The Supply Chain Dialogues started in early 2023 with a simple idea: turn four decades of executive experience into structured conversations about what actually goes wrong in operations, supply chains, procurement, and corporate design — and what to do about it.
Season 1 laid the groundwork. Working with AI co-host Amy, the episodes walked through the core questions that reveal blind spots in any organisation: where value leaks, where processes break down, and where leadership gaps hide in plain sight.
Season 2 opened the door to guests. Practitioners and academics joined the conversation — on sustainability, GHG emissions, digital transformation, leadership, and the harder questions that rarely make it into management meetings.
Season 3 went deeper into sustainability and the path to Net Zero, exploring the human, organisational, and market forces that determine whether companies actually change — or just report change.
Season 4 drew directly on doctoral research into GHG emission reduction in discrete manufacturing. The findings challenged much of the conventional wisdom around regulation, measurement, and organisational size — and pointed toward what actually works.
All episodes are available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, with full transcripts available here.
S03E06 - Profit - Back to Basics- with Dan Bartel, CPO American Airlines
In the latest episode of Supply Chain Dialogues, host Daniel Helmig meets with Dan Bartel, American Airlines' Chief Procurement Officer. They discuss foundational elements of procurement, focusing on the critical role of people, reestablishing core strategies, and aligning procurement goals with business objectives.
S02E06 - Supply Chain - Unveiling untold truth in commercial interactions or: What your parents never told you…
In this episode of The Supply Chain Dialogues podcast, Daniel & Noah talk about a number of untold truths in commercial dealings from a procurement perspective. You have to decide yourself, what is applicable and what not.
Enjoy!
S02E04 - Tips - Surviving and thriving the first 90 days.
Do you remember what it was like when you started a new job? The mix of anticipation and anxiety, navigating unfamiliar territory, and wishing you had a guidebook to help you through those early days? I certainly do, especially when I began my career in operations and progressed to higher positions within the corporate ladder. Someone who could provide a blueprint for success would have been so precious and could have prevented me from getting a few bloody noses.
In this episode, we will address this not-so-unique situation and give a few tips to survive and thrive in the first 90 days.
S02E02: Procurement: To be …or not to be. That is the question…
Do we need a procurement function? Are we not better off, doing the sourcing ourselves? These folks in procurement - what are they doing after breakfast anyway? This episode is to shed some light of what procurement can and can not do. Enjoy.