Supply Chain Management Review Podcast
Supply Chain Management Review Podcast features discussions and insights from the Supply Chain Management Review network, covering best practices and trends in supply chain management. Each week, new episodes delve into industry topics, offering expert perspectives and case studies. The podcast aims to keep professionals informed on the latest developments in the field.
Episodes
Talking Supply Chain: How to turn supply chain indexes into better capacity decisions
On this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight speaks with Jonathan Brooks, CEO and founder of Warehouse on Wheels, about the company’s WOW Supply Chain Activity Index. Their conversation explores how trailer deployment activity can complement established indicators, why a headline number needs context, and how leaders can use market signals when evaluating capacity commitments.
Talking Supply Chain: How AI can turn warehouse visibility into action
Supply chain organizations have become better at seeing disruptions. Dashboards, control towers and connected equipment can alert teams when something goes wrong. The harder task is determining why it happened, choosing a response and confirming that the response worked.
On this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight speaks with Michael Becher, vice president of digitalization and AI
Talking Supply Chain: Why worker voice belongs in supply chain risk management
Worker wellbeing is often treated as a compliance or ESG responsibility. Carmel Giblin, president and CEO of the Ethical Supply Chain Program, argues that it should instead be viewed as an operational capability. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Giblin explains why audits alone cannot provide continuous visibility, how trusted grievance mechanisms reveal risks workers may not disclose duri
Talking Supply Chain: 20 years of transformation with Abe Eshkenazi
Over the past two decades, supply chain has moved from a largely behind-the-scenes operational function focused on cost and efficiency to a strategic enterprise capability that touches everything from growth and customer experience to geopolitics, sustainability and national security.
Few people have had a better vantage point on that transformation than Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for S
Talking Supply Chain: Moody’s David Weeks on why supply chain risk management can’t stand still
Supply chain disruptions are no longer exceptional events. They are part of the everyday operating environment—and that means the way companies manage risk has to change with them.
On this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight speaks with David Weeks, director and supply chain industry practice lead at Moody’s, about how supply chain risk has evolved and why many of the approaches o
Talking Supply Chain: Gartner’s Ryan Polk on why AI is exposing procurement’s process problem
Procurement organizations have invested heavily in artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation, but technology may be exposing a problem that has been hiding underneath those investments: The processes themselves aren’t always ready for AI.
On this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight speaks with Ryan Polk, chief of research for procurement at Gartner, about find
Talking Supply Chain: Cleo CEO Mahesh Rajasekharan on why orchestration is supply chain’s next frontier
Supply chain leaders have invested billions in visibility platforms, automation and AI. Yet many organizations continue to struggle with execution, revenue leakage and increasingly complex operations. On this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Brian Straight speaks with Mahesh Rajasekharan, president and CEO of Cleo, about the findings from the company’s 2026 Global Supply Chain Executive Report and
Talking Supply Chain: uShip CEO Sean Wu on the secondhand economy supply chain
The rapid growth of the secondhand economy is forcing logistics providers to rethink how supply chains are designed. While traditional transportation networks have been optimized for speed, efficiency and automation, oversized, one-of-a-kind products require a different approach—one centered on care, transparency and customer expectations.
In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Brian Straight sp
Talking Supply Chain: The state of US reindustrialization
Six months after first discussing the possibility of a U.S. manufacturing renaissance, Talking Supply Chain host Brian Straight welcomes Brian Higgins, U.S. sector leader for industrial manufacturing at KPMG, back to the Talking Supply Chain podcast to assess what has changed.
While investment in domestic manufacturing continues to grow, Higgins argues that the real challenge has shifted from anno
Talking Supply Chain: The Strait of Hormuz is open, but normal is not near
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is welcome news for global supply chains, but according to Eric Fullerton, vice president of data insights at project44, the industry’s focus should not be on returning to normal. Instead, supply chain leaders should be asking what they learned from the disruption and how they can build more resilient operations before the next crisis arrives.
In a recent epis
Talking Supply Chain: Building the Supply Biome
For decades, supply chains were managed as a series of interconnected but largely independent functions. Planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and fulfillment each operated with their own objectives, metrics, and decision-making processes. But according to Graeme Carter, chief global supply chain officer at Coty, that model is no longer sufficient in a world defined by volatility, geopolit
Talking Supply Chain: Moving from AI pilot to execution with AWS’s Petra Schindler-Carter
Artificial intelligence has dominated supply chain conversations for years, but many organizations are still trying to determine where AI is delivering measurable operational value versus where it remains stuck in experimentation mode. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Petra Schindler-Carter, head of retail and consumer packaged goods at Amazon Web Services, joins host Brian Straight to dis
Talking Supply Chain: How logistics leaders are winning in volatile times
Supply chain disruption is no longer episodic. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Bob Daymon, head of client services for Uber Freight, joins host Brian Straight to break down how logistics organizations are adapting to an environment defined by tariff uncertainty, tightening capacity, and compressed planning cycles. The conversation centers on a fundamental shift: companies that win today a
Talking Supply Chain: AI and the new trade barrier
Artificial intelligence is widely expected to accelerate global trade, improve decision-making, and unlock new efficiencies across supply chains. But beneath that promise lies a reality few are grasping, and it is one that might result in more market barriers than anticipated.
In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight is joined Dravida Seetharam, a fellow at the Center for Globa
Talking Supply Chain: Rethinking supplier relationships
Procurement has long been viewed as a tactical function focused on cost savings and compliance, but Sam Jenks believes that mindset is outdated. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, the Kodiak Hub CRO and host of the Way We Source podcast, makes the case for treating supplier relationship management (SRM) as procurement’s equivalent of CRM in sales.
Jenks explains why many procurement teams ar
Talking Supply Chain: Cargo theft’s new era
Cargo theft in the United States has entered a new phase, shifting from localized truck stop thefts to sophisticated schemes orchestrated by international crime networks, according to Scott Cornell, vice president of transportation risk and strategy at LogistIQ Insurance Solutions and chair of TAPA Americas.
In a recent episode of Talking Supply Chain, Cornell explained that cargo theft incidents
Talking Supply Chain: From cost cutter to strategic powerhouse
In the latest episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight sat down with Dave Pennino, CEO of LogicSource, to explore why procurement is no longer just a cost-control function, it’s becoming a strategic lever for financial resilience.
Pennino doesn’t mince words about what’s changed. In an era of tariff uncertainty, inflation, geopolitical instability and shifting consumer demand, CFOs are
Talking Supply Chain: Turning AI time savings into value
Artificial intelligence is often pitched to procurement teams as a straightforward productivity win—save time, automate work, and move faster. But in this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight digs into why those promised time savings don’t always translate into better decisions or cleaner execution. Joined by Erin McFarland, VP of Operations at Fairmarkit, the conversation quickly
Talking Supply Chain: Is AI expanding cyber risk?
Cybersecurity has become one of the most material, and least understood, risks facing modern supply chains. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight sits down with Tim Freestone, chief strategy officer at Kiteworks, to unpack why AI-driven automation, agentic workflows, and digital collaboration tools are rapidly expanding the supply chain attack surface well beyond traditional
Talking Supply Chain: Why pallet building is the next frontier for warehouse productivity
Pallet building is one of the most common activities in distribution centers, yet it remains largely untouched by modern optimization efforts. In this episode, Talking Supply Chain host Brian Straight speaks with Kyle Franklin, senior solutions consultant for Lucas Systems about why palletization has historically been treated as a manual, experience-driven task rather than a strategic lever for ef
Talking Supply Chain: Why automation feasibility should guide supply chain decisions
As supply chain leaders confront rising labor costs, workforce shortages, and global uncertainty, automation is increasingly seen as both an opportunity and a risk. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight speaks with Jeff Bornino, president of North America at TMX Transform, and Nick De Klerk, senior director, about why automation decisions must start with feasibility, not ent
Talking Supply Chain: Is a manufacturing renaissance happening?
In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Brian Straight speaks with Brian Higgins, partner, U.S. sector leader for Industrial Manufacturing in KPMG’s U.S. supply chain and operations practice, about whether the recent surge in U.S. manufacturing investment represents a true renaissance or a fragile moment shaped by tariffs and geopolitics. Higgins notes that while headlines may exaggerate some ann
In Transit Podcast: The returns reckoning — fixing the most overlooked gap in modern retail
For years, product returns have been dismissed as an unavoidable cost of doing business—an operational burden buried deep in the supply chain. But as e-commerce growth stabilizes and margins tighten, that blind spot is becoming too expensive to ignore. Returns represent not only a massive financial drag but also a powerful, underutilized source of intelligence that can transform forecasting, inven
Talking Supply Chain: AI-driven planning enters a new phase
AI may be reshaping every corner of the supply chain, but nowhere is the shift more profound—or misunderstood—than in planning. In this week’s Talking Supply Chain, Gartner Director Analyst Jan Snoeckx explains why autonomous and agentic AI are no longer abstract promises but practical capabilities gaining traction inside large enterprises. Gartner’s latest research shows that autonomous planning
Talking Supply Chain: Procurement’s AI stress test
This week’s episode of Talking Supply Chain takes a very real look at something most procurement teams aren’t talking about: the biggest AI risk next year isn’t the technology, it’s the people guiding it. As Sudhir Bhojwani, co-founder and CEO of Oro Labs, told Talking Supply Chain podcast host Brian Straight, “People are still trying to figure out what they want to do with AI … but what people do
Talking Supply Chain: AI tackles the chaos of third-party risk management
Artificial intelligence has taken hold across the enterprise, but nowhere does it face a bigger challenge than in third-party risk management. As explained in this week’s Talking Supply Chain, AI thrives on structure and consistency, yet supplier ecosystems remain fragmented and inconsistent across industries.
Dave Rusher, chief customer officer at Aravo, joins the discussion to explore why the la
Talking Supply Chain: Made in America with Corvus Robotics
In an era when most automation systems are designed in the U.S. but built overseas, Corvus Robotics is charting a different course. The company, winner of the NextGen Supply Chain Solution Provider Award for Robotics, designs and manufactures its autonomous warehouse drones entirely in America.
Co-founder and CEO Jackie Wu told Talking Supply Chain host Brian Straight that building domestically is
Talking Supply Chain: Bridging the IT–OT divide
This week’s Talking Supply Chain podcast tackles one of manufacturing’s most pressing challenges: bridging the divide between operational technology (OT) on the shop floor and information technology (IT) that runs enterprise systems.
Podcast host Brian Straight is joined by Fares Sakka, director of smart industry for Orange Business, who has spent his career helping companies modernize operations
Talking Supply Chain: Sustainable procurement moves from optional to essential
In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight explores the growing importance of sustainable procurement—a practice that has quickly moved from a “nice-to-have” to a business imperative. As governments, investors, and customers increasingly demand accountability, procurement is no longer just about efficiency and cost; it is about building resilience, reducing carbon impact, and del
Talking Supply Chain: How Edible Arrangements ties product, brand, and the cold-chain together
Most consumers see a box; fresh-food operators see a system. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Edible Arrangements’ supply chain manager Jay De Sieno breaks down why packaging is a strategic lever, not an afterthought. For a gift-centric brand, the container is the first touchpoint and a quality cue—so color, layout, and presentation must reinforce identity while safeguarding perishable pro
Talking Supply Chain: How AI-infused location intelligence is reshaping supply chains
Artificial intelligence isn’t just a buzzword in supply chain, it’s rapidly changing how products move from origin to destination. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight sits down with Stuart Ryan, senior vice president and general manager of the Americas for HERE Technologies, to explore how AI-powered mapping and location intelligence are reshaping transportation and logist
Talking Supply Chain: Oliver Wight’s Tom Strohl on finding success among disruption
In a world filled with uncertainty—from tariffs to pandemics—many companies still rely on reaction instead of preparation. On the latest episode of Talking Supply Chain, Tom Strohl, president of Oliver Wight Americas, explains why integrated business planning (IBP) is the secret weapon for companies looking not just to survive disruptions, but to thrive through them.
“The difference between those
Talking Supply Chain: ALAN ensures disaster relief supplies arrive on time
When hurricanes or other disasters strike, logistics become a lifeline for thousands, in some cases even millions of people. And the trucking, logistics and supply chain industries are always ready to help, often working side by side with FEMA and other organizations like the American Red Cross, to provide the supplies communities need not only to survive the immediate aftermath, but to rebuild. B
Talking Supply Chain: Big changes come to LTL shipping
The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) system, which has provided a standardized method of identifying and classifying freight for over 70 years, is undergoing its most significant overhaul in decades. Keith Peterson, director of operations at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), joined the Talking Supply Chain podcast to explain the rationale and impact of these chang
Talking Supply Chain: Schneider Electric’s approach to the modern supply chain
Resilience. Flexibility. AI. Workforce. We talk about these themes constantly—but few companies are as intentional in connecting the dots as Schneider Electric.
Agustin Lopez Diaz, North American supply chain officer at Schneider Electric joined the Talking Supply Chain podcast to discuss Schneider Electric’s approach to its North American supply chain.
“We are investing roughly 700 million dolla
Talking Supply Chain: AI meets pharma with TraceLink’s vision for a smarter supply chain
Shabbir Dahod, CEO of Tracelink, joins Talking Supply Chain host Brian Straight to discuss artificial intelligence in the supply chain: where it is today, where it is heading, and how companies can position themselves to take advantage of the potential of this innovative technology.
In Transit Podcast: Uncovering the blind spots in supply chain compliance — and how to fix them
In this episode of the In Transit podcast, host Vishnu Rajamanickam from The Logistics Report sits down with Colby Porter, lead analytical content manager at Sayari, to unpack how businesses can uncover hidden risks and strengthen their sourcing strategies using public records and trade data.
Porter walks us through how Sayari’s “outside-in” approach—leveraging data from over 250 jurisdictions—hel
Frictionless Supply Chain: Global sourcing and manufacturing with Calico
Kathleen Chan, founder and CEO of global sourcing and manufacturing platform Calico, joins Rosemary Coates of the Reshoring Institute on this episode of the Frictionless Supply Chain podcast to discuss the state of global manufacturing.
Talking Supply Chain: Tariff talk with the Reshoring Institute’s Rosemary Coates
Guest: Rosemary Coates, president and founder of the Reshoring Institute
President Donald Trump views tariffs as a way to boost American industry and create manufacturing jobs. But can it happen? That is being hotly debated these days.
One of the people that has some unique insight into this conversation is Rosemary Coates. Coates is the founder and executive chairman of the Reshoring Institute, p
Putting Gen AI into action
GUEST: Eric Walters, VP-Analytics & Performance, DHL Supply Chain
While many companies remain in the Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) pilot stage, mainstream adoption is rapidly approaching. Some companies, like DHL Supply Chain, are already incorporating the technology into everyday use, and are finding success. DHL Supply Chain’s VP-Analytics & Performance Eric Walters joins
State of the SMB supply chain with Alibaba’s Yikun Shao
GUEST: Yikun Shao, head of B2B North American supply chain at Alibaba Group
The current state of the supply chain is causing a degree panic within businesses. Large enterprises may have resources and levers to pull to deal with the uncertainty, but for small and midsized businesses, those same levers may not exist.
On a recent episode of Talking Supply Chain, Brian Straight sat down with Yikun S
The on-the-ground reality of tariffs
GUEST: Tracey Ortiz, Director of Product Marketing, SPS Commerce
While much of the focus of tariffs is on the immediate cost and mitigating that impact, there are many hidden costs that come along with them, including higher warehouse rates and freight rate increases to meet customer delivery demands. SPS Commerce’s Tracey Ortiz joined the Talking Supply Chain podcast to explain the real-world i
Navigating today’s geopolitical world
GUEST: Courtney Rickert McCaffrey, EY’s Global Geostrategic Business Group Insights Leader
The world is changing, and supply chains are at the front lines of that change. Whether it is trade winds blowing in new directions, tariffs on imported goods, product bans, or political leadership changes, the supply chain is expected to handle these changes smoothly and with ease, without adding cost.
Ho
How J&J’s Luis Roman views digital transformations
GUEST: Luis Roman, VP MedTech Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson
Supply chain digital transformations are all the rage, but for some industries, that transformation impacts more than just the supply chain. In the Medtech space, digital supply chain transformations are improving operations, lowering the bottom line, and saving lives.
To Luis Roman, vice president of MedTech Supply Chain at Johns
Exploring warehouse technology strategies
GUEST: Andy Moul, Director Warehouse & Distribution Solutions, A. Duie Pyle
A. Duie Pyle has an extensive warehouse operation to manage its customer’s inventory throughout. Andy Moul, director warehouse & distribution solutions, joins the Talking Supply Chain podcast to discuss the technologies and strategies that are working in today’s warehouse environment.
Frictionless Supply Chain: The Chaotic World of Trade Today
GUEST: Karen Murphy International Trade Advisor and Trade Compliance Expert
Listen as Karen Murphy International Trade Advisor and Trade Compliance Expert, and Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, discuss the current state of tariffs and trade.
In Transit Podcast: Understanding the impact of Trump on shipping and trade flows
GUEST: Jono Liu, vp of global sales & marketing at Dimerco Express Group
In this episode of the In Transit Podcast, Jono Liu, vp of global sales & marketing at Dimerco Express Group, joins host Vishnu Rajamanickam of The Logistics Report to discuss the complexities of evolving global trade dynamics in light of shifting U.S. trade policies.
Frictionless Supply Chain Videocast: The Global Technology Supply Chain
GUEST: Andrea Klein, CEO of Rand Technology
In this episode, Andrea discusses her long and very successful career in technology and the changes and major shifts in the business environment, that have occurred over the past 30 years that she has been at the helm of Rand Technologies.
Explaining Agentic AI
GUEST: Kevin Frechette, co-founder and CEO, Fairmarkit.
Artificial intelligence buzz gave way to Generative AI buzz which has now been overtaken by Agentic AI buzz. What does it all mean? Fairmarkit CEO Kevin Frechette joined the Talking Supply Chain podcast to cut through the buzzwords and explain where Agentic AI can help your organization.
Genpact’s Anderson talks tariff strategies
GUEST: Peter Anderson, Global Supply Chain Lead, Genpact
Peter Anderson once had to move $380 million of goods to mitigate the impact of tariff. Now, as global supply chain lead at Genpact, he is sharing details on that experience and some of the strategies he employed with the Talking Supply Chain podcast audience.
Will Visibility-as-a-Service enable full supply chain transparency?
GUEST: Frank Kennedy, Director of Industry Solutions, Cleo
For supply chains, achieving the Holy Grail of true end-to-end visibility has been out of reach for many. With supply chains stretching into dozens of countries or more, and the sheer number of suppliers surpassing tens of thousands for some firms, gaining full visibility is a daunting task.
Putting Gen AI into action
GUEST: Eric Walters, VP-Analytics & Performance, DHL
DHL Supply Chain's VP-Analytics & Performance Eric Walters joins the Talking Supply Chain podcast to discuss how the company is leveraging Gen AI in real-world use cases today.
How J&J’s Luis Roman views digital transformations
GUEST: Luis Roman, vice president of MedTech Supply Chain at Johnson & Johnson
As vice president of Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech Supply Chain, Luis Roman has a front-row seat to the digital transformation of supply chains. He joins the Talking Supply Chain podcast to talk how that transformation has impacted J&J’s MedTech supply chain.
Building a procurement talent pipeline
GUEST: Daniel May, Director of Procurement Talent Development for the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO)
May joined the Talking Supply Chain podcast to discuss the issues facing public procurement professionals and the work NASPO is doing to educate the public—including unique programs at the high school level to grow the procurement employment pipeline—on the important
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