Leading through volatility: How AI empowers resilient supply chains
We’ve entered a new era of supply chain transformation defined not just by volatility, but by opportunity. Forward-thinking organizations are seizing this moment to reimagine how supply chains are built, managed and protected.
Today, regulatory shifts, geopolitical conflicts and macroeconomic pressures can alter global supply chains in minutes. Yet this new pace of change is also accelerating innovation and driving a renewed focus on resilience.
In Sphera’s recent survey of 200 procurement and supply chain executives across the U.S. and U.K., an overwhelming 95% said they are taking proactive steps to strengthen resilience, exploring new regions and building more diversified, transparent supplier networks. This shift comes in response to the reality that nearly three-quarters (73%) experienced supplier disruptions in the past year that affected revenue, investor confidence and growth.
Encouragingly, 95% are now taking proactive steps to strengthen resilience, including exploring new regions and building more diversified, transparent supplier networks.
The challenge many leaders face isn’t recognizing risk, it’s responding quickly and confidently. Evaluating suppliers, understanding new markets and maintaining audit-ready data require precision and speed. In this environment, insight and agility are not luxuries, they’re necessities driven by technology.
That’s why artificial intelligence is fast becoming a cornerstone of supply chain strategy. Executives in our study identified AI-generated supplier risk summaries as critical for making fast, strategic decisions, helping them anticipate disruptions, reduce costs and safeguard growth.
Sphera has been working to deliver actionable, AI-generated supplier risk summaries to our customers. These summaries are powered by fine-tuned generative AI models, weighted risk scoring and proprietary supplier intelligence that enable procurement and supply chain leaders to identify risks in less than 60 seconds. With that knowledge they can prioritize risks, act proactively and transform potential disruptions into opportunities for continuous improvement.
The future of supply chain leadership will be built on data, intelligence and foresight. With the right AI-driven tools, organizations can transform complexity into clarity, risk into resilience and change into competitive advantage, leading with confidence, no matter what the world brings next.
— Paul
