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Starting inside the company: Supply chain resilience demands new initiatives and investments

Friday, January 9, 2026 · Julie Fraser
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.

How autonomous fulfillment is rewriting the rules of supply chain execution

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.
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Today’s digital supply chains: On the road to maturity

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Marisa Brown
Digital supply chains are gaining ground as businesses refocus their attention on the true technology business drivers.

Digital supply chain maturity is advancing

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · SCMR Staff
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.
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The new logistics playbook for consumer and retail growth

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.
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Global Links, the next chapter: Honoring a legacy, shaping what’s next

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Karin Bursa
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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Human-aware automation: The future of vehicle intelligence depends on understanding people

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Dr. Pnina Gershon
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…
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Oil 2026 update: Souring on climate politics

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Larry Lapide
A shifting political landscape and stalled climate commitments are reshaping oil markets, energy security, and supply chain planning in 2026.
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When tech outruns talent

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Brian Straight
AI, autonomy, and digital transformation are accelerating, but unless organizations build the skills to use them, supply chains will remain stuck in pilot mode.

Integrating private LLMs and ensemble forecasting

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…

Toys for the holidays are a bellwether

Monday, December 22, 2025 · Rosemary Coates
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.

Data analytics offers a lifeline for companies struggling with returns

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.

Optimizing reverse logistics costs to encourage a more sustainable future

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.

3 strategies to turn supply chain uncertainty into advantage in 2026

Monday, December 15, 2025 · Thomas O’Connor, chief of research, Gartner Supply Chain
In an era of persistent volatility, Gartner argues that supply chain leaders can turn uncertainty into advantage by embedding AI into workflows, engineering profit through disciplined cost management, and stress-testing networks before disruption strikes.

Stop planning for disruptions; start building adaptive supply chains

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.
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