Archive - The Chain

Beyond the Cost Center: Transportation as a Competitive Edge

In this new episode of The Chain, hosts Michael Jung and Jess Williams break down the findings of Descartes’ Global Transportation Management Benchmark…

Dec 20 • Global Supply Chain Council, Jess Williams, and Michael Jung

14:16

Have you also noticed that Supply Chain Managers have major gaps in their transport knowledge?

From a necessary evil to a strategic enabler

Dec 15 • Global Supply Chain Council and Alain

Why Supply Chain Judgment Beats Predictive Algorithms

The executives who survive the next disruption won’t have better forecasts. They’ll make better decisions when the forecasts fail.

Dec 10 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

The $28 Trillion Problem

Why Your Supply Chain Strategy Is Already Obsolete

Dec 5 • Global Supply Chain Council

When ERP Dreams Become Courtroom Nightmares

What the Zimmer Biomet vs. Deloitte Clash Teaches Every CIO

Dec 1 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

November 2025

Inside the Trade Secret Lawsuit Accusing SAP of Coordinated File Theft

Dallas-based AI startup o9 Solutions alleges German software giant and three former executives orchestrated a scheme to steal 22,000 confidential files

Nov 28 • Global Supply Chain Council and Casey Tremblay

Beyond the Breaking Point

Building Resilient Supply Chains in a Polycrisis World

Nov 25 • Global Supply Chain Council, Max Henry, and Casey Tremblay

4:01

The Jaguar Land Rover Cyber Shockwave

How JLR's Breach Illuminates the Automotive Industry's Deepest Vulnerabilities

Nov 20 • Global Supply Chain Council and Casey Tremblay

Is This the End of the Chief Supply Chain Officer Role?

For years, we’ve debated whether the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) role is “evolving.” But framing it as slow change misses the point.

Nov 12 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

DSV–DB Schenker: Scale at Any Cost?

What a 13,000-Person Layoff Says About the Future of Freight Forwarding

Nov 10 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

Will Supply Chain Managers Go Extinct? Only If They Stay the Same

Why coordination-heavy roles are disappearing and how modern supply chain leaders can survive by shifting to AI-augmented strategy, coaching, and…

Nov 5 • Global Supply Chain Council and Casey Tremblay

October 2025

A Thank You from The Chain

And a Personal Invitation

Oct 30 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

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