The Supply Chain Podcast

What does it take to lead the global supply chains that keep the world moving? The Supply Chain Podcast, from Supply Chain Digital, answers this and more each week.Through honest and insightful conversations with the world’s biggest supply chain leaders, we dissect the intricacies of successful end-to-end global strategy. Our guests discuss the full scope of modern operations from change management and technology to AI integration, mitigating risk and leadership philosophy, to help position modern supply chain leaders for success.Discover more at www.supplychaindigital.com

The Supply Chain Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Supply Chain Digital, with 51 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Supply Chain Digital hosts The Supply Chain Podcast, a news show with 51 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  Ep. 16 | Supply Chain Uncut: Could AI Create a Talent Crisis for the Future of Procurement?

  Aug 13, 202632 minS1

  This week on Supply Chain Uncut , host Aaron McMillan is joined by Andrew Swift , a senior procurement leader at the British Council with more than 30 years of experience spanning procurement, financial services, consulting, telecoms and the public sector. Drawing on a career that began in accounts payable before progressing into procurement leadership, Andrew explores the changing role of the profession, the opportunities and risks created by AI and what leaders need to consider as they build the procurement teams of the future.

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  Episode #15

  Ep. 15 | Why Logistics Leaders Need AI-Powered Fleet Telematics

  Aug 6, 202636 minS1

  Fleet data only creates value when it leads to action. For logistics teams facing rising fuel costs, safety risks and information overload, simply knowing where vehicles are is no longer enough. This week on Supply Chain Uncut, guest host Matt High joins Charles Kriete, Chief Executive Officer of Zonar Systems, to explore how telematics is helping fleet operators improve visibility, control costs, reduce risk and protect drivers. Drawing on more than 20 years’ experience across distribution, connected devices and SaaS technology, Charles explains how the merger of Zonar and GPS TrackIt is combining fleet hardware, software and agentic AI to create a unified platform built around customer needs.

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  Episode #14

  Ep 14 | Reimagining Returns in Modern Retail

  Jul 30, 202638 minS1

  Returns are no longer just a cost. They're becoming one of retail's biggest competitive advantages. In this episode of the Supply Chain Digital Podcast, Aaron McMillan sits down with Juan Hernandez Campos, Chief Operating Officer at Happy Returns, a UPS company, to explore how returns are reshaping retail operations, customer experience and supply chain strategy. Drawing on leadership experience spanning Happy Returns, Gap, McKinsey and SanDisk, Juan explains why returns should no longer be viewed as an operational burden, how AI is improving decision-making across supply chains and why great operations always begin with understanding the customer.

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  Episode #13

  Ep.13 | Why You Need to Stop Buying AI and Start Solving Real Problems

  Jul 23, 202631 minS1

  Rick McDonald led Clorox's supply chain through COVID, hyperinflation and a five-month cyber attack. Now a supply chain advisor and digital transformation leader, he joins the Supply Chain Podcast to discuss with host Ella Wilkinson why most AI strategies start in the wrong place, how change management determines whether digital transformation succeeds and why curiosity and digital fluency will separate the next generation of supply chain leaders from everyone else. Over the 30 minutes he delivers a frank conversation on why business should stop buying AI and start solving real problems, what people get wrong about transformation programmes and the early lessons that have underpinned his career.

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  Episode #12

  Ep 12. | Why an AI-Ready Workforce Is Your Supply Chain's Secret Weapon

  Jul 16, 202630 minS1

  AI is accelerating. But are your people keeping up? Lorraine Gavin, Senior Principal Analyst at Gartner, joins host Aaron McMillan live from Barcelona to explore why organisations are getting AI readiness half right, why supply chain leaders need to change their story at board level and why misinformation is an emerging supply chain risk that nobody has a framework for yet. Get ready for an honest and frank discussion on human readiness, storytelling, talent pipelines and why a fabricated video could one day shut down your warehouse.

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