we invited Professor Linda Du...
Demand Signals: Consumers Cast Their Votes
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consumers play a significant role in shaping our global supply chains. Whenever you make a purchase, you cast a vote and signal to companies what need...
Tariffs Hitting Hard: Supply Chain Experts Weigh In
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation continues on the subject of tariffs. Global trade evolves as the current U.S. administration launches then postpones tariffs on U.S. ...
The Secret Life of Your Package
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to unbox the world of packaging? Abe Eshkenazi and Professor Doug Thomas dive into the intricate world of packaging and delivery. Discover the ...
Tariff Predictions
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off 2025, we are talking tariffs. Join ASCM CEO, Abe Eshkenazi, and special guest, Alastair Charatan, as they give their tariff predictions. ...
Be Fearless, Not Flawless: The Retail Revolution
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The supply chain touches everything, even the clothes on your back! Join us as we explore the complex world of retail supply chains in this episode of...
Sci-Fi and Supply Chain -- A Lesson in Resilience, Part 2
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome (back) to part two of our series on supply chain futurecasting. We continue our conversation with our guest, Brian David Johnson. This time, w...
Sci-Fi and Supply Chain: A Lesson in Resilience, Part 1
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“You know when you’re watching sci-fi movies, and the heroes enter a grocery store and see empty shelves, you know the zombies are coming.” -Bri...
The Rise of Eco-tourism and a Lesson in Sustainability from Antarctica
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability, supply chains, and Antarctica? Listen to episode two of The Chain Podcast, recorded live from ASCM Connect: North America Conferen...
Supply Chain: A Consumer Story
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you tell a story about global supply chains? It's easier said than done. For The Chain's inaugural episode, host and ASCM's CEO, Abe Eshkenazi,...
The reBound: That's All Folks
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock launched The reBound in the spring of 2020 with a simple goal: In the thick of the pandemic, let’s highlight the be...
The reBound: How Pitney Bowes is Innovating with Autonomous Vehicles
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The reBound, Stephanie Cannon joins Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, and Bob Trebilcock, consulti...
The reBound: Looking for Talent In All the Right Places: How Essendant is Revolutionizing Recruitment
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The shortage of supply chain talent, especially on the line, isn’t new: It just became more visible during the pandemic. What’s more, with baby bo...
The reBound: Innovation in the 3PL Supply Chain
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the lessons from Apple’s wild success in the years following the introduction of the iPhone is that it pays to be an innovator. Today, every ...
The reBound: When Self-Driving Trucks Meet the Supply Chain – Bottlenecks, Barriers and Benefits
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not that long ago, self-driving, autonomous trucks might have seemed like something out of The Jetsons. Or a logistics manager’s dream. Today, auton...
The reBound: How to Win in the Era of Dynamic Supply Chains
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If your supply chain seems more complicated than ever, you’re not alone, according to Arun Kochar, a partner with the consulting firm Kearney. As Ko...
The reBound Podcast: Let’s Say Goodbye to 2023
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Geopolitics. AI. Risk and resilience. Those were just three of the trends that shaped supply chain management in 2023 and are sure to have an impact i...
The reBound: 3D Transformation at GE Appliances
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The reBound, Alison Seward, the executive director of manufacturing quality, walks us through how a 3D digital model of operations ...
The reBound: The State of Supplier Diversity (and So Much More)
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Supplier.io’s Aylin Basom discusses the state of supplier diversity, sustainability and ESG initiatives in today’s supply chain. ...
The reBound: It’s Time to Pay Attention to Urban Logistics
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Arup’s Catarina Carvalho discusses the rise of mega cities and the reasons supply chain managers need to rethink their strategies for s...
The reBound: Who’s afraid of AI? Not us
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as ALOM’s Brandon Marugg discusses the rise of AI and its potential in the supply chain. On this episode of The Rebound, Brandon Marug...
The reBound Podcast Live at ASCM Connect 2023: The Sustainable Supply Chain
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of The reBound recorded live in Louisville, Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock host a panel of experts to look at the sustainabl...
The Rebound Podcast: Yossi Sheffi and the Magic Conveyor Belt
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Yossi Sheffi discusses his new book, The Magic Conveyor Belt, and the state of supply chain management. On this episode of The Rebound, M...
The Rebound Podcast: The 2023 ASCM Salary Survey: Diversity, inclusion and closing the pay gap
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, we explore ASCM’s 2023 salary survey. The good news: Times are great for supply chain managers. Join ASCM board memb...
The Rebound Podcast: The Roadmap to Future-Ready Your Workforce
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Digitalizing the business is only step one in a digital transformation. The next step is upskilling the workforce for the digital supply chain. On t...
The Rebound Podcast: The Circularity Report: How One Company is Enabling the Circular Economy
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apto Solutions CEO Jeff Jones explains how his company re-engineered its supply chain for the circular economy. On this episode of The Rebound, J...
The Rebound Podcast : SCOR goes digital: A tool for transforming supply chains
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ASCM’s Peter Bolstorff discusses the SCOR capabilities that enable digital transformation On this episode of The Rebound, Peter Bolstorff, Execu...
The Rebound Podcast: Is Co-opetition the Future of Supply Chain Management?
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Emmanuel Hassoun, principal director at Accenture, explains why even competitors should consider sharing their supply chain assets. Co-op...
The Rebound: Say Goodbye to 2022
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the last podcast of the year, hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock discuss the trends that shaped the last year in supply chain. It was better th...
The Rebound: Sourcing Strategies for a Post-pandemic World
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Skyler Covington, a division supply chain manager at Sonoco Products, explains how one of the country’s leading suppliers of packaging ...
The Rebound: Petrobras Supply Chain Excellence Transformation Journey
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock talk to Paulo Henrique Furtado about the supply chain transformation at one of the global leaders in the...
The Rebound: Future-Proof Your Supply Chain for 2023 and Beyond (Live at ASCM CONNECT Conference)
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock talk to David Glick, Tom Raftery and Rick Watson about the most important trends shaping the future of s...
The Rebound: Sustainability Gets Real in the Supply Chain
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock talk to Tom Raftery, an SAP executive and host of the Digital Supply Chain and Climate 21 podcasts, abou...
The Rebound: Supply Chain Planning’s Next Act?
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock talk to Fazlur Rahman, the global lead of demand planning for CPG leader KraftHeinz about how his organi...
The Rebound: Behavioral Economics, or Are Your Biases Impacting Your Planning?
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Rebound, Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock talk to Jonathan Karelse about the emerging field of behavioral economics and supply ...
The Rebound: A Deep Dive into ASCM’s 2022 Supply Chain Salary and Career Report
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Rebound, Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock walk through ASCM’s 2022 Supply Chain Salary and Career Report, job satisfaction an...
The Rebound: It’s Good to Be a CSCO
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to Kevin Burns, a partner with ON Partners, there’s never been a better time to be a supply chain leader. Companies large and small are re...
The Rebound: Let Your Excess Inventory Advance Your ESG Goals
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as EALgreen president and CEO, Claudia Freed, discusses how leading organizations can use produce philanthropy to advance their ESG goals an...
The Rebound: Speaking Up for Diversity and Inclusion in the Supply Chain
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If it seems to you as if Corporate Responsibility and Diversity and Inclusion are top of mind to supply chain leaders, you’d be right. In the war fo...
The Rebound: Robomart Reinvents Retail
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some startups look to take steps and time out of existing processes. Others look for ways to turn an existing concept or business model upside down an...
The Rebound: Reinventing Last Mile Delivery
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re thinking that there’s got to be a better way to make deliveries without all of the congestion, you’re not alone. That’s the idea beh...
The Rebound: A Simple Guide to ESG in the Supply Chain
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Rebound, Alan Amling, a distinguished fellow at the University of Tennessee, and Simon Knowles, chief marketing officer for SGS...
The Rebound: The 10 Supply Chain Trends to Watch in 2022
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Rebound, hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock invited two experienced supply chain leaders to discuss the top ten trends. Lis...
The Rebound: How Party City Is Creating The Digital Store of The Future
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A category leader, Party City is turning to technology to transform its supply chain and enhance the customer experience. In this episode of The Rebou...
The Rebound: Say Goodbye to 2021
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the last podcast of the year, hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock discuss the trends that shaped the last year in supply chain. It was better th...
The Rebound: From Supply Chain Re-design to Resilience
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Lynn Torrel , Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flex, takes five questions about what comes next for the s...
The Rebound: Simplifying Digital Transformation
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chains are in the midst of a digital revolution. Increasingly, we see innovation as an emerging core competency, with teams devoted to uncoveri...
The Rebound : The Future of Autonomous Vehicles in the Supply Chain
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Charlie Jatt, head of commercialization for trucking at Waymo Via, brings us up to speed on developments in technology...
The Rebound: The Great Supply Chain Disruption (Live From ASCM Connect)
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of The Rebound recorded live from ASCM Connect, Aceto’s Pat Bower, GE Appliance’s Marcia Brey and Flock Freight’s Chris ...
The Rebound: Just What Is Digital Transformation?
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Brent Ruth discusses how to get the most from your digital transformation. On this episode of The Rebound, Brent Ruth, the AI leader at a...
The Rebound: After the Dust Settles
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Gary Smith, supply chain leader for the New York City Transit system, identifies the key trends supply chain leaders a...
The Rebound: How Online Gaming Can Drive Change Management in Your Organization?
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Marko Kovacevic and Alexander Fernandez explain why multi-player gaming enables change management during digital transformation. On this ...
The Rebound: What’s Happening in Micro-Fulfillment
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes bigger isn’t better. When it comes to grocers and retailers trying to fulfill orders for buy online/pickup in store and same day delivery,...
The Rebound: What It Takes to Innovate
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What company, or supply chain leader, today doesn’t want to be viewed as an innovator? After all, today’s most innovative companies, like Tesla, A...
The Rebound: We're Going to Need a Bigger BOAT
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chain is in the midst of a digital transformation. To that end, BOAT – a concept that brings together the business, operations, algorithms an...
The Rebound: So, You Want to Use a Robot?
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Barbara Gress, Director, Engineering and Innovation, for the third party logistics provider NFI, joins Abe Eshkenazi a...
The Rebound: The State of Global Supply Chains
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Nick Vyas, executive director of USC’s Center for Global Supply Chain Management, Joins Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebil...
The Rebound: Resilient by Design
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Joseph Fiksel, a risk management and resilience expert, explains the difference between risk management and resilience...
The Rebound: Supply Chain Transformation at GE Appliances
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Appliance manufacturing is an extraordinarily competitive space with complex distribution and transportation requirements. The products are large, hea...
The Rebound: The Space-based Supply Chain
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Rebound, Mark Wiese, Manager of Deep Space Logistics for the Gateway Program at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, discu...
The Rebound: Supply Chain Management for the Circular Economy
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Rebound, Katie Schindall, Director, Circular Economy at Cisco, discusses how the technology leader takes a holistic view to sup...
The Rebound: Is there a Subscription in Your Supply Chain Future?
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Ranjan Roy, Adore Me’s vice president of strategy, joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock to discuss what it t...
The Rebound: Making Sense of Blockchain
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blockchain is one of the technologies that practioners are still trying to make sense of. While there’s a lot of excitement around the technology, s...
The Rebound: Say Goodbye to 2020
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last spring, Abe Eshkenazi, the CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, and Bob Trebilcock, editorial director of Supply Chain Management ...
The Rebound: Taking the Temperature of the Cold Chain
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Rebound, Matt Ott, president and CEO of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, discusses what’s driving the growth of the cold chain...
The Rebound: Moving from the Supply Chain to the Digital Supply Chain
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Chris Richard, principal in the Supply Chain and Network Operations practice at Deloitte Consulting, joins hosts Abe E...
The Rebound: Welcome to The New (Ab)Normal
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Rebound ASCM CEO, Abe Eshkenazi, and SCMR Editorial Director, Bob Trebilcock are hosting Yossi Sheffi. Yossi is Elisha Gray II ...
The Rebound: What It Takes to Be a Supply Chain Leader
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every year for the past 16 years, Gartner has put together it’s list of the Top 25 supply chains – as well as a second list of five supply chain m...
The Rebound: The Future of Retail Fulfillment
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Rebound Podcast, Craig Jones, Under Armour’s Senior VP of Global Logistics shares how the athletic wear company has re-invent...
The Rebound: What’s ahead for Small Package Delivery?
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Alan Amling, a former UPS executive and now a fellow at the University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute, loo...
The Rebound: Diversity and Inclusion in Workplace
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Katty Kay, a New York Times best-selling author and lead anchor for BBC World News America, joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi ...
The Rebound: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My. Global Risk in the Supply Chain
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If COVID has taught us anything, it’s that global supply chains are fraught with risks, some of which few of us had prepared for. On this episode of...
The Rebound: Moving Towards Digitally-Enabled, End-to-End Control Towers
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Rebound, Patrick Haex, Managing Partner at BCI Global, joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock to discuss the next generat...
The Rebound: It’s Time to Modernize Supply Chain Design
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as MIT’s Milena Janjevic joins Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock to discuss why the time is right for a new take on supply chain design pro...
The Rebound: What We Learned from the Last Recession
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 2008 recession pushed many supply chains to their limits and brought companies to the brink of financial ruin. In spite of the challenge, some com...
The Rebound: What AGCO Got Right About COVID
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as AGCO’s Vice President of Global Materials Logistics and Demand Planning, Greg Toornman, joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock t...
The Rebound: The Five Things We’re Watching Now
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association For Supply Chain Management, and Bob Trebilcock, Editorial Director of Supply Chain Management Review, discuss t...