As today’s supply chain challenges create bottlenecks across the economy, consumers and businesses of all sizes are dealing with unprecedented situations involving lack of component parts, trapped inventory, and delayed deliveries. But what if we could digitize parts of the supply chain and make them more efficient? Where, if at all, can technology contribute?

On this episode of “Explain to Shane,” Shane is joined by Glenn Richey, Harbert Eminent Scholar and chair of Auburn University’s Center for Supply Chain Innovation. Glenn shares his expertise on the causes and effects of the current supply chain dilemma, and discusses ways that digitization and artificial intelligence can help boost supply chain efficiency.