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Amazon’s new Supply Chain Services platform formalizes a long-building strategy, with VP Peter Larsen explaining why the company believes scale, data, and volatility readiness give it an edge in a crowded 3PL market.
Gather AI’s expansion into lift-mounted cameras and enhanced drones reflects a broader shift from scan-based tracking to continuous, AI-driven visibility that captures every movement inside the warehouse.
Global supply chains are facing more uncertainty than at any time in the past decade. Cyberattacks, supplier failures, geopolitical conflicts, extreme weather, and regulatory changes now intersect to create continuous, multi-dimensional risk. In this high-impact webinar,…
Forecasting failures in supply chains persist not due to flawed analytics, but because of deeply embedded organizational culture, misaligned incentives, and fragmented planning processes that distort true demand signals.
UPS’s network-wide RFID rollout signals a shift from event-based tracking to continuous sensing, enabling real-time visibility that drives faster decisions, fewer errors, and greater supply chain flexibility.
Damaged pallets may seem minor, but they create hidden risks across safety, costs, and operations - learn how proactive detection can prevent product loss and improve warehouse performance.
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Retail inventory inaccuracies are less about theft and more about outdated accounting methods like the retail inventory method that distort stock visibility, forecasting, and replenishment decisions.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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