Implementing AI in enterprise supply chains holds immense promise for improving efficiency, resilience, and competitive advantage. However, successful AI adoption requires a clear, well-defined roadmap and a comprehensive strategy that is aligned with the overall business objectives.

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This session explores the key components of developing a roadmap and strategy. Various use cases across planning, sourcing, manufacturing, transportation, and distribution are highlighted.

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The session concludes with action items, emphasizing the importance of C-suite support. By providing a structured approach, the session aims to guide enterprises through the complexities of AI adoption to unlock the full transformative potential of intelligent supply chains.

Small external shocks—tariffs, regulatory shifts, currency swings—often ripple far beyond their immediate impacts, unraveling supply chains through hidden vulnerabilities in Tier-2 suppliers, logistics networks, and FX exposure. Mike Herak draws from real-world disruption stories to reveal how minor events can escalate unpredictably when fragilities go unnoticed.

 

Instead of providing a ‘how-to’ guide, this session sharpens leadership instincts for early risk detection. It focuses on recognizing patterns—rather than prescribing processes—equipping executives and supply chain leaders with a broader perspective for systemic resilience, while protecting proprietary methods and emphasizing strategic awareness over technical solutions.

Supply chain digital twins integrate various technologies to create a dynamic decision support system that enhances visibility, agility, and response capabilities.

 

This presentation explores how digital twins (combined with AI) strengthen supply chain resilience in the post-COVID era, characterized by geopolitical instability, tariff changes, and disruptions that result in financial impacts.

 

Attendees will learn how to leverage digital twin technologies to perform scenario analysis, automate recovery strategies, and transform supply chain operations. Key steps for successful implementation and maximizing value from digital twins to build resilient supply chains.

In this presentation, Dr. Erick Jones explores how artificial intelligence can be strategically integrated into the Lean Six Sigma framework to enhance supply chain performance.

 

By aligning AI capabilities with the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) methodology and other Lean tools, Dr. Jones presents a practical framework that blends data-driven decision-making with process improvement disciplines.

 

Attendees will gain insights into how AI can accelerate root cause analysis, predictive analytics, and continuous improvement efforts—ultimately leading to smarter, faster, and more resilient supply chain operations.