Welcome to The Logistics Collective
The Logistics Collective is a podcast platform for the logistics, supply chain and procurement functions.
It is intended to promote discussion, to share career experiences and advice and also to allow the sharing of best practice and innovation in these functional areas.
It is open to anyone interested in the logistics, supply chain and procurement functions at whatever level or stage of their career.
We welcome those employed in manufacturers, retailers or logistics service providers at any career stage. As this is intended to be an open exchange of ideas we do not exclude consultancies (including competitors of LOGURU) nor do we exclude any ancillary service providers to our named areas of interest.
This channel is managed and financially supported by LOGURU Ltd who are a Logistics, Supply Chain and Procurement Consultancy focused on process understanding, supply chain optimisation, network optimisation, implementation of operational and technology solutions and most of all we have the project management methodology to ensure the safe delivery of change. We have formed and are forming long and innovative relationships with our clients across the globe.
We are not theorists, we are experienced industry professionals that absolutely understand what great looks like.
Why listen to our podcasts?
We get a huge amount of positive feedback about how enjoyable they are to listen to and about what people have learned.
If you do listen, do engage positively too. Make comments, share what has chimed with you but also, politely, what did not!
If you want to hear the career journeys of the incredible people we interview, put the kettle on and take 30 minutes or so out of your day to relax.
Latest Industry News
- Supply chain leaders are being asked to deliver far more than cost savings. They are expected to improve resilience, accelerate decisions, manage supplier risk, strengthen continuity, and support broader business strategy. Yet in many organizations, the performance metrics used to evaluate supply chain teams still reflect an older operating model built primarily around savings and […]
- For decades, supply chain strategy was dominated by efficiency. Companies reduced inventory, consolidated suppliers, optimized transportation networks, minimized operational slack, and extended global sourcing structures in pursuit of lower costs and better asset utilization. Those priorities still matter. But in regulated industries, they are no longer enough. Healthcare, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, food, and medical-device supply chains […]
- Medical device supply chains operate under a different standard than many commercial supply chains. Efficiency still matters. So do inventory discipline, transportation performance, and cost control. But regulated healthcare environments must also preserve traceability, quality assurance, compliance continuity, documentation integrity, product accountability, and controlled response processes. That changes the operating model. Medtronic offers a useful […]
- Supply chain execution has always been exception-driven. Shipments are delayed. Suppliers miss commitments. Inventory lands in the wrong location. Ports slow down. Trucks miss appointments. Warehouses fall behind. Customer priorities change without warning. For years, most organizations managed these disruptions through human escalation. A planner noticed the issue. A logistics coordinator sent emails. Customer service […]
- HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following the successful completion of the spin-off of Octave Intelligence plc (Nasdaq: OCTV) (“Octave”) from parent-company Hexagon AB on May 22, Octave’s Swedish depository receipts commenced trading on Nasdaq Stockholm on May 25 and Octave’s Class B ordinary shares will commence trading on the Nasdaq Global Select […]