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Biannual Supply Chain Report: Five Trends Shaping the Economic Landscape
ByKPMG May 23, 2026May 23, 2026
From disruption to continual risk. After several years of disruptions, US supply chains are entering a new phase in which they are no longer fixed but expected to be in constant motion. Firms are operating in an environment where trade policy, geopolitical risk and technological change have become embedded in the cost of doing business; the most recent Supreme Court decision and subsequent levying of new tariffs, combined with escalating tensions…
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Action items for AI decision makers in 2026
ByMIT Sloan May 23, 2026May 23, 2026
Expect a level-set year and a sharper focus on enterprise value. Artificial intelligence has dominated economic and business attention for the past several years. But the hype cycle is slowing as organizations confront the challenges of enterprise AI deployment and the need to drive tangible business value. In an MIT Sloan Management Review article on…
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The Best Manufacturers Build AI with Workers, Not for Them
ByHBR.org May 23, 2026May 23, 2026
Summary. Manufacturers are pushing ahead with AI, but workers often feel unprepared, uncertain, and distrustful. Research shows a clear gap between executive optimism and frontline experience, driven by unclear roles, weak training, and poor performance measures. The most effective companies close this gap in three ways. First, they reduce uncertainty by involving workers in mapping how roles…
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Why ERP Readiness Must Come Before AI, Automation, and Digital Transformation
ByShereen Mosallam May 23, 2026May 23, 2026
Article focus: ERP failure rarely starts in the system itself. It usually starts much earlier – in weak process clarity, poor data discipline, unclear ownership, fragmented governance, and underestimating the people side of change. The Personal Trigger I have lost count of how many times I have walked into an organization that believed the next…
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You can’t transform what you don’t understand
ByBenjamin Taylor May 23, 2026May 23, 2026
Why most operational excellence starts in the wrong place The moment you realise you don’t understand the work A few years ago, I was working with a large public service organisation that had formally launched what it called a ‘transformation programme’. On paper, everything looked right. There was a central team, a roadmap, a set…
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The Mirror Nobody Wants to Look Into
ByJoseph F. Paris, Jr. April 11, 2026May 19, 2026
On Leadership, Self-Delusion, and the Six Dimensions That Separate the Real from the Counterfeit I was brought in to work with a company in Florida at the tail end of COVID. They employed a little over 100 people and were a regional manufacturer, first generation family-owned, struggling with profitability just enough to know that real…
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