Artificial Intelligence Archives

April 24, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Supply Chain Management

When Will We Start Seeing Fully Autonomous Supply Chains?

100% Autonomous? Up in the Air Trick question. Full autonomy is likely already happening in some small pockets of the global economy. Scale is the real variable. Agentic AI is collapsing timelines fast: By 2030 the tech is ready and deployed for most routine decisions. However, 100% autonomy at scale takes decades: Human organizations change […]

Supply Chain Autonomy Gets in the Zone

From AI-driven advancements in perception to new lanes for self-driving trucks, companies are making moves toward autonomy.

April 23, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Warehousing

Beyond the Hype: How AI Is Really Improving Warehouse Performance

Artificial intelligence has quickly become one of the most talked-about forces in supply chain transformation. For logistics leaders, the opportunity is real—but so is the confusion. Between bold vendor claims and headlines about “lights-out warehouses,” it can be difficult to distinguish what AI actually delivers today versus what remains aspirational. For organizations responsible for warehousing […]

April 22, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Technology

Rewiring the Supply Chain for the AI Era

AI promises a level of precision and agility that traditional systems simply cannot achieve. While this technology’s potential is enormous, the question remains: Are supply chains truly prepared to embrace it?

April 17, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Visibility

Shifting Your Data Strategy

Global supply chains are entering a new era where traditional supplier audits and annual assessments are no longer enough. Supply chain leaders must adopt real-time supplier intelligence, continuous monitoring, and AI-driven risk scoring to stay ahead of disruption.

April 16, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Specialized Logistics | Technology

Asking the Right Questions When Selecting A Data Center Transportation Partner

For manufacturers and operators, evaluating transportation providers begins with addressing key considerations to ascertain experience and innovative solutions.

Supply Chain Predictions: Roadmap to 2030

Explore the strategic roadmap to 2030. Industry experts share predictions on AI adoption, autonomous vehicles, and the critical technology shifts required to stay competitive over the next decade.

March 6, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Supply Chain | Technology

Making the Business Case Amidst the Rapid Proliferation of Advanced Fleet Technology

Commercial fleets have never had more technology available to them. Advanced powertrains, AI-driven analytics, connected vehicles, new safety systems, and digital platforms – all promising better visibility, lower costs, and improved uptime. For shippers and carriers alike, the question is no longer whether these solutions exist. The question is whether fleets are deploying the right […]

March 3, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence

Are Humans in “The Loop” of Your Future-fit Strategy?

I recently counseled a stealth startup on its go-to-market strategy. It’s a familiar story—Silicon Valley-based, computer science DNA, venture capital funding, and an ambition to jump on the AI train and automate backend processes better than predecessors.

February 26, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence

Deploying Physical AI for Smarter, Safer Inbound Logistics

Physical AI will transform many aspects of the supply chain. Starting with a small, focused inbound logistics use case now can make your warehouse operations more efficient, accurate, and safe, as well as help your organization build the skills needed to extend Physical AI into other areas of your business.

February 25, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Military Logistics

Enabling Smarter Government Logistics

If I have learned one thing in my decades of navigating defense logistics, it’s that we can’t afford to solve tomorrow’s readiness problems with yesterday’s systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the first new technology with the viability to change how we forecast demand, manage obsolescence, and optimize supply chains. But the path to realizing its potential is met with structural, cultural, and bureaucratic hurdles.

February 20, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Logistics | Partnership | Technology

AI by the Numbers

2 much hype? Here’s how industry leaders quantify the supply chain impact of artificial intelligence.

February 19, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | FedEx | Global Logistics

“Essential, Not Optional”: FedEx CEO Elevates AI to Strategic Imperative

By Amy Roach | February 19, 2026 In remarks delivered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 this week, Rajesh Subramanian, president and CEO of FedEx Corporation, positioned artificial intelligence as a cornerstone of modern logistics — not a nice-to-have, but an essential infrastructure for the future of global commerce and supply chain resilience. Addressing an […]

February 13, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Demand Planning | Supply Chain | Supply Chain Management

Matching Demand to Supply: The Stakes are Higher Than Ever

Rising capital costs and soaring customer expectations mean inventory mismatches—from excess stock to empty shelves—are a direct threat to profit and reputation. Here’s how leading brands address the challenge.

Random Stow or the Disorganized Warehouse?

Random Stow is a warehouse putaway method driven by an algorithm developed by Coupang, an ecommerce monster and formidable Amazon competitor. For the Korean market, Coupang uses this counterintuitive warehouse management method, which stores items wherever there is open shelf space, rather than grouping similar SKUs together. The warehouse might look disorganized. But it is […]

February 6, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence

How Agentic AI Is Redefining Route Optimization in Last-Mile Delivery

Traditional route optimization generates plans based on the data you give it. Agentic AI takes those plans and manages them through execution, making adjustments as new information arrive.

February 5, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence

Synchronizing the Supply Chain: Building Shared Consciousness

Technology bridges awareness and action. Organizations that operate from one truth can shift from reactive firefighting to proactive margin management.