Digital Supply Chains and business networks - a conversation with Marcell Vollmer (aka @mvollmer1)

Send me a messageIn this first "real" episode of the Digital Supply Chain podcast I invited my friend and colleague, SAP Chief Digital Officer Marcell Vollmer (@mvollmer1 on twitter) to be my guest on the show.We mined Marcell's deep knowledge of the Supply Chain space starting off with an easy question at 01:35 where I asked Marcell to give his definition of supply chain.The at 03:06 I asked Marcell to give some examples of digital supply chains he has seen, and the advantages they have achieved for their organisations.Then at 07:20 I asked Marcell to talk a little about the rise we are currently seeing in the importance of business networks.At 12:37 I asked Marcell how can business networks help ensure that a company's supply chain is free of things like slavery/child labour, conflict minerals, or carbon intensive energy?At 15:53 I asked Marcell if he were advising a company thinking of digitising their supply chain what would he advise them to do as first steps?And finally, at 19:16 I asked Marcell if he had any final advice he wanted to impart to companies who are embarking on digital supply chain journeys...If you want to know more about any of SAP's Digital Supply Chain solutions, head on over to www.sap.com/digitalsupplychain Could your supply chain take the hit? Download my free 15-minute resilience scorecard to uncover hidden vulnerabilities, calculate your score and turn the results into a practical 30-day action plan: tomraftery.com/scorecardSupport the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's generous Subscribers:Alicia FaragKieran OgnevGary LynchAnd remember you too can become a Resilient Supply Chain+ subscriber  - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent episodes like this one and give you access to bonus episodes of topical, timely supply chain resilience analysis.🎤 Looking for a keynote speaker on supply chain resilience, AI, and sustainability?I help leaders understand the forces reshaping global supply chains, from geopolitical disruption and climate risk to AI and real-time decision-making. Download my Speaker Pack: https://tinyurl.com/spkrpckFinallyIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - feel free to just send me a direct message on LinkedIn, or send me a message using this link.If you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover it. Thanks for listening.