Venture capital and private equity investor Humberto Olivo talks about transparency and technology, and how they are leading the way to profitable businesses and a cleaner world for all.

What challenges need to be overcome to accelerate the adoption of International Supply Chain Day? Our all-star panel with Daniel Stanton, Deborah Dull and Brian Aoaeh discuss visibility, transparency, sustainability, risk and resiliency for International Supply Chain Day as well as the benefits and obstacles to achieving a dedicated day to our industry.

We all know supply chains need to modernize, but complexity makes this a difficult and risky undertaking. Ben Bellamy of The Visibility Council facilitates open, honest collaboration to advance industry across the world with next-generation supply chain principles and technologies. The focus is on cross-collaboration between enterprises—not just within members' own organizations—to achieve real-world, usable results as quickly as possible.

3D printing (and the related technologies of additive manufacturing) both virtualize and localize the physical creation of products required to keep industry functioning. John Bolto of AdditiveNow discusses additive manufacturing, and explains how it will change the supply chains of the future. When enterprises can manufacture what they need, when they need it, right where they are, costs and carbon footprints will undergo a dramatic reduction.

As businesses become increasingly automated and more industrial internet of things (IIoT) devices come online, securing these devices becomes increasingly important. On episode 28 of Supply Chain Next, Richard Donaldson talks with biometrics expert Bob Eckel about the many applications for biometrics in supply chain, controlling individual access through biometrics, and navigating the privacy issues this creates.

The supply chains of the world are stuck in the past. Consultant and author Bram Desmet, also a professor at Vlerick Business School, talks with Richard Donaldson on how to see your business plans as a whole, starting with a properly designed supply chain based around your value proposition. Balancing the metrics of service, cost, and cash will help create alignment around business goals.

The days of discreet software programs are reaching an end. The decade of the platform is here. Enterprises are moving toward transparency and digitalization of their operations. On Supply Chain Next #26, Richard Donaldson talks with Brett Sanders of Requis about effective platform development, centralization, and what that means for the enterprises of today leading into tomorrow.

More and more enterprises are trying to ensure that their capital projects are done more sustainably. Roberto Reichard, a highly experienced capital project manager for the energy industry, discusses embodied carbon, climate change, and moving toward a cleaner future. Roberto’s experience spans multiple countries and projects, and has guided projects totalling over $50B before becoming a partner at Zero Emissions Advisors.

Peter Hove Hildebrandt and Sune Stilling were both innovators at Maersk for over two decades. On this episode of Supply Chain Next, they talk about their experiences, from running one of the world’s biggest supply chains to investing, funding startups, and mass industry collaboration.

Predictive analytics in supply chain are essential to optimizing operations. On this episode of Supply Chain Next, Knut Alicke discusses how S&OP can help overcome disruption, his role in helping to create one of the first digital control towers, and digital transformation. Knut is an author, a founding partner of the supply chain practice at McKinsey & Company, and is also a professor at the University of Karlsruhe where he teaches supply chain management.