About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of AI on supply chain management for SME manufacturers, featuring insights from Nishant Raj on building smarter systems to enhance resilience.

In this episode of Made to Grow, Rich Dale is joined by Nishant Raj, founder of Value Chain , for a practical and wide-ranging conversation about what AI — and specifically agentic AI — actually means for SME manufacturers and their supply chains. Supply chains have never been under more pressure. From pandemic disruption to global conflict to skills shortages, the old ways of managing supplier relationships and staying on top of demand are breaking down. Nishant explains why the answer isn't hiring more people — it's building smarter systems that carry the knowledge and do the repetitive work, so your team can focus on the decisions that actually need a human. About Our Guest Nishant Raj is the founder of Value Chain , a supply chain solutions business serving manufacturers in aerospace and automotive. With a decade of experience driving digitisation across manufacturing businesses, Nishant has spent the last three years focused on how to make supply chains more resilient, more connected, and better equipped to handle the pace of disruption that modern manufacturers face. Why supply chain expertise can no longer be hired in the traditional way — and what that means for…

People in this episode

Host: Rich Dale

Guest: Nishant Raj

Topics covered

• supply chain management
• AI in manufacturing
• agentic AI
• resilience in supply chains
• global disruption
• skills shortages

Keywords

• supply chain risks
• AI
• agentic AI
• manufacturing
• resilience
• global disruption
• skills shortages

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Value Chain, Flowlens MRP Software

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