Sustainable Supply Chain
The Sustainable Supply Chain podcast is where sustainability meets supply chain transformation - no fluff, no filters, just real conversations that matter.
I’m Tom Raftery, and every Monday at 7am CET, I sit down with global supply chain leaders, startup founders, tech disruptors, and corporate changemakers to unpack the systems, data, and decisions shaping the future of sustainable operations. If your job touches supply chains, ESG, risk, resilience, or digital transformation, this podcast is made for you.
Formerly known as the Digital Supply Chain podcast, this show has evolved into a platform laser-focused on climate-smart innovation, ethical sourcing, decarbonisation strategies, circular economy models, compliance, traceability, and tech-led solutions that scale. From Scope 3 emissions to supply chain transparency, we get into the gritty details, and yes, we have a bit of fun while we’re at it.
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Sustainable Supply Chain
The role of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance - a chat with Endress + Hauser's Michael Riester, and SAP's Ruediger Fritz
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Get access to the entire back catalog of the showIndustry 4.0 projects are complex, by definition because of the number of hardware (and software) providers involved typically.
One project that tries to simplify this issue is the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. The alliance brings together some of the largest software and hardware organisations in the Industry 4.0 ecosystem to discuss how they can work more closely together for the benefit of their customers.
To learn more, I invited Michael Riester of Endress + Hauser, and SAP's Ruediger Fritz to come on the podcast to talk about the Alliance. Both Michael and Ruediger are heavily involved with the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance.
We had an excellent conversation and, as is often the case, I learned loads, I hope you do too...
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To learn more about how Industry 4.0 technologies can help your organisation read the 2020 global research study 'The Power of change from Industry 4.0 in manufacturing' (https://www.sap.com/cmp/dg/industry4-manufacturing/index.html)
And if you want to know more about any of SAP's Digital Supply Chain solutions, head on over to www.sap.com/digitalsupplychain, and if you liked this show,
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