The current consumer environment is evolving, and it’s having real impacts on supply chain organizations. In this episode of the Supply Chain Podcast, Tamera Fenske, CSCO at Kimberly-Clark, discusses how her company is addressing changing demands and how to succeed in this dynamic environment.

Despite emerging technologies, people remain central to manufacturing plants and facilities. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how Essity and its president of global supply chain, Donato Giorgio, make employee safety and continuous development key to operations and delivering on business outcomes.

New disruptions and new growth demands dominate CSCO attention during this highly volatile era. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast attempts to make sense of leading through the noise with guidance from Kenvue and its growth-focused, objective-oriented approach to digital transformation.

Driving agility and efficiency is always top of mind for CSCOs, but today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) trade and business environment increase its importance. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores Pernod Ricard’s solution: increased agility and a willingness to rebuild.

Despite both historic and growing interest in using AI to enhance supply chains, CSCOs report AI investments are still failing to meet some of their sky-high expectations. This Supply Chain Podcast episode explores research into the roots of each of these challenges and how CSCOs can overcome them.

As technologies and industries shift over time, so does the supply chain leader’s role. On today’s Supply Chain Podcast, we speak to Halide Alagöz, Ralph Lauren’s chief product and merchandising officer, on how supply chain leaders can use curiosity to unlock growth for their organizations.

Supply chain leadership plays a critical role in driving business transformation. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores Henkel’s journey to balance scale with market agility during its business transformation and how CSCOs can achieve similar results.

AI investments hallmarked the last year for innovations in supply chain. Though AI remains a high priority, this episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how people-focused innovations may be on the rise according to this year’s Power of the Profession Awards.

U.S. tariffs, trade policy and the ongoing uncertainty surrounding each continues. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how CSCOs can respond to and prepare for the current state of tariff volatility leading up to 1 April, a pivotal date for tariff implementation.

While supply chains are mired in solving short-term issues and volatility, CSCOs must also develop clear strategies for the future. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores Lenovo’s approach to future-proofing its supply chain through a “global-local” strategy and digital transformation.

CEO expectations for growth and AI’s burgeoning influence are weighing on CSCOs. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast offers guidance by exploring Gartner’s 2025 Predicts for Supply Chain Strategy, a framework for future-proofing supply chains over the next five years.

With mounting geopolitical tension across the globe, CSCOs are under pressure to adapt their supply chains. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast examines Johnson & Johnson’s approach to risk management amid this turbulence.

The second Trump administration’s approach to U.S. tariffs, coupled with countermeasures from trading partners, has sparked anxiety and uncertainty across supply chain organizations. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores ways in which CSCOs can take action in this changing environment.

Disruption and uncertainty grew throughout 2024, and CSCOs are anxious to get ahead of more going into 2025. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast provides CSCOs with actionable guidance on where to begin by using this year’s Future of Supply Chain Executive Report as a starting point.

The idea of a fully autonomous supply chain is enticing in concept. However, numerous obstacles exist when it comes to delivering on this vision. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast provides CSCOs with insight into how Kraft Heinz is tackling the challenge.

Supply chain planning leaders are facing increasingly complex decisions, and many of them report feeling disconnected from how decisions impact their organizations. This episode of the Gartner Supply Chain Podcast explores how “decision shapers” create impact and expedite decision making processes.

Current volatility isn’t going away any time soon, and CSCOs must adapt. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast describes Unilever’s approach: a technology-focused redesign of its supply chain that harnesses a combination of supply chain, IT and global business services to drive value.

Developing an enhanced culture can be a key tool for CSCOs facing pressure to drive growth. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how animal health leader Zoetis leverages culture and employee empowerment to deliver supply chain value.

When GenAI exploded into mainstream news in 2022, CSCOs saw vast possibilities to improve productivity. The Supply Chain Podcast explores how GenAI implementations have impacted productivity for supply chain talent since then, as well as factors CSCOs should consider to drive improvements.

As 2024 begins to close, CSCOs are looking for insight into what challenges their peers and leadership teams are anticipating for the year ahead. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how CSCOs can meet these challenges and build a foundation to deliver on 2025’s top priorities.