LiDAR, a remote-sensing method using pulsed lasers to measure range, is proving to be of high value in supply chain automation, says Peipei Zhao, president of North America with Robosense.

What Kinaxis calls "concurrency" tears down silos from end to end in the supply chain, guaranteeing success, says Tom Rhoads, the company’s global vice president of sales and supply chain execution.

Risk-management initiatives are so important that the C-suite must reassess and rebuild agile, resilient supply chains, says Lisa Morales-Hellebo, founder and managing general partner of Refashiond Ventures.

Technology, including AI, offers help with almost all challenges in today's supply chains. But it's important to separate hype from reality, says Amin Sikander, president of Synkrato.

Samuel Parker, director of shipper segment with DAT, describes the company's iQ platform, which hosts the new and improved DAT iQ Benchmark, an AI-powered business tool for shippers.

Growing uncertainties in global supply chains necessitate a fresh approach to inventory strategy, says Warren Owen, vice president solutions consultants with Netstock.

Visibility is top of mind for supply chain executives today, but they still need to sell the organization on the value of investing in that capability, says Jeffrey Luft, portfolio development executive with Siemens Digital Logistics.

Dana Stiffler, distinguished vice president analyst in Gartner’s Supply Chain Practice, shares results of the firm’s survey on supply chains’ progress toward adoption of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Tying all planning and execution systems together tears down silos and enhances operations, says Mahesh Rajasekharan, CEO of Cleo.

Uncertainty is the only certainty in supply chain these days, so implementing the right technology in your operations is key, says Benji Fountain, account manager at enVista.