The SupplyChainBrain Podcast

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.

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Friday · 20 min
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.
September 18 · 21 min
The Rise of Physical AI: Is This the Era of the Autonomous Warehouse?
Is physical artificial intelligence the key to creating autonomous warehouses?
September 11 · 25 min
‘The Great Fracturing’: A Whole New World of Trade Relations
The world is fractured, and it’s not healing anytime soon.
August 28 · 24 min
Protecting Against Malware in Open-Source Software Libraries
How do we stop malware from infecting open-source software libraries?
August 21 · 27 min
‘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?
August 14 · 19 min
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.
August 7 · 22 min
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?
July 31 · 21 min
How Geopolitical Strife Is Fueling Nearshoring Strategies
Even supply chains that are largely confined to one region are affected by global events.
July 24 · 17 min
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.
July 17 · 24 min
A New Project to Build AI ‘From Scratch’
What does it mean to “redesign AI from the ground up”?
July 10 · 24 min
How AI Is Reshaping Procurement: Hype or Reality?
A 170-year-old manufacturer is on the cutting edge of AI.
June 26 · 23 min
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?
June 12 · 19 min
The Tariff Conundrum for Supply Chains: Pass Along, or Absorb?
When tariffs are slapped on supply chains, who pays the tab?
June 5 · 23 min
A ‘Genetic’ Algorithm for Warehouse Network Inventory Strategy
A new platform draws on the principles of genetics to supercharge inventory decisions across warehouse networks.
May 29 · 21 min
Renegotiating USMCA: A Preview
What’s going to happen to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement?
May 15 · 19 min
Podcast | The State of Retail and CPG, in 2026 and Beyond
How are retail and CPG weathering the storm?
May 8 · 23 min
Due Diligence in Supplier Management: What Companies Are Missing
Supply chain success depends on visibility into the entire supplier base.
May 1 · 20 min
UN Report Sounds the Alarm: We Are in ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’
Welcome to the dawn of global water bankruptcy.
April 24 · 24 min
The Challenge of Getting ‘First-Mile’ Visibility of Soft Commodities
Getting “first-mile” visibility of soft commodities is a hard problem.
April 17 · 20 min
How to Survive Another Semiconductor Shortage
Another memory chip shortage? How soon we forget.

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