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The Future of Supply Chain

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

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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In this episode with Tamara Tomasevic, Head of Program Development at CIONET Germany, we discuss how cloud, data, and AI are driving digital transformation in supply chains. Tamara shares insights on fostering enterprise intelligence, encouraging cro... more

This week, Ryan Misquita of IBM shares practical Gen AI use cases in supply chain planning, from exception management and forecasting to clean data foundations, KPI measurement, and avoiding pilot purgatory.

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This week, Mike Weisberg of Implement explains how AI is improving sales forecasting through trust, purpose, and accuracy, while reshaping the planner’s role, reducing inventory bias, and separating prediction from human judgment.

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In this episode, we speak with Leroy Roberts about preventing supply chain failures through accountability, leadership under pressure, and the role of AI, clarity, and collaboration in resilient decision-making.

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Recent Guests

Mike Weisberg
Partner in Implement Consulting Group, specializes in Supply Chain Planning, AI, and Decision Making
Implement Consulting Group
Episode: Episode 168: Making AI Work in Demand Sensing: The Six Dogmas for Trustworthy Forecasting with Implement's Mike Weisbjerg
Leroy Roberts
Consultant focusing on executive risk, culture and conduct risk
Team-Worth Solutions
Episode: Episode 167: Leadership Under Pressure: Preventing supply chain failures through grip and accountability with Leroy Roberts
Moritz Kramer
Director at PwC focusing on supply chain transformation and AI capabilities
PwC
Episode: Episode 166: Practical GenAI Use Cases in Supply Chain Planning and Execution with PwC's Moritz Kramer
Adi Sharoff
Consultant at BrainBox Consulting Digital
BrainBox Consulting Digital
Episode: Episode 165: Why A Business Network Is The Invisible Backbone of Supply Chains With BrainBox’s Adi Sharoff
Bernhard Kowatsch
Director of Global Accelerator and Ventures at the World Food Programme
World Food Programme
Episode: Episode 164: AI, Innovation, and Humanitarian Logistics: Inside the World Food Programme’s Supply Chain with Bernhard Kowatsch
Rafael Avila
SAP Senior Presales Lead for Supply Chain Execution at Westernacher
Westernacher
Episode: Episode 163: Supply Chain Logistics with Westernacher's Rafael Avila
Ralf Hierzegger
Chief Product Owner for Business Network for Logistics at SAP
SAP
Episode: Episode 162: Circumventing Geopolitics: How Network Intelligence and AI Can Answer Uncertainty with SAP's Ralf Hierzegger
Rob DeSantis
CEO and co-founder of Arkestro
Arkestro
Episode: Episode 161: How AI is the Next Paradigm Shift with Arkestro's CEO Rob DeSantis
Dmitry Antonovich
Leads the Supply Chain practice for LevereX North America
LeverX
Episode: Episode 160: Beyond Go Live: Driving Continuous Improvement in SAP SCM with LeverX

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Richard Howells
Host of The Future of Supply Chain
Oyku Ilgar
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Apple Podcasts
#143
Germany/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#39
Argentina/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#43
Saudi Arabia/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#51
Finland/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#154
Philippines/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#162
India/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#197
Austria/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#215
Denmark/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#221
Singapore/Technology

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Episode 163: Supply Chain Logistics with Westernacher's Rafael Avila
Q: Is AI in logistics likely to replace workers or elevate their roles, and what skills will be most valuable going forward?
AI elevates the role by shifting the focus from manual execution to data-driven decision-making and exception handling; the most valuable skills are systems thinking, data fluency, and a willingness to challenge established ways of working.
Episode 163: Supply Chain Logistics with Westernacher's Rafael Avila
Q: From your perspective, what's the future of supply chain from a logistics executive's perspective?
Embed sustainability into everyday practices to enable better load consolidation, smarter routes, and clear delivery promises, ultimately balancing cost, service, and emissions.
Episode 165: Why A Business Network Is The Invisible Backbone of Supply Chains With BrainBox’s Adi Sharoff
Q: Can Brainbox help organizations accelerate time to value with business networks and AI?
Yes, by speaking the business language, ensuring trust and confidence, and leveraging an in-house innovation garage to tailor AI-enabled tools that address concrete, industry-specific procurement and supplier challenges.
Episode 165: Why A Business Network Is The Invisible Backbone of Supply Chains With BrainBox’s Adi Sharoff
Q: Where does AI fit naturally within commerce automation, and what steps should companies take before deploying AI?
AI should be embedded where data quality and processes are mature enough to feed it; start with a clear business language, align processes, and ensure supplier readiness before introducing AI to avoid misaligned expectations.
Episode 165: Why A Business Network Is The Invisible Backbone of Supply Chains With BrainBox’s Adi Sharoff
Q: What are the biggest hurdles organizations face in supplier onboarding and adoption?
The main challenges are educating thousands of external suppliers, aligning diverse capabilities with a single platform, and implementing effective change management so suppliers understand the benefits and adopt the new workflows.

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The show centers on practical, enterprise-focused discussions about modernizing and resilientizing global supply chains. Across recent episodes, guests and hosts explore post-go-live optimization of complex SAP implementations, AI-enabled planning and autonomous decision making, cloud transitions for logistics, regulatory drivers like product passports and tariffs, and the human-organization side of transformation, including leadership, change management, and cross-functional collaboration. Notable throughlines include the shift from cost-centric to resilience-centric strategies, the integration of AI and data platforms to enable real-time visibility, and the emphasis on actionable frameworks and real-world 사례 from large-organization deploy... more

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1. Mike Weisberg
2. Leroy Roberts
3. Moritz Kramer
4. Adi Sharoff
5. Bernhard Kowatsch
6. Rafael Avila
7. Ralf Hierzegger
8. Rob DeSantis

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