Matthew McSharry

Inside the Chain - Hosted by Matthew McSharry

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Inside the Chain is the podcast for operations and supply chain leaders who want real conversations, not textbook theory. Hosted by Matthew McSharry — founder of insight4business and a Lean Six Sigma practitioner with over 20 years of hands-on experience across manufacturing, FMCG, and engineering — each episode brings you honest, practical insight from the people actually doing the work. From turnarounds and transformations to the everyday challenges of planning, procurement, and performance, this show gets back to what really drives results: people, process, and the right systems. Whether yo...

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Matthew McSharry

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S01 E04 Quality Management Systems, ISO Compliance & AI Auditing Insights | Charlotte Mahoney 09.06.2026 40:48

Most companies think quality management is about passing audits, maintaining ISO 9001 certification, and completing annual supplier questionnaires. But according to quality management consultant Charlotte Mahoney, that's often just compliance theatre. In this episode of Inside the Chain, Charlotte shares what a truly effective Quality Management System (QMS) looks like, why so many organizations s...

S01 E03 How Data-Driven Supply Chains Build Better Businesses | David Morgan 19.05.2026 39:04

🎙️ Inside the Chain Podcast | David Morgan on Supply Chain Leadership, Operational Control & Manufacturing Excellence In this episode of Inside the Chain, Matthew McSharry sits down with David Morgan for an insightful conversation on supply chain leadership, operational control, and building resilient manufacturing operations across complex industries. With experience spanning aerospace, autom...

S01 E02 How to Improve Cash Flow and Operations | Davie Thomson 12.05.2026 1:07:40

In this episode of Inside the Chain, we sit down with Davie Thomson, a seasoned supply chain expert and former Nissan practitioner, to explore how world-class companies manage procurement, supplier relationships, and cash flow. From his early days in procurement to working with supply chain systems inspired by Toyota and Nissan, Davie shares powerful insights on how businesses can move beyond cost...

SE1 E01 Back to Basics: How to Fix a Broken Supply Chain | Nick Pennell 05.05.2026 40:42

When Nick Pennell joined Natara Global as VP Operations and Supply Chain, he inherited a business that had been a quiet backwater inside a larger corporate — under-measured, under-invested, and under-performing. In this episode, Nick breaks down the no-nonsense approach he and his team took to turn things around: establishing consistent KPIs across four global manufacturing sites, identifying root...