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AI will only improve supply chain performance if organizations first simplify workflows, standardize processes and build disciplined operations; otherwise, it simply automates existing complexity…
Traditional forecasting fails when demand is driven by external events, making causal demand sensing based on weather, installed assets and other real-world signals a more accurate and resilient…
Companies investigating supply chain failures often blame the supplier identified in their ERP system rather than tracing the actual component lot, causing organizations to miss the true root cause…
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · Kevin Brown, Dell Technologies’ EVP of Global Operations and CSCO
AI will only improve supply chain performance if organizations first simplify workflows, standardize processes and build disciplined operations; otherwise, it simply automates existing complexity and inefficiency.
Traditional forecasting fails when demand is driven by external events, making causal demand sensing based on weather, installed assets and other real-world signals a more accurate and resilient approach to modern supply chain planning.
Companies investigating supply chain failures often blame the supplier identified in their ERP system rather than tracing the actual component lot, causing organizations to miss the true root cause and repeat the same manufacturing risks.
The 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference has unveiled its agenda, featuring executive speakers from Wayfair, Eli Lilly, Tractor Supply, Apple, Amazon, Evonik, Stanford Medicine, and other leading organizations who will share practical strategies for AI, automation, digital…
Monday, July 13, 2026 · Adi Bijedic, Geoffrey Boutin, Felix Brockerhoff
AI is reshaping how procurement teams prepare and execute supplier negotiations. As cost pressure intensifies and supplier dynamics become more complex, CPOs need a faster, more coordinated approach to protect margins and deliver consistent value.
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.
Component verification must move beyond supplier qualification to lot-level integrity checks, because the most costly supply chain failures often stem from misrepresented components that pass standard inspections and are only discovered after production or field failures.
As the U.S. seeks to enforce laws against using forced labor in supply chains, China has countered with laws that make it illegal to map supply chains inside China.
As supply chains become more decentralized and fragmented, resilience increasingly depends not on the number of suppliers in the network, but on “nexus suppliers” whose embedded relationships, informal influence, and cross-network coordination quietly stabilize operations…
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 · Neal Walters and Bill Duffy
As labor shortages, capacity constraints, and record infrastructure spending reshape capital markets, leading organizations are turning to risk-sharing contracts to improve execution, accelerate decision-making, and gain a competitive advantage in project delivery.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Gastón Cedillo, Ph.D. and Chris Mejia-Argueta, Ph.D.
For decades, trade agreements have focused on fundamental components: product or service features, markets, regulatory standards, investment protections, and dispute resolution. Recent supply chain disruptions have exposed critical weaknesses.
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.
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