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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 ideal podcast for supply chain, R&D, manufacturing, logistics, and operations executives to learn and share ideas and best practices with their peers.
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Episode 188: Digital Battery Pass: Pain in the Pass or Competitive Edge with SAP's Oleksandra Ostapenko
We are joined by Oleksandra Ostapenko, who explains the EU Digital Product Passport—what it is, who it affects, and why companies should act now. Is it a compliance burden or a competitive edge? We say both – and it starts with data readine
Episode 187: Across Logistics: The Future of Supply Chain Visibility, AI, and Business Networks
This week, we are joined by Hapag-Lloyd's Karsten Schmidt and SAP's Danilo Angelinetta and Doug DeLuca to explore the future of supply chain visibility —covering IoT-powered containers, AI-driven decisions, and business network collaboratio
Episode186 : How Conversational and Agentic AI are reshaping supply chain with Lukas Huber, Deloitte
What if your supply chain system didn't just answer questions but took action? In this episode, Lukas Huber from Deloitte explains the real difference between conversational and agentic AI, shares concrete use cases from shortage mitigation
Episode 185: A Conversation with Kearney: Why is the Supply Chain Moving to the Center of Companies' Strategy?
Kearney's Suketu Gandhi joins us to discuss why the supply chain is now central to corporate strategy—from COO growth optimism and resilience as a competitive weapon to AI industrialization and sustainability's renaissance. ===== In this ep
Episode 184: Beyond the Silos: Why Transportation Planning Is Becoming the Nerve Center of the Modern Supply Chain with CloudPaths and LeverX
Transportation is no longer just a last-mile function. This week we, together with Tushar Bhalla from CloudPaths, and Dmitry Antanovich from LeverX explore how it's becoming the nerve center of modern supply chains. ===== Transportation pla
Episode 183: The Autonomous Supply Chain with NTT Data’s Brooks Noonan
Can your supply chain make decisions faster than your competitors? We sit down with Brooks Noonan of NTT DATA to explore the shift from digital visibility to true autonomous execution—and what it actually takes to get there. ===== What if y
Episode 182: From Theory to Practice: Implementing Carbon Accounting in Supply Chains with Amy Brachio
In this episode Amy Brachio explains why product-level carbon accounting is reshaping how supply chains buy, invest and compete. And why two factories with identical operations can legally report completely different carbon figures. ===== I
Episode 181: The Role of AI Across SAP Business Network with SAP's Atena Reyhani
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. ===== Atena Reyhani, Head of Product Management f
Episode 180: Sustainability as a Built-In KPI: Scope 3, Traceability, and Green Ledger with KPMG's Dominik Ladich
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 su
Episode 179: From Technology Adoption to Value Realization with Exed Consulting’s Renan Guedes
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. ===== Why do so many supply c
Episode 178: When Robots Become Coworkers with SAP's Lukasz Ostrowski
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. ===== What happ
Episode 177: Why Asset Management Matters More Than Ever in 2026 and Beyond with Accenture’s John Holmes and SAP’s Andy Hancock
John Holmes from Accenture and Andy Hancock from SAP joined us to explore why asset management matters more than ever. The conversation covers EAM and APM convergence, lift-and-shift cloud migration risks, and how AI agents, IoT, and digita
Episode 176: The New Era of Field Service and Asset Management with SAP's Ryan Jones
Ryan Jones from SAP discusses the new era of field service and asset management, covering AI agents, autonomous operations, and how integrated asset management drives supply chain resilience. (https://cloud-platform/TFoSC_EP174_Logistics%
Episode 175: How COOs Should Rethink Cybersecurity for Resilient Supply Chains
We explore how COOs can rethink supply chain security, from physical risks and open source vulnerabilities to AI threats, data sovereignty, and building a cyber-resilient culture across the business network. Download the episode transcript
Episode 174: Logistics 2026: What Supply Chains Must Prepare for Now with PwC
PwC’s Christian Sachse joins us to talk all things logistics. Discover recent trends such as automation, AI, nearshoring, and sustainability. Download the episode transcript (https://sap-podcast-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/cloud-platform/TFoSC_
DE Episode 06: Datensouveränität im Cloud-Zeitalter: Wie hybride Systemlandschaften Produktentwicklung, Produktion und Vertrieb verbinden
In dieser Folge sprechen Sin To und Annette Garcia Lorenzo mit Johann Stadler von Hilti und Andreas Madlencnik von SAP über Datensouveränität, hybride Cloud-Landschaften, globale Skalierbarkeit und KI im Supply-Chain-Kontext. Download the
Episode 173: Orchestrating the next generation supply chain with KPMG
This week, KPMG’s Hernan De la Torre and Stefan Seitz join us to discuss neural supply chain orchestration, agentic AI, clean core governance, and why ERP remains essential for faster, smarter, more resilient supply chains. Download the
Episode 172: Architecting the Future of Logistics: Accenture’s Michel Roger on AI, Autonomy, and Workforce
Michel Roger of Accenture joins us to discuss how AI, autonomy, robotics, and data governance are reshaping logistics, workforce skills, and supply chain leadership. Download the episode transcript (https://sap-po
Episode 171: AI in Supply Chain Transformation: Human Decision-Making, Bias, and Trust with Benjamin Bargetzi
What if the key to successful AI in supply chains is not technology, but the human brain? In this episode, Benjamin Bargetzi reveals how AI can sharpen decisions, challenge bias, and help leaders navigate uncertainty. Download the
Episode 170: Unpacking the Power Triangle: Cloud, Data, and AI in Supply Chain Transformation with CIONET’s Tamara Tomasevic
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, encou
Episode 169: Practical GenAI Use Cases in Supply Chain Planning with IBM's Ryan Misquita
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. Download the
Episode 168: Making AI Work in Demand Sensing: The Six Dogmas for Trustworthy Forecasting with Implement's Mike Weisbjerg
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. Download
Episode 167: Leadership Under Pressure: Preventing supply chain failures through grip and accountability with Leroy Roberts
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. Download the
Episode 166: Practical GenAI Use Cases in Supply Chain Planning and Execution with PwC's Moritz Kramer
In this episode, PwC’s Moritz Kramer shares practical GenAI use cases in supply chain planning, from decision support and scenario analysis to data harmonization, productivity gains, and guided decision-making with humans still in control.
Episode 165: Why A Business Network Is The Invisible Backbone of Supply Chains With BrainBox’s Adi Sharoff
In this episode, we speak with Adi Sharoff of BrainBox Consulting Digital about why business networks are the invisible backbone of supply chains. We discuss B2B friction, supplier onboarding, touchless automation, AI, and how procurement t
Episode 164: AI, Innovation, and Humanitarian Logistics: Inside the World Food Programme’s Supply Chain with Bernhard Kowatsch
In this episode we sit down with Bernhard Kowatsch, Director of Global Accelerator and Ventures at the UN World Food Programme (WFP), to talk about humanitarian logistics and how digital tools and AI are transforming decision-making. Downlo
Episode 163: Supply Chain Logistics with Westernacher's Rafael Avila
Today, we speak with Rafael Avila, who discusses how AI-powered logistics improves visibility, reduces emissions, and helps companies balance cost, service, and sustainability in transportation planning. Download the episode
Episode 162: Circumventing Geopolitics: How Network Intelligence and AI Can Answer Uncertainty with SAP's Ralf Hierzegger
This week, we talk with SAP's Ralf Hierzegger about how network intelligence and AI can assist logistics teams in managing disruptions, enhancing collaboration, and building a more resilient supply chain. Download the episo
Episode 161: How AI is the Next Paradigm Shift with Arkestro's CEO Rob DeSantis
Arkestro’s CEO, Rob DeSantis, joins us this week for an insightful conversation about why AI is the next major paradigm shift in the supply chain and how it can unlock faster value, better decisions, and happier teams. Download the
Episode 160: Beyond Go Live: Driving Continuous Improvement in SAP SCM with LeverX
SAP SCM value doesn’t end at go-live. Jacob Ladson and Dmitry Antonovich share how continuous improvement, clean core, KPI governance, and agentic AI help organizations keep supply chain solutions delivering value. Download the
