The SupplyChainBrain Podcast
Episodes
820 episodes
‘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?
You Say Your Product Is ‘Made in USA’? Prove It!
What’s it take to prove that your product was “Made in USA”?
How to Stop AI From ‘Running Loose’ in the Supply Chain
Is agentic AI “running loose” in your supply chain?
Cybersecurity in Manufacturing: Is AI the Solution, or the Problem?
When it comes to ensuring data security and compliance, manufacturers’ AI systems are woefully unprepared for hostile threats.
Is This the ‘Year of the Humanoid Robot’?
Are we experiencing a god complex — obsessed with creating things in our own image?
More Than Labor: Today, Global Sourcing Is All About Total Cost
In decades past, manufacturers fled the U.S. for Asia in search of lower production expense. But sourcing decisions today are a lot more complicated than that.
Raw Materials: The Biggest Breaking Point in Global Supply Chains
How can manufacturers manage the risk of depending on a single supplier for critical raw materials?