Monday, November 17, 2025 · Inma Borrella and Jorge Requena
Companies are turning to local and hyperlocal supply chains to reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and better meet sustainability and customer expectations in an increasingly unstable global environment.
Friday, November 14, 2025 · Bakul Sharma
Supply chain planning leaders are shifting from “platform wars” to outcome-driven transformation, prioritizing measurable business impact through change management, data governance, and AI-enabled decision agility.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 · Brian Higgins and Lenny LaRocca
AI is redefining how global supply chains operate, forcing manufacturers and automakers to strengthen data foundations, upskill their workforce, and adopt new operating models like local-for-local production to compete in 2026 and beyond.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 · Marianna Vydrevich, manager of operations research & network optimization, GAF
Supply chain network design success starts not with software, but with a strategic mindset shift, the right analytical talent, and committed leadership to build resilience and long-term competitive advantage.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 · Jose Suarez, Latin America expert and LATAM sales director, Tive
As global freight becomes riskier, more valuable, and increasingly regulated, logistics leaders must adopt a new 2026 playbook built on visibility, analytics, and multi-layered resilience.
Monday, November 10, 2025 · Rodney Thomas and Remko van Hoek
By controlling the flow of goods, the access to critical resources, and the visibility of demand, companies can turn their supply chains from efficiency engines into strategic weapons that disrupt rivals.
Friday, November 7, 2025 · Gilles Paché
Quantum logistics harnesses the power of quantum computing to transform supply chains from reactive systems into adaptive, predictive networks, but true scalability remains years away due to technological, economic, and accessibility hurdles.
Thursday, November 6, 2025 · Sai Teja Yerapothina, senior director, last mile delivery, Walmart
Walmart’s Sai Teja Yerapothina outlines a pragmatic, three-pillar framework—digital, physical, and human—for transforming brick-and-mortar stores into agile last-mile fulfillment hubs that enhance speed, reduce costs, and boost sustainability.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 · Kseniia Litovskaia
AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming procurement by automating the routine work that once consumed entire weeks, freeing teams to focus on strategy, relationships, and results.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 · Saravanan Venkatachalam and Arunachalam Narayanan
A national retailer fused optimization modeling with large language models to turn complex supply-chain math into clear, role-specific narratives that planners and executives could understand—and trust.
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Jim Cross and Mark Trowbridge
Smart sourcing, rigorous contract management, and competitive lease evaluation can cut equipment leasing costs by approximately 20% while preserving flexibility and access to new technology.
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Seongtae Kim, Byung-Gak Son, Jörg M. Ries, and Nachiappan Subramanian
The firms that win on innovation don’t just add suppliers—they cultivate an organizational climate that empowers people to learn, share, and act on external ideas.
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Sumantra Sengupta
Building globally resilient value chains requires agility, integration, and proactive design frameworks that enable organizations and nations to withstand disruption and sustain operations. Here is a framework to help organizations and nations sustain operations amid ongoing…
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Stan Fawcett, Sebastian Brockhaus, A. Michael Knemeyer, and Amydee M. Fawcett
You know the names: Confucius, Yoda, Anne Sullivan, and Mr. Miyagi. Do you know what they did to earn their spot on this elite list? As you take a moment to think, let’s point you in the right direction. Each was an unconventional, but highly effective teacher who provoked…
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Roberto Michel
Our annual survey shows that inventory challenges persist, but adoption of automation and technology remains strong, supported by rising CapEx budgets. The survey also highlights shifts in DC building and network trends, as operators adapt their facilities and networks to…
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