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Current news, information and trends on supply chain management systems including software, strategies, operations, best practices.


AI won’t fix a broken supply chain foundation

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…

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

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…

The AI regulation gap: Risk, cost, and competitive advantage

Global AI regulations are rapidly creating a competitive divide in supply chains, forcing organizations to balance compliance, governance, and innovation while adapting operations across…

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Procurement’s Moneyball Moment: Connecting Strategy, Sourcing, and Supply Chain Reality

Saturday, June 6, 2026
Category strategies often die in static slide decks, leaving sourcing teams to rely on manual spreadsheets, intuition and now generic LLMs. This "Strategy-to-Execution Gap" leaks millions in margin. Join Jacob Gorm Larsen, Founder, Moneyball CPH and experts from…

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…

The AI regulation gap: Risk, cost, and competitive advantage

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · Dravida Seetharam and Sarah Lahti
Global AI regulations are rapidly creating a competitive divide in supply chains, forcing organizations to balance compliance, governance, and innovation while adapting operations across increasingly fragmented regulatory environments.

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,…

Eli Lilly’s Mar Gimeno to keynote at NextGen Supply Chain Conference 2026

Monday, June 1, 2026 · SCMR Staff
Eli Lilly’s Mar Gimeno, Associate Director of US Supply Chain, will provide a keynote address at the upcoming NextGen Supply Chain Conference in Nashville.

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.

From orbit to operations: Winning the race for the earliest disruption signal

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.

Stop moving boxes, start moving dollars: The new math of global supply chain velocity

Thursday, May 28, 2026 · Catherine Sharapova
A new supply chain framework argues that in today’s volatile global trade environment, companies can dramatically improve profitability and liquidity by optimizing capital velocity, payment timing, and container density rather than focusing solely on freight costs and…

Finding your rhythm: SME supply chain footwork when the rules keep changing

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 · Dr. Sebastian Brockhaus and Alina Marculetiu
Small and medium-sized enterprises are surviving today’s era of permanent supply chain disruption not through scale or leverage, but by building agile collaboration, purposeful transparency, and operational “footwork” that allows partners to adapt together when trade…

Your supply chain automation should trade like a hedge fund

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · Dr. Rizwan Manzoor, assistant professor, IMT Ghaziabad, India
As geopolitical disruption, infrastructure shifts, and freight volatility accelerate, the Volatility-Adaptive Automation Portfolio offers a tool every CFO needs

Supply chain’s new normal isn’t stability, it’s change

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…

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…

Four pressure points: A diagnostic framework for supply chain breakdown in warehouse operations

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · John Brooks
A Pressure Point Framework for warehouse operations argues that most supply chain disruptions stem from four root causes—space pressure, flow pressure, cost pressure, and resilience pressure—and that accurately diagnosing the true operational constraint is essential to…

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…
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