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34th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: The Great Disconnect—Bridging the knowing/doing gap in logistics

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Christopher A. Boone, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mississippi State University; Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D., Professor, Georgia College and State University; M. Douglas Voss, Ph.D., Professor and Scott E. Bennett Arkansas Highway Commission Endowed Chair, Uni Our survey team discovers a persistent gap between knowing what’s possible in logistics and actually putting it into practice. From AI adoption to talent development and technology integration, leaders understand the path forward, but action still lags.

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Align AI adoption with climate goals

Monday, March 2, 2026 · SCMR Staff APQC research shows that while organizations pursue aggressive AI adoption and Net Zero emissions goals, most fail to account for AI’s energy use and GHG impact—creating a growing disconnect between digital transformation and climate commitments

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Sustainability and AI: A complicated and often overlooked relationship

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Marisa Brown Supply chains are expanding the use of AI across functions, and that expansion means more data storage and more computation, which all require more electricity use and potentially more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during electricity production.

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How procurement teams are managing Tier 2 suppliers to lower costs and improve resilience

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Venky Arun & Karthik Rai As tariffs, volatility, and compressed launch cycles expose the limits of Tier 1 oversight, procurement leaders are leveraging AI-driven Tier 2 visibility to cut upstream costs, reduce hidden risk, and strengthen resilience.

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Decision velocity:  The new operating advantage for supply chain leaders

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Karin Bursa In a world of constant disruption and exponential data growth, supply chain performance increasingly depends on how quickly leaders can detect change, decide with confidence, and convert decisions into coordinated action at scale.

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Why Scope 3 demands collaboration—not just compliance

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Dr. Sreedevi Rajagopalan and Tori Arnold Scope 3 is not a firm-level problem. It is a system-level problem, and it requires system-level solutions.

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Futurists: Dubious long-term planning help

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Larry Lapide Futurism often overpromises insight into distant futures while offering limited practical value for the real planning decisions supply chain leaders must make today.

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Suppliers may evaporate, but leadership does not

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Brian Straight Supplier volatility is just another risk that must be actively managed, and that means setting up processes to monitor all suppliers, not just those perceived to be most important.

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.

Advancing the enterprise in volatile times: Supply chain as a source of reason

Friday, February 27, 2026 · Marko Kovacevic In an era of tariffs, geopolitical fragmentation, and macroeconomic volatility, supply chain leaders can create competitive advantage by distinguishing quantitative from qualitative shocks, controlling operational levers, and building resilient, partnership-driven networks…

What It Really Means: Bringing the outside in

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw “Bringing the outside in” means shifting supply chain planning and execution from internally driven metrics to real-time, market-based data such as POS, competitive activity, and external events to improve service, stability, and financial performance.

Demography is the missing variable in supply chain strategy

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · Joseph Coughlin Demographic change, including aging populations, declining fertility, smaller households, and regional workforce fragmentation, is reshaping demand patterns, labor availability, and last-mile expectations, making demography a critical but overlooked strategic variable in…

What’s happening In China?

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · Rosemary Coates Despite escalating U.S.–China tariffs and trade sanctions, China’s economy is expanding, global market diversification is accelerating, and rare earth dominance remains a strategic pressure point for American supply chains.

Supply chain cyber risk strategies shift toward resilience

Monday, February 23, 2026 · Brian Straight As AI accelerates both cyberattacks and defenses, supply chain leaders must shift from prevention-only strategies to resilience-driven models built on third-party visibility, governance, and rapid recovery.

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs: What procurement leaders must do next

Friday, February 20, 2026 · Brian Straight The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling striking down President Trump’s IEEPA tariffs reshapes the legal landscape of U.S. trade policy but leaves procurement leaders navigating refund complexities, contractual uncertainty, and the likelihood of alternative tariff actions.