As supply chains continue to grow ever more complex, advanced planning and scheduling systems have evolved to enable their optimization, says Ashok Erramilli, general manager of Eyelit Technologies.

Supply chain professionals must consider the customer experience, not just cost reduction and operational efficiency, says Mike Dominy, vice president of supply chain research at Gartner.

Volatility, latency and inefficiency are the same problems bedeviling supply chains that they always have been, but they are exacerbated today, says Puneet Saxena, corporate vice president, industry strategies, at Blue Yonder.

Anand Medepalli, chief product officer at Shippeo, details how supply chains can be made "anti-fragile."

Supply chain disruptions are always a threat, and enhanced tariffs are only exacerbating that, says Kait Peterson, vice president of product marketing at Locus Robotics.

In this time of "turbulent tariffs," continuous optimization of the supply chain is imperative, says Dave Salerno, director of 4flow.

Agentic AI, intelligent vision systems and an augmented connected workforce are among the technologies revolutionizing the supply chain, says Leonard Ammerer, director analyst, supply chain technology strategy, at Gartner.

Tariffs are disruptive, but Volker Albrecht, chief executive officer of Siemens Digital Logistics, is confident that supply chain managers will deal with them as successfully as they have so many other disruptions in recent years.

Artificial intelligence is among the innovations that will help supply chain managers mitigate risk and boost operational efficiency in the future, says Lionel Agostini, global vice president of sales at Dassault Systèmes.

Agentic artificial intelligence, geopolitical uncertainties and energy acquisition are the three biggest issues facing supply chain procurement professionals, says Ryan Polk, senior director analyst at Gartner.