In this episode we talk Dr Edward Sweeney, Professor of Supply Chain Management, at the Centre for Logistics and Sustainability at Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh, Scotland. On this show, we have been talking with guests from around the world about the importance of international supply chains since long before the COVID pandemic. Right now however, and because of the supply chain crisis, the supply chain suddenly appears to be of huge interest to everyone including politicians, the mass media and the average person in the street. All are concerned about shortages, rising prices and what the future might hold.Edward joins us on the show in this episode for the second time and I have asked him back precisely because of this new and heightened profile of international supply chains so that he can help us to understand what exactly is going on and what might be coming next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Supply Chain Resilience through Strong Relationships

In this episode we talk to Frank Kilbride, Country Manager, Ireland of the international logistics services company Aramex, based just north of Dublin.Aramex is a business that is plugged right into all the international supply chain networks that we have been hearing so much about in recent weeks and months in the media due to constraints, bottlenecks, and shortages in many parts of the world.Aramex has its HQ in Dubai in the UAE but operates in over 50 countries, including Ireland, with hubs in Dublin, Cork, and Shannon.In Ireland, the business essentially has three service offerings:·     Freight Transport – including Ocean, Air and Land·     Logistics Services – which covers Warehousing, Stock Management and Pick n Pack Order Fulfilment·     Express DeliveryThis is the second time that Frank has joined us on the show and I have asked him back to explore the world of the supply chain. That is the supply chain which used to work away effectively unseen and unheard of by most lay people and that has now become a subject of acute attention and concern to the media, politicians and the average citizen in the street, as we experience the ongoing consequences of Brexit in northwestern Europe and the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic on the world economy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supply Chain Crisis - What Is Really Going On?

In this episode we talk to Pamela S. Harper consultant, author and podcaster. Pam is Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc. (BAI), a strategic growth advisory firm based in the New York City metropolitan area. Pam is a global expert known for helping visionary CEOs, C-Suite executives, and Boards cut to the heart of high-stakes strategy and organizational dynamics issues to dramatically accelerate growth.Over the years, Pam has guided numerous clients through critical conversations and decision-making leading to hundreds of millions of dollars of value realized from new game-changing strategies and accelerated timelines.BAI’s clients have represented companies of all sizes across more than 30 industries. They have included DRS Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline, Jet Aviation, and JM Huber, along with many other companies and non-profit organizations in diverse industries, all experiencing dramatic growth and change.In this conversation we discuss her business and how her clients benefit from working with her as well as garnering insight into her views on several of the big issues facing decision-makers in businesses around the world today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Strategies That Change the Game

In this episode we talk with Mark D. Wolf, consultant, executive coach, and CEO of LavaFish Advisors based in New York City. LavaFish Advisors is a consultancy dedicated to helping business leaders address matters related to sustainability for long term success. Mark is also the founder and co-chair of the New York City chapter of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.This is the second time that Mark has joined us on the show and I have asked him back because the sustainability agenda appears to have moved onto a new, more serious footing now as we emerge from the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic in late 2021.During this year 2021 we have had a summer of extreme weather with fires, floods, and hurricanes in various parts of the globe, the publishing of an alarming IPCC report that has set of the ambition of the goal and the magnitude of the challenge of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and we have the upcoming COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland in early November which has been described as the world’s best last chance to get runaway climate change under control. In this interview we get Mark's perspective on all of these topics and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Climate Change: The World's Best Last Chance

In this episode we talk to Dr. Karen Y. Wilson Starks, who joins us from Colorado Springs in the United States. Karen is President and CEO of TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC., and the 2021 recipient of The RHR International Excellence in Consultation Award. Karen hosts The Voice of Leadership podcast,as well as the Dr. Karen Speaks Leadership TV show. She is author of the book Lead Yourself First: The Senior Leader’s Guide to Engaging Your People for Greater Performance and Impact. For more than 30 years Karen has worked with values-based and Christian corporate executives in secular businesses. She advises executives on how to create a powerful leadership legacy that leaves the organization, the people, and themselves transformed and equipped for the next chapter. She is a trained clinical psychologist and served in the U.S. Army on active service as an officer and psychologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Values-Based Leadership in Turbulent Times

In this episode we talk to Stefan Huyghe, Vice President of Translation at Communicaid Language Solutions Inc.Stefan is based in Texas and is a native of Belgium, a country with three official languages, that include Stefan's native language, Flemish or Southern Dutch (I ask him to clarify that distinction in the interview), French, and German.Stefan went to school in Switzerland, another multilingual country, this time with four official languages, German, French, Italian and Romansh. Consequently, the fact that Stefan is in the translation business is not really a big surprise.In today's globalized economy, we all want to enjoy the products and services of the whole world in our home markets, and as a consequence, translation and the localization of business strategies have become big business.If you want to effectively promote and sell your offerings around the world you are inevitably going to need the services and expertise of people like Stefan and his firm Communicaid. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Localize to Globalize

In this episode we talk to Javier Diaz, Brand Champion with Acclaro, a translation and localization service and platform that helps the world’s leading brands succeed across cultures. As befits the role, Javier truly international both in his person as well as in his approach. He himself is Spanish, he comes from Oviedo, the ancient capital in the green and rainy north of Spain, he lives in Prague in the Czech Republic and joined us for this interview from Greece. At Acclaro Javier is responsible for building the LocLife™ community. LocLife™ is an online event series hosted by Acclaro that explores the human side of localization through engaging discussions about important issues. The series brings together localization industry insiders and the business community at large to share stories about personal and professional challenges and successes, trends and the future of localization. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Creating Communities is the Future of Branding

In this episode of interlinks we take a deeper dive into the world of the supply chain, with a group of international experts, all colleagues of mine from the Supply Chain Special Interest Group at the Society for the Advancement of Consulting.All through 2021 we have been hearing of inflationary pressure feeding through to the high street driven by pandemic-related factors and non-pandemic-related factors in the supply chain.Notable among them has been the rise in the cost of transport of containerised freight from Asia to Europe and North America, chip shortages in the automotive industry and commodity shortages for materials such as timber, glass, and construction materials.So far, central banks in Europe, America and Asia have been sanguine about the rise in inflation, which has hit a ten-year high of 2.2%, and are not alarmed nor are they indicating a move to raise interest rates any time soon. Their view is that these are non-core, short term inflationary pressures that will normalise as economies recover from COVID.Be that as it may, businesses are now having to cope with rising costs and shortages at this point in time and for the weeks and months ahead and that is what we are going to be discussing today – the type and nature of the challenges, how long they may endure and what companies are doing to mitigate and avoid their effects.To discuss these issues in this episode I am delighted to be joined by: Antonio Zrilic, President of Logiko Consultants in Zagreb, Croatia.Elizabeth Warren, President of Dialed-In Partners from Los, Angeles, California.Art Koch, President of Arthur Koch Management Consultants in Miami/Fort Lauderdale area in Florida. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Battling Inflation in the Supply Chain

In this episode I talk to Aiden O'Dwyer, Head of Operations Ireland & UK with DPS Engineering based in Cork, Ireland. DPS is a global consulting, engineering and construction management firm serving hihg-tech industries around the world. Aiden has a long track record working internationally in the engineering services space in the energy and manufacturing sectors with firms such as Jones Engineering and the iconic Clonmel, Co. Tipperary firm Kentz Engineering. Aiden's current role focuses on manufacturing clients in the life sciences sector in Ireland and UK.In this conversation we chat about Aiden's career progression and international experience over the last four decades. We explore how the concepts of "Lean" and "Last Planner" find application in the world of engineering services and discuss how COVID has been affecting the business over the last year and a half and accelerating changes in ways of working. We also discuss how climate change and the decarbonization of the economy is now becoming an ever-present agenda item in large engineering projects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Engineering the Future

In this episode I look forward to the changed world that is emerging from the pandemic and the many opportunities and challenges faced by companies that will require innovation and new ways of operating and competing.I highlight 5 interrelated areas where most companies are facing change and pose some questions for you to consider regarding these areas in your own business or place of work.The five areas are:Technology and DigitizationSustainabilityInbound SupplyTransport, Warehousing and LogisticsGovernance of the Supply Chain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Business Innovation Opportunities

Recent years have thrown up a series of events that have caused inbound supply disruptions for developed economies that are highly dependent on smooth operation of international supply chains. Some of these disruptions have been bigger while others have been smaller, some have been regional and others global, but all have had significant impacts around the world.Over last 10 years alone, among other events, we have had:The Fukushima earthquake and tsunamiThe Icelandic volcano and ash cloudUS-China trade warsBrexit and ensuing import and export disruptions between the UK and its European trading partnersThe COVID pandemic causing global disruption impacting different regions at different times throughout 2020 and 2021Suez Canal blockage and resulting delays and supply shortagesThe disruptions resulting from the more recent of these are still ongoing through 2021 and are having undesired adverse effects on supply chains all around the world affecting manufacturing, distribution and retail.In this podcast we get front-line perspectives on the causes and effects of these supply disruptions from Europe, America and Australia as I am joined in discussion in this episode by Evan Bulmer, principal at Evan Bulmer & Associates in Adelaide, Australia and Lisa Anderson, president of the LMA Consulting Group in the Los Angeles California. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Causes and Effects of Global Supply Shortages in 2021

This episode of Interlinks is a little different in that there is no guest – just me. I will be talking about innovation and the opportunities for businesses that are arising from the volatility and unpredictability that we been continuing to experience in recent times.As we now look forward to the changed world that is emerging in front of us there are many opportunities and challenges that will need to be faced by businesses that are going to require innovation and new ways of operating and competing.I will be highlighting 5 interrelated areas where most companies, I believe, will face change and pose some questions for you to consider regarding these areas in your own business or place of work.The five areas are:1.     Technology and Digitization2.     Sustainability3.     Inbound Supply4.     Transport, Warehousing and Logistics5.     Governance of Supply Chains See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Opportunities for Innovation in 2021 and Beyond

In this episode we talk to Hamish Mackenzie, the founder and principal consultant at Hamish Mackenzie Consulting, based in Munich Germant. Hamish specialises in B2B Positioning and Differentiation helping his clients to make their business stand out from the rest in a competitive marketplace.This is the second time that Hamish has been on Interlinks with us and I have asked him back because he has produced a new e-book called Extraordinary Made Easy: How to Make Your Business Stand-Out with Minimum Effort and is launching a new workshop on May 12th 2021, called the Valuable Difference Workshop specifically designed for CEOs and senior executives who want to learn how to position and differentiate their businesses to best effect. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B2B Positioning and Differentiation

In this episode we take a deeper dive into the world of the supply chain, with a couple of colleagues of mine from the Supply Chain Special Interest Group at the Society for the Advancement of Consulting who will be joining me from the West Coast of the US and from Queensland, Australia. My guests are:Diane Garcia, President of Lorraine Consulting in Portland, Oregon in the US.David Ogilvie, Principal at David Ogilvie Consulting in Queensland, AustraliaWe will be talking about innovation in manufacturing and the implications for supply chains specifically in relation to: How manufacturing companies have been coping with the volatility and disruption over recent years and how this is shaping their strategies for the future.How the industrial internet of things (IIOT) or Industry 4.0 is affecting where and how things are made in the world and what the future might hold.How the digitization of manufacturing means that there will be an increased blurring of the lines between products-based businesses and services-based businesses.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Innovation and Opportunity in Manufacturing

In this episode we talk to Alexander Nowroth, partner at the Dusseldorf based Management Consulting company LEBENSWERK CONSULTING GROUP.This is the second time that Alex joins us on the show this year and I have asked him back because one of his specialist areas of expertise is Ocean Freight having worked with international logistics companies such as Dachser, Schenker, WorldNet, CTC and Maersk over the years. Consequently, I wanted to get his views on the impact of the recent blockage of the Suez Canal by the 200,000-tonne container ship Ever Given with nearly 20,000 containers on board and the resulting disruption to global trade and supply chains.The ship was stuck in the canal for 6 days from 23rd March and during that time a backlog of some 450 ships of all types and sizes with billions of dollars of freight on board was held up. Indeed, the last of these delayed vessels only managed o pass through the canal over this past weekend nearly two weeks after the initial blockage.In this conversation, Alex and I discuss the background to this incident, its implications and what we are likely to see occurring in the future for this crucial sector that binds our global supply chains together. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Blockage in the Suez Canal: Background and Consequences

Interlinks is a programme about globalisation and the effects it has had on Ireland and other countries around the world over the last 50 years or so.In each programme, we interview a person from another country or with strong connections to another country or countries to get their unique perspective on globalisation as it has affected them both personally and professionally.There is a little bit of history, a dash of economics, a sprinkling of business and an overlay of personal experience both from me and from my interviewees from around the world. International Supply Chain, Globalized EconomyPatrick Dalyhttp://www.albalogistics.com/

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