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Our Top Five OM Podcasts of 2025

Our podcasts are gaining a wider and wider audience  and we are creating new ones every few weeks. In case you missed them, here are the top five of those that went live in 2025.

  1. OM Podcast #37:Global Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Professor Darrell Edwards at the U. of Tennessee shares his decades of industry experience.

  2. OM Podcast #34: An Inside Look at Tariffs  Bob O’Donnell, VP of Business Development of Life Sciences at East Coast Warehouse, who previously spent 13 years with Maersk, discusses tariffs and their potential impacts.

  3. OM Podcast #38: Editorial Leadership and the Future of  Operations Management Texas Christian University Prof. Tyson Browning  discuss Tyson’s six-year tenure as journal editor of the Journal of Operations Management, the evolving role of AI in research, and the future direction of the operations management field.

4. OM Podcast #32: Supply Chain Risk Management George Zsidisin, the Barringer Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Missouri – Saint Louis is author of several books on Supply Chain Risk.

5. OM Podcast #31: The Impact of AI on Jobs and the Environment  Charlie Render is President of Render Analytics, which helps businesses of all kinds implement AI.  He is also the creator of the popular job-search engine, Apply Genie (ApplyGenie.ai)

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Guest Post: ChatGPT’s Tech Boom

Charles Render is founder and CEO of a Florida-based data analytics firm. He can be reached at RenderAnalytics.net

In a world rapidly advancing in technology and artificial intelligence, the business landscape is continually evolving to adapt to these changes. One of the most remarkable developments is the rise of ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI that has sparked a wave of innovation across various industries. From assisting with data analytics to revolutionizing customer interaction, ChatGPT has enabled businesses to reimagine their operations and service offerings.

ChatGPT, short for “Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer,” is an AI language model designed to generate human-like text based on the input it receives. Its ability to comprehend and generate natural language has opened up exciting avenues for businesses seeking innovative solutions in data analytics, application development, and customer engagement. By harnessing the power of AI, businesses can streamline processes, enhance customer experiences, and create new revenue streams.

Here are five examples:

Automat combines the capabilities of ChatGPT with robotic process automation (RPA). By capturing process descriptions or videos from customers, the technology automates workflows through ChatGPT-like interfaces and RPA tools. This innovation optimizes efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, enhancing productivity, and enabling businesses to focus on strategic initiatives.

Freshworks has witnessed remarkable improvements in application development with ChatGPT by integrating it into its coding workflows. Freshworks’ developers have reduced the time required to create complex software applications from 10 weeks to less than a week.

Udacity, an online course provider, has tapped into the potential of GPT-4 to develop an intelligent virtual tutor. This tutor delivers personalized guidance, feedback, and explanations to students, helping them navigate challenging problems.

Amto, a player in the legal process outsourcing (LPO) sector, has harnessed ChatGPT to revolutionize legal services. The firm employs a combination of AI and human reinforcement learning by actual lawyers to process legal content.

Baselit offers a unique solution for database queries and data analytics. By harnessing GPT-3’s text-understanding capabilities, Baselit allows users to perform complex database queries using plain English, eliminating the need for coding expertise.