The SupplyChainBrain Podcast
by Bob Bowman
The SupplyChainBrain Podcast features in-depth conversations with industry practitioners, academics, consultants and other experts on every aspect of supply-chain management and international trade. Available for streaming or downloading.
Episodes
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AI in Supply Chain Planning: Separating Reality From Hype
When it comes to assessing the value of artificial intelligence in supply chain planning, what's real, and what's hype?
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How Physical AI Is Transforming Human Roles in the Warehouse
AI is getting physical in the warehouse.
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Why Do So Many AI Initiatives Stall?
Why are so many efforts to implement artificial intelligence falling short of expectations?
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Rethinking Visibility: Keeping Tabs on Your Ocean Container, and Beyond
What does shipment “visibility” really mean? Depends on where the shipment is.
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How AI Can Fix the Lead-Time Guessing Game
Can AI fix the frustrating lead-time guessing game?
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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.
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The Rise of Physical AI: Is This the Era of the Autonomous Warehouse?
Is physical artificial intelligence the key to creating autonomous warehouses?
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‘The Great Fracturing’: A Whole New World of Trade Relations
The world is fractured, and it’s not healing anytime soon.
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Protecting Against Malware in Open-Source Software Libraries
How do we stop malware from infecting open-source software libraries?
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‘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?
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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.
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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?
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How Geopolitical Strife Is Fueling Nearshoring Strategies
Even supply chains that are largely confined to one region are affected by global events.
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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.
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A New Project to Build AI ‘From Scratch’
What does it mean to “redesign AI from the ground up”?
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How AI Is Reshaping Procurement: Hype or Reality?
A 170-year-old manufacturer is on the cutting edge of AI.
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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?
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The Tariff Conundrum for Supply Chains: Pass Along, or Absorb?
When tariffs are slapped on supply chains, who pays the tab?
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A ‘Genetic’ Algorithm for Warehouse Network Inventory Strategy
A new platform draws on the principles of genetics to supercharge inventory decisions across warehouse networks.
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Renegotiating USMCA: A Preview
What’s going to happen to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement?
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Podcast | The State of Retail and CPG, in 2026 and Beyond
How are retail and CPG weathering the storm?
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Due Diligence in Supplier Management: What Companies Are Missing
Supply chain success depends on visibility into the entire supplier base.
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UN Report Sounds the Alarm: We Are in ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’
Welcome to the dawn of global water bankruptcy.
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The Challenge of Getting ‘First-Mile’ Visibility of Soft Commodities
Getting “first-mile” visibility of soft commodities is a hard problem.
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How to Survive Another Semiconductor Shortage
Another memory chip shortage? How soon we forget.
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Government Subsidies for Shipbuilding: A ‘Misplaced Obsession’?
Should the federal government prop up the ailing U.S. commercial shipbuilding sector with subsidies?
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You Say Your Product Is ‘Made in USA’? Prove It!
What’s it take to prove that your product was “Made in USA”?
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How to Stop AI From ‘Running Loose’ in the Supply Chain
Is agentic AI “running loose” in your supply chain?
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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.
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Is This the ‘Year of the Humanoid Robot’?
Are we experiencing a god complex — obsessed with creating things in our own image?
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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.
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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?
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Can U.S. Manufacturing Meet the Needs of Defense and Aerospace?
Can a domestically based manufacturing industry meet the needs of the defense sector?
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The Power of Mentorship in Supply Chain Organizations
In an era of dazzling technology, are we forgetting what really makes supply chain organizations run?
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Psychological Safety in the Workforce: Where Companies Are Falling Short
What are companies getting wrong about psychological safety in the workplace?
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What E-Commerce and Retail Execs Get Wrong About Last-Mile Costs
When it comes to meeting customer expectations for delivery in the e-commerce era, the shortest distance can be the biggest challenge.
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K-12: The Key to Bringing Advanced Manufacturing to Rural America
Advanced manufacturing promises to transform rural America. But the primary education system must step up to support it.
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Alternative Delivery Networks: Can They Compete With the Big Parcel Carriers?
E-commerce is responsible for an explosion in the number of alternative parcel delivery networks.
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Where Is Logistics Real Estate Headed in 2026?
When it comes to assessing business health, is the logistics real estate market a mirror for the economy at large?
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What’s the (Buzz) Word? The Curse of Corporate Language
Why is corporate language so empty, vague and unoriginal?
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The New Supply Chain Paradigm: Putting Geopolitics Ahead of Profit
Supply chains are becoming the new frontlines of geopolitics.
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What Will It Really Take to Reshore Manufacturing Back to the U.S.?
High tariffs aren’t enough to bring manufacturing back to the United States. What will it really take to make that happen?
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It’s Time to Automate the B2B Order-Management Lifecycle
The order-management lifecycle is ripe for automation — especially in the form of artificial intelligence.
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A Conversation With Industry Thought Leader Bart De Muynck
On this bonus episode of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Bob Bowman is joined by industry thought leader Bart De Muynck, to tackle the eternal question in supply chain management: What do shippers want?
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How Procurement Is Making Category Management ‘Intelligent’
Artificial intelligence — especially agentic AI — is making traditional category management smarter.
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Can the U.S. Ever Stop Relying on China for Critical Minerals?
The United States’ dependence on basic minerals from China and other foreign sources is a huge problem, both from an economic and defense perspective.
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BONUS EPISODE: A Conversation About Decision Intelligence With Gary van Tassel of INFORM
On this bonus episode of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast, SupplyChainBrain editor-in-chief Bob Bowman speaks with Gary van Tassel, director of terminal and distribution center operations at software provider INFORM.
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Economic Warning Signs: Debt, the Dollar and AI
The U.S. economy appears to be in decent shape – but there could be some dark clouds massing on the horizon.
About this show
The SupplyChainBrain Podcast features in-depth conversations with industry practitioners, academics, consultants and other experts on every aspect of supply-chain management and international trade. Available for streaming or downloading.
Hosted by
Bob Bowman
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