The 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference will take place Oct. 21-23, 2026, at the W Nashville. Attendees who require hotel ...

First Shift is Supply Chain Management Review’s daily briefing on the supply chain developments executives need to know. Each ...

AI systems require large amounts of computing capacity to train and operate advanced models. The International Energy Agency projects that worldwide data center electricity consumption could more than ...

First Shift is Supply Chain Management Review’s daily briefing on the supply chain developments executives need to know. Each ...

Align S&OP incentives before trying to build trust. The simulation found that shifting from enterprise-wide objectives to ...

Standardize warehouse processes before automating them. Robots deliver better results when units of work, containers, ...

Knowing that AI can transform supply chains is one thing. Where to start and how to sequence the journey is most definitely another. For consumer companies where demand is volatile, fulfillment is ...

Quick fixes consume margin and employee capacity while leaving the underlying operating problem unresolved. As these ...

Human oversight improves AI reliability. Corrections, escalations and exception handling help AI-enabled systems improve ...

Supply chain organizations have invested heavily in AI, analytics and visibility, but detecting a disruption does not guarantee a timely response. APQC identifies response latency—the time from ...

That is the idea behind the Small Group Breakout Sessions at the 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference, taking place Oct.