Friday, February 6, 2026 · Corrine Chen
Procurement teams facing tighter budgets and higher expectations in 2026 can unlock real value from AI by focusing on practical, modular use cases—GenAI drafting, spend analytics, and supplier risk monitoring—that deliver measurable results without replacing core systems.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 · Shilen Jhaveri
AI data center projects slip not because GPUs are late, but because procurement fails to lock long-lead power, networking, and cooling components that quietly define the true critical path to usable compute.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 · Baber Farooq, senior vice president and head of market strategy, SAP Ariba
Procurement leaders can only unlock AI’s full value by modernizing data, redesigning processes, and upskilling teams; treating AI adoption as an enterprise transformation rather than a technology rollout.
Monday, February 2, 2026 · Brian Straight
AI delivers real supply chain value only when it is embedded into operational workflows and paired with process change, not layered on top of broken decisions.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · Brian Straight
Supply chain resilience and AI readiness increasingly depend on source-level and location-based data that gives organizations visibility into where materials originate, how networks interact, and where risk is emerging.
Monday, January 26, 2026 · Brian Straight
Retailers are moving beyond seasonal planning toward integrated, AI-driven decision frameworks that connect real-time demand signals, financial guardrails, and execution at the store level.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 · Brian Straight
As artificial intelligence reshapes supply chains, companies are discovering that frontline worker upskilling, exception-based execution, and human-centric AI are now critical to operational performance and resilience.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Marisa Brown
Digital supply chains are gaining ground as businesses refocus their attention on the true technology business drivers.
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.
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.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · SCMR Staff
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.
Monday, January 5, 2026 · Brian Straight
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.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Leading supply chain experts have offered their views on what 2026 trends to stay on top of as companies navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain.
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…
Thursday, December 11, 2025 · Brian Straight
ASCM’s Top 10 Supply Chain Trends in 2026 report offers a detailed look at the technologies, capabilities, and global forces shaping the year ahead. At the top of the list is artificial intelligence, now central to planning, forecasting, logistics, and real-time…
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