The SupplyChainBrain Podcast

A lot of factors go into the success or failure of consumer brands, but one of them stands out today: the supply chain.

You might think that the recent spate of supply chain disruptions would have caused a stampede of manufacturers out of China, or at least prompted them to diversify sourcing. But that hasn’t been the case.

Artificial intelligence promises huge benefits to the logistics sector — so why is it so slow in being fully adopted there?

What is this creature whom we call “the post-pandemic grocery shopper”?

No aspect of business is as frustrating as hitting it big with customers, yet not being able to get product to them.

How do you set up and maintain critical supply chains in some of the world’s most difficult environments?

Quantum physics is a mystery to most everyone, but that doesn’t stop innovators from attempting to apply quantum technologies at a practical level -- in this case, cybersecurity.

So manufacturing is coming back to the U.S. after all? Guess it depends on whom you ask.

The Trump Administration unceremoniously withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership among 12 Pacific Rim nations before the pact was even officially born. Along with it went the potential for key protections of American intellectual property rights. 

When it comes to global supply chains, resilience is the buzzword of 2021. But are companies doing more than talking about it?