Paul J. Noble

It is only through human augmentation and understanding how everything works together that AI success in the supply chain will happen.

With the right digital transformation, there’s no reason why you can’t be lean and agile at the same time. If you’re going through a digital supply chain transformation, and looking at ways to build resilient supply chain networks, you should be able to pull whatever leverage you need at any time.

Organizations that have undergone a digital transformation know that a combined agile and lean supply chain is possible. Here’s how to get there.

The supply chain industry is seriously lagging in its response to pandemic-related challenges. It’s time for companies to apply 21st-century technology and approaches to 21st-century business challenges.

The Administration’s supply chain task force must show a willingness to come up with creative solutions to enable work with private industry leaders, public/private partnerships, and investments.

Faced with key labor participants dropping off without direct replacements, manufacturers must look at alternative options to keep products moving to vendors and suppliers and keep U.S. store shelves filled for consumers.

Supply Chain and the War - With inflation and risk skyrocketing to record levels, optimizing MRO should now be a top priority for organizations.

Before the pandemic hit, CPG and F&B companies focused on reducing costs and inventories for finished goods, raw, and MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) materials. Now, times demand a different plan of attack.

With energy, oil, and gas industries in turmoil, the next six months could prove exhausting for industry executives unless they look to MRO to increase their network visibility, bolster their agility and increase their cash flow.

In light of the supply chain obstacles over the past several years, companies are finally focusing on supply chain operations and increasing resiliency.

AI is helping procurement teams and their organizations adapt to change by ensuring reaction times are quicker than their competition while bolstering supplier relationships.

Manufacturers in the supply chain can use digital twins as the basis for alignment and local decision-making in the supply chain.

As part of a challenging economic environment to close in 2022, U.S. companies, as well as ones globally, are facing rising inflation, higher costs of goods and services, and raw material shortages.

Both consumer and business needs can change in the blink of an eye; supply chains must be ready to turn on a dime when demand for goods hits an imbalance.

When President Biden delivered his State of the Union (SOTU) address to Congress, tech and manufacturing business leaders were looking for encouraging words from the president. Fortunately, he delivered direct mentions regarding American initiatives that impacted the future of the supply chain.

As Chinese manufacturing slows and the war in Ukraine continues, more U.S. companies are shifting their offshore operations back to reshoring or near-shoring activities.

Is your company running its operations with a pieced-together, Frankenstein-patched-up amalgamation of data systems?

The White House AI initiative indicates the first of many steps on this journey, now we must work to fulfill AI’s promise and keep American supply chains a top priority.

Implementing AI in procurement and the supply chain promises to accelerate data sharing and increase collaboration.

Purpose-built intelligent applications are increasingly shaping the future of supply chain technology.