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What does it take to lead the global supply chains that keep the world moving? Supply Chain Uncut, from Supply Chain Digital, answers this and more each week. Through honest and insightful conversations with the world’s biggest supply chain leaders, we dissect the intricacies of successful end-to-end global strategy. Our guests discuss the full scope of modern operations from change management and technology to AI integration, mitigating risk and leadership philosophy, to help position modern supply chain leaders for success. Discover more at www.supplychaindigital.com

  1. 5h ago

    Ep. 17 | Life or Death is a Matter of Supply

    Kenny Otto of Royal Papworth Hospital opens up on his own emotional journey into healthcare, and why resilience, leadership and global experience are reshaping the future of healthcare supply chains. In healthcare, supply chain performance can determine whether patients live or die. Few understand those stakes better than Kenny Otto, whose career spans humanitarian operations across Africa and supply chain transformation at one of the UK’s leading specialist cardiac hospitals. This week on Supply Chain Uncut, Kenny shares what more than two decades in global healthcare supply chains has taught him about resilience, leadership and building systems for disruption. From delivering essential medicines in South Sudan and managing HIV and malaria supply chains in Nigeria to supporting the Ebola response, Kenny now applies those experiences to supply chain transformation at Royal Papworth Hospital.

  2. Aug 13

    Ep. 16 | Could AI Create a Talent Crisis for the Future of Procurement?

    This week on Supply Chain Uncut, host Aaron McMillan is joined by Andrew Swift, a senior procurement leader at the British Council with more than 30 years of experience spanning procurement, financial services, consulting, telecoms and the public sector. Drawing on a career that began in accounts payable before progressing into procurement leadership, Andrew explores the changing role of the profession, the opportunities and risks created by AI and what leaders need to consider as they build the procurement teams of the future.

  3. Aug 6

    Ep. 15 | Why Logistics Leaders Need AI-Powered Fleet Telematics

    Fleet data only creates value when it leads to action. For logistics teams facing rising fuel costs, safety risks and information overload, simply knowing where vehicles are is no longer enough. This week on Supply Chain Uncut, guest host Matt High joins Charles Kriete, Chief Executive Officer of Zonar Systems, to explore how telematics is helping fleet operators improve visibility, control costs, reduce risk and protect drivers. Drawing on more than 20 years’ experience across distribution, connected devices and SaaS technology, Charles explains how the merger of Zonar and GPS TrackIt is combining fleet hardware, software and agentic AI to create a unified platform built around customer needs.

  4. Jul 30

    Ep 14 | Reimagining Returns in Modern Retail

    Returns are no longer just a cost. They're becoming one of retail's biggest competitive advantages. In this episode of the Supply Chain Digital Podcast, Aaron McMillan sits down with Juan Hernandez Campos, Chief Operating Officer at Happy Returns, a UPS company, to explore how returns are reshaping retail operations, customer experience and supply chain strategy. Drawing on leadership experience spanning Happy Returns, Gap, McKinsey and SanDisk, Juan explains why returns should no longer be viewed as an operational burden, how AI is improving decision-making across supply chains and why great operations always begin with understanding the customer.

  5. Jul 23

    Ep.13 | Why You Need to Stop Buying AI and Start Solving Real Problems

    Rick McDonald led Clorox's supply chain through COVID, hyperinflation and a five-month cyber attack. Now a supply chain advisor and digital transformation leader, he joins the Supply Chain Podcast to discuss with host Ella Wilkinson why most AI strategies start in the wrong place, how change management determines whether digital transformation succeeds and why curiosity and digital fluency will separate the next generation of supply chain leaders from everyone else. Over the 30 minutes he delivers a frank conversation on why business should stop buying AI and start solving real problems, what people get wrong about transformation programmes and the early lessons that have underpinned his career.

  6. Jul 16

    Ep 12. | Why an AI-Ready Workforce Is Your Supply Chain's Secret Weapon

    AI is accelerating. But are your people keeping up? Lorraine Gavin, Senior Principal Analyst at Gartner, joins host Aaron McMillan live from Barcelona to explore why organisations are getting AI readiness half right, why supply chain leaders need to change their story at board level and why misinformation is an emerging supply chain risk that nobody has a framework for yet. Get ready for an honest and frank discussion on human readiness, storytelling, talent pipelines and why a fabricated video could one day shut down your warehouse.

  7. Jul 9

    Ep.11 | Are You Using AI To Deliver The Best Business Outcomes?

    Standalone AI tools aren't always connected to your supply chain reality, and that can present real problems. Fabienne Cêtre, EVP EMEA at Kinaxis, joins host Aaron McMillan live from Barcelona to discuss why enterprise AI is the only sustainable path forward, how organisations can build more adaptive supply chains and why customer outcomes should drive every technology decision. Plus why celebrating small wins matters as much as closing big deals and a deep-dive into the future of real human leadership.

  8. Jul 2

    Episode 10 | Is Your Supply Chain AI Solving the Right Problems? Gabriel Werner Answers

    What does good AI actually look like in supply chain? Gabriel Werner, VP of Supply Chain Advisory at Blue Yonder, joins host Aaron McMillan live from Gartner's Supply Chain Symposium in Barcelona to discuss why specialised AI outperforms generic models, how Blue Yonder's NVIDIA partnership is shaping the AI Agent Factory, and why the organisations winning with AI right now started with the business problem, not the technology. From governance and context to the future of human and AI collaboration, this is a grounded, practical conversation about where supply chain AI is really heading.

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What does it take to lead the global supply chains that keep the world moving? Supply Chain Uncut, from Supply Chain Digital, answers this and more each week. Through honest and insightful conversations with the world’s biggest supply chain leaders, we dissect the intricacies of successful end-to-end global strategy. Our guests discuss the full scope of modern operations from change management and technology to AI integration, mitigating risk and leadership philosophy, to help position modern supply chain leaders for success. Discover more at www.supplychaindigital.com

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    2026
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