The Future of Supply Chain
Episodes
Episode 1: Ein Gespräch über Supply Chain Resilienz, Nachhaltigkeit, KI und die Hannover Messe mit Till Dengel von SAP (German Version)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Zukunft werden Lieferketten maßgeblich von Technologie geprägt sein. In den letzten Jahren haben sich innovative Technologien wie Künstliche Int...
Episode 58: Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics with SAP’s Stephen Jamieson
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This year, EarthDay.Org deemed the theme of 2024 Planet vs. Plastics, calling for widespread awareness on the health risk of plastics, and how they ne...
Episode 57: State of the Blockchain Transformation in Supply Chain with SettleMint's Matthew Van Niekerk
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're a supply chain professional, a business leader, or simply someone curious about the latest technological advancements, we dive into the...
Episode 56: A Nutty Journey to Supply Chain Synchronization with Blue Diamond Grower’s Steve Birgfeld
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From nuts to crackers to milk, Blue Diamond Growers’ (BDG) complex ecosystem is a force of nature. On this week’s episode, Steve Birgfield from B...
Episode 55: Focusing on Volume-Based Growth with Artificial Intelligence in the Supply Chain with IBM’s Sammy Soufi
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Generative AI and volume-based growth have more similarities than what meets the eye. This week, IBM’s Sammy Soufi joins us to discuss their benefi...
Episode 54: Talking Supply Chain Resiliency, Sustainability, AI, and Hanover Messe with SAP's Dominik Metzger
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Technology will play a crucial role in the future of supply chain. In recent years, new technologies such as AI, the Internet of Things, blockchain, a...
Episode 53: Resiliency in the Making: Turning Adversity into Advantage with Accenture’s Sunita Suryanarayan
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investing, adopting, and developing – three words that that hold a greater meaning to Accenture’s Sunita Suryanarayan, as she dives into their rec...
Episode 52: Accelerating Progress by Empowering Women in Supply Chain with SAP’s Darcy MacClaren
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Women’s Day - as we celebrate women’s accomplishments, advancements, and progression in the workplace, we kicked Richard out f...
Episode 51: Red Sea Risk-Resilience: Supporting Supply Chain Agility at Scale with SAP’s Guy Clutton-Diesen
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Connected, composable, and cloud-based… all vital traits to a modern-day supply chain in the face of navigating disruptions. On this week’s episo...
Episode 50: AI in Supply Chain with SAP's Artificial Intelligence Product Marketing Mgr., Cloud ERP Carlos Portillo
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Technology is the true MVP pulling the strings in almost every aspect of our lives, and the supply chain is no exception. We're talking about cutting-...
Episode 49: Leveraging Augmented Reality to Transform Logistics Operations with TeamViewer’s Robert Thiele
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Augmented Reality (AR) has emerged as a powerful technology that overlays digital information onto the real world, enhancing our perception and intera...
Episode 48: Harnessing Innovation in the Factories of the Future with EY’s Daniel Minotti and Brannon Lockhart
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The future is in the present as seen through the emerging innovations in the factories of today. EY’s Daniel Minotti and Brannon Lockhart join us o...
Episode 47: Taking Action Today with Sustainable Operations with SAP’s Mike Censurato
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why wait until 2050 to transform your company’s sustainability initiatives and efforts? SAP’s Mike Censurato joins us to discuss what companies c...
Episode 46: From Concept to Delivery: The Evolving Trends Driving Product Design with SAP’s Sean Laughlin
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost all supply chains start in the same place – design. This, often, overshadowed part of the holistic system can become one of the top drivers ...
Episode 45: 2024 Predictions with SAP’s Michael O’Donnell
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know the saying… new year, new predictions? That’s right - SAP’s Michael O’Donnell joins us to discuss the trends, patterns, and predicti...
Episode 44: Beer and more: Heineken's supply chain unplugged
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heineken is one of the largest breweries in the world. However, like other industries, the beer industry is facing a number of challenges, such as sup...
Episode 43: Recapping the Best Moments of 2023 with Richard Howells, Sin To, and Nicole Smythe
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a year it has been! On this special episode, Richard, Sin, and Nicole look back on a memorable 2023, recapping the top trends, such as risk resi...
Episode 42: How Integrated Business Planning Can Help Companies Become Disruptors
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The business environment is constantly evolving, and companies need to adapt to remain competitive while aligning customer expectations with sharehold...
Episode 41: The Digital Thread of SAP’s Business Network and Digital Supply Chain with SAP’s Joern Keller
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The digital thread between SAP’s Business Network and Digital Supply Chain portfolios have not only strengthened as time evolves but become a drivin...
Episode 40: Identifying Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Before They Put Your Business at Risk with Cosmo Tech’s Nadia Hospital
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever question how you can mitigate risk and proactively plan for uncertainty? On this week’s episode, Cosmo Tech’s Nadia Hospital joins us to dis...
Episode 39: Logistics' Differentiating Power in a Supply Chain with SAP's Kam Ghossaini
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The role of logistics in supply chain has greatly transformed over the past few years, with new trends and technology changing the way companies do bu...
Episode 38: Frosta’s Sustainability Journey: From Challenges to Solutions with Frosta’s Ben Windhorst
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into the fascinating and sustainable world of Frosta's frozen food. With Frosta’s Ben Windhorst, we dive into their ambiti...
Episode 37: Decarbonizing the Value Chain with PwC’s Sadi Fieldsend and Jeff Briner
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clean energy is the hottest topic in every boardroom, but ever wonder what it would take to fully decarbonize the value chain? This week, PwC’s Sad...
Episode 36: The Supply Chain Planner of the Future with SAP’s Jeff Brown
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In supply chain planning, the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. In this episode, SAP’s Jeff Brown joins us to discuss how enhanced technol...
Episode 35: Accelerating Supply Chain Innovation: Inside the World of SAP.iO with SAP’s Sherry Li
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we explore the fusion of technology, entrepreneurship, and supply chain as SAP’s Sherry Li joins us to see business through the lens of S...
Episode 34: How Supply Chain Sustainability Helps Unlock Resilience and Growth with Accenture’s Matias Pollmann-Larsen
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Resiliency, sustainability, and visibility – three words that sum up the current focus of supply chain, we’d say, and Accenture’s Matias Pollman...
Episode 33: How to Avoid Halloween Supply Chain Nightmares with SAP’s Anu Shah
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Goblins, ghosts, and ghouls may give you bad dreams, but shipment delays, lack of visibility, and a disconnected value chain are the real nightmares f...
Episode 32: How Generative AI Is Helping Companies Do Things Differently and Do Different Things with Deloitte’s Subit Mathew
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Generative AI is all the buzz in the not only the supply chain world, but society, in general. But have you ever wondered, really, what is Gen AI? Y...
Episode 31: The Sustainability Challenges of Managing Water Usage & Consumption Across your Business with EY’s Neil Banerjee
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that 1.2 billion people in the world don’t have access to basic water services? While the numbers are staggering, EY’s Neil Banerjee...
Episode 30: Improving Intercompany Shipment Visibility with Bristlecone's Vivek Jha
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bristlecone’s Vivek Jha joins us to discuss how logistics and visibility can be a clear source of differentiation in companies’ supply chains, ena...
Episode 29: The Importance of On-Time Delivery for Companies’ Customer Satisfaction with parcelLab’s Tobias Buxhoidt
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, we dive into the world of last mile delivery with parcelLab’s Tobias Buxhoidt to discuss how this crucial stage of the supp...
Episode 28: Focusing on Global Trade to Deliver More than Compliance to Supply Chains with SAP’s Linda McKee and Trond Rovang
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
International trade has become an increasingly visible topic, impacting global businesses and economies, but your supply chain could be in jeopardy wi...
Episode 27: The Importance of Capturing Actual Demand & How AI Can Help with Alloy.ai’s Joel Beal
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The power of real-time data can make or break a company’s supply chain, especially in the consumer industry. Alloy.ai’s Joel Beal joins us to disc...
Episode 26 - Golden Insights: Navigating the China's Golden Week and Supply Chain
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, we talk with Uwe Haizmann from EAC Consulting about supply chain challenges and possible solutions regarding the upcoming Chi...
Episode 25: What Chinese Decoupling Could Mean for the U.S. Supply Chain with Supplyframe’s Richard Barnett
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what would happen if the United States decoupled from China? Supplyframe’s Richard Barnett joins us to discuss how the reliance on Chin...
Episode 24: Celebrating Six Months of the Future of Supply Chain
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Believe it or not, we’re already six months into The Future of Supply Chain and we thought of no better way to commemorate the occasion than reminis...
Episode 23: The Power of Synchronized Processes Across Your Ecosystem with SAP’s Venkat Venkataramani
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In times of distress, vulnerability, and fragility, companies all over the world were unsure of the strength of their supply chain processes. However...
Episode 22: How AI Helps Enable Risk Resilient Manufacturing with SAP's Sam Castro
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New, enhanced technology continues to change the way we work, and Artificial Intelligence is already making its presence known in the Manufacturing sp...
Episode 21: Deciphering the Hurdles in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain with AstraZeneca’s Robert Tubis
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, we talk with Robert Tubis from AstraZeneca about supply chain challenges in the pharmaceutical industry. We take a closer loo...
Episode 20: How Visualization will Transform the User Experience Across the Supply Chain with SAP’s Lars Olson
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
3D isn’t just for the movies anymore – in fact, it’s becoming an embedded aspect to companies’ supply chain processes, allowing them a clear v...
Episode 19: Data Driven Discoveries: Inside Product Mining with soley.io
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on a captivating journey through data-driven product analytics with "Data Driven Discoveries: Inside Product Mining." Dive into Soley’s prod...
Episode 18: What’s the Cost of Poor Visibility Across Your Logistics Processes with SAP's Rene Vallejo
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t buy love, but you can buy visibility – however, did you ever wonder how much poor visibility across your ecosystem could cost you? We’...
Episode 17: Insights on the Move: Leveraging real-time insights for efficient transportation
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Transportation visibility is crucial for businesses to stay competitive and meet the demands of today's fast-paced world. By leveraging real-time data...
Episode 16: Investing in the Supply Chains of Tomorrow with REFASHIOND's Brian Aoaeh
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us, as we explore the exciting world of supply chain investments in our podcast. Discover the latest trends, technologies, and strategies that ar...
Episode 15: How to Manage the Supply Chain Balancing Act with Accenture's Michel Roger
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As many can agree, supply chain can become quite the juggling act and, in recent years, the plates have only continued to pile. Between sustainabilit...
Episode 14: The Year of Risk Resiliency with CloudPath’s Tushar Bhalla
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Risk-Resiliency has become a topic that supply chain executives have not only built into their supply chains but become a driving factor for transform...
Episode 13: Dissecting the Oxford Economics Report Findings with SAP’s Lyndsey Spurgin
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Perma-crisis: an extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events. This word has become a...
Episode 12: A Mother’s Advice for Her Daughter’s Supply Chain Career with Eileen Smythe
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘Like mother, like daughter’ rings true in this special episode as we celebrate Mother’s Day the best way we know how: a joint mother-daughter e...
Episode 11: How Technology is Enabling Last Mile Delivery with Bath University’s Mike Lewis, PhD
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drones are no longer a futuristic device only seen in sci-fi movies, but, instead, are becoming integral pieces to innovative supply chain transformat...
Episode 10: The Role of Logistics in Driving Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains with Till Dengel
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Logistics plays a vital role in driving resiliency and sustainability in supply chains. By optimizing transportation efficiency, providing supply chai...
Episode 9: The role of Technology in the Future of Supply Chain with Dominik Metzger
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology will play a crucial role in the future of supply chain. In recent years, new technologies such as AI, the Internet of Things, blockchain, a...
Episode 8: What is a Smart Factory? With SAP's Mike Lackey
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability equals Profitability - this statement has rung true as Manufacturing factories and sites shift their focus into a new way of working an...
Episode 7: Designing what the customers want with Gareth Webb and Arend Weil
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Product Development is typically the whole process of bringing a product from concept or idea through to market release and beyond. So product designe...
Episode 6: Breaking Down the German Due Diligence Act with Annette Ehrnsperger and Stephanie Raabe
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A new Supply Chain Sourcing Obligations Act (known as LkSG) has been in force in Germany since January 1, 2023. In December 2022, EU countries agreed ...
Episode 5: How Innovation and Technology are Opening Doors for Women in Supply Chain with Mindy Davis and Paige Cox
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Women’s Day - as we celebrate women’s accomplishments, advancements, and progression in the workplace, we kicked Richard out f...
Episode 4: Trends, Technologies, and the Next Generation of Supply Chain Leaders with Justin Goldston, PhD
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As technologies continue to emerge, transform, and pave a new way of working, companies are being put to the test on how to keep up. Justin Goldston,...
Episode 3: The Supply Chain Challenges of Becoming an Overnight Sensation with Brian Halasinski & Kirk Hyust
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A chicken & a turkey walk into the Shark Tank, and what do they leave with? An offer from one of the top businessmen in the world. This dream became...
Episode 2: Servitization: Make Services a Vital Part of Your Business with Patrick Crampton-Thomas
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that services can help companies achieve their sustainability goals, differentiate themselves in the market, and provide exceptional cust...
Episode 1: 2023 Predictions with David Vallejo
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The New Year is already well underway and it’s time to focus on the future. Richard Howells and Nicole Smythe discuss with SAP’s David Vallejo, V...