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 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.
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.
Driving automation is advancing rapidly, yet the biggest challenges ahead have less to do with sensing the road and more to do with understanding the human behind the wheel. Human-aware automation will become one of the defining features for an elevated driving experience and…
AI, autonomy, and digital transformation are accelerating, but unless organizations build the skills to use them, supply chains will remain stuck in pilot mode.
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 · Saravanan Venkatachalam, Rajkumar Ammaiappan, and Arunachalam Narayanan
After-sales operations in the automotive industry depend heavily on the availability of critical parts. When inventory gaps occur, service delays and customer dissatisfaction follow—creating measurable financial impact. TVS Motors utilized a private LLM model to improve…
Rising tariffs on toy imports in 2025 have pushed prices up as much as 30% and as a result, the toy industry appears to be a bellwether in moving production, with Mexico among the leading locations.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · Thomas Borders, vice president, operations, DHL Supply Chain North America
Data analytics is emerging as the most effective long-term strategy for reducing costly retail returns by identifying and fixing the root causes across product quality, packaging, and supply chain performance.
Monday, December 15, 2025 · Ana Eislyn Cabrera Garcia, Varsha Gurumuthy and Dr. Sreedevi Rajagopalan
As reverse logistics volumes grow, replacing flat restocking fees with activity-based costing can improve cost recovery, strengthen partner relationships, and support more sustainable, circular supply chains.
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