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Hosted by Michael Ostroumov · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 44 episodes
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The UK's leading podcast focussing on supply chain and logistics.
Michael Ostroumov hosts Chain Reaction - The Supply Chain and Logistics Podcast, a business show with 44 episodes published.
Every wind turbine begins long before it starts generating electricity. Behind every completed wind farm is a highly coordinated operation involving ports, heavy cranes, specialist transport, route planning, weather wind
Manufacturing is changing rapidly as AI, robotics, and intelligent automation move from theory into everyday operations. But successful transformation isn't driven by technology alone. It depends on clean data, continuou
Most supply chains are designed to survive disruption. Very few are designed to improve because of it. As volatility, uncertainty, geopolitical pressure, and technological change continue to accelerate, resilience alone
Road freight keeps the UK economy moving, but much of the industry remains invisible until something goes wrong. Behind every delivery sits a complex network of operators, drivers, SMEs, regulations, infrastructure press
Overproduction isn't a fashion trend. It's a design flaw. Batch LDN built the opposite: made-to-order production, low inventory, local manufacturing - and a supply chain that only moves when demand does. KEY CONCEPTS COV
Most companies invest heavily in forecasting, planning systems, and technology. Yet service levels still struggle, costs stay high, and planners spend their time firefighting. The problem isn't just bad forecasts - it's
Most training budgets get spent. Most behaviour never changes. In logistics and supply chain - where time is the one thing nobody has - that gap is not just a learning problem. It's a cost problem nobody's naming. KEY CO
E-commerce fulfillment is no longer just about storing stock and shipping parcels. Customer expectations are higher, delivery windows are tighter, and fulfillment partners are now expected to operate as an embedded part
Logistics is one of the most critical sectors in the global economy, yet it remains one of the most male-dominated professions. As International Women's Day shines a spotlight on the industry's diversity gap, the questio
Most logistics software still feels slow, complex, and painful to implement. It's not a technology shortage - it's a design problem. This episode breaks down what changes when you build logistics tech around operators in
Most consumer products are discarded long before they lose their usefulness. This episode explores what it would take to redesign retail so products don't just get sold - they come back. KEY CONCEPTS COVERED: - Circular
Road freight doesn't run on technology alone. It runs on people - and the human cost of keeping goods moving is still largely ignored. KEY CONCEPTS COVERED: The human reality behind road freight operations Driver respect
Automation doesn’t fail because of technology - it fails because of data quality, unclear processes, and misaligned teams. In this episode, Michael Ostroumov sits down with Rosana Fuentes (Implementation Consultant at Ba
Logistics didn't stabilise in 2025 - it adapted. The question now is whether the industry is prepared to survive 2026 or position itself to lead when growth returns. KEY CONCEPTS COVERED: The state of logistics volumes,
In this episode of Chain Reaction, Michael Ostroumov from FLOX is joined by Ross Jermy, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Move Parcel, to unpack the realities of last-mile delivery in a post-COVID world. From shifting
In this episode of Chain Reaction, host Michael Ostroumov from FLOX sits down with Oisin Hanrahan, founder and CEO of Keychain, to explore how AI is transforming CPG and FMCG supply chains. From private label growth and
In this episode of Chain Reaction, Michael Ostroumov speaks with Keiran Hewkin, Co-Founder and CEO of Swyft Home, about how intentional supply chain design enabled next-day sofa delivery at scale. Keiran shares his journ
In this episode of Chain Reaction, Michael Ostroumov speaks with Marloes Wanrooij, a senior supply chain and cold chain operations expert whose career spans more than 16 years across container leasing, quality leadership
Rob also dives deep into diagnosing broken supply chains: where to begin, why data quality is a persistent barrier, and how upstream supplier constraints can quietly cripple downstream service performance. With practical
If you operate in craft / batch production, logistics becomes a cashflow and service-level problem, not just transport. This episode covers how to scale without losing quality. In this episode of Chain Reaction, Michael
Richard Smith
firearm academy owner and expert witness · Archdiocese of Vancouver
1 appearance on this show
Helen Hardy
Manager of Youth Development · Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK
1 appearance on this show
Emma Stone
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Matt Hunt
The Protein Ball Company
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Chain Reaction - The Supply Chain and Logistics Podcast is hosted by Michael Ostroumov. The show is categorised under business and has published 44 episodes.
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