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The best Supply Chain Management and industry podcasts from the Supply Chain Management Review network. Look for new episodes each week.

  1. Talking Supply Chain: From cost cutter to strategic powerhouse

    FEB 19

    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 under relentless pressure. But the real risk, he argues, isn’t just volatility, it’s underinvestment in procurement.

    40 min
  2. Talking Supply Chain: Turning AI time savings into value

    FEB 5

    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the conversation quickly moves beyond hype into the operational friction that emerges when AI is layered onto outdated processes and governance models.

    39 min

  3. JAN 29

    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 IT environments.

    46 min

  4. JAN 15

    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 efficiency.

    37 min

  5. JAN 8

    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 enthusiasm for the latest technology. The discussion emphasizes that rushing into large capital investments without fully understanding operational needs often leads to costly mistakes that can burden organizations for decades.

    43 min
  6. Talking Supply Chain: Is a manufacturing renaissance happening?

    12/18/2025

    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 announcements, underlying data—from manufacturing construction spend to foreign direct investment—shows real momentum, particularly as companies reassess resilience, proximity to customers, and supply chain risk.

    41 min

  7. 12/11/2025

    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, inventory planning, product design, and customer experience. In this episode of In Transit, host Vishnu Rajamanickam from The Logistics Report speaks with Chuck Fuerst, chief commercial officer at ReverseLogix, about why the industry’s mindset around returns must fundamentally change.

    33 min

  8. 12/04/2025

    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 has officially passed the “peak of inflated expectations,” moving out of hype and into measurable value. That shift, Snoeckx notes, reflects a deeper mindset change: companies aren’t asking if AI can help planners anymore; they’re asking how it should.

    36 min
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