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    How Smart Is Your Supply Chain? [Podcast]

    Sept. 3, 2025
    Trend-setting companies are gaining competitive advantage through their adoption of AI, but supply chain leaders still need to get smarter at articulating the ROI of tech adoption.

    In this podcast, Dave Blanchard, chief editor of Material Handling & Logistics and author of Supply Chain Management Best Practices, looks at how AI and other technologies are helping companies get smarter and more competitive with their supply chains.

    Learn what types of AI solutions retail giant Walmart is using to determine exactly what products its customers will want, and when they'll want them. You'll also find out why supply chain professionals need to get smarter at articulating the ROI of supply chain solutions.

    For further reading, check out these articles:

    Supply Chain Officers Overestimate Their Effectiveness
    Global Supply Chain Costs Could Rise to 7% Above Inflation
    Walmart's Global Supply Chain Reengineered Through AI
    About the Author

    Dave Blanchard | Senior Director of Content

    During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. He also serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

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