Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · Evan Smith, CEO and Co-founder, Altana
Traditional supply chain risk management systems are no longer sufficient for today’s trade environment, requiring companies to adopt AI-powered, product-level visibility and end-to-end traceability to manage tariffs, regulatory compliance, and geopolitical risk.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · Alexander Litvin
Component verification must move beyond supplier qualification to lot-level integrity checks, because the most costly supply chain failures often stem from misrepresented components that pass standard inspections and are only discovered after production or field failures.
Monday, July 6, 2026 · Rosemary Coates
As the U.S. seeks to enforce laws against using forced labor in supply chains, China has countered with laws that make it illegal to map supply chains inside China.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Kirstin Scholten, Dirk Pieter van Donk, and Stefania Boscari
Before investing in supply chain resilience, map your real option space—then decide what is feasible, useful, and usable under pressure.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Obie Byrum, MBA, Ph.D.
As supply chains become more decentralized and fragmented, resilience increasingly depends not on the number of suppliers in the network, but on “nexus suppliers” whose embedded relationships, informal influence, and cross-network coordination quietly stabilize operations…
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Sumantra Sengupta
As supply chain management has evolved into a broader value chain leadership discipline, universities face growing pressure to redesign curriculum around risk, resilience, finance, geopolitics, technology, and hands-on leadership development to better prepare graduates for the…
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · David Widdifield, DBA and Misty Blessley, Ph.D.
As AI, geopolitical volatility, and sustainability mandates rapidly reshape supply chain operations, universities and industry partners face growing pressure to redesign SCM education around applied digital fluency, resilience, and real-world execution skills that better…
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Nikhil Vishnu Vadlamudi
As AI-driven demand, geopolitical volatility, and massive capital requirements collide, semiconductor supply chains are becoming a blueprint for how capital-intensive industries must rethink long-range planning, risk-sharing, and capacity strategy in an era where market…
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Bridget McCrea
As supply chain roles expand, professionals and companies are looking harder at which certifications and programs deliver the best return on investment.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Marisa Brown
Supply chain teams operate in environments where conditions can change by the hour (or faster). To keep pace, many organizations are embedding AI directly into their workflows. AI-driven systems increasingly help teams monitor operations, identify risks, surface…
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Neal Walters and Bill Duffy
As labor shortages, capacity constraints, and record infrastructure spending reshape capital markets, leading organizations are turning to risk-sharing contracts to improve execution, accelerate decision-making, and gain a competitive advantage in project delivery.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Anne G. Robinson, Ph.D.
If you believe the headlines, AI is about to put global supply chains on autopilot, quietly sidelining planners, buyers, and logistics managers. That may make for great clickbait, but it’s not the story unfolding inside leading supply chain organizations.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Gastón Cedillo, Ph.D. and Chris Mejia-Argueta, Ph.D.
For decades, trade agreements have focused on fundamental components: product or service features, markets, regulatory standards, investment protections, and dispute resolution. Recent supply chain disruptions have exposed critical weaknesses.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Larry Lapide
As geopolitical tensions expose vulnerabilities in global trade routes, supply chain leaders can apply the “Theory of Constraints” to identify chokepoints, build strategic buffers, and design more resilient networks capable of absorbing disruption before it becomes a crisis.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Brian Straight
The rush to implement AI, robotics, and other automation solutions isn’t the key to success; but it is a holistic approach to solving your pain points.
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