Parcel costs continue to rise, and the drivers behind those increases are becoming more complicated.

Without proper data governance, AI risks becoming a “black box,” producing insights that executives cannot trace, audit or align with strategy.

Planning and optimization teams must now embed tariff scenario analysis directly into their models, including origin shift, multi-sourcing, redistribution and “what-if tariff rollback” capabilities. 

Problems occur when supply chain processes are run in a silo, disconnected from the organization’s broader objectives.

AI now has the potential to make the existing infrastructure of data systems, planning and execution systems, spreadsheets, and data science models work as one.

A unified data foundation improves planning accuracy, accelerates supplier evaluation, and strengthens operational decision-making.

Supply chain data is often trapped inside disconnected systems, is formatted inconsistently, and is restricted by outdated protocols.

As manufacturers adjust their pricing strategies, an operational challenge has emerged: Keeping prices accurate and synchronized across core business and customer platforms.

Daniel Stidsen, senior director, solutions consulting with e2open, discusses the changing role, responsibilities and focus of supply chain planners.

ERP integration creates the single source of truth vendors need to create a pricing ecosystem that adapts to customer preferences and supply chain volatility.