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One year after rebrand, Infios focuses on execution in a rapidly changing supply chain

Monday, April 27, 2026 · Brian Straight
One year after its rebrand, Infios is shifting from identity-building to execution, as rising demand, pragmatic AI adoption, and a focus on speed to value redefine how companies invest in supply chain technology.

What It Really Means: Operational excellence

Thursday, April 23, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw
Operational excellence in supply chain management goes beyond hitting KPIs by consistently delivering stretch-target performance that is efficient, predictable, and sustainable over time.

Why AI readiness isn’t enough for CSCOs

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 · Mel Mohamednur, Director Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain
Supply chain leaders must move beyond AI readiness to redesign talent, performance metrics, and workflows around human–AI collaboration to unlock real operational value.

Late orders: The tug of war between operations and transportation

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Nicolò Masorgo, PhD; Thu Trang Hoang, PhD; David D. Dobrzykowski, PhD; John E. Bell, PhD; and Morgan Swink, PhD
E-commerce late orders are driven by a breakdown between warehouse operations and transportation, and can be mitigated through early detection thresholds, strategic deprioritization, and simplified order flows.

Retail has an inventory accuracy problem

Monday, April 20, 2026 · Norman Katz
Retail inventory inaccuracies are less about theft and more about outdated accounting methods like the retail inventory method that distort stock visibility, forecasting, and replenishment decisions.

Data isn’t the problem, decision-making is

Friday, April 17, 2026 · Corrine Chen
Supply chains are no longer constrained by data scarcity but by slow, unclear decision-making processes that prevent organizations from acting on insights in real time.

Importers don’t need more information—they need less noise

Thursday, April 16, 2026 · Brad McDougle
U.S. importers are overwhelmed by supply chain data and trade signals, but the real challenge is not access to information, it’s assigning clear ownership to interpret risk, prioritize action, and respond in time.

From cost control to value realization: Rewiring the airline source-to-pay value chain

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · Anshul Bansal
Airline source-to-pay (S2P) transformation shifts procurement from fragmented cost control to integrated value realization by connecting contracts, systems, and operational spend across the enterprise.

Architecting a modern, automation-first warehouse software platform: A practitioner-led case study

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Muruganandham Kalimuthu
Automation-first warehouses succeed or fail based on software architecture, specifically how SaaS WMS, automation systems, and integrations are orchestrated as a unified, event-driven platform.

The constraint never disappears. It just moves somewhere you are not looking

Monday, April 13, 2026 · Niraj Jha
AI does not eliminate supply chain constraints, it shifts them to data quality, decision governance, and human judgment, creating new operational challenges that determine competitive advantage.

AI without context is operational risk

Friday, April 10, 2026 · Prabhat Rao Pinnaka, Sukanya Bollineni and Senthil Thiyagarajan
Predictive models and control towers have given supply chain leaders more signal than ever. The problem is not the volume of signal, it is that signal without context cannot tell you what to do. That gap is where AI-driven risk management breaks down.

What It Really Means:  Service is the essence of a supply chain

Thursday, April 9, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw
Supply chain success ultimately depends on consistently meeting customer service expectations, with all other metrics—cost, cash, and innovation—following from that foundation.

The planner was the system

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 · Knut Alicke
Generative AI enables supply chains to capture and scale planners’ tacit knowledge, transforming planning systems from static tools into learning, experience-driven decision engines.

AI in the supply chain: From pilot programs to P&L impact

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 · Nathanael Powrie
AI in supply chains is shifting from pilot programs to measurable P&L impact, with success determined by execution, data readiness, and operational integration rather than technology alone.

The kinetic balance sheet: Why supply chain automation is a CFO’s problem

Monday, April 6, 2026 · Dr. Rizwan Manzoor, assistant professor, IMT Ghaziabad, India
Supply chain automation investments are increasingly exposed to infrastructure volatility, requiring CFOs to adopt dynamic, risk-aware financial models that prioritize flexibility over fixed assets to avoid stranded capital. A
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