How Top Supply Chain Leaders Are Using AI Differently in 2026

The best CSCOs aren’t just automating tasks - they’re using AI to make harder decisions, develop teams, and reimagine how supply chains actually work.

Global Supply Chain Council and Max Henry

May 12, 2026

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There’s a pattern emerging among the highest-performing supply chain leaders in 2026, and it’s not what most people think.

Many procurement and logistics managers treat AI like a faster search engine. They ask it to summarize supplier scorecards, generate RFQ templates, or flag exceptions in demand forecasts. Useful tasks. Incremental gains.

But the best supply chain leaders think about AI completely differently.

They use it to challenge their own thinking. They deploy it to strengthen their teams. They embed it into how their entire supply chain operates.

The difference isn’t subtle. It shows up in better decisions, faster execution, and supply chains that adapt to disruption instead of breaking under it.

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A guest post by

Max Henry

Executive Director of the Global Supply Chain Council (GSCC), a leading professional organization focused on supply chain, procurement and logistics 🚚 gscc.co