The expansion will include upgrades to existing fabrication facilities at the Leixlip campus, and the installation of new "leading-edge" manufacturing equipment.

Supply chain leaders need to speak the language of business: beyond service levels and freight rates, stretching into working capital, margin contribution and growth enablement.

The company also has a goal to produce 40% of its DRAM chips in the U.S., and in a separate announcement, pledged $3 billion to boost the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.

Supply chain risks tied to microelectronics processors, firmware, packaging and component provenance increasingly affect overall security and operations in the enterprise.

The report suggests that Chinese companies are looking to spread risk across more suppliers and markets, while using technology to help manage that added complexity.

Toyota will add a second vehicle assembly line to the San Antonio manufacturing campus, while doubling its size to more than 5 million square feet by 2030.

The organizations that normalize learning, create shared standards, and make experimentation safe will be the ones that succeed in using AI to improve their supply chains.

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

Because companies are more interconnected than ever, concern for one's supplier and its suppliers as well is paramount, says Miguel Cossio, senior director at Gartner.

The companies handling global supply chain disruption most effectively today are the ones that are quietly doing the hard work.