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.
ASCM’s Top 10 Supply Chain Trends in 2026 report offers a detailed look at the technologies, capabilities, and global forces shaping the year ahead. At the top of the list is artificial intelligence, now central to planning, forecasting, logistics, and real-time…
A Mecalux–MIT survey of more than 2,000 warehouse leaders shows that AI adoption has reached mainstream maturity, is driving operational gains, expanding the workforce, and ushering in a new era of intelligent, self-optimizing warehouse networks.
Gartner’s 2025 survey of supply chain leaders reveals widespread leadership disruption, outdated development programs, and a critical need for companies to cultivate collectively motivated, agile, and future-ready supply chain leadership models.
Digital tools, AI-driven insights, and smarter automation are transforming motor freight, but only organizations that align people, processes, and technology are capturing the full value of these innovations.
Thursday, December 4, 2025 · Ravindra Kumar Patro and Susruta Satapathy
Adaptive supply chains that detect constraints, reallocate resources in real time, and log decisions automatically are replacing traditional disruption planning as global volatility accelerates.
Industry leaders met in Nashville for the NextGen Supply Chain Conference to share lessons, explore emerging tech and strengthen collaboration across the global supply chain.
A digital twin gives supply chain planners a safe way to test ideas and see how change affects performance in a largely unpredictable business environment.
Our annual Best of SCMR issue revisits the year’s most-read stories, the innovations that inspired change, and five hopes for a stronger supply chain in 2026.
Monday, December 1, 2025 · Michael Zimmerman and Korhan Acar
Persistent volatility from tariffs, inflation, high borrowing costs, and geopolitical shocks has made disruption the operating baseline. Rate disparities, capacity swings, and mode-specific risks add more complexity.
Monday, December 1, 2025 · Kai Hoberg, Rico Merkert, and Marianne Jahre
Supply chain decisions affect—and are affected by—nearly every function in a firm. Yet sales, R&D, or finance often act without realizing the impact that their decisions have on the supply chain.
Monday, December 1, 2025 · Sangho Chae, Thomas Y. Choi, and Glenn Hoetker
Decisions on how deeply to manage your supply chain require in-depth analysis and discussion, and even mirror classic make-or-buy decisions. The question is: Which approach is correct for your business?
Monday, December 1, 2025 · Stanley E. Fawcett, Amydee M. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemeyer, and Sebastian Brockhaus
Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer, but he also learned tough lessons along the way about being just “good enough.” Supply chain managers can take valuable lessons from Ali’s greatest losses.
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