Ep. 17 - Counterfeit Threats: Securing the Physical Supply Chain

Supply chain operators lose billions annually to black market counterfeits because they blindly trust their suppliers. Daniel Stanton, known as Mr. Supply Chain, joins the show to break down how physical vulnerabilities quietly drain logistics networks. While most professionals obsess over network optimization, they ignore the physical security of their freight. Stanton shares his experience developing nanotech ink to track component provenance for aerospace and defense. He explains why procurement teams frequently miscalculate risk, trading true supply chain resilience for comfortable assumptions about their vendors. For procurement directors fighting gray market infiltration, this conversation offers a framework to identify hidden operational risks before they cause catastrophic failures. Please subscribe and share this episode with a peer managing vendor compliance. Where is the biggest blind spot in your current vendor verification process? 00:00 - Introduction to Mr. Supply Chain 03:53 - Counterfeits and Physical Supply Chain Security 10:24 - The Role of Trust in Procurement 12:18 - Training a Global Logistics Workforce 23:09 - Writing the Guide to Supply Chain 31:40 - The Trojan Horse of Logistics Risk https://www.smurfitwestrock.com/ https://www.sellcord.co/