Thursday, April 23, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw
Operational excellence in supply chain management goes beyond hitting KPIs by consistently delivering stretch-target performance that is efficient, predictable, and sustainable over time.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 · Mel Mohamednur, Director Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain
Supply chain leaders must move beyond AI readiness to redesign talent, performance metrics, and workflows around human–AI collaboration to unlock real operational value.
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.
Monday, April 20, 2026 · Norman Katz
Retail inventory inaccuracies are less about theft and more about outdated accounting methods like the retail inventory method that distort stock visibility, forecasting, and replenishment decisions.
Friday, April 17, 2026 · Corrine Chen
Supply chains are no longer constrained by data scarcity but by slow, unclear decision-making processes that prevent organizations from acting on insights in real time.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 · Brad McDougle
U.S. importers are overwhelmed by supply chain data and trade signals, but the real challenge is not access to information, it’s assigning clear ownership to interpret risk, prioritize action, and respond in time.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · Anshul Bansal
Airline source-to-pay (S2P) transformation shifts procurement from fragmented cost control to integrated value realization by connecting contracts, systems, and operational spend across the enterprise.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Muruganandham Kalimuthu
Automation-first warehouses succeed or fail based on software architecture, specifically how SaaS WMS, automation systems, and integrations are orchestrated as a unified, event-driven platform.
Monday, April 13, 2026 · Niraj Jha
AI does not eliminate supply chain constraints, it shifts them to data quality, decision governance, and human judgment, creating new operational challenges that determine competitive advantage.
Friday, April 10, 2026 · Prabhat Rao Pinnaka, Sukanya Bollineni and Senthil Thiyagarajan
Predictive models and control towers have given supply chain leaders more signal than ever. The problem is not the volume of signal, it is that signal without context cannot tell you what to do. That gap is where AI-driven risk management breaks down.
Thursday, April 9, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw
Supply chain success ultimately depends on consistently meeting customer service expectations, with all other metrics—cost, cash, and innovation—following from that foundation.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 · Knut Alicke
Generative AI enables supply chains to capture and scale planners’ tacit knowledge, transforming planning systems from static tools into learning, experience-driven decision engines.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 · Nathanael Powrie
AI in supply chains is shifting from pilot programs to measurable P&L impact, with success determined by execution, data readiness, and operational integration rather than technology alone.
Monday, April 6, 2026 · Dr. Rizwan Manzoor, assistant professor, IMT Ghaziabad, India
Supply chain automation investments are increasingly exposed to infrastructure volatility, requiring CFOs to adopt dynamic, risk-aware financial models that prioritize flexibility over fixed assets to avoid stranded capital. A
Friday, April 3, 2026 · Dravida Seetharam and Sarah Lahti
Artificial intelligence is accelerating global trade while simultaneously creating new market access barriers driven by infrastructure gaps, regulatory fragmentation, and unequal digital capabilities.
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