AI programs fail to launch on time when procurement and engineering treat the bill of materials (BOM) like a checklist. In practice, the BOM behaves like a complex project network diagram. Some items ...

Manufacturers could need as many as 3.8 million new workers by 2033. But nearly half of those jobs could go unfilled if the ...

Long-term success depends on building confidence within procurement teams. They need to understand how AI arrives at recommendations, when to trust it, and when to challenge it. Human-in-the-loop ...

Disaster preparedness is an ongoing process, not a one-time plan. Businesses must regularly assess regional risks, update ...

Kiteworks’ analysis shows that manufacturing organizations outperform global peers in production-critical AI controls.

Ultimately, AI does not replace strategy, process design, or operational discipline, it amplifies them. When paired with clear outcomes and real process change, it can drive meaningful results.

Editor’s note: Sreekumar Somasundaram is a senior supply chain technical program manager at AWS. This article and its content was created prior to his current position with AWS. One of the core ...

Cybersecurity has become one of the most material, and least understood, risks facing modern supply chains. In this episode of Talking Supply Chain, host Brian Straight sits down with Tim Freestone, ...

Successful AI in retail only works when operations change with it AI delivers real supply chain value only when it is embedded into operational workflows and paired with process change, not layered on ...

Supply chain visibility has long been discussed as a technology problem—how to track inventory, shipments, and conditions across increasingly complex networks. But in practice, visibility is becoming ...

Export compliance groups are now often organized under the Legal department. Federal enforcement agencies have signaled a ...