Could AI Prevent the Next Global Supply Chain Crisis?

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The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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AI has brought new challenges for corporate executives in managing their workforces and supply chains. Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi tells WSJ reporter Emily Glazer how she is adjusting to uncertainty and gives her outlook on the future of the workplace and manufacturing. This conversation was recorded at WSJ’s CEO Council Summit on December 12, 2023. What do you think about the show? Let us know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or email us: [email protected] Further reading: Leading in Uncertain Times Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI Logistics-Tech Startups Face Uncertain Future as Freight Slump Continues The Do’s and Don’ts of Using Generative AI in the Workplace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Alex Partners.
0:03.0	Read the results of the fifth annual Alex Partners Disruption. The last few years have seen an explosion in advancements in artificial intelligence,
0:21.0	with the potential to dramatically change all sorts of industries, including
0:26.1	global manufacturing. But the new technology is also bringing in new uncertainty as business leaders
0:31.6	try to figure out how to use these tools to manage
0:34.1	their supply chains and their workforces. It is shocking to me that in this day and
0:40.1	age we don't understand how much supply or demand is needed to run the world.
0:45.8	Ravethi Adveithi is the CEO of Flex, a company that manufactures the components that go into everyday
0:51.7	products, from coffee makers to electric vehicles.
0:55.0	She's also part of a U.S. Government Advisory Committee on Supply Chain policies.
0:59.0	Advithey spoke with W.S.J. reporter Emily Glazer at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit on December 12th,
1:06.2	2023.
1:07.2	With so much data and so much information out there, I mean that shouldn't be the world anymore should it?
1:14.3	From the Wall Street Journal this is the future of everything. I'm Danny Lewis.
1:18.6	Today we're bringing you a conversation about the future of manufacturing in a world where technology is rapidly changing,
1:25.0	and how that will affect how everyday products are made.
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2:06.0	And now, here's some of W.S.J.
2:08.0	reporter Emily Glazer's interview with Flex CEO,
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