Commodities

Americas LNG Export Strategy: Energy Security, Geopolitics, And Supply-Chain Risk

The United States has become the central supplier in a rapidly reorganizing global natural-gas market. A decade ago,... Read more

Technology Strategy, Not Technology Noise: A Practical AI Playbook For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply-chain executives face no shortage of technology advice. They are told to adopt artificial intelligence, autom... Read more

Model Context Protocol And The Future Of Agentic Supply Chains

Most large companies now operate combinations of enterprise resource planning systems, transportation management system... Read more

AI Infrastructure Is Entering Its Next Phase

For the past several years, the artificial intelligence infrastructure market has followed a simple imperative: build a... Read more

Open Models, Strategic Dependencies: Why AI Sovereignty Is Becoming A Supply Chain Issue

The next major supply-chain dependency may not involve semiconductors, critical minerals, transportation capacity, or i... Read more

Why Supply Chain Modernization Is Increasingly An Integration Program

Series conclusion: This final installment brings the series together. Convergence defines the operating model, orchestr... Read more

Best-of-Breed Versus Platform: The Supply Chain Architecture Debate

Series connection: The first three articles described the operating requirement: connected planning, adaptive execution... Read more

Supply Chain Visibility Is Evolving From Tracking To Intervention

Series connection: The previous articles established the need for connected decisions and adaptive execution. This inst... Read more

Oil And Gas Supply Chain Resilience: Protecting LNG, Refined Products, And Critical Flows

For oil and gas companies, supply chain resilience has a very specific meaning: the ability to maintain safe, compliant... Read more

The Rise Of Supply Chain Platforms: Why Networks Are Becoming The New Competitive Advantage

Following the completion of two research cycles, I have recognized an emerging trend in the Warehouse Management System... Read more

Streamline Warranty Claims With Decision Intelligence

  Automotive manufacturers have spent billions of dollars on digital transformation initiatives over the last 2... Read more

Why Warehouse Orchestration Is Becoming More Important Than Warehouse Automation

Series connection: Part 1 described convergence at the enterprise level. This installment examines the warehouse as a p... Read more

Kinaxis Names Herb Yeh As Chief Financial Officer And Chief Strategy Officer

Supply chain technology vendor Kinaxis has named Herb Yeh as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, effect... Read more

Oil And Gas Carbon, Methane, And Product Traceability: A Supply Chain Imperative

Carbon and methane management are no longer isolated sustainability reporting topics. They are becoming core supply cha... Read more

The Convergence Of Planning, Execution, And Real-Time Visibility

This opening installment establishes the series thesis: planning, execution, and visibility are converging into a conti... Read more