Episode 54: Talking Supply Chain Resiliency, Sustainability, AI, and Hanover Messe with SAP's Dominik Metzger

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, and robotics have emerged that can help to make the supply chain more efficient, transparent, agile, and sustainable to meet future challenges.This year’s theme for HMI 2024 is ‘Energizing a sustainable industry’, and supply chains are an important part of the problem when it comes to carbon emissions, waste, and human rights. In this episode, we talk to Dominik Metzger about how companies are making sustainability part of their supply chain solution. And how technology such as AI or GenAI can help to achieve these goals. Come join us as we discuss the Future of Supply Chain. Guest: Dominik Metzger Dominik Metzger is SAP’s Global Head of Software Engineering and is responsible for running a global development Line of Business (LoB). This organization provides innovative Digital Supply Chain solutions, including design, product management, engineering, and customer co-innovations for all products within the LoB including the product portfolio of Planning, Manufacturing and Delivery & Logistics. Host: Richard Howells, SAP Richard Howells has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability. Host: Sin To, SAP Sin has more than fifteen years of experience in the digital media industry and technology sector in the field of marketing, business development, thought leadership, and as a contributing editor. In 2019, she joined SAP’s digital supply chain team to drive thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s supply chain solutions, emerging market trends, and sustainability. Useful Links: Download Transcript SAP Digital Supply Chain Suez Canal Crisis: Lessons Learned And How Tech Can Help Global optimism report Q1 2024 Follow Us on Social Media Dominik Metzger: LinkedIn Richard Howells: LinkedIn & X Sin To: LinkedIn & X SAP Digital Supply Chain: LinkedIn & X Please give us a like, share, and subscribe to stay up-to-date on future episodes!