The Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast
The Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast takes listeners on an audio journey through the issues and topics shaping supply chains. It is a space where experts assemble to discuss and answer the burning questions faced by Supply Chain professionals daily. With topics including ESG, digitalization, AI, through to the very latest news and industry trends. We’re bringing these conversations to life through a series of podcasts.
Episodes

Monday Mar 03, 2025
The new standard for EV battery circularity
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
The production and sale of EVs continues to transform all stages of automotive supply chains, not least the logistics around the transport, repairing and disposal of batteries. David Gray, Client Director, EV Battery Solutions at Cox Automotive, talks to us about the current and future state of battery logistics, and the impact this will have on supply chains.

Thursday Oct 24, 2024
The Future of Workplace in the Supply Chain Industry
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Technology is changing all aspects of life, and the world of work is no exception. In the latest Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast episode, Claudius Christmas, Jr., VP Global HR Transformation and Digitalization at DHL Supply Chain, discusses the changing nature of the supply chain workplace, and the trends organizations need to be aware of to be prepared for the workforce of the future.

Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Digitalization and GenAI's impact on supply chain
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Digitalization and GenAI offer potentially dazzling opportunities for the future. But what tangible benefits and developments will they actually bring to supply chains, and how should the technologies be implemented? In this podcast, Knut Alicke, Partner at McKinsey & Company, discusses what supply chain leaders need to know about a digital and GenAI-driven future.

Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Balancing Stability and Innovation in the E-commerce Supply Chain
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
In the latest Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast, FMCG supply chain leader David Sheldon discusses sustainability, innovation, personalisation and much more with Lou Barber, Global Head of Marketing at DHL Supply Chain.

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Building an effective supply chain with The LEGO Group
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
We’re joined by Nick Hawkins, Senior Director Distribution EMEA at The LEGO Group to discuss how to build an effective supply chain with a Lead Logistics Partner.

Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Supply Chain’s impact on customer experience and brand loyalty
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
We're joined by Chris Onisk, Executive Director of Global Omnichannel Distribution at Estée Lauder Companies. With experience right across Global Supply Chain Operations, Fulfillment, Customer Care, and Project Management - and having launched seven distribution centers and onboarded many 3PLs – Chris talks to us about all things omnichannel.

Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Supply Chain Leadership Stories
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
We’re joined by Radu Palamariu, Managing Director, Europe and Asia Pacific at Alcott Global and co-author of the book Source to Sold. Having interviewed more than 25 supply chain leaders, Radu reveals the insights and lessons he has gathered about what it takes to effectively lead, manage and develop a successful supply chain.

Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Stories Behind Clinical Supply Chain Logistics
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Listen to Louise Barber, Global VP Marketing at DHL Supply Chain, as she joins Tatjana Vorobjova, Director, Clinical Supply Chain Logistics, Global Network Partnerships, to discuss people, resilience, decentralized Clinical Supply Chain logistics, change management and more.

Friday May 26, 2023
Service Logistics and The Circular Economy
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Efficient and timely logistics are crucial to ensuring equipment and technology stays working, maintained and updated across a range of sectors. In this episode, Scott Allison, Chief Customer Officer of Service Logistics at DHL Supply Chain, explains how service logistics works and the key role it plays in the circular economy.

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Talking Transport and ESG
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
The movement of goods in the supply chain has a big impact on sustainability and environmental concerns. Listen as two DHL Supply Chain experts, Tutu Akinkoye (Go Green Lead, UKI) and Ross Mclean (Global Head of Transport Product Development) discuss how Transport and ESG can best work together to meet the challenges and explore the opportunities.