Tariffs, geopolitical risk and supply chain complexity are causing organizations to reconsider fourth-party logistics providers, says Osi Tagger, chief executive officer of Unilog.

The role of the supply chain planner isn’t going away, no matter the advancements in technology, says Cristina Carvallo, senior director at Gartner. But the position does require adopting new skills.

The benefits of agentic artificial intelligence are real, but its use in logistics won’t be widespread for some time, says Jose Reyes, senior director, logistics and customer fulfillment analyst at Gartner.

Visibility isn't enough for supply chain leaders today, says Adrian Wood, director of strategy and marketing at Dassault Systèmes. Organizations need to know how to use the data gathered.

Caleb Thomson, senior director at Gartner, discusses how supply chain managers can move from AI experimentation to operational value.

Supply-chain readiness requires visibility beyond just tier-one suppliers, says Kaitlyn Huissen, vice president of supply chain intelligence at Exiger.

Sometimes the supply chain work needed to make integration of business partners or systems successful is overlooked, says Philip Weir, chief commercial officer at Elemica.

Orchestration enables the shift from isolated improvements to adaptive, autonomous supply chains, says Gopal VK, senior vice president, global supply chain, at Genpact.

Companies must move from technically impressive AI use cases to ones that are operationally durable, financially justified and ready to scale, says Descartes general manager Dan Cicerchi.

You can't just buy your way to lights-out capability, says Al Mendoza, U.S. and Americas supply chain leader at EY. One must balance technology, data and process transformation.