Regionalization of supply chains is becoming more of a reality in a post-outsourcing world, says Hans Thalbauer, managing director of supply chain and manufacturing with Google Cloud.

Hank Ackerman, principal at Argano, advises how to make supply chain planning transformations successful.

Decision intelligence is becoming key to the ability of companies to deal with an unprecedented volume of data that's necessary to making supply chain decisions today, says Fred Laluyaux, president and chief executive officer of Aera Technology.

Kamala Raman, vice president and team manager at Gartner, outlines factors driving companies as they struggle to balance operating models in challenging times.

Recognizing the challenges supply chains have faced in recent years, Sumit Dutta, leader for the Americas Supply Chain Consulting Group of EY, outlines priorities for the next five years for supply chain leaders.

Artificial intelligence-based prescriptive analytics enable a network approach to planning in volatile times, says Joe Bellini, executive vice president of product management at OneNetwork.

Supplier management might be the most important area that procurement leaders need to focus on in preparation for the next economic disruption, says Ryan Polk, director analyst, procurement advisory with Gartner.

Dave Evans, chief executive officer and co-founder of Fictiv, details what's happening in visibility, digital security and productivity in manufacturing.

Having dealt with any number of supply chain threats in recent years, supply chain managers need technology solutions that will help them identify which challenges are in their future, says Pawan Joshi, executive vice president for products and strategy at e2open.

The pandemic and resulting congestion in the supply chain have retailers reconsidering their traditional approach to sourcing and inventory management, says Larry Parker, department chair of transportation and logistics management, supply chain management, reverse logistics and government contracting at the Dr. Wallace E. Boston School of Business in the American Public University System.