Supply Chain Management

Where 2025’s AI predictions hit, missed, and what supply chain leaders must recalibrate in 2026

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Dean Alms, chief product officer, Aravo
A review of 2025’s AI predictions shows that while agentic AI and automation advanced in supply chains, data readiness, governance gaps, and third-party risk oversight will determine whether organizations realize real AI ROI in 2026.

How CPOs can protect their supply chains against tariff risk—without overreacting

Friday, February 20, 2026 · Mita Gupta, EVP and business unit head, WNS Procurement
CPOs can manage escalating tariff risk in 2026 by using category-level exposure mapping, total cost of ownership analysis, supplier segmentation, and AI-powered modeling to respond proportionally rather than reactively.

Beyond landed cost: A resilient-grid supply chain playbook for the commercial EV sector

Friday, February 13, 2026 · Mukesh Sharma
In the volatile 2026 trade environment, commercial EV manufacturers must move beyond lowest landed cost and adopt a portfolio-based Resilient-Grid sourcing model to manage tariffs, capital constraints, and material volatility.

What It Really Means: Supply chain control towers

Thursday, February 12, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw
A supply chain control tower is a centralized organizational and digital hub that integrates data, people, and processes to provide real-time visibility, coordination, and decision-making across broad portions of the supply chain.

The AI efficiency trap: Why you should be using AI to grow value, not just shrink costs

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 · Rodney Thomas and Remko van Hoek
Most organizations use AI to cut costs and move faster, but the companies that will lead their industries are using AI to improve decision quality, deepen insight, and build differentiation, not just efficiency.

Seeing the full picture: Why service markups are the missing link in cost, quality, and workforce stability

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Sylvia Hernandez
Most companies track bill rates, but few understand the hidden markup forces driving cost overruns, turnover, and supplier performance risk.

Not-so-sweet spots: Diagnosing cocoa supply chain woes using FMEA

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Senali Amarasuriya, Ph.D.
A proactive approach using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis can help the cocoa and candy industry reduce waste, improve product quality, and strengthen supply chain resilience through collaboration and innovation.

Supply chain and logistics management in the emerging age of autonomous trucking

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Steve Tracey and Kusumal Ruamsook
The recent decade witnessed the rapidly evolving nature of autonomous trucking technologies, offering promises of improved logistics, inventory management, and customer service for supply chains.

Global Links, the next chapter: Honoring a legacy, shaping what’s next

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Karin Bursa
As Global Links welcomes a new editor, the focus remains clear: help supply chain leaders cut through the noise, harness AI and decision intelligence, and turn their supply chain operations into engines for growth and resilience.

Preparing supply chains for 2026 in 6 simple steps

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 · Bridget McCrea
From technology and warehouse space to trade risk and cost control, companies are focusing on moves that deliver real results in their supply chains.

ASCM’s Top 10 Supply Chain Trends reveal a year of intelligent transformation

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · Brian Straight
ASCM’s Top 10 Supply Chain Trends in 2026 report offers a detailed look at the technologies, capabilities, and global forces shaping the year ahead. At the top of the list is artificial intelligence, now central to planning, forecasting, logistics, and real-time…

NextGen 2025: Where supply chain innovation came to life

Monday, December 1, 2025 · Bridget McCrea
Industry leaders met in Nashville for the NextGen Supply Chain Conference to share lessons, explore emerging tech and strengthen collaboration across the global supply chain.

Looking back, moving forward

Monday, December 1, 2025 · Brian Straight
Our annual Best of SCMR issue revisits the year’s most-read stories, the innovations that inspired change, and five hopes for a stronger supply chain in 2026.

Better AI does not always mean bigger

Monday, December 1, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The advent of AI as a widely available business tool has given rise to numerous applications that are proliferating at a dizzying pace. As we strive to stay current with the latest applications, it’s essential not to overlook the ongoing efforts to enhance existing ones.

SCM for everyone: Making your business understand the supply chain

Monday, December 1, 2025 · Kai Hoberg, Rico Merkert, and Marianne Jahre
Supply chain decisions affect—and are affected by—nearly every function in a firm. Yet sales, R&D, or finance often act without realizing the impact that their decisions have on the supply chain.
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