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.
Episodes
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May 20, 2021 • 21min
Four Key Trends for E-Commerce in 2021
The latest edition of the E-Tailers’ Almanac offers a glimpse of what 2021 holds in store for online merchants.
May 13, 2021 • 23min
Business ‘Reinvention’: Necessary for Survival
If you think your business is in a comfortable place and securely on the road to continued profitability, you might need to think again.
May 6, 2021 • 23min
A Podcast Dedicated to ‘The Vaccine Challenge’
Podcast talks to podcast! And the topic is the COVID-19 vaccine.
Apr 28, 2021 • 20min
Unilever Pledges a ‘Living Wage’ for Its Global Supply Chain
The consumer products giant Unilever plc is promising a “living wage” for all of its supply-chain workers by the year 2030. Can it make good on that pledge?
Apr 21, 2021 • 18min
Four Mistakes That Companies Are Making in Their Parcel-Shipping Strategies
Thanks to the pandemic and heavy customer demand, parcel shipping is currently mired in “chaos.”
Apr 14, 2021 • 18min
Failing to Be Safe: Preventing Warehouse Injuries
At a time when warehouses are under intense pressure to process and ship product to demanding customers, how can we keep warehouse workers safe?
Apr 8, 2021 • 22min
A New Trade Policy for the 21st Century
The framework for conducting global trade isn’t working. Time for a reset.
Apr 1, 2021 • 19min
How Can We Achieve ‘Transportation Justice’?
For all the attention that we pay to the movement of goods from origin to destination, do we ever give thought to the communities that lie in their path?
Mar 25, 2021 • 25min
Women in Logistics 2021: A Rail-Industry Pioneer
Meet a woman of color who has broken down barriers in the railroad industry — among many other accomplishments.
Mar 18, 2021 • 22min
A Look at the Southern California Supply-Chain ‘Meltdown’
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with supporting distribution facilities and infrastructure in the area, are suffering from severe congestion. What’s the cause — and the solution?
