AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Supply Chain Now
Inflation, Automation, and the Supply Chain Outlook Featuring Boston Consulting Group
Sep 29, 2023
Laura Juliano and Dustin Burke from Boston Consulting Group join the hosts to discuss the impact of automotive labor strikes, inflation on global supply chains, automation, and navigating shifts in manufacturing locations. They also talk about the unpredictable six months ahead, including political affairs, COVID outbreaks, and the challenges of supply chain management.
47:43
Episode guests
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- Inflation is impacting global supply chains, prompting the potential for automation and digitization to reduce costs.
- Navigating the ever-changing supply chain landscape requires managing labor costs, manufacturing locations, and unpredictability in political affairs and COVID outbreaks.
Deep dives
Cost-cutting and improving supply chain performance
Cutting costs while improving supply chain performance is a challenge that many organizations face. In an article from Forbes, members of the Forbes Business Council share 14 ideas to achieve this difficult task. Some of the main ideas mentioned include leveraging data analytics and technology to make more informed decisions, conducting customer-focused checks to prioritize activities that provide value to customers, and actively involving frontline workers in identifying inefficiencies and improvement opportunities. These suggestions highlight the importance of data, customer focus, and collaboration within the supply chain to drive cost reduction and performance improvement.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode