The SupplyChainBrain Podcast
Episodes
826 episodes
Rethinking Visibility: Keeping Tabs on Your Ocean Container, and Beyond
What does shipment “visibility” really mean? Depends on where the shipment is.
How AI Can Fix the Lead-Time Guessing Game
Can AI fix the frustrating lead-time guessing game?
How Quickly Can Supply Chains Recover From a Major Disruption?
With the end of a supply chain disruption, you might breathe a sigh of relief. But don’t hold your breath waiting for things to get back to normal.
The Rise of Physical AI: Is This the Era of the Autonomous Warehouse?
Is physical artificial intelligence the key to creating autonomous warehouses?
‘The Great Fracturing’: A Whole New World of Trade Relations
The world is fractured, and it’s not healing anytime soon.
Protecting Against Malware in Open-Source Software Libraries
How do we stop malware from infecting open-source software libraries?
‘Too Hot to Ignore’: A Report on Extreme Heat in Garment Factories
The heat is on in garment supply chain factories. Why aren’t brands taking action?
PepsiCo’s Big Sustainability Push in APAC
The latest edition of PepsiCo’s ambitious Greenhouse Program aims for “proven solutions” in Asia-Pacific and potentially beyond.
Why Aren’t We Getting Our Money’s Worth From Transportation Spending?
Billions of federal dollars committed to building and maintaining the nation’s transportation infrastructure — and what do we have to show for it?
How Geopolitical Strife Is Fueling Nearshoring Strategies
Even supply chains that are largely confined to one region are affected by global events.
A Big Step Toward a U.S. Domestic Battery Supply Chain?
A new agreement aims to scale lithium-ion battery cell production in the United States.
A New Project to Build AI ‘From Scratch’
What does it mean to “redesign AI from the ground up”?
How AI Is Reshaping Procurement: Hype or Reality?
A 170-year-old manufacturer is on the cutting edge of AI.
25 Years of ‘Vested’: Crafting Effective Relationships With Supply Chain Partners
The “vested” model for creating successful supply chain relationships is more than 25 years old. How’s it holding up?
The Tariff Conundrum for Supply Chains: Pass Along, or Absorb?
When tariffs are slapped on supply chains, who pays the tab?
A ‘Genetic’ Algorithm for Warehouse Network Inventory Strategy
A new platform draws on the principles of genetics to supercharge inventory decisions across warehouse networks.
Renegotiating USMCA: A Preview
What’s going to happen to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement?
Podcast | The State of Retail and CPG, in 2026 and Beyond
How are retail and CPG weathering the storm?
Due Diligence in Supplier Management: What Companies Are Missing
Supply chain success depends on visibility into the entire supplier base.
UN Report Sounds the Alarm: We Are in ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’
Welcome to the dawn of global water bankruptcy.
The Challenge of Getting ‘First-Mile’ Visibility of Soft Commodities
Getting “first-mile” visibility of soft commodities is a hard problem.
How to Survive Another Semiconductor Shortage
Another memory chip shortage? How soon we forget.
Government Subsidies for Shipbuilding: A ‘Misplaced Obsession’?
Should the federal government prop up the ailing U.S. commercial shipbuilding sector with subsidies?