Hosted by the Interline’s Editor-In-Chief, Ben Hanson, this episode features a conversation with Paul Magel, President at Computer Generated Solutions, about the 10th Annual BlueCherry State of Supply Chain & Technology Report. Together, Ben and Paul talk through its findings, in the context of a decade that has seen e-commerce accelerate, disruption become the norm, and AI emerge as a tangible influence. They explore what’s changed, what hasn’t, and why so much of the future still comes down to the basics: reliable data, strong relationships, and the willingness to adapt.
It’s a candid, wide-ranging exchange that offers insight into the state of supply chains today, and the forces set to shape them in the future.
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Key talking points:
- Disruption has become the “new normal” for supply chains
- Why ESG has fallen down the strategic priority list
- Why nearshoring jumped so sharply as a priority
- Where AI is already delivering value in supply chains
- Data as the prerequisite for everything else and why everything circles back to it
- How AI is empowering work, not replacing it
- How strategy maps to workable solutions and why progress should be measured incrementally
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