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How AI Is Reshaping Supply Chain Decision-Making

AI can compress the time between seeing a problem, understanding the tradeoffs, and deciding what to do next.

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Million Dollar Baby Planning Meets Supply Chain Agility: A Conversation with Julia Bedanova

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Supply chain planning has never mattered more. As organizations navigate continued volatility, shifting customer expectations, economic uncertainty, and the rapid acceleration of AI and new technology, the ability to plan, adapt, and make smarter decisions will be a critical competitive advantage over the next 12 months.

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Orchestrating the End-to-End Supply Chain: Strategic Priority, Practical Reality

As technology, particularly agentic AI, is poised to change everything, the reality of “my supply chain is good enough” has faded. It has been the view of IDC for some years now that a truly end-to-end, orchestrated supply chain should be the ultimate goal to support the speed, agility, and efficiency of the overall business.

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Operational Excellence Conference 2026 to Examine Practical AI Adoption, Leadership and Continuous Improvement

Senior operational excellence, transformation and change leaders come together in London this September

The Repricing Gap: How Falling Energy Costs Trigger Margin Risk

While crude prices can move almost overnight, the costs that manufacturers and distributors actually incur often take weeks or months to adjust.

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7 Tips for Software-driven Cost Savings in Automotive Supply Chains

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.

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Shift Left Planning: Why Many Plans Fail to Execute - and How to Fix It

Despite major investments in AI, real-time visibility, and faster planning tools, many supply chain organizations continue to battle constant firefighting, expediting, and poor plan adherence. Why do these challenges persist? The answer may be that speed alone isn't enough.

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Getting AI Right

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AI is moving fast. But is it generating the measurable results you need from your costly investments? Now that the initial hype is fading and the hard reality of execution is setting in, the real opportunity begins.

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Watch: The Rise (or Revival) of DDMRP in North America

John Rogelstad, managing consultant at The Logic Factory, explains the concept behind Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP), and how it’s impacting North American manufacturing.

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Watch: AI Enables More Continuous, Adaptive Planning

With almost constant supply-chain disruptions, the need for adaptive planning is crucial, says Andrew Bell, chief product officer at Kinaxis.

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2026 Supply Chain Resilience & AI Adoption Study

Incisiv’s 2026 supply chain resilience report, conducted in partnership with Anaplan, assesses the current state of supply chain operations by surveying industry leaders across North America and EMEA. By examining strategic priorities, demand-supply responsiveness, technology and AI infrastructure, and financial outcomes, the research uncovers the critical financial impact of the “latency tax”— the hidden cost of delayed decision-making — and how to reclaim that margin.

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Transforming Your Supply Chain From Cost Center to Growth Driver

Modern leaders need data-driven insights to make confident, real-time decisions that shield margins, enhance supply chain operations, and enrich customer experiences. As executives face a deluge of data points, this isn’t always straightforward. Global supply chain organizations face additional uncertainty — ranging from shifting environmental conditions to geopolitical disruption.

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