The SupplyChainBrain Podcast

The U.S. is around 80,000 commercial truck drivers short of what’s needed to meet current demand. And requirements for the future will send that number soaring.

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 .

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. 

Inventory management poses a huge challenge to retailers today — but it’s also the key to matching supply with demand in difficult times.

Can global businesses meet ethical standards for behavior even as they’re struggling to survive?

You might say that Dr. Lisa Williams had accomplished quite enough in her academic career.

Is sustainability in fashion in the apparel supply chain?

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? 

Megan Preston Meyer was enjoying a highly successful career as a supply chain expert for numerous companies. Something was missing, though — what she calls “the stories that data doesn’t tell.” 

The supply chain is hanging out the “Help Wanted” sign. But where will we find the right people?