Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Fleet Management

Capacity Tightening, Fuel Price Spike to Keep Increasing Freight Costs

This was the largest quarter-over-quarter increase since late 2020.

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Risk/Compliance

Risk Management and Resilience Emerge as Key Concern for Supply Chain Leaders

Executives cited "managing and mitigating risks" as the most important transformation objective and top area for investment in the near future.

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Tacton Launches AI Product Modeling Assistant to Accelerate CPQ Implementation

AI Modeling Assistant acts as an intelligent co-pilot for CPQ modelers, transforming fragmented product documentation into structured, CPQ-ready models.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Worldly Acquires Bendi Software, Expands Access to Supplier Visibility

As a result, customers will gain access to deep-tier supplier visibility, continuously updated supplier risk scoring, and AI-powered assessment automation.

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Qatar Airways Cargo Launches Dual-Temperature Transport Solution

Qatar Airways Cargo

The new service is dubbed to be the first of its kind to support temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and healthcare shipments.

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Risk/Compliance

Third-Party Exposure to Cyber Threats Remains Biggest Gaps in Data

One in four organizations never conduct independent cyber assessments and nearly one-third of those with incident response plans have never tested them.

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FourKites Debuts AI-Powered Inventory Intelligence Enhancements

Inventory Twin monitors on-hand stock, inbound supply, in-transit shipment positions, and outbound demand across every facility in the network.

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Cleo Introduces AI-Powered View of Orders for Retail Suppliers

CIC users get a real-time, AI-powered view of which in-process orders are on-track, which are at-risk, and what actions are needed to ensure fulfillment performance metrics are met before deadlines.

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Emerging Technologies

How Machine Learning Changes Supply Chain Execution

The issue isn’t a lack of data. The real challenge is that risk at the execution level often hides inside fragmented signals across multiple systems and partners.

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Training/Onboarding

Institutional Knowledge Trapped in Fragmented Systems

Beacon Technologies

Accumulated operational intelligence exists but remains locked in spreadsheets, emails, freight portals, carrier scorecards, and the lived experience of key personnel.

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Aera Technology’s Agentic Reasoning Moves Decisions from Situation to Action in One Conversation

Aera Technology

The new capabilities identify the relevant data, context, and actions for each situation, with decisions fully traceable and permissions enforced.

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Supply Chain Organizations Pausing Entry-Level Hiring for AI Will Face Higher Costs by 2030: Gartner

Advancements from AI and agentic AI are expected to be the most impactful drivers of future supply chain performance over the next three years.

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