How do you mitigate strategic risks for aerospace and defense companies?

Companies should invest in upskilling talent and developing a robust data governance and management strategy for their AI capabilities.

By investing in affordable technologies that enhance efficiency, personalize engagement and improve responsiveness, smaller businesses can carve out a unique market space and meet evolving customer demands.

AI-infused digital-twins are reshaping the production and warehouse landscape, merging human insight with AI-driven precision at the job role level.

Logistics is an area primed for significant improvement through the combination of data and AI.

Ask your 3PLs how they’re testing their AI to ensure that it learns from continuous input, and functions accurately.

Process AI solutions will transform spare parts demand forecasting, in addition to supply chain management.

The pace of change in the automotive industry is only accelerating, reinforcing the need for the right supply chain strategy and expertise.

By taking stock of the way trading partners view one another, companies can focus on finding common ground to keep their goals aligned. 

Getting different departments to align their strategies is key for growth and efficiency. 

With seamless, cloud-based global connectivity, networks will enable companies to strengthen collaboration, communicate securely, and ensure reliable data exchange.

In recruitment and retention of talent and expertise, automation will reduce the need for manual updating and maintenance of data-management systems. 

Creating agile, integrated and technology-oriented university curriculums is vital in developing supply chain graduates with the right skillsets to ensure resilient supply chains.

Companies that approach peak season spikes with a comprehensive, cross-functional strategy are better positioned to strengthen customer loyalty and boost profits.

Overcoming data sharing and collaboration silos to achieve the visibility needed to comply with new regulations means opportunities to improve food safety.

Leveraging technology, tightening verification processes, fostering collaboration and maintaining attention to detail is essential for long-term resilience.

By adopting resilient strategies and working with trusted logistics partners, businesses can maintain agile supply chains. 

Technologies like blockchain will enable greater trust among supply chain players, and drive better planning and execution.

Building a comprehensive understanding of their suppliers, and their suppliers' sourcing networks, will significantly benefit supply chain leaders.

Audits and continuous monitoring give companies the necessary visibility to anticipate and respond to changes. 

The efficiencies that AI tools bring to HR professionals will allow them to differentiate themselves and their companies when looking to attract prospective candidates.

Businesses are feeling the pressure to tackle two big challenges: filling labor gaps and keeping pace with rapid innovation.

Ahybrid approach combining DTC and traditional distribution allows companies to leverage the strengths of both models, providing flexibility and resilience in their supply chains. 

Third-party providers are key partners in mitigating disruptions and ensuring a resilient supply chain. 

To prepare for coming changes, shippers should start by identifying which of their goods will be impacted.

By blending its strengths in innovation with proven global best practices, the U.S. can reclaim its position as a manufacturing leader.

NGOs need to embrace best practices to improve supply chain performance, mitigate risks and deliver much needed medicines. 

Collaboration among industry stakeholders will be vital to navigating future challenges and establishing a robust, adaptable ecosystem.

Instead of building out extensive OKRs for each employee and department, companies need to measure what matters.

Intermodal transportation is positioned for sustained growth in 2025.

Companies need to embrace a more dynamic environment and new technologies to manage a continuously changing retail landscape. 

The gig-ification of retail supply chains constitutes a movement toward a more adaptive, engaging, and sustainable business model. 

Many consumer habits are returning to some semblance of normal as the economy recovers. But consumers aren’t adopting old habits with the same elasticity.

If shippers don’t solve logistics challenges to meet retailer expectations, it will mean cutting into their own profits.

Success in a new, multipolar, geopolitical environment will hinge on fostering trust and transparency throughout every industry’s entire supply chain.

Start your journey to risk resilience by working on foundational elements like supplier mapping and standardized risk management processes.

In 2025, we expect to see increased focus on the adoption of visibility systems and risk-management protocols, as businesses prioritize efforts to safeguard their supply chains.

A well-structured, resilient supply chain can turn dependency risks into new avenues for profitability and long-term success.

Companies must adopt structural models to use alongside their current statistical models to better understand the operational impacts of various risks throughout their supply chains.

The most resilient supply chains will balance geographic proximity and cost advantages against potential risks.

Eventually, humanoid robots will likely augment rather than replace existing warehouse systems. 

Professionals are gaining unprecedented exposure across the organization, from manufacturing and sales teams to production and finance departments.

Organizations need emerging technologies and enterprise applications that allow them to enhance transparency and accountability along the supply chain.

Technologies such as AI-driven risk due diligence and supply chain multi-tier mapping, supplier collaboration and satellite imaging are revolutionizing supply chain management.

To reduce risk, manufacturers need to take a proactive stance toward managing their supply chains. 

Businesses have significant influence — and responsibility — to drive meaningful carbon reductions. 

Using preferred carriers and a transportation management system, shippers can reduce costs within their transportation operations while ensuring reliable and efficient transportation.

ERP-based TMS modules cannot provide the depth and scope of insights required to manage modern logistics. 

In the coming years, supplier intelligence will remain integral to building resilient and responsible supply chains.

Rising demand for visibility, combined with a stronger focus on risk management, will cause a pronounced shift from analog to digitally enabled processes. 

By strengthening supplier collaboration and building greater trust across networks, businesses can move from simply reacting to disruptions to proactively creating opportunities.

By drawing on real-time data, predictive analytics and intelligent scheduling, warehouses can remain agile, efficient and better prepared to meet customer expectations.

AI-empowered tools, complementary to WMS, exist today that add orchestration, leading to increased efficiencies, reduced costs, optimized inventory and enhanced customer satisfaction.