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Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · Walter Salek, MS SCM program director, Elmhurst University
The battle for last-mile dominance is no longer about retail alone, but about which AI-driven logistics network can most effectively balance automation, labor, consumer behavior, and fulfillment economics in an increasingly complex delivery environment.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is exposing how deeply modern supply chains depend on petroleum-based inputs, creating cascading disruptions across transportation, agriculture, plastics, chemicals, semiconductors, and global consumer markets.
Penske Logistics is the latest to introduce a new platform designed to unify transportation, warehousing, partner, and inventory data into a more continuous operational view aimed at accelerating decision-making and improving execution.
Regenerative supply chains move beyond simply reducing environmental and social harm by focusing on restoring the ecosystems, communities, and production systems that long-term supply chain resilience and competitiveness depend on.
Agentic AI is shifting procurement from insight to execution by autonomously managing high-volume, low-value transactions and unlocking scale, consistency, and incremental savings across the long tail of spend.
Amazon’s new Supply Chain Services platform formalizes a long-building strategy, with VP Peter Larsen explaining why the company believes scale, data, and volatility readiness give it an edge in a crowded 3PL market.
Gather AI’s expansion into lift-mounted cameras and enhanced drones reflects a broader shift from scan-based tracking to continuous, AI-driven visibility that captures every movement inside the warehouse.
Global supply chains are facing more uncertainty than at any time in the past decade. Cyberattacks, supplier failures, geopolitical conflicts, extreme weather, and regulatory changes now intersect to create continuous, multi-dimensional risk. In this high-impact webinar,…
Forecasting failures in supply chains persist not due to flawed analytics, but because of deeply embedded organizational culture, misaligned incentives, and fragmented planning processes that distort true demand signals.
UPS’s network-wide RFID rollout signals a shift from event-based tracking to continuous sensing, enabling real-time visibility that drives faster decisions, fewer errors, and greater supply chain flexibility.
Damaged pallets may seem minor, but they create hidden risks across safety, costs, and operations - learn how proactive detection can prevent product loss and improve warehouse performance.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Nicolò Masorgo, PhD; Thu Trang Hoang, PhD; David D. Dobrzykowski, PhD; John E. Bell, PhD; and Morgan Swink, PhD
E-commerce late orders are driven by a breakdown between warehouse operations and transportation, and can be mitigated through early detection thresholds, strategic deprioritization, and simplified order flows.
Retail inventory inaccuracies are less about theft and more about outdated accounting methods like the retail inventory method that distort stock visibility, forecasting, and replenishment decisions.
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