READING &
LISTENING.

Media· Free

Supply Chain Dive

Industry Dive

Fast, well-sourced daily news on logistics, procurement, operations and risk. The quickest way to stay current.

Media· Freemium

The Loadstar

The Loadstar

Sharp, opinionated reporting on container shipping, air cargo, freight rates and forwarding.

Media· Freemium

Lloyd's Loading List

Lloyd's Loading List

Freight forwarding, air and ocean cargo news for shippers and logistics providers.

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Logistics Manager

Logistics Manager

UK warehousing, distribution, automation and property news for operations leaders.

Media· Freemium

Motor Transport

Road Transport Media

The UK road haulage and fleet title - operators, compliance, driver policy and acquisitions.

Media· Freemium

Supply Management

CIPS

Procurement news, salary data and professional insight from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply.

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Spend Matters

Spend Matters

Independent analysis of procurement technology, sourcing markets and vendor landscapes.

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FreightWaves

FreightWaves

Freight market data, rates and breaking news - strongest on North American trucking and intermodal.

Media

Journal of Commerce

S&P Global

Deep coverage of ocean shipping, ports and international trade flows for cargo owners.

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SupplyChainBrain

SupplyChainBrain

News, features and video interviews spanning planning, sourcing, technology and sustainability.

Media

The Grocer

William Reed

Essential if you work in food, drink or grocery supply - retailer strategy, availability and supplier news.

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The Manufacturer

Hennik Research

UK manufacturing and industrial digitalisation - smart factory, skills and operational excellence.

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Procurement Magazine

BizClik

Procurement and sourcing strategy, supplier innovation and category leadership interviews.

Media

Retail Week

Retail Week

Retail and consumer demand signals — helpful context if your supply chain ends on a shelf or doorstep.

Media· Free

Sustainability Magazine

BizClik

Scope 3, circularity, reporting rules and supplier sustainability — the fastest-moving part of the agenda.

Podcast· Free

Supply Chain Now

Scott Luton & team

Near-daily episodes on freight, AI, ERP, trade and operations. The best all-round way to keep up with sector headlines.

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MIT Supply Chain Frontiers

MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Research-led but accessible. Deep dives on resilience, sustainability and AI from the people running the studies.

Podcast· Free

WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

FreightWaves

Fast, irreverent freight news - rates, capacity, carriers and tech. Good for road transport and logistics roles.

Podcast· Free

Logistics Matters

DC Velocity

Weekly 20-minute briefings on warehousing, distribution and materials handling. Ideal commute listening.

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Art of Procurement

Philip Ideson

The reference podcast for procurement leaders - category strategy, supplier relationships, digital transformation.

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Talking Logistics

Adrian Gonzalez

Interview series with practitioners and analysts on supply chain technology, visibility and network design.

Podcast· Free

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey

Conversational episodes on technology, sustainability and the humans behind supply chain operations.

Podcast· Free

The Manufacturing Executive

Joe Sullivan

Operations, plant leadership and industrial growth strategy - useful for anyone on the manufacturing side.

Podcast· Free

Odd Lots

Bloomberg

Economics and markets with a genuine obsession for supply chains, shipping, commodities and industrial policy.

Podcast· Free

The Loadstar Podcast

The Loadstar

Container shipping, air cargo and forwarding analysis from a respected European freight newsroom.

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HBR IdeaCast

Harvard Business Review

Adjacent but essential - management, negotiation, influence and career strategy from HBR's research base.

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ShedTalk

Tony Gresty & Naomi Jones

UK warehousing and industrial property, straight from the people running the sheds - operations, people, recruitment and social impact.

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The Freight Buyers' Club

Mike King

Award-winning journalist Mike King interviews shippers, forwarders, analysts and carriers on freight markets, air cargo, container shipping and trade policy. Video, podcast and newsletter.

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Supply Chain Stories

Pod Talent

Unfiltered career conversations with supply chain leaders - how they got there, what they'd do differently, and what they look for when hiring.

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The Chain

ASCM / Abe Eshkenazi

ASCM's CEO interviews supply chain executives and researchers on talent, resilience and standards. Short, senior, no fluff.

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My Duvet Flip

Jack Parsons

Senior leaders talk candidly about the mistakes and decisions that shaped their careers. Cross-sector, but a strong listen for anyone building a leadership path.

Podcast· Free

The Gartner Supply Chain Podcast

Gartner

Analysts and chief supply chain officers on operating models, talent strategy and the CSCO agenda. Research-backed and firmly B2B.

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SupplyChainBrain Radio

SupplyChainBrain

Long-running interview series with practitioners and executives on the operational calls they actually had to make.

Podcast· Free

Digital Supply Chain

Tom Raftery

Interviews with supply chain and technology leaders on digitalisation, sustainability and change programmes that stuck.

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McKinsey Talks Operations

McKinsey & Company

Senior partners and operations executives on supply chain strategy, footprint decisions and building operations talent.

Podcast· Free

The New Warehouse

Kevin Lawton

Operations and warehousing leaders on automation, labour and running sites at scale. Practical B2B interviews.

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CIPS Podcast

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

Procurement directors and CIPS experts on ethics, category strategy and how to progress into senior procurement roles.

Blog· Free

Aperture & Focus

Kintetsu World Express (KWE)

Weekly air and ocean freight market updates - capacity, rates, congestion and trade lane conditions, published by KWE's global team.

Blog· Free

Flexport Blog & Research

Flexport

Clear explainers on tariffs, ocean capacity and trade disruption, plus a genuinely useful trade activity index.

Blog· Free

Sea-Intelligence Sunday Spotlight

Sea-Intelligence

Data-led container shipping analysis - schedule reliability, capacity and rate dynamics.

Blog· Freemium

Gartner Supply Chain Insights

Gartner

Research-backed articles on planning maturity, technology adoption and supply chain operating models.

Blog· Free

McKinsey Operations

McKinsey & Company

Free long-form thinking on resilience, cost-to-serve, nearshoring and industrial transformation.

Blog· Free

MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

MIT CTL

Academic research made readable - network design, sustainability and supply chain talent.

Blog· Free

ASCM Insights

Association for Supply Chain Management

Practical articles on planning, certification pathways and career development in supply chain.

Blog· Free

Kinaxis Blog

Kinaxis

Supply chain planning, S&OP and scenario modelling written by practitioners, not just marketers.

Blog· Freemium

Procurement Leaders Insights

World 50 Group

CPO-level commentary on supplier risk, category strategy and procurement operating models.

Book

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Martin Christopher

The standard text on the discipline. If you read one foundational book, make it this one.

Book

The Goal

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

A novel about a failing factory that teaches constraints and flow better than any textbook.

Book

The Box

Marc Levinson

How the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger. Brilliant sector history.

Book

The Toyota Way

Jeffrey K. Liker

The lean operating system explained through 14 management principles. Essential for operations roles.

Book

The Supply Chain Revolution

Suman Sarkar

Argues supply chain is the commercial engine of the business, not a back-office cost centre.

Book

The Resilient Enterprise

Yossi Sheffi

Vulnerability, disruption and competitive advantage - the reference on supply chain risk.

Book

Procurement Mojo

Sigi Osagie

Practical guide to raising procurement performance and the profession's credibility internally.

Book

Supply Chain Analytics

Munoz & Czarnecki

Applying data, modelling and analytics techniques to real supply chain decisions.

Book

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Mangan, Lalwani & Butcher

International perspective with European case studies - a solid academic-but-usable overview.

Book

Never Split the Difference

Chris Voss

Negotiation tactics that transfer directly to supplier, carrier and internal stakeholder conversations.

Book

Prediction Machines

Agrawal, Gans & Goldfarb

The clearest explanation of what AI actually changes in forecasting, planning and decision-making.

Book

Material World

Ed Conway

Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, lithium - the six materials the whole global supply chain rests on.