The SupplyChainBrain Podcast

Supply chain success depends on visibility into the entire supplier base.Support the show

Welcome to the dawn of global water bankruptcy.Support the show

Getting “first-mile” visibility of soft commodities is a hard problem.Support the show

Another memory chip shortage? How soon we forget.

Should the federal government prop up the ailing U.S. commercial shipbuilding sector with subsidies?Support the show

What’s it take to prove that your product was “Made in USA”?Support the show

Is agentic AI “running loose” in your supply chain?

When it comes to ensuring data security and compliance, manufacturers’ AI systems are woefully unprepared for hostile threats. Support the show

Are we experiencing a god complex — obsessed with creating things in our own image?Support the show

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.

How can manufacturers manage the risk of depending on a single supplier for critical raw materials?

Can a domestically based manufacturing industry meet the needs of the defense sector?

In an era of dazzling technology, are we forgetting what really makes supply chain organizations run?

What are companies getting wrong about psychological safety in the workplace?

When it comes to meeting customer expectations for delivery in the e-commerce era, the shortest distance can be the biggest challenge.

Advanced manufacturing promises to transform rural America. But the primary education system must step up to support it.

E-commerce is responsible for an explosion in the number of alternative parcel delivery networks.

When it comes to assessing business health, is the logistics real estate market a mirror for the economy at large?

Why is corporate language so empty, vague and unoriginal?

Supply chains are becoming the new frontlines of geopolitics.

High tariffs aren’t enough to bring manufacturing back to the United States. What will it really take to make that happen?

The order-management lifecycle is ripe for automation — especially in the form of artificial intelligence.

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? 

Artificial intelligence — especially agentic AI —  is making traditional category management smarter.

The United States’ dependence on basic minerals from China and other foreign sources is a huge problem, both from an economic and defense perspective.

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.

The U.S. economy appears to be in decent shape – but there could be some dark clouds massing on the horizon.

On this bonus episode of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast, SupplyChainBrain editor-in-chief Bob Bowman speaks with Maneet Singh, CIO and chief digital officer of Odyssey Logistics, about the prospects, promise and limitations of artificial intelligence.

When it comes to innovations in warehouse technology, “state of the art” is a constantly moving target.

SupplyChainBrain editor-in-chief Bob Bowman talks with Jim de Vries, founder of Enhance International Group, who is serving as project manager and program investigator for a new survey of defense supply chains,.

If you’ve been paying attention to the tech news in the several years, you might have acquired the impression that artificial intelligence is on a steady unstoppable climb.

On this bonus episode of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast, SupplyChainBrain editor-in-chief Bob Bowman speaks with Curtis Spencer, chief executive officer of Bloodhound Tracking Device, Inc.

A case study about automating “wall-to-wall” inventory counts in the warehouse.

On this bonus episode of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast, SupplyChainBrain editor-in-chief Bob Bowman speaks with Mario Cordero, chief executive officer of the Port of Long Beach. 

Maximizing warehouse efficiency is about more than acquiring shiny new automation systems.

Is the U.S. about to experience a manufacturing renaissance?

The plight of ethnic Uyghurs in China runs much deeper than it might appear at first glance.

Just how safe are logistics workplaces today?

How can supply chains stay compliant with the FDA’s changing rules and regulations?

Science has given us the tools to trace products all the way back to origin. But are businesses willing to make use of them?

Is the push for diversity, equity and inclusion in business dead?

Does the United States need a National Robotics Strategy?

How is the second Trump Administration enforcing laws against forced labor in global supply chains?

Supply chain managers are in a risky business. Does the insurance industry have their back?

If picking the right systems for automating logistics is a journey, how do you even get out the door?

There’s always been procurement in supply chains — but today’s CPO is a whole different animal.

Importers and exporters aren’t the only ones paying the price of tariffs.

Is the “person” you’re talking to on that kiosk screen an actual human? Or a metahuman?

A lot of manufacturers and users of radio equipment aren’t ready for looming new regulations on cybersecurity by the European Union. 

Today’s foodservice fleets not only have to respond to disruptions — they need to do it in real time.