Supply Chain Management Review

06/19/2026

Supply chain technology projects fail not because the software is ineffective, but because organizations implement TMS, WMS, AI, and automation solutions without first defining a clear business strategy, governance model, change management plan, and operational objectives. https://www.scmr.com/article/supply-chain-tech-roi-falls-short

06/18/2026

For decades, supply chains were managed as a series of interconnected but largely independent functions. Planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and fulfillment each operated with their own objectives, metrics, and decision-making processes. But according to Graeme Carter, chief global supply....

06/18/2026

In launch environments, decision velocity matters more than analytical precision. Pharmaceutical product launches often miss revenue targets not because of poor forecasting or limited capacity, but because organizations don’t understand that fact. https://www.scmr.com/article/why-supply-chains-fail-at-launch-its-not-the-plan-its-the-ex*****on

06/17/2026

DHL Supply Chain is scaling robotics, analytics, and emerging agentic AI capabilities, but argues that long-term supply chain transformation success depends first on building clean, structured data foundations that enable automation and decision intelligence at scale. https://www.scmr.com/article/dhl-supply-chain-bets-on-data-foundations-robotics-and-agentic-ai-to-drive-growth

06/16/2026

Many supply chain leaders are rushing to adopt AI, but what if the bigger challenge isn’t the technology itself, it’s your process? We sat down with Blue Yonder’s Shri Hariharan recently to talk about how connecting operational decisions to financial outcomes can improve the success of an AI-powered supply chain.

Supply chain AI initiatives deliver the greatest value when organizations…

06/12/2026

Cloud ERP migrations often overlook procurement pricing functionality, creating hidden operational risks when advanced contract-based pricing capabilities from legacy systems do not translate into modern cloud platforms. https://www.scmr.com/article/why-procurement-pricing-breaks-in-cloud-erp-migrations

06/11/2026

Transforming means making a thorough or dramatic change. When companies talk about digitizing the supply chain, it typically refers to reducing manual work or improving existing automation. The challenge companies face is how to digitally transform in a way that drives significant value. https://www.scmr.com/article/how-do-you-really-do-it-get-roi-from-digital-transformation

06/10/2026

Industrial real estate strategy has become a critical supply chain performance lever, with facility design, automation readiness, labor availability, power infrastructure, and regional market conditions directly influencing operational efficiency, resilience, and long-term competitiveness. https://www.scmr.com/article/how-industrial-real-estate-decisions-are-shaping-supply-chain-performance

06/08/2026

Successful supply chain transformations deliver stronger financial outcomes when finance leaders are embedded from strategy through ex*****on, using a structured five-phase framework to manage working capital, risk, and long-term value creation. https://www.scmr.com/article/finance-as-a-transformation-catalyst-a-how-to-guide-for-supply-chain-finance-leaders

06/05/2026

Supply chain leaders are accelerating AI investments, but according to EY’s Al Mendoza, organizations achieving measurable business value are those that pair artificial intelligence with strong data foundations, standardized processes, workforce upskilling, and enterprise-wide transformation strategies rather than isolated use cases. https://www.scmr.com/article/ai-wont-fix-a-broken-supply-chain-foundation