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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 · Senali Amarasuriya, Ph.D.
A proactive approach using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis can help the cocoa and candy industry reduce waste, improve product quality, and strengthen supply chain resilience through collaboration and innovation.
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.
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.
AI-driven, explainable planning is emerging as a critical capability for U.S. supply chain leaders seeking to reduce decision latency, manage tariffs, and replace outdated S&OP models with collaborative intelligence.
As mid-market manufacturers head into 2026, competitive advantage will hinge on connecting supply chain flexibility, AI adoption, workforce reinvention, and M&A into a single, integrated resilience strategy.
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…
As AI-driven electricity demand outpaces aging grid infrastructure, energy availability and cost are emerging as critical, and largely underappreciated, risks to supply chain resilience.
Prior S&OP planning assumed supply was plentiful, and that forecasting could be done using historical demand. Thus, I realized that at least two special planning teams would have to be assembled to support forecasting and planning under uncertainty, and during severe…
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