Manufacturing Insights Podcast

Should-cost models are only powerful if they're credible, actionable, and collaborative. Learn how two experts turn cost data into real negotiation outcomes.

Most supply chains will need to change as a result of tariffs. How well you adapt depends on the data you have and your ability to act quickly.

Tariffs hitting your margins? Learn how to aPriori can show you the impact of tariffs on your costs, so you can make fast, data-backed sourcing decisions in real time.

Procurement teams can't solve today's challenges of changing tariffs, rising materials prices, and shrinking time windows, if their best tool is email and excel.

Cost savings get trapped in disconnects between engineering and procurement and between procurement and suppliers. To bridge the gap, you need insights that start conversations on the right foot.

Digitization makes it possible to analyze carbon footprint across the supply chain. So why are only 50% of manufacturers ready with a digital thread?

Peter Zeihan brings a unique perspective on how geopolitical risks are re-shaping the world economy, and what that means for global manufacturing.

Supply chain disruptions and the fluctuations in raw materials prices mean that unless you have collaborative supplier relationships, you’re not going to have any. Learn how collaboration efforts pay off in win-win profits.

Calculating the carbon footprint of your supply chain is key to reducing the environmental impact of your products.

In the age of materials shortages and supply chain disruptions, a good supply chain strategy means partnering with suppliers to share vital information. A former supplier turned consultant shares how.

What did 2022 teach us about supply chain management? Four podcast all-stars share how to collaborate more effectively with suppliers and adapt quicker to disruptions – all lessons manufacturers need to take into 2023.

How does architectural sustainability impact your decision to offshore, nearshore, or reshore? According to an architect, if you’re not future-looking when you plan your buildings, you’re not going to build products that meet the future’s needs.