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The Future of Supply Chain — 176 episodes

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Episode 169: Practical GenAI Use Cases in Supply Chain Planning with IBM's Ryan Misquita

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Episode 168: Making AI Work in Demand Sensing: The Six Dogmas for Trustworthy Forecasting with Implement's Mike Weisbjerg

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Episode 167: Leadership Under Pressure: Preventing supply chain failures through grip and accountability with Leroy Roberts

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Episode 166: Practical GenAI Use Cases in Supply Chain Planning and Execution with PwC's Moritz Kramer

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Episode 165: Why A Business Network Is The Invisible Backbone of Supply Chains With BrainBox’s Adi Sharoff

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Episode 164: AI, Innovation, and Humanitarian Logistics: Inside the World Food Programme’s Supply Chain with Bernhard Kowatsch

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Episode 163: Supply Chain Logistics with Westernacher's Rafael Avila

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Episode 162: Circumventing Geopolitics: How Network Intelligence and AI Can Answer Uncertainty with SAP's Ralf Hierzegger

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Episode 161: How AI is the Next Paradigm Shift with Arkestro's CEO Rob DeSantis

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Episode 160: Beyond Go Live: Driving Continuous Improvement in SAP SCM with LeverX

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Episode 159: Will AI Replace or Redefine the Supply Chain Workforce with SAP’s David Vallejo

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Episode 158: Logistics in the 21st Century: The Journey to the Cloud

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Episode 157: Self-Healing Supply Chain with Westernacher’s Sachin Vijayan

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Episode 156: In Control at 30,000 Feet: How Lufthansa Technik Manages Global Supply Chain Risk

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Episode 155: Transforming Manufacturing: Industrial AI at Hannover Messe 2026 with SAP's Matthias Deindl

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Episode 154: Beyond Compliance: Digital Product Passports as Strategic Advantage with SAP's Oleksandra Ostapenko

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Episode 153: How Communication Shapes Transformation – From the Shopfloor to the Boardroom with Markus Kirchschlager

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Episode 152: Supply Chain Planning with SAP’s Lori Harner

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Episode 151: The importance of data with Maria Clara Sayeg Ribeiro

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Episode 150: The Customer Experience Supply Chain: Meeting Expectations in the Age of Same-Day Delivery with OneRail

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Episode 149: International Women’s Day: Women, Leadership, and AI-Driven Transformation in Supply Chain

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Episode 148: Trade Disruptions, Tariffs, and Geo-Political Uncertainty: Mitigating Global Risk with ArchLynk

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Episode 147: What the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Means for Europe's Infrastructure and Supply Chain – Insights from Kai Gerullis

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Episode 146: Supply Chain Orchestration with Deloitte's Jagjeet Singh

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Episode 145: Automotive Supply Chains: The Secrets of Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chains with SAP's Hagen Heubach

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Episode 144: Why the future of manufacturing is in the cloud with Shaun Mitra from IBM

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Episode 143: The role of AI and Supply Chain Orchestration in 2026 and beyond with SAP's Dominik Metzger

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Episode 142: Sustainability by Design: Exploring AI, Supply Chain & Finance with Darcy MacClaren and Prathiba David

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Episode 141: Freight Security with Bloodhound CEO Curtis Spencer

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Episode 140: A 2025 Wrap-up

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Episode 139: How AI is changing the way we plan with Tod Stenger

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Episode 138: Orchestrating the Future: Transformative Trends in the Supply Chain with 4flow's Kai Althoff

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Episode 137: From Data to Decarbonization: How Product Carbon Footprints Are Transforming Supply Chains

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Episode 136: 2030 Predictions with SAP’s Gordon Donovan

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Episode 135: Creating a Risk Resilient Supply Chain with Everstream’s Paige Cox

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Episode 134: Cybersecurity Talks: Building Resilient Supply Chains with Cloud ERP and AI

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Episode 133: Meeting your Investors’ Financial Goals with Reveal’s Martin Rowan

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Episode 132: The role of the Business Network with Bristlecone

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Episode 131: Supply Chain Planning Re-imagined with SAP’s SP van Houten

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Episode 130: Logistics Management in the Mid-Market with SAP’s Till Dengel

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Episode 129: Discussing the WEF’s ‘‘From Shock to Strategy’’ paper with Kyle Winters

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Episode 128: Enabling an Operational Excellence Strategy with RTS’s Doug Holtke

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Episode 127: What we can learn from the Back-to-school Supply Chain?

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Episode 126: Yard Management as a Key to End-to-End Logistics Success with Westernacher's Michael Augustine

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Episode 125: Business trends, challenges, and opportunities with CSCMP’s CEO Mark Baxa

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Episode 124: The Rise of AI Agents: Transforming Supply Chains for Sustainability and Efficiency

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Episode 123:The State of Logistics Report with Kearney’s Andres Mendoza Pena

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Episode 122: The Circular Supply Chain: Sustainability and the Future of Business

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Episode 121: Balancing the Benefits of AI & the Health of Our Planet

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Episode 120: How Robotics and AI Enable the Warehouse of the Future with Westernacher’s Marco Trottmann

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Episode 119: Strategic Procurement in an Era of Risk with SAP’s Gordon Donovan

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Episode 118: From Barcode to Backbone: The Future of Digital Traceability with SAP’s Aladdin Mandishah

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Episode 117: The role of AI in Supply Chain with IDC's Simon Ellis

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Episode 116: Transformative Power of Business Networks with SAP's Tony Harris

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Episode 115: Supply Chain Orchestration and Sustainability with Loftware President & CEO, Jim Bureau

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Episode 114: How Telecom trends are fueling the industrial economy with SAP’s Sandeep Chowdhury

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Episode 113: The Supply Chain Logistics Maturity Model with Adrian Gonzalez and Doug DeLuca

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Episode 112: Smarter, Greener, Faster: AI-Driven Supply Chain Trends in Retail for 2025 with SAP’s Amanda Spencer

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DE EP 07: GreenTech in der Lieferkette – Nachhaltig, Digital: Wettbewerbsfähig (Teil 2)

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Episode 111: How to Orchestrate your Supply Chain in a Volatile Market with SAP’s Jeb Insley

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Episode 110: The Future of Supply Chain for Oil and Gas Companies with SAP’s Stephane Lauzon

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DE EP 06: GreenTech in der Lieferkette – Nachhaltig, Digital: Wettbewerbsfähig

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Episode 109: Will a reshoring surge unlock new manufacturing hubs with BDO USA’s Ashley Hetrick

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Episode 108: Transforming Tariff Challenges into Opportunities Through Better Planning with SAP’s Jay Foster and Lori Harner

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Episode 107: Rightshoring and Regionalizing your Supply Chain Operations with Ascential Technologies' Todd Bauman

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Episode 106: All Things Transportation with Westernacher's Matt Paulaitis

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Episode 105: B2B Marketing and Manufacturing with Market Veep's Jennelle McGrath

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Episode 104: Supply Chain Orchestration with SAP’s David Vallejo

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Episode 103: 2025 Trends for the CPG Industry with SAP's Maria Morais

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Episode 102: Sweet Challenges: Navigating the Chocolate Crisis in Global Supply Chains with Efficio's Barbara Guignard

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Episode 101: Navigating the Digital Seas: The Future of Ocean Transportation with Descartes’ Eric Geerts and SAP’s Mark Averskog

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Episode 100: AI & Manufacturing: Smart Technologies for a New Era of Industry with SAP’s Dominik Metzger

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Episode 99: Why Network Aware Planning Defeats Traditional Planning with Westernacher's Alexis Lozada

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Episode 98: The Manufacturing Industry Trends 2025 with SAP’s Judy Cubiss

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Episode 97: Supply Chains... Are They Still Vulnerable? with McKinsey's Kevin Goering

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Episode 96: Navigating the Packaging Puzzle: Cost, Sustainability, and Innovation in a Disrupted Supply Chain with ProcureAbility’s Joe Adamski

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Episode 95: Cyber Fortress: Securing the Digital Lifelines of Global Supply Chains with SAP’s Niall Brennan

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Episode 94: The Outlook for Logistics for 2025 and Beyond with Adelante SCM’s Adrian Gonzalez

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Episode 93: Smart Manufacturing in 2025 and Beyond with Deloitte’s Tim Gaus

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Episode 92: New Year, New Supply Chain Trends and Predictions with LMA Consulting Group’s Lisa Anderson

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Episode 91: 2025 Predictions with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey

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DE EP 5: Cloud, IT und der Standortwechsel in der Produktion (German Version)

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Episode 90: Recapping the Best Moments of 2024 with Richard Howells, Sin To, and Nicole Smythe

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DE Episode 4 - Datenvisualisierung in der Lieferkette (German Version)

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Episode 89: The Rise of E Commerce: The Impact on Logistics and Last Mile Delivery with iDrive Logistics' Glenn Gooding

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Episode 88: From Disaster Relief to Business Strategy: Humanitarian Supply Chain Insights

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Episode 87: The Importance AI and Supply Chain in the Semiconductor Industry with PDF Solutions' Jonathan Holt & SAP's Helena Chong

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Episode 86: Celebrating World Children’s Day with Special Guests

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Episode 85: Enabling Robotics in the Warehouse with Roboteon's Dan Gilmore

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Episode 84: Deciphering Consumer Trends this Upcoming Holiday Season with project44's Carson Krieg and SAP's Doug DeLuca

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Episode 83: Supply Chain Security, Scope, and Definitions with SAP’s Jay Thoden van Velzen

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Episode 82: Embracing Chaos with an Anti-Fragile Supply Chain with SAP's Paul Saunders

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Episode 81: Designing the Network of the Future with GAINS' Jeff Metersky

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Episode 80: East Coast Port Strikes: What Businesses Can Do to Mitigate the Risk

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Episode 79: AI, Robotics, and the Future of Logistics with SAP's Kam Ghossaini

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Episode 78: The Holiday Season is Coming... Is Your Supply Chain Ready? With Hosts Richard Howells and Nicole Smythe

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Episode 77: Navigating Tomorrow: Insights on Global Supply Chains with SAP's Andreas Wagner

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Episode 76: Enabling Innovation, Speed, Flexibility and Scale Across Supply Chains and Operations with SAP’s Mindy Davis and Bob Merlo

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DE Episode 3: The Future of Supply Chain – Digitalisierung und effiziente Logistik als Treiber der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit

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DE Episode 2: The Future of Supply Chain - Lieferketten im Wandel: Herausforderungen und Lösungen im Supply Chain Planning (German Version)

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Episode 75: Mastering the New World of Supply Chain with Cascades' Xavier Duprat

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Episode 74: State of the Art Planning Processes, Solutions, and Technologies with SAP's Anchal Sood and Claus Jensen

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Episode 73: The Role of Digital Twins & How They Impact Asset Management with SAP's Jeff Bonnell

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Episode 72: The Power of Real-Time Visibility in Supply Chains with project44's Chris Kobus & SAP's Doug DeLuca

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Episode 71: Revving Up Remanufacturing: The Engine to Sustainable Supply Chains with Tech Mahindra's Manish Giniwala

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Episode 70: AI-Powered Inventory Optimization: Reimagining your Company's MRO with Verusen's Paul Noble

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Episode 69: AI in Supply Chains: Navigating the Data-Driven Future with IDC’s Simon Ellis

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Episode 68: Intelligently Connecting People, Goods, Systems, and Machines with Stellium’s Joe Montagna

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Episode 67: Driving Sustainability Through Your Network with SAP's Elena Parker

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Episode 66: Mobilizing the World of Asset and Service Management with Samsung’s Phil Lander and SAP’s Andy Hancock

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Episode 65: Grounding Your Supply Chain in Data with Google Cloud’s Paula Natoli

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Episode 64: Proactively Planning for Risk in Your Supply Chain with Everstream's Koray Köse and SAP's Volker Wilhelm

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Episode 63: Unlocking Supply Chain Visibility with Real-Time Data with Kinexon’s Rob Segal

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Episode 62: Reinventing Reaction Time: What the Supply Chain Nerve Center Can Do for Companies with Accenture’s Michel Roger and Rahul Dwivedi

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Episode 61: The Importance of Sustainable Logistics Practices with Forto's Jochen Freese

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Episode 60: Sapphire 2024: Talking All Things Supply Chain with SAP’s Bob Merlo & Diane Pickett

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Episode 59: National Supply Chain Day 2024: Resilience, Technology, and Innovations with SAP’s Mindy Davis and David Vallejo

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Episode 1: Ein Gespräch über Supply Chain Resilienz, Nachhaltigkeit, KI und die Hannover Messe mit Till Dengel von SAP (German Version)

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Episode 58: Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics with SAP’s Stephen Jamieson

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Episode 57: State of the Blockchain Transformation in Supply Chain with SettleMint's Matthew Van Niekerk

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Episode 56: A Nutty Journey to Supply Chain Synchronization with Blue Diamond Grower’s Steve Birgfeld

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Episode 55: Focusing on Volume-Based Growth with Artificial Intelligence in the Supply Chain with IBM’s Sammy Soufi

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

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Episode 53: Resiliency in the Making: Turning Adversity into Advantage with Accenture’s Sunita Suryanarayan

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Episode 52: Accelerating Progress by Empowering Women in Supply Chain with SAP’s Darcy MacClaren

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Episode 51: Red Sea Risk-Resilience: Supporting Supply Chain Agility at Scale with SAP’s Guy Clutton-Diesen

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Episode 50: AI in Supply Chain with SAP's Artificial Intelligence Product Marketing Mgr., Cloud ERP Carlos Portillo

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Episode 49: Leveraging Augmented Reality to Transform Logistics Operations with TeamViewer’s Robert Thiele

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Episode 48: Harnessing Innovation in the Factories of the Future with EY’s Daniel Minotti and Brannon Lockhart

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Episode 47: Taking Action Today with Sustainable Operations with SAP’s Mike Censurato

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Episode 46: From Concept to Delivery: The Evolving Trends Driving Product Design with SAP’s Sean Laughlin

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Episode 45: 2024 Predictions with SAP’s Michael O’Donnell

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Episode 44: Beer and more: Heineken's supply chain unplugged

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Episode 43: Recapping the Best Moments of 2023 with Richard Howells, Sin To, and Nicole Smythe

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Episode 42: How Integrated Business Planning Can Help Companies Become Disruptors

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Episode 41: The Digital Thread of SAP’s Business Network and Digital Supply Chain with SAP’s Joern Keller

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Episode 40: Identifying Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Before They Put Your Business at Risk with Cosmo Tech’s Nadia Hospital

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Episode 39: Logistics' Differentiating Power in a Supply Chain with SAP's Kam Ghossaini

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Episode 38: Frosta’s Sustainability Journey: From Challenges to Solutions with Frosta’s Ben Windhorst

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Episode 37: Decarbonizing the Value Chain with PwC’s Sadi Fieldsend and Jeff Briner

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Episode 36: The Supply Chain Planner of the Future with SAP’s Jeff Brown

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Episode 35: Accelerating Supply Chain Innovation: Inside the World of SAP.iO with SAP’s Sherry Li

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Episode 34: How Supply Chain Sustainability Helps Unlock Resilience and Growth with Accenture’s Matias Pollmann-Larsen

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Episode 33: How to Avoid Halloween Supply Chain Nightmares with SAP’s Anu Shah

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Episode 32: How Generative AI Is Helping Companies Do Things Differently and Do Different Things with Deloitte’s Subit Mathew

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Episode 31: The Sustainability Challenges of Managing Water Usage & Consumption Across your Business with EY’s Neil Banerjee

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Episode 30: Improving Intercompany Shipment Visibility with Bristlecone's Vivek Jha

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Episode 29: The Importance of On-Time Delivery for Companies’ Customer Satisfaction with parcelLab’s Tobias Buxhoidt

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Episode 28: Focusing on Global Trade to Deliver More than Compliance to Supply Chains with SAP’s Linda McKee and Trond Rovang

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Episode 27: The Importance of Capturing Actual Demand & How AI Can Help with Alloy.ai’s Joel Beal

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Episode 26 - Golden Insights: Navigating the China's Golden Week and Supply Chain

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Episode 25: What Chinese Decoupling Could Mean for the U.S. Supply Chain with Supplyframe’s Richard Barnett

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Episode 24: Celebrating Six Months of the Future of Supply Chain

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Episode 23: The Power of Synchronized Processes Across Your Ecosystem with SAP’s Venkat Venkataramani

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Episode 22: How AI Helps Enable Risk Resilient Manufacturing with SAP's Sam Castro

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Episode 21: Deciphering the Hurdles in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain with AstraZeneca’s Robert Tubis

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Episode 20: How Visualization will Transform the User Experience Across the Supply Chain with SAP’s Lars Olson

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Episode 19: Data Driven Discoveries: Inside Product Mining with soley.io

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Episode 18: What’s the Cost of Poor Visibility Across Your Logistics Processes with SAP's Rene Vallejo

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Episode 17: Insights on the Move: Leveraging real-time insights for efficient transportation

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Episode 16: Investing in the Supply Chains of Tomorrow with REFASHIOND's Brian Aoaeh

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Episode 15: How to Manage the Supply Chain Balancing Act with Accenture's Michel Roger

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Episode 14: The Year of Risk Resiliency with CloudPath’s Tushar Bhalla

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Episode 13: Dissecting the Oxford Economics Report Findings with SAP’s Lyndsey Spurgin

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Episode 12: A Mother’s Advice for Her Daughter’s Supply Chain Career with Eileen Smythe

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Episode 11: How Technology is Enabling Last Mile Delivery with Bath University’s Mike Lewis, PhD

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Episode 10: The Role of Logistics in Driving Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains with Till Dengel

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Episode 9: The role of Technology in the Future of Supply Chain with Dominik Metzger

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Episode 8: What is a Smart Factory? With SAP's Mike Lackey

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Episode 7: Designing what the customers want with Gareth Webb and Arend Weil

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Episode 6: Breaking Down the German Due Diligence Act with Annette Ehrnsperger and Stephanie Raabe

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Episode 5: How Innovation and Technology are Opening Doors for Women in Supply Chain with Mindy Davis and Paige Cox

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Episode 4: Trends, Technologies, and the Next Generation of Supply Chain Leaders with Justin Goldston, PhD

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Episode 3: The Supply Chain Challenges of Becoming an Overnight Sensation with Brian Halasinski & Kirk Hyust

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Episode 2: Servitization: Make Services a Vital Part of Your Business with Patrick Crampton-Thomas

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Episode 1: 2023 Predictions with David Vallejo