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Visible Supply Chains: Traceability, BABA Compliance & AI with Origin8 Advisory

August 11

35 mins

Episode Description

In this episode of U.S. Manufacturing Today (powered by Veryable), host Matt Horine talks with Ryan Arends and Brett Kronick, co-founders of Origin8 Advisory, about supply chain traceability, defensible documentation, and supply chain security as reshoring accelerates. Drawing on their US Army backgrounds, they connect military accountability practices to corporate needs to prove—not just claim—country of origin and compliance. They explain how Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements are tightening as the grace period ends, waivers decline, and enforcement expands, creating risks such as funding delays, clawbacks, and potential False Claims Act exposure that can cascade from primes to subcontractors. Origin8’s AI-powered platform automates document extraction, matching across multi-tier BOMs and records, and compliance scoring (red/yellow/green), reducing fire-drill audits. They recommend baseline readiness assessments, clear ownership of evidence, and validating traceability continuously.

Timestamps

00:00 Podcast Introduction

01:19 Military Backgrounds

02:31 Accountability Mindset

05:16 Founding Origin8

08:30 Visible vs Defensible

12:56 BABA Rules Tighten

16:41 Cascading Audit Risk

21:23 Origin8 Platform Demo

25:50 Competitive Advantage

30:46 Getting Started Process

34:31 Closing Thanks