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…
Monday, June 15, 2026 · Norman Katz
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.
Monday, May 18, 2026 · Norman Katz
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…
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.
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.
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.
Monday, April 20, 2026 · Norman Katz
Retail inventory inaccuracies are less about theft and more about outdated accounting methods like the retail inventory method that distort stock visibility, forecasting, and replenishment decisions.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 · Pierfrancesco Manenti, VP Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain Practice
AI is enabling CSCOs to shift from reactive cost cutting to proactive, data-driven cost management by uncovering hidden cost drivers, optimizing decisions in real time, and modeling financial trade-offs across the supply chain.
Monday, March 16, 2026 · Eva Ponce, Vi Duong and Nic Holwerda
Dynamic Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization enables supply chain leaders to balance service levels and working capital by optimizing inventory across the entire network rather than individual locations.
Monday, March 16, 2026 · Norman Katz
Procter & Gamble’s One Supply Chain strategy is an example of how aligning operations, forecasting, logistics, and supplier collaboration around the “Perfect Order” framework enables companies to deliver the right product, at the right time and cost, while turning…
Friday, March 6, 2026 · Rosemary Coates
Pharmaceutical supply chains are among the most complex in the world, combining global sourcing dependencies, strict regulatory oversight, temperature-controlled logistics, and geopolitical and cybersecurity risks that make planning, manufacturing, and distribution far more…
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · Joseph Coughlin
Demographic change, including aging populations, declining fertility, smaller households, and regional workforce fragmentation, is reshaping demand patterns, labor availability, and last-mile expectations, making demography a critical but overlooked strategic variable in…
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · Rosemary Coates
Despite escalating U.S.–China tariffs and trade sanctions, China’s economy is expanding, global market diversification is accelerating, and rare earth dominance remains a strategic pressure point for American supply chains.
Monday, February 16, 2026 · Norman Katz
To achieve a true Perfect Order in today’s regulatory environment, companies must add a “right data” requirement, integrating accurate, traceable, and compliant information into ERP and EDI systems to meet mandates and retail vendor compliance expectations.
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