#8 - Nikolay Osadchiy: Global Trade, Supply Chain, Digitization, and the Future of Money

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Nikolay Osadchiy, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. We dive into the history of trade and supply chains, the recent trend of globalization and its benefits, and shift to sourcing localization and fragmentation of supply networks. We further touch on the future of supply chains, concept pf physical internet, baseline and variable demand and its application to the natural gas markets, future of energy supply chains and sustainability implications. We also talk about the role and the future of money and commerce, financial transactions, and the intrinsic value of blockchain technology for information systems.