Real-time, location-aware store inventory intelligence is evolving from a retail optimization tool into a foundational supply chain capability as retailers treat stores as fully integrated fulfillment and planning nodes.
To ensure precision and efficiency, supply chain organizations look for the right measures to track their performance. These efforts focus on identifying key performance indicators for standard supply chain functions such as planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics.
Thursday, January 15, 2026 · Josué C. Velázquez Martínez, Benedict Jun Ma, Paula Constanza Servideo Fischer and Anshuman Kandaswamy
A MIT supply chain Capstone project shows how coordinated inbound logistics using shared data, strategic consolidation hubs, and dynamic fleet planning can cut transportation costs by up to 60% while reducing emissions and spot freight dependence.
As U.S. supply chain leaders move past stalled AI pilots, Agentic AI embedded in Integrated Business Planning, digital twins, and human-in-the-loop execution is delivering measurable operational value.
As artificial intelligence reshapes supply chains, companies are discovering that frontline worker upskilling, exception-based execution, and human-centric AI are now critical to operational performance and resilience.
As global volatility intensifies, artificial intelligence is transforming supply chains from reactive, siloed operations into predictive, resilient, and increasingly autonomous systems.
So much is beyond any company’s control, including geopolitical and economic issues, new regulations, natural disasters, and shifting sustainability expectations. What is in a company’s control is to improve resilience systematically and sustainably.
Thursday, January 8, 2026 · Patricia Riedl and Paras Mehta
Autonomous fulfillment is transforming U.S. and global supply chains by connecting AI, robotics, digital twins, and agentic systems to execute orders faster, more accurately, and more resiliently amid labor shortages, cost pressure, and rising customer expectations.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Steve Tracey and Kusumal Ruamsook
The recent decade witnessed the rapidly evolving nature of autonomous trucking technologies, offering promises of improved logistics, inventory management, and customer service for supply chains.
Self-aware supply chains use AI, agentic systems and real-time data to move beyond visibility dashboards, enabling U.S. and global supply chain leaders to sense disruptions early, interpret conditions intelligently and take proactive action before risks escalate.
New research from APQC shows that while digital tools are widely adopted across supply chains, true end-to-end transformation remains elusive for most organizations.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Korhan Acar, Steven Cunix, and Roy Kamar
Organizations that view logistics as an evolving system, rather than a fixed set of assets, position themselves to respond more effectively to these pressures and to capture the benefits that come with a more flexible and resilient network.
As Global Links welcomes a new editor, the focus remains clear: help supply chain leaders cut through the noise, harness AI and decision intelligence, and turn their supply chain operations into engines for growth and resilience.
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