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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Oct 14, 2021 • 22min
Where Will We Get the Rare Earth Minerals for Our Electric Cars?
Are we on target for making zero-emission vehicles account for half of all cars sold in the U.S. by 2030? Not without enough rare earth minerals to build them.
Oct 7, 2021 • 19min
Suppliers vs. Buyers: Who Holds the Power Today?
Sep 30, 2021 • 24min
Why Supply Chains Are Critical to the Success of Brands
A lot of factors go into the success or failure of consumer brands, but one of them stands out today: the supply chain.
Sep 23, 2021 • 22min
China vs. Southeast Asia: Where Is Manufacturing Going?
You might think that the recent spate of supply chain disruptions would have caused a stampede of manufacturers out of China, or at least prompted them to diversify sourcing. But that hasn’t been the case.
Sep 16, 2021 • 24min
Why Logistics Must Embrace A.I. Now
Artificial intelligence promises huge benefits to the logistics sector — so why is it so slow in being fully adopted there?
Sep 8, 2021 • 20min
A Portrait of the Post-Pandemic Grocery Shopper
What is this creature whom we call “the post-pandemic grocery shopper”?
Sep 2, 2021 • 26min
The Price of Success: How Xero Shoes Survived the Pandemic
No aspect of business is as frustrating as hitting it big with customers, yet not being able to get product to them.
Aug 26, 2021 • 19min
Managing Supply Chains in Crisis Areas: Lessons From an Expert
How do you set up and maintain critical supply chains in some of the world’s most difficult environments?
Aug 19, 2021 • 17min
Quantum Encryption: The Solution to Cybersecurity?
Quantum physics is a mystery to most everyone, but that doesn’t stop innovators from attempting to apply quantum technologies at a practical level -- in this case, cybersecurity.
Aug 11, 2021 • 22min
This Report Says Manufacturing Is Coming Back to the U.S.
So manufacturing is coming back to the U.S. after all? Guess it depends on whom you ask.
