AI’s supply chain potential among Manifest 2025 takeaways

Supply chains are making major strides in implementing artificial intelligence and other fast-developing technologies, but the journey is far from over.

Target and Unilever are leveraging AI for stronger inventory management and forecasting capabilities, company leaders said at Manifest 2025 in Las Vegas earlier this month. As shippers’ reliance on AI grows, there’s a greater need for clean and actionable data — something that experts said supply chains are still struggling to deliver.

While transforming their operations, companies must also weigh at-large trends that are influencing supply chains, a DHL Supply Chain executive said at the conference. This includes shifts in global trade patterns, digitization and …