Visionaries

Your 3PL has EDI, and then what?

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…

AI-powered warehouses: A new era of sustainable inventory management

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.

It isn’t just about gas prices

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.

Why AI readiness isn’t enough for CSCOs

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.

Retail has an inventory accuracy problem

Monday, April 20, 2026 · Norman Katz Retail inventory inaccuracies are less about theft and more about outdated accounting methods like the retail inventory method that distort stock visibility, forecasting, and replenishment decisions.

Three ways AI can help CSCOs navigate emerging supply chain cost pressures

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.

Buffer or suffer: Dynamic Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization in action

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.

How P&G’s One Supply Chain strategy exemplifies the Perfect Order

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…

The complexity of the pharma supply chain

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…

Demography is the missing variable in supply chain strategy

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…

What’s happening In China?

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.

The Perfect Order needs to include the right data

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.

From chaos to coordination: Rethinking inbound logistics

Thursday, January 15, 2026 · Josué C. Velázquez Martínez, Benedict Jun Ma, Paula Constanza Servideo Fischer and Anshuman Kandaswamy A MIT supply chain Capstone project shows how coordinated inbound logistics using shared data, strategic consolidation hubs, and dynamic fleet planning can cut transportation costs by up to 60% while reducing emissions and spot freight dependence.

Toys for the holidays are a bellwether

Monday, December 22, 2025 · Rosemary Coates Rising tariffs on toy imports in 2025 have pushed prices up as much as 30% and as a result, the toy industry appears to be a bellwether in moving production, with Mexico among the leading locations.

Why supply chain cybersecurity still falls short and what leaders must do next

Monday, December 1, 2025 · Marisa Brown Cybersecurity is vital for supply chains to execute effectively and maintain trust with partners and customers.