Hosted by DHL Supply Chain
Episodes
30
Latest episode
Aug 2026
Language
EN
The Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast takes listeners on an audio journey through the issues and topics shaping supply chains. It is a space where experts assemble to discuss and answer the burning questions faced by Supply Chain professionals daily. With topics including ESG, digitalization, AI, through to the very latest news and industry trends. We’re bringing these conversations to life through a series of podcasts.
Are supply chains in 2026 being built around economics or geopolitics? In the latest Ultimate Supply Chain episode, Oscar de Bok, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, joins host Louise Barber to unpack global trade disruption, healthcare and new energy logistics, the shift to China+Nearshore, and why forwarders are becoming strategic partners in resilience, not just execution.
DHL Supply Chain's Global Head of LLP and Supply Chain Orchestration, Jim Monkmeyer, breaks down what 4PL and supply chain orchestration really deliver: value that goes far beyond cost savings, works for businesses of any size, and depends on more than just the right technology.
The tables turn on this episode: Lou, VP Global Marketing at DHL Supply Chain, usually the host, steps into the guest seat to talk B2B marketing in logistics: what it really means, how to understand complex customer needs, changing buying behaviors, and what it takes for logistics brands to actually stand out in a crowded, commoditized market.
Decarbonizing logistics isn't a single company problem, it's a systems challenge. In this episode, Lou is joined by Katharina Tomoff, SVP ESG at DHL Supply Chain, and Christoph Wolff, CEO of Smart Freight Centre, for a candid conversation on what sustainable logistics actually looks like in practice. From GoGreen Plus and insetting to GHG Protocol standards and ecosystem collaboration, they explore what it takes to move from ESG ambition to measurable impact and where the industry still needs to do better.
In the latest episode of the Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast Andries Retief, Chief Development Officer at DHL Supply Chain, kicks off the year by discussing everything from managing growth and changing customer expectations, to embedding resilience and implementing regional expansion.
What is defining the warehousing sector? How is it adapting to space, energy and labor challenges, and can rooftop solar reshape the sector’s sustainability story? In this episode of the Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast, Clare Bottle, President of the UK Warehousing Association, explores the strategic and sustainability future of the sector, and tells us which myths need busting once and for all.
What is shaping the service supply chain sector? How will data and AI transform operations? Are companies unlocking the profit potential of their post-sales activities? In the latest episode of the Ultimate Supply Chain Podcast, John Carroll (CEO of the Service Council) and Jose Davidov (Chief Customer Officer, Service Logistics, DHL) discuss all this and more.
In this latest episode, Jacob Monroe, Co-Founder and CEO of Camion, discusses the crucial role real estate plays in the decarbonization of supply chains, from onsite renewable energy to installing EV charging infrastructure and everything in between.
The production and sale of EVs continues to transform all stages of automotive supply chains, not least the logistics around the transport, repairing and disposal of batteries. David Gray, Client Director, EV Battery Solutions at Cox Automotive, talks to us about the current and future state of battery logistics, and the impact this will have on supply chains.
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