Tushar Bhalla, chief technology officer with CloudPaths, relates how his company works with SAP to implement modern-day technology suites for the supply chain.

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Transportation Under Pressure applies the Born at the Dock standard to a transportation market exposed to volatile fuel prices, tightening carrier capacity, regulatory change, labor constraints, and regional disruption. Its central argument is that shippers cannot control the next external shock, but they can reduce the internal exposure that determines whether that shock becomes a manageable cost increase or an operational crisis. 

Cost pressure has become a defining challenge for automotive supply chains. Demand volatility, shifting trade dynamics, transportation disruptions and evolving production footprints are forcing manufacturers and suppliers to balance cost, service and resilience in increasingly complex operating environments.

The companies building supply chain resilience now are creating modular layers above their core infrastructure.

Before calling in a team with a methodology deck and go-live timeline, it's important to consider one thing: The answer is usually already in the building.

For years, supply chain organizations approached demand forecasting by looking backward, with historical sales trends, seasonal cycles and prior purchasing behavior forming the foundation for most planning decisions. But in an environment shaped by geopolitical instability, tariffs and volatile consumer demand, many organizations are realizing that the forecasting models of the past simply can’t keep up with the disruptions of today.

A conversational shift must take place around AI in ERP, especially in regulated industries like manufacturing.

The announcement reflects a wider trend among tech firms, which are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on building AI infrastructure such as data centers.