Big Ideas in Supply Chain

About Big Ideas in Supply Chain

Every industry has its trade secrets, but the most fascinating secrets of all? Those lie in the hidden networks that power trade itself: supply chains. In this podcast, we explore how these powerful, global systems reveal answers to today’s most pressing questions like, how does a trapped ship disrupt commerce? Or how much of our modern world runs on spreadsheets? Along the way, we speak with everyone, from Fortune 500 executives to planners, to better understand how supply chains connect us all.

Publisher

Kinaxis

Category

business · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2020

Latest episode

19 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

5 of 37 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Where will AI make the greatest impact?

   AI has promised to transform nearly every industry, but it’s hit some obstacles along the way. Reports of canceled projects and costly implementations have some wondering whether AI’s promise lives up to its hype. In this episode, we’ll explore one area where AI implementation is accelerating: supply chain. We’ll discuss what makes AI in supply chain unique, how companies are investing in innovation, and what weak spots still linger, with insights from recent research conducted by Economist Impact.

2. 

   11 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   How much of the world runs on spreadsheets?

   Host Alex Thompson interviews supply chain leader Jane Doe and consultant John Smith about how spreadsheets power global supply chains and the shift towards AI.

3. 

   1 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Trailer: Trade Secrets

   This trailer episode introduces "Trade Secrets," a podcast that explores the hidden world of supply chains and their crucial role in the global economy.

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Where will AI make the greatest impact?

Published 19 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] AI can help organizations manage complexity and make end -to -end decisions more efficiently. The data from the research shows that more than three quarters of companies have integrated AI into different solutions such as predictive analytics, real time decision making and supplier monitoring with the expectation that it will have a high to significant impact on their business operations. During previous disruptions companies were limited by the volume of data they could analyze and the speed at which they could do it. Now with AI, pattern recognition has advanced, automation has accelerated decision making and processes can continuously improve. […]

Who has been a guest on Big Ideas in Supply Chain

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jane Doe
• John Smith
• Michelle Dumais
• Polly Mitchell-Guthrie
• Mary Byrne

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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Quality

25

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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