Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Could AI and robotics help make reshoring US manufacturing more economically viable? McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) experts Shubham Singhal and Rebecca J. Anderson explain why these technologies are not a silver bullet—but have to be part of the business case.
In the full episode of _The McKinsey Podcast:_
• America’s $3 trillion manufacturing import challenge
• Which US supply chains are most vulnerable
• Where America still leads in manufacturing
• How much US manufacturing would need to scale up
• What the biggest obstacles to investment are
• Whether AI and robotics can make reshoring more competitive
• How CEOs can build more resilient supply chains
Could AI and robotics help make reshoring US manufacturing more economically viable? McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) experts Shubham Singhal and Rebecca J. Anderson explain why these technologies are not a silver bullet—but have to be part of the business case.
In the full episode of _The McKinsey Podcast:_
• America’s $3 trillion manufacturing import challenge
• Which US supply chains are most vulnerable
• Where America still leads in manufacturing
• How much US manufacturing would need to scale up
• What the biggest obstacles to investment are
• Whether AI and robotics can make reshoring more competitive
• How CEOs can build more resilient supply chains










