Resilient Supply Chain
The Resilient Supply Chain Podcast is where global leaders explore how to make supply chains stronger, smarter, and more sustainable.
Hosted by Tom Raftery, technology evangelist, sustainability thought-leader, and former SAP Global VP, the show features C-suite executives, founders, and innovators from some of the world’s most influential companies. Together, we examine how organisations are building supply chains that can withstand shocks, adapt to change, and compete in a decarbonising economy.
New episodes drop every Monday at 7 a.m. CET, packed with real insight, not PR fluff.
From resilience and risk mitigation to AI-driven visibility, circular design, and ESG transformation, the podcast unpacks the data, systems, and strategies shaping global operations.
You’ll hear from the people doing the work on:Because a supply chain can’t be sustainable unless it’s resilient, and it can’t be resilient unless it’s sustainable.
- business continuity and crisis response
- Scope 3 emissions and supply chain sustainability
- digital twins and predictive resilience
- ethical sourcing and due diligence compliance
- nearshoring, automation, and future-ready logistics
Resilient Supply Chain+ subscribers also get access to bonus episodes, including highlight reels, extra analysis, trend briefings, and other subscriber-only insights.
If you’re a supply chain executive, sustainability strategist, or technology leader, this show gives you an edge.
Subscribe now and join the global conversation redefining how the world moves, makes, and measures everything.
Episodes
493 episodes
Miss the Slot, Lose the Customer
What happens when last-mile delivery stops being a logistics function and starts becoming a strategic differentiator?It changes how you think about cost, resilience, sustainability, and even customer retention.In this week's e...
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Episode 111
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38:33
Your Safety Metrics Are Improving. Serious Harm Isn’t
If your safety metrics are improving, are your people actually safer? Or are you just getting better at measuring the wrong things?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by
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Episode 110
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39:20
Finding the One Thing That Can Break Your Supply Chain
Is your supply chain one nut away from failure?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain podcast, I’m joined by Jonathan Doller, Senior Solution Consultant at
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Episode 109
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41:20
AI Can Find Suppliers. Humans Still Own the Risk
In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by Ricky Ho, Founder of SourceReady, to explore how AI is reshap...
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Episode 108
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38:52
Why Supplier Data Is Breaking Supply Chain Resilience
Over 50% of companies say they’re getting garbage supplier data. Over 40% never hear back at all.And we’re basing ESG disclosures, compliance filings, and climate targets on that?In this episode, I’m joined by
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Episode 107
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33:09
Why Scope 3 Is the Real Resilience Problem in Construction
If 98% of your emissions sit in your supply chain, what does that say about your resilience when things start to break?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by
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Episode 106
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37:50
The Hidden Cost of Surplus Inventory and Idle Assets
Three corporate jets as “excess assets.”Absurd? Yes. Rare? Not really. What does that say about how companies handle surplus?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by Gordon Zellner, CEO and f...
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Episode 105
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37:56
How Supply Chain Leverage Can Stop Deforestation
The EU Deforestation Regulation has been delayed — but the clock is still ticking. Are supply chains really ready?Deforestation has long been treated as a distant, upstream issue. With the EU Deforestation Regulation postponed unt...
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Episode 104
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42:50
If Your ESG Data Can’t Be Audited, It’s Meaningless
Is ESG really about sustainability, or is it quietly becoming a hard economic filter for who gets to trade, raise capital, and survive?In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Nisha Kohli...
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Episode 103
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33:16
AI Won’t Fix Safety Until Your Data Does
AI won’t fix broken decisions. Capital markets are driving sustainability. And climate risk is already a safety issue.So why are EHS and sustainability still treated as separate systems?In this episode of the Resilient Supp...
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Episode 102
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37:12
Steam Still Runs Industry. That’s the Decarbonisation Problem
Industrial heat powers half of manufacturing - and almost no one is talking about it.What if one of the biggest supply chain emissions problems has been hiding in the boiler room all along?In this episode, I’m joined by
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Episode 101
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48:18
Your Pension May Be Financing Supply Chain Risk
Can your pension quietly sabotage your climate and supply chain goals without you ever knowing?What if one of the biggest risks to resilience isn’t logistics or energy, but where your money sleeps at night?In this episode, ...
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Episode 100
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Why Incentives Matter More Than Blockchain
What if sustainability didn’t rely on good intentions, ESG reports, or awareness campaigns… but on incentives that actually change behaviour?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by
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Episode 99
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Why Freight Is the Blind Spot in Supply Chain Resilience
Freight is one of the biggest sources of supply chain emissions — so why is it still treated as an afterthought?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by
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Episode 98
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37:03
Fixing Paperwork Risk to Boost Supply Chain Resilience
What if the biggest threat to your supply chain isn’t a typhoon, strike, or cyberattack, but a mistyped HS code?This week I’m joined by Yeelen Knegtering, Co-Found...
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Episode 97
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28:16
Bad Data Breaks Supply Chain Decisions
What if the biggest risk in your supply chain isn’t geopolitical shocks or new regulations, but the data you trust every single day?This week, I’m joined by Andy Kohm...
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Episode 96
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33:33
Heat Stress Is the Climate Risk Your Supply Chain Is Missing
What happens to your supply chain when it gets too hot for workers to show up?In this episode I’m joined by Kevin Vranes, Chief Product Officer at Worldl...
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Episode 95
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38:08
Resilience in Food Supply Chains Starts in the Soil
What if 70–95% of your emissions sit on farms you’ve never even seen?And what happens to your supply chain when those farms face depleted soils, rising costs, and climate shocks all at once?In this episode, I’m joined by
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Episode 94
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40:51
AI and Proactive Maintenance for a Resilient Supply Chain
What if your supply chain could spot a breakdown before it happened?In this episode of The Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by Taylor Smith, Chie...
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Episode 93
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37:34
The Maths of Supply Chain Resilience: What Happens When Algorithms Drive the Last Mile
In this debut episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I chat with Rich Savoie, Co-founder and CEO of Adiona, about how data-driven op...
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Episode 92
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42:30
Small Fleets, Big Impact – Linxup’s Resilient Sustainable Revolution
What if your fleet could drive further, burn less fuel, and cut emissions, all without adding a single new vehicle?In this final episode under the Sustainable Supply Chain name (before we evolve into the Resilient Supply Cha...
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Episode 91
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48:16
Inside the Future of Resilient Supply Chains: AI, Scope 3, and the Power of Supplier Data
In this week’s episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain Podcast, I’m joined by Jamie Barsimantov, VP of Supply Chain Strategy at Sphera, to explore what...
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Episode 90
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34:51
The Quiet Warehouse Problem AI Drones Can Finally Fix
In this week’s episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain Podcast, I sit down with Jackie Wu, CEO and co-founder of Corvus Robotics, to expl...
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Episode 89
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37:58