The SupplyChainBrain Podcast

Can Smaller E-tailers Match Amazon’s Same-Day Service? 01.12.2023 15:51 ↓

When it comes to same-day delivery, Amazon has set the bar high. Is it realistic for smaller e-tailers to match that promise? 

Podcast | Autonomous Trucks Are Coming. Really. 17.11.2023 20:21 ↓

Driverless trucks might be zipping down the roads sooner than you think. 

On the Journey Toward Supply Chain Digitization 10.11.2023 20:25 ↓

Setting out on the journey to digitize your supply chain? It’s a long and winding road. 

How the Procurement Organization Acquired Superpowers 03.11.2023 21:30 ↓

Today’s procurement organization is scarcely recognizable from what it used to be. 

Optimizing the Production Plan in a Constrained Supply Chain 27.10.2023 20:18 ↓

The production plan is long overdue for automation and optimization. 

Getting the Most Value From Frontline Workers in a Time of Cost-Cutting 20.10.2023 23:29 ↓

How can employees cut costs at the same time they’re providing an attractive environment for their frontline logistics workers? 

How to Build a Flexible Supply Chain 13.10.2023 22:30 ↓

Just what is a “flexible” supply chain, anyway? 

Ensuring Warehouse Safety in the Age of Robotics 06.10.2023 19:39 ↓

What’s the right approach — and the wrong one — to robot safety in the warehouse? 

Will an Investment ‘Supercycle’ Spark the Revival of American Manufacturing? 29.09.2023 23:11 ↓

Will three big recent funding measures entice manufacturers to shift production from China back to the U.S.? 

Betting on Electric Vehicles: A Realistic Appraisal 22.09.2023 21:11 ↓

Automakers have put themselves squarely on the road to electrification, but there could be speed bumps ahead.

Patagonia’s 50-Year Journey as a ‘Responsible’ Company 15.09.2023 24:09 ↓

A lot has happened in the 10 years since Patagonia, the big designer of apparel and gear for outdoor recreation, published a book about its 40 years of being in business. 

How Sanctions Are Disrupting the Electronic Components Supply Chain 08.09.2023 17:37 ↓

The Biden Administration’s sanctions on sales of advanced technology are having a major impact on the global electronics supply chain. 

How AI and Computer Vision Are Creating ‘The Warehouse of the Future’ 25.08.2023 21:44 ↓

Creating the warehouse of the future takes vision — literally. 

The Past, Present and Future of Gig Work 18.08.2023 22:00 ↓

How did the gig economy survive the pandemic? And how is it evolving today? 

‘The Death of Globalization’: What Will Take Its Place? 11.08.2023 22:14 ↓

Is the age of globalization coming to an end? If so, what will the future of trade look like? 

The Age of AI: Will It Drown Us in Misinformation? 04.08.2023 22:22 ↓

Will the latest evolution of artificial intelligence create a fount of information — or misinformation? 

How Intel Will Get to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions 28.07.2023 22:35 ↓

Intel updates its progress toward achieving net-zero emissions worldwide by 2040.

U.S. vs. China: Should We Disrupt the Relationship? 21.07.2023 19:43 ↓

Is it time to unravel the lucrative trade ties that bind the U.S. and China?

U.S. vs. China: Are We Losing the Economic Competition? 14.07.2023 22:27 ↓

Is it time for the U.S. to take a more aggressive approach to China’s plan for global economic dominance?

Is Blockchain Green Enough for the Supply Chain? 07.07.2023 21:32 ↓

A marketplace for recycled plastic is using blockchain for authenticating material origins. But is the technology sustainable enough for that purpose? 

A Supply Chain Equation: Agility = Resilience = Revenue 30.06.2023 24:30 ↓

What exactly is “agility,” besides being one of the supply chain’s favorite buzzwords? 

AI, Automation and the Future of Work 23.06.2023 24:04 ↓

Is artificial intelligence the technology that will finally make humans obsolete? 

What Is Supply Chain Digitization? And Why Do We Need It? 16.06.2023 21:34 ↓

Digitization: A word that’s even harder to define than it is to pronounce. 

‘Reinventing’ the Supply Chain for the 21st Century 09.06.2023 23:41 ↓

The structural flaws of global supply chains were exposed by COVID-19. But the origins of those problems date back much further than the pandemic. 

Getting the Most Value From Your Supply Chain Planning System 02.06.2023 24:02 ↓

You’ve chosen a provider of supply chain planning software. How do you ensure that the initiative will succeed?