Artificial Intellgience

Supply chain resilience isn’t a data problem; it’s a judgment problem

Friday, July 10, 2026 · Alex Solis and Rodney Thomas
Supply chain resilience depends less on technology and more on managerial judgment, organizational flexibility, and the ability to make high-quality decisions under uncertainty.

Beyond the hype: Building flexible and scalable supply chains in a VUCA world

Thursday, July 9, 2026 · Tim Tetzlaff, Digital Transformation Officer, DHL Supply Chain
Building resilient supply chains in today’s volatile business environment requires standardized digital platforms, integrated automation, and AI-powered orchestration that enable humans and robots to work together in flexible, scalable operations.

Why your supply chain risk management plan will fail

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · Evan Smith, CEO and Co-founder, Altana
Traditional supply chain risk management systems are no longer sufficient for today’s trade environment, requiring companies to adopt AI-powered, product-level visibility and end-to-end traceability to manage tariffs, regulatory compliance, and geopolitical risk.

The AI-empowered supply chain leader

Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Anne G. Robinson, Ph.D.
If you believe the headlines, AI is about to put global supply chains on autopilot, quietly sidelining planners, buyers, and logistics managers. That may make for great clickbait, but it’s not the story unfolding inside leading supply chain organizations.

Technology isn’t strategy

Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Brian Straight
The rush to implement AI, robotics, and other automation solutions isn’t the key to success; but it is a holistic approach to solving your pain points.

Coordinating AI-enabled supply chain operations

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · SCMR Staff
As supply chains embed AI across operations, organizations must strengthen coordination, governance, visibility, and workforce capabilities to ensure intelligent systems deliver scalable business value.

Surging AI adoption doesn’t match mass layoff narrative

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · Brian Straight
New Gartner and Gallup research suggests that while AI adoption is accelerating across the workplace, AI-driven layoffs remain limited, shifting the workforce conversation from job elimination to talent development, career redesign, and workforce transformation.

The real reason supply chain tech ROI falls short

Friday, June 19, 2026 · Brian Straight
Supply chain technology projects fail not because the software is ineffective, but because organizations implement TMS, WMS, AI, and automation solutions without first defining a clear business strategy, governance model, change management plan, and operational objectives.

DHL Supply Chain bets on data foundations, robotics, and agentic AI to drive growth

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · Brian Straight
DHL Supply Chain is scaling robotics, analytics, and emerging agentic AI capabilities, but argues that long-term supply chain transformation success depends first on building clean, structured data foundations that enable automation and decision intelligence at scale.

AI won’t fix a broken supply chain foundation

Friday, June 5, 2026 · Brian Straight
Supply chain leaders are accelerating AI investments, but according to EY’s Al Mendoza, organizations achieving measurable business value are those that pair artificial intelligence with strong data foundations, standardized processes, workforce upskilling, and…

How I vibe-coded an S&OP app in 30 hours

Thursday, June 4, 2026 · Knut Alicke
A supply chain expert demonstrated how generative AI can be used to build a functional S&OP application in roughly 30 hours without traditional coding, highlighting how AI literacy and domain expertise are reshaping software development, supply chain planning, and…

PepsiCo moves its startup sustainability program from pilots to operational scale across Asia Pacific

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 · Brian Straight
PepsiCo is shifting its Asia Pacific Greenhouse sustainability program from startup pilot projects to full-scale operational deployment, using AI, transportation optimization, regenerative agriculture, and circular economy technologies to improve supply chain resilience,…

Agentic coding and the future of supply chain leadership

Monday, June 1, 2026 · Vincent E. Castillo, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, and Abhinav “Sunny” Hasija, Ph.D., Grand Valley State University
AI coding agents are enabling supply chain leaders to rapidly prototype decision-support tools and operational systems, shifting innovation from IT-led development to business-led experimentation while increasing the need for disciplined testing, governance, and collaboration.

Why supply chains are shifting toward context-driven execution

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · Brian Straight
As supply chains generate more data than ever, the next phase of digital transformation is shifting from basic visibility and system connectivity toward context-driven orchestration that enables real-time coordination, proactive exception management, and faster execution…

AI and the new economics of tail spend

Friday, May 15, 2026 · Vijay Kasi, Alexander Wirtz, Remco Kroes and Sandra Pierrard
Artificial intelligence is turning tail spend from a neglected cost center into a scalable source of value through automated supplier engagement.
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