Archive - The Chain

The Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Playbook for 2026

Supply chain confidence hits a 4-year high. Salaries Are Rising. Now Justify Them. Here’s what CSCOs must do to become indispensable.

20 hrs ago • Global Supply Chain Council and Matthew Lehman

Leading Through Complexity: Building Resilient Operations in High-Pressure Environments

A conversation with Nanda Kishore on transformation, execution discipline, and learning through change

Apr 4 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

March 2026

Triumph’s China Exit Exposes the Real Reasons Western Brands Fail in the World’s Largest Market

Industry executives say geopolitics is a convenient excuse. The true culprits are internal: weak leadership, slow decisions, and headquarters that never…

Mar 30 • Global Supply Chain Council and Therese Hanawan

Why Your Supply Chain Network Will Determine Your Success in 2026

The leadership advantage no algorithm can replicate - and why isolated executives are falling behind

Mar 24 • Global Supply Chain Council and Therese Hanawan

Supply Chain Salaries Are Rising in 2026: What Supply Chain, Procurement and Logistics Leaders Should Expect

This isn’t inflation catch-up. It’s a structural reset in how companies value supply chain talent.

Mar 20 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

The Supply Chain AI Trap: When Your First Agent Works, Scaling Breaks Everything

Most supply chain teams launch one AI agent and think they’ve solved the problem. That’s when the real problems begin.

Mar 18 • Global Supply Chain Council and Jess Williams

Setting Up Claude Cowork for Your Supply Chain: A Step-by-Step Guide

I gave Claude Cowork a folder of supplier data and procurement files. It reconciled spend, flagged supply risks, and built a dashboard I can reuse every…

Mar 16 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

Giving Agentic AI the Corporate Credit Card

Agentic AI is moving fast into procurement workflows, but are organizations truly ready to hand over decision power and spending authority?

Mar 12 • Global Supply Chain Council, Matthew Lehman, and Brittney Jones

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The Automation Gap

Why 83% of Transportation Companies Still Struggle With Manual Processes

Mar 10 • Global Supply Chain Council and Therese Hanawan

Global Road Freight Faces a Perfect Storm of Capacity Crunch and Rising Costs

From Europe’s severe truck shortage to Asia’s tightening regulations, shippers confront a more complex and expensive transport landscape in 2026.

Mar 5 • Global Supply Chain Council and Matthew Lehman

Building High-Performance Logistics in a Fast-Changing Retail Landscape

Insights from logistics leader Arnel Gamboa on transformation, resilience, and modern distribution

Mar 3 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

February 2026

The End of Billable Hours: Why Supply Chain Leaders Must Demand Results, Not Reports

McKinsey’s pivot to outcomes-based pricing exposes what supply chain executives have known for years: paying consultants for PowerPoints instead of…

Feb 28 • Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

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