Many CSCOs are radically rethinking how their supply chains are organized, driven by operating model transformations and disruption. This Supply Chain Podcast episode will help them employ the three goals targeted by companies successfully instituting reorganizations: balance, strength and speed.

Traditional supply chain work thrives on historic, institutional expertise to solve problems as they arise. However, increasing volatility challenges this long-held notion. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how CSCOs can expand on foundational successes in unexpected ways.

Supply chains often struggle to meet demand and supply profitability after disruption. Organizations experienced on average 17 high-impact events of the past year, while cost of ownership after disruption increases on average 40%. Gartner’s latest risk study dives into how organizations can reduce impact after disruption and debunks why “resilience” is not always the most effective strategy.

As GenAI becomes a recognizable part of operations for many organizations, use cases from pioneers become more valuable for supply chain leaders. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores Google’s philosophy toward genAI and the development of capabilities in its supply chain.

For 20 years running, the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 has spotlighted supply chain excellence by sharing what differentiates leaders. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores lessons that supply chain leaders can take from the Top 25 to elevate individuals and the profession as a whole.

CSCOs are contending with increasing geopolitical risk that threatens access to global markets. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast discusses how establishing an “elastic supply chain” allows supply chains to respond to challenges and opportunity amid this growing complexity.

The geopolitical environment, tariffs, genAI, and even climate change strain the stability and strength of global supply chains. In today’s Supply Chain Podcast, we talk about the recommendations for CSCOs to manage these uncertainties within their own organizations and ecosystems.

While CEOs work to meet the dual challenges of growing the business while responding to the challenges of evolving markets, CSCOs may feel the knock-on effects of top-down strategy adjustments. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how CSCOs can adapt to and thrive with these changes.

The specifics of strategic decision making around key areas like resilience can vary widely between organizations. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how AstraZeneca’s Matt Winterman approaches various angles of this concept, and how supply chain leaders can implement similar ideas.

CSCOs must navigate what feels like constant disruption across their supply chain operations. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how seasoned CSCO Sami Naffakh of Reckitt views these disruptions, and how CSCOs can combat them.

Volatile geopolitics are disrupting resource flows, climate change impacts are threatening supply and emissions reduction goals are proliferating. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how CSCOs can extract more value from increasingly scarce and constrained resources.

As digital transformation looms for many organizations, supply chain leaders are searching for leading examples. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how General Mills conducts digital transformation for its supply chain.

As complexity across the business environment grows, many supply chain leaders are responding by developing and engaging in ecosystem partnerships. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast discusses Intel’s approach to driving resilience and value through their ecosystem.

As employees cope with unprecedented amounts of change, the complexity and ambiguity that supply chain transformations introduce threaten to overwhelm them. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how supply chain leaders can combat this challenge through “designed simplicity.”

A record-breaking submission year for Gartner’s Power of the Profession awards indicates innovation within supply chain is on the rise. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast discusses what supply chain leaders can learn from standout innovations in this year’s Power of the Profession awards.

As fiscal conditions tighten and shopping habits change in response, supply chain leaders must adapt their operations to keep pace. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast with L’Oréal’s Damien Decouvelaere explores how B2B and B2C customer expectations are driving change across the supply chain.

As the supply chain industry evolves, extracting value from “off-book” items like databases and human knowledge is increasingly important. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast categorizes these items into three economies and explains how supply chain leaders can derive value from them.

Technology’s importance is only increasing as supply chain leaders develop multiyear strategies for their organizations. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast provides insight into how Gartner expects supply chain’s technological landscape will change, and how supply chain leaders can adapt.

Traditional supply chain organization design focuses on how “centralized” or “decentralized” an operating model is, often conflating and obscuring accountability and control. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores an approach focused on fit-for-purpose integration and differentiation.

Pressures to pursue sustainability initiatives are mounting for supply chain leaders already caught in a period of significant fiscal challenge. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how Diageo delivers on sustainability in this environment, and how supply chain leaders can emulate it.

Despite investments in digital technology to improve decision making, CSCOs and supply chain leaders are not seeing tangible improvements. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how leveraging localized leaders’ human visibility alongside these technologies can strengthen decision making.

APAC supply chains are rapidly evolving due to new manufacturing and distribution network strategies, and talent and logistics challenges. Supply chain leaders can listen to this episode of the Supply Chain Podcast to explore these and more critical opportunities and challenges in the region.

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Hype for GenAI is at or near its peak, driving many supply chain leaders to evaluate and test the technology in their operations. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast provides firsthand guidance from Cliff Henson, CVP of Microsoft Cloud Supply Chain, including discussion of initial use cases.