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.
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.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Nikhil Vishnu Vadlamudi
As AI-driven demand, geopolitical volatility, and massive capital requirements collide, semiconductor supply chains are becoming a blueprint for how capital-intensive industries must rethink long-range planning, risk-sharing, and capacity strategy in an era where market…
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Larry Lapide
As geopolitical tensions expose vulnerabilities in global trade routes, supply chain leaders can apply the “Theory of Constraints” to identify chokepoints, build strategic buffers, and design more resilient networks capable of absorbing disruption before it becomes a crisis.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · Alexander Litvin
Traditional supply chain risk frameworks often overlook component-level integrity, leaving organizations vulnerable to counterfeit, compromised, or mislabeled electronic parts that can trigger costly production disruptions, recalls, and product failures.
Friday, May 29, 2026 · Akshat Doshi & Rijuka Jain
Satellite and Earth-observation data are emerging as a critical supply chain visibility tool, enabling organizations to detect disruptions days or even weeks before traditional systems and make faster, lower-cost decisions.
Friday, May 22, 2026 · Brian Straight
As geopolitical disruption, transportation volatility, AI-driven demand shifts, and changing trade dynamics reshape global logistics, supply chain leaders are being forced to abandon static planning models and prioritize agile, outcome-driven technology strategies built around…
Monday, May 11, 2026 · Rosemary Coates
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.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · Mark Trowbridge, CPSM, CSP, C.P.M. MCIPS, President of Strategic Procurement Solutions LLC
Suppliers can “evaporate” without warning, making proactive supply chain risk management essential. Procurement leaders can take “intelligent risks” rather than defaulting to overly cautious, bureaucratic processes that hinder performance. He outlines five practical,…
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · Kevin O’Marah, co-founder, Zero100
Global trade wars and geopolitical tensions in 2026 are not breaking modern supply chains, but the rising cost of resilience is increasingly being passed on to consumers, creating price pressure, brand risk, and trust challenges.
Monday, February 23, 2026 · Brian Straight
As AI accelerates both cyberattacks and defenses, supply chain leaders must shift from prevention-only strategies to resilience-driven models built on third-party visibility, governance, and rapid recovery.
Thursday, January 29, 2026 · Brian Straight
Manufacturers are rapidly deploying AI across production and supply chains, but new research shows their governance, cybersecurity, and compliance controls are lagging—creating growing exposure to adversarial AI attacks, regulatory scrutiny, and third-party supply chain…
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · Ashley Hubka, SVP & GM, Walmart Business
A practical disaster preparedness playbook outlines how businesses can strengthen continuity planning, protect employees, and accelerate recovery from hurricanes, floods, cyberattacks, and other disruptions through proactive risk assessment, supply chain flexibility, and…
Monday, December 15, 2025 · Thomas O’Connor, chief of research, Gartner Supply Chain
In an era of persistent volatility, Gartner argues that supply chain leaders can turn uncertainty into advantage by embedding AI into workflows, engineering profit through disciplined cost management, and stress-testing networks before disruption strikes.
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