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AI in the Supply Chain: Leaders Share What's Impressed, Surprised Them

· Source: businessinsider.com

In short

Business Insider asked eight supply chain leaders to describe the most impressive and surprising applications of AI in their fields. Examples range from AI-driven email tender digitization at Arrive Logistics and computer-vision gate automation that recovered $60,000 in a cargo theft case, to Lenovo's iChain platform compressing weeks of tariff-impact analysis into hours. Leaders also highlighted demand forecasting as the clear early winner, sustainability trade-offs from data center energy use, and emerging opportunities in reverse logistics.

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In the issue of week 39, 2026: AI Moves Into Supply Chain Operations as Evidence, Data and Trust Shape Adoption

Tags: supply chain, forecasting, automation, logistics, sustainability, reverse logistics

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