As the U.S. seeks to enforce laws against using forced labor in supply chains, China has countered with laws that make it illegal to map supply chains inside China.
Supply chain teams operate in environments where conditions can change by the hour (or faster). To keep pace, many organizations are embedding AI directly into their workflows. AI-driven systems…
As the U.S. seeks to enforce laws against using forced labor in supply chains, China has countered with laws that make it illegal to map supply chains inside China.
Supply chain teams operate in environments where conditions can change by the hour (or faster). To keep pace, many organizations are embedding AI directly into their workflows. AI-driven systems increasingly help teams monitor operations, identify risks, surface…
Monday, June 29, 2026 · Simon Jacobson, VP Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain Practice
Chief supply chain officers can accelerate manufacturing transformation by aligning plant leaders with enterprise strategy, focusing technology investments on operational pain points, and establishing governance that connects factory performance to broader supply chain…
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 · Kevin Power and Yassine Lahlou Kamal
A simulation study of import container flows at the Port of New York and New Jersey found that yard operations are the primary driver of container dwell times and that targeted improvements in rail utilization, gate hours, and commodity-specific logistics strategies could…
A BBC report highlighted how Mexican call centers staffed by deported former gang members are providing outsourced services to U.S. companies while offering workers a pathway to rehabilitation, stable employment, and social reintegration.
Shippers evaluating third-party logistics providers must look beyond whether a 3PL simply “has EDI” and instead assess how its EDI infrastructure, outsourcing model, ASN capabilities, and operational integration directly impact retail compliance, fulfillment execution, and…
Monday, May 18, 2026 · Benjamin Jury, Director Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain
Chief supply chain officers who move beyond consensus-building and instead act as assertive advocates by embedding supply chain expertise into financial and operational decisions are significantly more likely to achieve sustained cost excellence amid rising inflation, energy…
Friday, May 15, 2026 · Kyungmin Kook and Elisa Ruiz Mugica
AI-powered drone automation is helping warehouses reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve inventory accuracy, and lower operational waste, demonstrating how inventory management can become a meaningful driver of supply chain sustainability.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is exposing how deeply modern supply chains depend on petroleum-based inputs, creating cascading disruptions across transportation, agriculture, plastics, chemicals, semiconductors, and global consumer markets.
Benchmark supply chains are shifting from internally driven planning to a Right-to-Left model synchronized with actual consumption. The result: lower inventory, stronger service, and measurable gains in total value.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 · Huseyn Abdulla and Tom Goldsby
The 5Ps of returns management framework helps supply chain leaders reduce reverse logistics costs and improve customer loyalty by aligning people, policies, processes, products, and partners into a coordinated strategy.
Reshoring manufacturing in the U.S. is accelerating, but a severe shortage of skilled labor across technical, operational, and leadership roles threatens to undermine its long-term viability.
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