{"podcast":{"title":"The AI in Business Podcast","slug":"the-ai-in-business-podcast-168928","podcast_index_feed_id":168928,"rss_url":"https://techemergence.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://emerj.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/c/2/2/9c226d0d338dd5bed959afa2a1bf1c87/1.png","author":"Daniel Faggella","episode_count":1163,"summary":"The AI in Business Podcast is for non-technical business leaders who need to find AI opportunities, align AI capabilities with strategy, and deliver ROI. Each week, Emerj research staff and journalists interview top AI executives from Fortune 2000 firms and unicorn startups - uncovering trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption. Visit our advertising page to learn more about reaching our executive audience of Fortune 2000 AI adopters: https://emerj.com/advertise","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T00:20:08.438260+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-in-business-podcast-168928"},"episode":{"title":"Closing the Decision Gap in Volatile Supply Chains - with &  Prasad Mahajan of Optilogic and Dr. Gopalendu Pal of Target","slug":"closing-the-decision-gap-in-volatile-supply-chains-with-prasad-mahajan-of-optilogic-and-dr-gopalendu-pal-of-target","published_at":"2026-06-25T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-in-business-podcast-168928/closing-the-decision-gap-in-volatile-supply-chains-with-prasad-mahajan-of-optilogic-and-dr-gopalendu-pal-of-target","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-in-business-podcast-168928","url":"https://podcast.emerj.com/closing-the-decision-gap-in-volatile-supply-chains-with-prasad-mahajan-of-optilogic-and-dr-gopalendu-pal-of-target","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Optilogic_2026_Final_Audio_Hybrid_Dr._Pal_and_Mahajan_1.mp3?dest-id=151434","summary":"Supply chains are moving from predictable planning cycles to a reality where volatility demands continuous redesign and faster decision‑making. In this episode, Dr. Gopalendu Pal, Director of Operations at Target, and Prasad Mahajan, Senior Director of Customer Engagement at Optilogic, examine how leaders can adapt by tightening the gap between sensing disruption and adjusting operations, as Emerj's Daniel Faggella guides the discussion toward the implications for enterprise decision speed. They outline the practical shifts required — reassessing outdated constraints, strengthening data foundations, and using scenario analysis and human‑guided AI to evaluate operational options with greater accuracy and responsiveness. This episode is sponsored by Optilogic . Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at go.emerj.com/partner","meta_description":"Supply chains are moving from predictable planning cycles to a reality where volatility demands continuous redesign and faster decision‑making. In this ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1913,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ai-in-business-podcast-168928/episodes/closing-the-decision-gap-in-volatile-supply-chains-with-prasad-mahajan-of-optilogic-and-dr-gopalendu-pal-of-target/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-in-business-podcast-168928/closing-the-decision-gap-in-volatile-supply-chains-with-prasad-mahajan-of-optilogic-and-dr-gopalendu-pal-of-target.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}