This week’s supply chain landscape is defined by a massive push to bridge the gap between having data and actually using it. From the high-stakes legal battle over billion-dollar tariffs to a radical AI-driven workforce restructuring at WiseTech Global, the industry is moving past simple visibility toward a period of high-consequence execution. Whether it is …
Supply Chain and Logistics News February 23rd- 26th 2026 Read More »
Burger King is piloting an AI assistant called “Patty” inside employee headsets as part of its broader BK Assistant platform. This is not a marketing chatbot. It is an operational system embedded into restaurant execution. Patty supports crew members with preparation guidance, monitors equipment status, and analyzes customer interactions for defined service language such as …
Burger King’s AI “Patty” Moves AI Into Frontline Execution Read More »
Capital is rotating. Growth has given way to value, and within technology the divergence is increasingly pronounced. While broad indices have stabilized, many software names have not. Since late 2025, software equities have materially underperformed other parts of the technology complex. Forward revenue growth across many mid-cap SaaS firms has slowed from prior expansion levels, …
AI and Enterprise Software: Is the “SaaSpocalypse” Narrative Overstated? Read More »
The frenzy of peak season has passed, but its effects linger. For many organizations, the weeks following the holiday rush expose deeper inventory blind spots: returns pile up, inventory vanishes into processing limbo, and the hard reality that customer promises made under duress often slip through the cracks. Why does this cycle repeat, and what …
From Hidden Inventory to Returns Recovery: Exposing Operational Blind Spots Read More »
During the 30th Annual ARC Advisory Forum on February 10th, the session “The New Frontier of Operations and Supply Chain” offered 1.5 hours of valuable learning. It provided a platform for professionals to share their experiences and insights about the future of supply chains. The session delved into real-world end-user case stories, high-level discussions on implementing …
The Coordination Gap in Modern Supply Chains Agent-to-agent communication, or A2A, is beginning to appear in supply chain technology discussions. It is sometimes described as a feature of autonomous systems or as an extension of API integration. That description is incomplete. A2A represents a change in how coordination occurs across the supply chain. It is …
Supply chain leaders aren’t debating whether to modernize. They are debating whether their current architecture can support modernization without breaking everything around it. That’s the real technology gap. It’s not ambition. It’s not budget. It’s architecture. Execution systems were built to optimize within domains. Order management. Warehouse management. Transportation management. Each performs well inside its …
The technology gap: Why supply chain execution still isn’t fully connected yet Read More »
In a 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping global tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, held that the Constitution assigns tariff authority to Congress and that IEEPA does not clearly authorize the president …
In a major decision with immediate implications for global trade, the Supreme Court today ruled 6–3 that President Trump exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to impose sweeping global tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said the Constitution assigns tariff authority to Congress and that …
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Emergency Tariffs Read More »
A year ago, when people talked about AI in supply chain, they mostly meant chatbots that could answer questions about shipment status or generative models summarizing reports. Useful stuff, but incremental. That’s changed fast. What’s emerged over the past twelve months is a different class of AI altogether. AI agents can now execute multi-step workflows …
The AI-Powered Operating Layer Has Arrived, and Your Supply Chain Is Where It Starts Read More »