Supply Chain Management

What It Really Means: Being in the business of supply

Thursday, May 14, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw Supply chains create competitive advantage when they move beyond siloed operational metrics and align every supply, planning, manufacturing, and logistics decision directly to evolving business goals, customer expectations, and market strategy.

What It Really Means:  Service is the essence of a supply chain

Thursday, April 9, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw Supply chain success ultimately depends on consistently meeting customer service expectations, with all other metrics—cost, cash, and innovation—following from that foundation.

What It Really Means: Balancing demand and supply

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw Balancing demand and supply in supply chain planning means aligning demand forecasts with production, inventory, and distribution capabilities so companies can meet customer needs efficiently without costly operational disruptions.

Futurists: Dubious long-term planning help

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Larry Lapide Futurism often overpromises insight into distant futures while offering limited practical value for the real planning decisions supply chain leaders must make today.

Suppliers may evaporate, but leadership does not

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Brian Straight Supplier volatility is just another risk that must be actively managed, and that means setting up processes to monitor all suppliers, not just those perceived to be most important.

Where 2025’s AI predictions hit, missed, and what supply chain leaders must recalibrate in 2026

Monday, March 2, 2026 · Dean Alms, chief product officer, Aravo A review of 2025’s AI predictions shows that while agentic AI and automation advanced in supply chains, data readiness, governance gaps, and third-party risk oversight will determine whether organizations realize real AI ROI in 2026.

How CPOs can protect their supply chains against tariff risk—without overreacting

Friday, February 20, 2026 · Mita Gupta, EVP and business unit head, WNS Procurement CPOs can manage escalating tariff risk in 2026 by using category-level exposure mapping, total cost of ownership analysis, supplier segmentation, and AI-powered modeling to respond proportionally rather than reactively.

Beyond landed cost: A resilient-grid supply chain playbook for the commercial EV sector

Friday, February 13, 2026 · Mukesh Sharma In the volatile 2026 trade environment, commercial EV manufacturers must move beyond lowest landed cost and adopt a portfolio-based Resilient-Grid sourcing model to manage tariffs, capital constraints, and material volatility.

What It Really Means: Supply chain control towers

Thursday, February 12, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw A supply chain control tower is a centralized organizational and digital hub that integrates data, people, and processes to provide real-time visibility, coordination, and decision-making across broad portions of the supply chain.

The AI efficiency trap: Why you should be using AI to grow value, not just shrink costs

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 · Rodney Thomas and Remko van Hoek Most organizations use AI to cut costs and move faster, but the companies that will lead their industries are using AI to improve decision quality, deepen insight, and build differentiation, not just efficiency.

Seeing the full picture: Why service markups are the missing link in cost, quality, and workforce stability

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Sylvia Hernandez Most companies track bill rates, but few understand the hidden markup forces driving cost overruns, turnover, and supplier performance risk.

Not-so-sweet spots: Diagnosing cocoa supply chain woes using FMEA

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Senali Amarasuriya, Ph.D. A proactive approach using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis can help the cocoa and candy industry reduce waste, improve product quality, and strengthen supply chain resilience through collaboration and innovation.

Supply chain and logistics management in the emerging age of autonomous trucking

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Steve Tracey and Kusumal Ruamsook The recent decade witnessed the rapidly evolving nature of autonomous trucking technologies, offering promises of improved logistics, inventory management, and customer service for supply chains.

Global Links, the next chapter: Honoring a legacy, shaping what’s next

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Karin Bursa As Global Links welcomes a new editor, the focus remains clear: help supply chain leaders cut through the noise, harness AI and decision intelligence, and turn their supply chain operations into engines for growth and resilience.

Preparing supply chains for 2026 in 6 simple steps

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 · Bridget McCrea From technology and warehouse space to trade risk and cost control, companies are focusing on moves that deliver real results in their supply chains.