Our guest on this week's episode is Dustin Burke, a managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group. Recently BCG conducted research on how C-suite leaders feel about current business conditions. The research also looked at their attitudes toward their supply chains. Burke shares the results and how viewpoints differ depending on where respondents are in the world.

Many companies continue to have difficulty finding good workers. With unemployment still at near-record lows, it does not look like the situation will improve any time soon. As a result, more companies are turning to technology to fill the gaps and create new efficiencies.

The Covid pandemic taught us that many of our supply chains are simply too long. One hiccup along the way can result in delays and shortages. While many of the products that we use every day are still sourced and manufactured in Asia, Mexico is becoming an increasingly popular place to locate manufacturing facilities for North American consumption.

DC Velocity's sister publication CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly offers a podcast series called Supply Chain in the Fast Lane. It is co-produced with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. The third season of eight episodes has fully launched and focuses on attracting and retaining labor in our supply chains. Go to your favorite podcast platform to subscribe.

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Guest: Dustin Burke of Boston Consulting Group on current business conditions and supply chains; Labor shortages drive more tech adoption; More U.S. firms moving operations from Asia to Mexico