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.
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…
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.
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.
The 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference is now accepting speaker submissions for its practitioner-led event in Nashville, inviting supply chain leaders to share real-world case studies focused on AI, automation, workforce transformation, and measurable operational impact.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · Meghan O’Doherty, Senior Director Procurement Advisory, Gartner Supply Chain Practice
AI is transforming procurement by automating transactional sourcing work while creating entirely new AI-driven roles that require CPOs to rethink talent strategy, upskill teams, and redesign how procurement creates value.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · Arturo Torres Arpi Acero
After early AI agent pilots failed to deliver measurable operational or P&L impact, supply chain leaders are resetting automation strategies by focusing on decision ownership, governance, data integrity, and constrained autonomy instead of full end-to-end automation.
Monday, February 16, 2026 · Tim Russell, Abdullah Alsukairi and Olivia Morton
MIT Capstone study models fuel distribution capacity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone to identify infrastructure, labor, and policy interventions that can strengthen emergency fuel resilience before a major earthquake disrupts critical supply chains.
To achieve a true Perfect Order in today’s regulatory environment, companies must add a “right data” requirement, integrating accurate, traceable, and compliant information into ERP and EDI systems to meet mandates and retail vendor compliance expectations.
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.
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.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · Srinivasan Narayanan
During ERP cloud transformations, manufacturers often see fill rates decline not because of technology failures, but because long-standing assumptions about sourcing, planning, and multi-DC execution are exposed under real operating conditions.
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.
As retailers move from AI experimentation to execution, embedded AI agents powered by clean, real-time data and governed by clear guardrails are emerging as the foundation for reliable, scalable retail decision-making in 2026.
Procurement teams facing tighter budgets and higher expectations in 2026 can unlock real value from AI by focusing on practical, modular use cases—GenAI drafting, spend analytics, and supplier risk monitoring—that deliver measurable results without replacing core systems.
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