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The Future of Supply Chain

SAP SE
Supply Chain Management
Artificial Intelligence
Supply Chain
Sustainability
SAP
Digital Transformation
Automation
Logistics
Tariffs
E-Commerce
Cybersecurity
Supply Chain Planning
Circular Economy
Supply Chain Resilience
Digitalization
Sustainable Logistics
Robotics
Machine Learning
Warehouse Automation
Blockchain

The Future of Supply Chain podcast is a show hosted by Richard Howells, Sin To, and Oyku Ilgar. The trio discusses hot topics, best practices, and the latest innovations to deliver a risk-resilient and sustainable supply chain. The show features interviews with experts from the world of supply chain, sustainability, AI and automation, who will address the issues of today and tomorrow. This is an i... more

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This week, SAP's Atena Reyhani joins us to explore how agentic AI and SAP Business Network are enabling autonomous supply chains–from cross-enterprise orchestration to data-driven decisions.

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Atena Reyhani, Head of Product Management for SAP ... more

Together with Dominik Ladich from KPMG discuss how organizations can embed sustainability into core ERP and supply chain processes, covering the Green Ledger, Scope 3 emissions, and how AI enables unprecedented transparency across global supply chain... more

We explore why the real value of supply chain transformation begins after go-live — from measuring outcomes monthly and fixing broken processes to building the digital and data foundations that make AI deliver.

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Why do so many supply chain tra... more

We explore what happens when robots become coworkers, from embodied AI and humanoid robots in manufacturing and logistics to workforce transformation, robot certifications, and the path toward a more autonomous supply chain.

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What happens whe... more

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Atena Reyhani
Atena Reyhani, leading product for SAP Business Network Core with a focus on platform data and AI
SAP
Episode: Episode 181: The Role of AI Across SAP Business Network with SAP's Atena Reyhani
Dominik Ladich
Leader of the global team delivering SAP-KPMG sustainability collaboration
KPMG
Episode: Episode 180: Sustainability as a Built-In KPI: Scope 3, Traceability, and Green Ledger with KPMG's Dominik Ladich
Renan Guedes
CEO and Founding Partner at Exed Consulting
Exed Consulting
Episode: Episode 179: From Technology Adoption to Value Realization with Exed Consulting’s Renan Guedes
Lukasz Ostrowski
Head of Embodied AI & Robotics at SAP
SAP
Episode: Episode 178: When Robots Become Coworkers with SAP's Lukasz Ostrowski
John Holmes
Accenture executive; leads Intelligent Asset Management Practice North America
Accenture
Episode: Episode 177: Why Asset Management Matters More Than Ever in 2026 and Beyond with Accenture’s John Holmes and SAP’s Andy Hancock
Andy Hancock
Global Head of Domain Advisory for Asset Management and Field Service
SAP
Episode: Episode 177: Why Asset Management Matters More Than Ever in 2026 and Beyond with Accenture’s John Holmes and SAP’s Andy Hancock
Ryan Jones
Product Marketing Manager for Asset and Service Management at SAP
SAP
Episode: Episode 176: The New Era of Field Service and Asset Management with SAP's Ryan Jones
Jay Thoden van Velzen
Technical advisor in SAP's Office of the Chief Security Officer
SAP
Episode: Episode 175: How COOs Should Rethink Cybersecurity for Resilient Supply Chains
Christian Sachse
Director at PwC Germany, Center of Excellence for Logistics Transformation
PwC
Episode: Episode 174: Logistics 2026: What Supply Chains Must Prepare for Now with PwC

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Richard Howells
Host of The Future of Supply Chain
Oyku Ilgar
Host of The Future of Supply Chain
Sin To
Co-host of The Future of Supply Chain

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#154
United Arab Emirates/Technology
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#177
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#203
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#249
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Episode 180: Sustainability as a Built-In KPI: Scope 3, Traceability, and Green Ledger with KPMG's Dominik Ladich
Q: Dominik, to make this more tangible, can you share examples where integrating sustainability into ERP and related processes improved both environmental outcomes and business performance?
In multiple projects, we see immediate impact once data and material flows are available. For instance, optimizing energy use in automated systems reduced idle consumption dramatically, and packaging and waste data quality improvements, driven by regulatory and cost considerations, enabled material-flow optimization and lower fees. Across projects, primary data exchanges with suppliers emerge as a key step, enabling better CO2 balance oversight and collaboration to reduce emissions.
Episode 178: When Robots Become Coworkers with SAP's Lukasz Ostrowski
Q: How should organizations prepare before starting with humanoid robots?
Outline a stack starting with reliable hardware, then a robotic foundation model that can control and reason over hardware, and finally consider whether to rely on a single-stack provider or multiple specialized vendors to expand applicability across industries.
Episode 178: When Robots Become Coworkers with SAP's Lukasz Ostrowski
Q: What are the biggest deployment challenges when introducing humanoid robots into operations?
Key challenges include hardware reliability, certification for productive use, integrating with existing systems, choosing the right robot type for each task, and creating a controlled experimentation path before broad-scale rollout.
Episode 178: When Robots Become Coworkers with SAP's Lukasz Ostrowski
Q: Embodied AI in simple terms—what problems is it aiming to solve for supply chains?
It is an AI agent that can interact with the physical world through robot bodies, allowing decisions and business logic to be executed on the shop floor with autonomy and collaboration with human workers, ultimately bridging the gap between digital insight and physical action.
Episode 175: How COOs Should Rethink Cybersecurity for Resilient Supply Chains
Q: How should COOs approach identity and access management in the era of cloud, AI, and multiple LMSs?
COOs should prioritize identity-first security, promote the use of password managers, ensure machine identity for cloud resources, enforce robust IAM practices, anonymize training data for AI, and maintain strict data access controls to prevent lateral movement and data leakage.

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What is The Future of Supply Chain about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on strategic themes at the intersection of supply chain, technology, and AI, with guests who bring hands-on experience from global companies, consultancies, and humanitarian organizations. Topics commonly explored include AI-enabled planning and governance, networked logistics, data sovereignty, ERP/PLM/hybrid cloud integrations, and the human factors shaping adoption of automation and analytics. Episodes emphasize practical roadmaps, end-to-end visibility, and governance to scale AI across networks, often featuring executives who discuss real-world implementations, measurable KPIs, and workforce evolution in roles like procurement, logistics, and operations. A notable pattern is the blend of enterprise tech perspectives (S... more

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1. Atena Reyhani
2. Dominik Ladich
3. Renan Guedes
4. Lukasz Ostrowski
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7. Ryan Jones
8. Jay Thoden van Velzen

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