Beyond hunkering down in firefighting mode, it’s just as important that companies take a longer view of things.

While generative AI recognizes patterns and creates content, agentic AI uses these outputs to reason, plan, and take autonomous actions.

Nicholas Wegman, senior director and AI scientist with Zebra Technologies, describes the company’s new Workcloud Forecasting and Analysis solution.

For foodservice distributors, clinging to static routes, paper-based processes, and manual planning is no longer sustainable.

Reactive maintenance worked when replacement parts arrived quickly and skilled technicians were available, but automation systems now demand specialized expertise.

Tom Strohl, president of Oliver Wight Americas, explains how integrated business planning can be deployed to close the gap between high-level strategizing and execution.

SCES powered by AI can optimize operations in ways no prior technology has managed to do, including attracting and retaining the next generation of workers.

Retailers that build flexible plans, strengthen cross-team coordination and prepare for shifts in advance are better equipped to handle change.

AI is only as good as the data it gets — and ambient IoT is delivering the data that supply chains have been missing.

By 2030, the most effective supply chains will be the ones where humans and AI learn, adapt and orchestrate together in real time.