GOODQUESTION
FAST. Flexible. Actionable. Scalable. Tailored. Custom-built What’s Your Supply Chain Acronym for 2026?
Capitalizing on Artificial Intelligence
supply chain tech tools should adapt to complexity, give operators clarity, and scale with our clients’ needs, not someone else’s template. –George Maksimenko Chief Executive Ocer, Adexin FLOW will define delivery excellence—Fast, Lean, Optimized Workflows. When couriers, dispatchers, and customers move through one unified platform, every hando becomes smoother and every route more ecient. –Arthur Axelrad Co-Founder & CEO, Dispatch Science APEX. Agile/Adaptive Planning and Execution. This is an integrated business planning model that helps planning teams leverage agentic AI to better connect data from across an organization’s value chain, detect risks and opportunities, notify cross- functional teams, and provide actionable, data-driven insights. –Igor Rikalo President & COO, o9 Solutions, Inc. REACT. Resilience (redundancy), ESG (sustainability), Autonomy (AI decisions), Connectivity (visibility), Talent (upskilling). This strategy demands balancing higher risk- mitigation costs with the speed and agility enabled by autonomous tech. –Brad Barry Director, Supply Chain Strategy, St. Onge Company TRACE. Tari-Ready Automated Compliance Engine. We are in a time defined by shifting import rules and rising compliance risk. TRACE is our focus, staying ahead of regulatory change, automating documentation, and ensuring every shipment is transparent, accurate, and audit-ready. –Shannon Hynds CEO, Quickcode.ai PROVE IT. Practical Roadmaps, Operational Value, Enablement, Integration, Transparency. Shippers should demand more than vision from logistics tech vendors. PROVE IT reflects what matters most: clear
Let’s get ALIGN’d in 2026! This is the year for global supply chains to focus on moving toward an AI-Led Integrated Global Network for supply chain orchestration. –Doug DeLuca Product Marketing Manager, SAP Business Network SCAIL. Supply Chain AI Leverage. 2026 is the year SMBs fully leverage practical, predictive AI. From forecasting to supplier planning, AI will help teams make faster, more confident decisions with clearer financial impact.
–Ara Ohanian CEO, Netstock
VAPOR. Verified AI Produces Operational Results. AI evolves daily, and new capabilities promise faster implementations, true analytics, and real-time visibility. But not all innovation is production-ready. VAPOR is our 2026 focus: deploying only verified AI that produces genuine operational results today, not theoretical benefits tomorrow. –Brian Carlson Founding Partner, Cornerstone Edge
LAYER. Layered visibility, Analytics, Yield protection, Escalation, and Resilience: five capabilities that work together to secure freight in an era where cargo thieves operate with enterprise-level precision. –Jose Suarez LATAM Sales Director, Tive DRIVE. Data Releases Immense Value Electronically. Dubai’s driverless trucks are giving us a glimpse of what’s next: AI agents that don’t just drive, but handle routing, customs paperwork, and predictive scheduling—if the data is trustworthy. –Jon Knisley AI Process Leader, ABBYY
roadmaps, measurable outcomes, real adoption, seamless integration, and transparency that holds vendors accountable. –Rachelle Yeingst Director, Strategy, JBF Consulting ROSI. Return On Sensor Investment. We see a lot of over-designed solutions in the market. What really matters is: “Did the medicine exceed its temperature over time threshold?” Nothing else matters. –Tony Fonk President & CEO, SpotSee WeSDIR. We Still Do It Right. Wise and long-sighted freight buyers appreciate us most. –Danny Schnautz President, Clark Freight Lines CLEAR. Connected Logistics, Ecient, Adaptable, Resilient. 2026 demands connected systems, not disjointed workarounds. CLEAR represents our focus on technology that improves visibility, supports fast pivots, and stands strong when the curveballs hit. –Ed Rusch Chief Marketing Ocer, MAGAYA
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14 Inbound Logistics • January 2026
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