The SupplyChainBrain Podcast

A lot of factors go into the success or failure of consumer brands, but one of them stands out today: the supply chain.

You might think that the recent spate of supply chain disruptions would have caused a stampede of manufacturers out of China, or at least prompted them to diversify sourcing. But that hasn’t been the case.

Artificial intelligence promises huge benefits to the logistics sector — so why is it so slow in being fully adopted there?

What is this creature whom we call “the post-pandemic grocery shopper”?

No aspect of business is as frustrating as hitting it big with customers, yet not being able to get product to them.

How do you set up and maintain critical supply chains in some of the world’s most difficult environments?

Quantum physics is a mystery to most everyone, but that doesn’t stop innovators from attempting to apply quantum technologies at a practical level -- in this case, cybersecurity.

So manufacturing is coming back to the U.S. after all? Guess it depends on whom you ask.

The Trump Administration unceremoniously withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership among 12 Pacific Rim nations before the pact was even officially born. Along with it went the potential for key protections of American intellectual property rights. 

When it comes to global supply chains, resilience is the buzzword of 2021. But are companies doing more than talking about it?

The lessons of the pandemic forced shippers to take a fresh look at the way they deal with carriers.

End-to-end visibility of data and product is essential to the efficient operation of consumer packaged goods supply chains. Unfortunately, many are running blind.

A review of critical supply chains uncovers major weaknesses in the consumer packaged goods sector.

COVID-19 is slowly abating. What damage did it do to our global supply chains?

Despite its success in rushing COVID-19 vaccines to market, the biopharmaceutical supply chain is far from perfect.

Shifting U.S. population patterns, caused in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic, are posing a new challenge for e-tailers looking to stay close to customers.

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be subsiding. How should logistics providers and shippers be readying themselves for the “new normal”? 

This supply chain is shooting for the moon.

The latest edition of the E-Tailers’ Almanac offers a glimpse of what 2021 holds in store for online merchants.

If you think your business is in a comfortable place and securely on the road to continued profitability, you might need to think again.

Podcast talks to podcast! And the topic is the COVID-19 vaccine.

The consumer products giant Unilever plc is promising a “living wage” for all of its supply-chain workers by the year 2030. Can it make good on that pledge?

Thanks to the pandemic and heavy customer demand, parcel shipping is currently mired in “chaos.”

At a time when warehouses are under intense pressure to process and ship product to demanding customers, how can we keep warehouse workers safe?

The framework for conducting global trade isn’t working. Time for a reset.