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Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!After Davos: Great-Power Theater, Middle-Power Strategy, and Pharma Supply ChainsIn this episode, I look at Davos 2026 not as a media show, but as a live stress test of the global order.From Merz’ “age of great powers” narrative to Trump’s tariff threats, Greenland remarks, and pressure over U.S. bonds, Davos made one thing clear: the world is being run more openly as a great-power game again, and middle powers, especially in Europe, are caught in the squeeze.I translate this into the language of pharma and healthcare supply chains.We explore how tariffs, sanctions, export c...
2026-01-2317 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!From Country Crisis to Risk Portfolio – How Pharma Supply Chains should think about GeopoliticsIn this episode, I move beyond “one crisis at a time” and look at geopolitics through the lens of a risk portfolio for pharma and med-tech supply chains. Starting from recent events like Venezuela, the Red Sea, Taiwan, and Europe’s energy debate, I sketch a simple way to map exposure versus geopolitical fragility – not as a theoretical exercise, but as a practical tool for network and governance decisions.I talk about what leaders can actually control: where buffers sit, how contracts handle sanctions and export controls, how decision rights are set, and which trade lanes ar...
2026-01-1915 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Venezuela and the BANI World – Implications for Health and Pharma Supply ChainsIn this episode, I unpack the recent U.S. military operation that led to Nicolás Maduro’s capture and ongoing narco-terrorism proceedings in New York, and look at what this actually means for health and pharma supply chains in and around Venezuela.Rather than debating the politics, I focus on access to medicines, sanctions and logistics friction, and two working scenarios: a managed transition with selective relief versus a prolonged standoff where Venezuela remains a high-friction, low-priority market. I also explore how spillover effects, migration, shifting demand, and NGO procurement, could impact neighboring health sys...
2026-01-0511 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Holiday Message – Merry Christmas and see you in 2026!This short holiday episode is a quick thank-you from me to you before I step away for a year-end break. I share a few reflections on this past year in pharma supply chains and what’s coming next for the podcast, then hit pause until the new year.Wishing you a Merry Christmas, and a healthy start into the new year. See you soon in the next season of Supply Chain 360.
2025-12-2201 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!From Signals to Action – SOPs and Response Playbooks in Pharma DisruptionIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, we complete the arc from scenarios to signals to action. After building an early-warning radar for your pharma supply chain, the next question is: what happens when a signal actually flashes red?We explore how to turn early warnings into fast, coordinated responses using lean, scenario-specific SOPs – response playbooks. Instead of long policy documents, these mini-SOPs define, on a single page:which triggers matter,what options you have,who owns each action, andwho is empowered to decide, and how quickly.We walk through concrete examples for suppliers and cold-chain la...
2025-12-1509 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!From Scenarios to Signals – Building an Early-Warning System for Pharma Supply ChainsIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, we move one step further along the BANI journey: from imagining possible futures to actually seeing them coming.Building on the previous episode on scenario planning, we explore how pharma organizations can turn scenarios into a practical early-warning system – a simple risk radar that helps you act before disruption fully hits.We look at how to define meaningful signals for your key scenarios: creeping lead times, recurring minor quality issues, lane performance degrading, temperature excursions, regulatory noise, or carrier behavior that hints at capacity stress. Then we translate those in...
2025-12-0808 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!From Gut Feeling to Scenarios – Preparing your Pharma Supply Chain for the UnexpectedIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, we move from forecasting to future-proofing. Instead of asking “What’s the plan?”, we ask a more powerful question: “What if?”We explore how simple, practical scenario planning can help pharma supply chains prepare for the unexpected. From export restrictions and supplier failures to regulatory changes or a sudden surge in demand when a new use for a drug is approved earlier than planned.You’ll hear how to:Work with one time horizon and just a few focused scenariosIdentify where service, inventory, or capacity would break firstDefine “no-regret move...
2025-12-0107 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Leading in the BANI Decade — How Supply Chains Evolve When Leaders DoIn this final episode of the BANI mini-series on Supply Chain 360, we shift the focus from systems to the people who run them: leaders.We revisit what it means to operate in a world that is brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible, and explore why supply chains only become truly viable when leadership mindsets evolve. This episode looks at how the best leaders move from control to composure, from rigid plans to adaptive thinking, and from managing risk to learning from it.We discuss the leadership behaviors that enable Complexity, Orchestration, Risk, and Enablement to work...
2025-11-2404 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!White Swans in Plain Sight — Europe’s Industrial Migration and What It Means for PharmaIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, part of the BANI mini-series, we explore a major shift that isn’t a sudden shock or black-swan event, but a white swan: a visible, predictable transformation that’s already reshaping Europe’s industrial landscape.Recent data shows that around 70% of energy-intensive companies are moving investments out of Germany, driven by rising energy costs, CO₂ pricing, political uncertainty, and slowing demand. This includes global players like ArcelorMittal, redirecting low-carbon steel projects to France, and German-based Schott AG, increasingly shifting its specialty glass and packaging investments abroad under a “local-for-local” strategy.But what d...
2025-11-1705 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Enablement — Empowering People and Systems to Adapt Faster than DisruptionIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, part of the ongoing BANI mini-series, we explore the fourth and final CORE pillar: Enablement - the force that turns strategy into motion.In a world that’s brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible, enablement is what transforms information into action. It’s not just about tools or training, it’s about trust, confidence, and culture. When people are empowered with data they can use, systems they can trust, and the freedom to act within clear boundaries, agility becomes real.We look at how pharma supply chains can close the gap be...
2025-11-1004 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Risk — Intelligence Over Insurance in Pharma Supply ChainsIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, part of our BANI mini-series, we unpack the third CORE pillar: Risk. In a world that’s brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible, traditional “risk management” as a checklist or insurance policy isn’t enough. Today’s disruptions, cyber events, trade shifts, API shortages, extreme weather, don’t arrive one at a time; they overlap, cascade, and amplify.We reframe risk as intelligence: something to sense early, understand quickly, and act on decisively. You’ll hear how pharma leaders can build real-time visibility across suppliers and lanes, turn incidents into learning loops...
2025-11-0304 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Orchestration — Turning Chaos into Coordination in Pharma Supply ChainsIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, part of the ongoing BANI mini-series, we explore the second CORE pillar: Orchestration — the art of turning complexity into coordination.Pharma supply chains are filled with hundreds of moving parts — suppliers, regulators, logistics partners, and manufacturers — all operating on their own timelines. True orchestration is about creating alignment along the entire value chain, bringing people, processes, and systems into rhythm even when the world feels out of tune.We’ll discuss why visibility is the “baton” for modern leaders, how collaboration beats control, and why culture matters just as much as tech...
2025-10-2705 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Complexity — The Invisible Web of Modern Pharma Supply ChainsIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, part of the ongoing BANI mini-series, we dive into the first CORE pillar: Complexity. Pharma supply chains aren’t simple, linear systems, they’re intricate networks of suppliers, regulators, manufacturers, and logistics partners, all bound together by interdependence and risk. The more we’ve optimized for efficiency, the more brittle those networks have become.This episode explores how leaders can move from fighting complexity to understanding and orchestrating it. We discuss visibility, systems thinking, and the power of mapping interdependencies to anticipate disruption instead of reacting to it.Beca...
2025-10-2203 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Beyond Resilience — The Age of Viability in Pharma Supply ChainsIn this episode of Supply Chain 360, we continue our BANI mini-series — exploring how to lead and build in a world that’s brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible.For years, resilience was the ultimate goal in supply-chain management. But in today’s constant state of disruption, bouncing back isn’t enough. It’s time to move toward viability — the ability to adapt, evolve, and stay relevant no matter what happens next.We unpack what “viability” really means for pharma supply chains, why traditional recovery models are falling short, and how the next decade belongs to companies that design for...
2025-10-1403 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Navigating Pharma Supply Chains through a BANI WorldThis kickoff to my BANI mini‑series unpacks how brittle, anxious, non‑linear and incomprehensible dynamics are reshaping pharma supply chains. We discuss real‑world brittleness: a 7.4‑magnitude earthquake in Japan that halted chip production and ground Detroit’s auto assembly, and a software update that locked up millions of computers and grounded. We examine how U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports have pushed logistics costs up 10–15 % for 60 % of companies and how Houthi attacks have closed the Red Sea shipping route, forcing vessels to detour around the Cape of Good Hope, adding up to 12 days and roughly US $...
2025-10-1305 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Responsible AI: Are we losing the Human in the Process?In this episode, I reflect on the growing trend of AI being used to cut jobs, often without a clear plan for reskilling or redeployment. Triggered by a recent New York Times article mentioning layoffs at companies like Microsoft and Recruit Holdings, I question whether we’re losing the human in the process. AI isn’t the problem. It’s how we choose to implement it that matters. Here is the link to my whitepaper on this topic: The Social Impact of AI: Rethinking Corporate Responsibility in the Age of Intelligent Transformation | LinkedIn
2025-10-1302 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Talent Management - A balanced approach to Leadership and FollowershipWelcome to this special episode of my podcast, where I explore the critical aspects of Talent Management—not just as a process of developing leaders but as a balanced framework that equally emphasizes followership development. Using insights from various scholarly and professional sources, I aim to reshape how organizations think about managing their most vital asset: People.
2025-10-1306 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Pharmaceutical ManufacturingToday's episode focuses on the role of AI in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, specifically how it is powering personalized medicine. We will explore AI's impact today and what the future looks like by 2030, with technologies like digital twins driving efficiency and precision in drug development.
2025-10-1305 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Supply Chain Quo Vadis - How identified challenges become opportunities - or not?In this episode we will dive into how identified challenges in supply chain management become opportunities - or maybe not?Curious? Tune in and find out.
2025-10-1306 min
Welcome to Supply-Chain360, your all-in-one source for actual insights into the world of SCM!Generative AI: The New Frontier in Supply Chain ManagementI'm excited to share my first episode of my podcast, where I dive into one of the hottest topics in the logistics and supply chain world—Generative AI! This groundbreaking technology is reshaping supply chain management, from demand forecasting to real-time logistics optimization. In this episode, you'll learn: How generative AI is revolutionizing inventory management Real-world applications driving efficiency in global supply chains The future potential of AI in creating smarter, more resilient supply networks Challenges companies face as they integrate AI into their supply chain ecosystems
2025-10-1308 min
The Illustration Department PodcastJill PratzonGiuseppe Castellano talks to Jill Pratzon, founder of Pratzon Art Restoration, Illustrator, and Graphic Novelist, about what it takes to restore and conserve the art of Winsor McCay, George Herriman, and other giants of illustration; what she learns about artists’ lives through examining their art; what the key to being an illustrator is, beyond talent and skill; and more.To learn more about Jill, visit jillpratzon.com.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Norman Rockwell, Steven Guarnaccia, Minerva Durham, Dave Passalacqua, Henrik Drescher, Fred Taraba, Harry Beckhoff, Edwin Austin Abbey, Frank Brangwyn, Dean Cornwell, William Me...
2024-04-301h 09