How to Manage AI “Approach artificial intelligence with curiosity and enthusiasm. Try it and keep learning. You won’t get it the first time, so you need repetitions. And finally approach with caution. I look at AI as an incredibly resourceful, yet overconfident colleague who tends to be 60% accurate and 100% confident.”
GENERATION AI: PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF SUPPLY CHAIN
MATTHEW KULP EVP, Managing Partner, St. Onge Company
“The next generation of procurement and supply chain work will be defined by how well humans and AI collaborate. As AI agents take on routine execution, people will have more time to think strategically and drive creative, cross- functional initiatives. A category manager, for example, could shift from managing purchases to co-creating new solutions with suppliers that drive growth and sustainability. Success will depend on reskilling teams to interpret data, guide agentic automation, and connect insights across the business.
Here’s how companies are developing the workforce of the future and how current practitioners can
future-proof their careers.
The future workforce will combine technical fluency with curiosity,
creativity, and judgment— creating supply chains that are faster, smarter, and more innovative.” TIMOTHY HARFIELD Head of Product Marketing, ORO Labs
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