The SupplyChainBrain Podcast
The SupplyChainBrain Podcast
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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. Host: Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain.
Is Mexico Violating the USMCA on Biotech Imports?
Trade in agricultural products between the U.S. and Mexico is massive: the U.S. ships nearly $20 billion in farm exports to Mexico each year. But that relationship could be in jeopardy.
Mar 9, 2022
17 min
Congestion in the Northeast: A Conversation With Conrail President Brian Gorton
Keeping rail freight moving in the bustling Northeast Corridor is a difficult task in the best of times. And even tougher in a pandemic.
Mar 3, 2022
17 min
The Real-World Impact of the Infrastructure Bill
The $1.2 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden late last year has been heralded by some as the solution to the problem of how to repair and expand the nation’s crumbling and antiquated system of roads, rails, ports, airports and waterways. One can only hope.
Feb 23, 2022
20 min
How Inventory Management Can Fix Broken Supply Chains
Inventory management poses a huge challenge to retailers today — but it’s also the key to matching supply with demand in difficult times.
Feb 17, 2022
19 min
The ABCs of ESG: Are Supply Chains Making Progress?
Can global businesses meet ethical standards for behavior even as they’re struggling to survive?
Feb 10, 2022
23 min
Dr. Lisa Williams Is Blazing Paths in Both Supply Chain Academia and the Business World
You might say that Dr. Lisa Williams had accomplished quite enough in her academic career.
Feb 2, 2022
22 min
Four Trends in 2021 That Changed Retail Supply Chains Forever
The literal symptoms of COVID-19 are, for most people, passing. But the virus’s impact on retail supply chains is permanent.
Jan 28, 2022
21 min
The Fashion Apparel Supply Chain Has a Visibility Problem
Is sustainability in fashion in the apparel supply chain?
Jan 20, 2022
19 min
Can Manufacturers Prevent Another Microchip Shortage?
The global shortage of microchips has had a devastating impact on multiple industries, not least automotive manufacturers, who are expected to have lost some $210 billion in 2021 because they couldn’t get enough chips to drive the systems in their vehicles. But how did we get to this state of affairs?
Jan 14, 2022
19 min
Bridging the Supply Chain Talent Gap
The supply chain is hanging out the “Help Wanted” sign. But where will we find the right people?
Dec 15, 2021
18 min
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