Drew Wilkerson

Special Guest Blog Post written by Chris Cunnane with InterSystems   Sustainability has become a boardroom priority. Organizations across industries have established ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, committed to reducing emissions, and increased investments in sustainability initiatives. Yet many still struggle to translate those commitments into tangible operational outcomes. The challenge is rarely a lack of intent. Instead, it is a lack of actionable, real-time decision-making. This is where decision intelligence comes in. Decision intelligence combines data, analytics, AI, and human expertise to improve how organizations make operational decisions. Rather than simply generating insights, it helps businesses turn those insights into actions that deliver measurable results. As sustainability increasingly depends on thousands of daily decisions across sourcing, transportation, inventory, manufacturing, and fulfillment, the ability to make better decisions at scale becomes a significant competitive advantage. The Sustainability Gap Many organizations have sustainability strategies, but execution remains difficult. According to an InterSystems survey of 450 supply chain professionals, one of the greatest barriers to ESG progress is a lack of real-time supply chain visibility. Another major challenge is inconsistent reporting from suppliers and trading partners. Without timely, trusted data, organizations often rely on historical information that may no longer…

Keep up with all the latest conversations, interviews, and episodes right here on Supply Chain Now as we look back on everything that’s happened this week! On Monday, we released 3 new episodes! On Digital Transformers on Supply Chain Now, hosts Kevin L. Jackson and Scott Luton welcome Dr. Evaristus Mainsah, with IBM, to the show to discuss IBM think #2021, post-pandemic digital transformation, using AI to make your workforce even more effective, and exactly what drives innovation. On This Week in Business History, guest host Kelly Barner, Owner of Buyers Meeting Point and Host of Dial P for Procurement remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between June 7th and 13th, including the questionable career of Samuel Slater, the tricky first passing of the Panama Canal, and how the Post Office stopped the shipment of children through their national parcel service. On Supply Chain Now en Spanish, host Enrique Alvarez interviews Sofia Rivas Herrera learning about her journey from curious child to industrial engineer to supply chain leader and much more. On Tuesday, we released 2 new episodes! On our Logistics with Purpose series, produced in partnership with Vector Global Logistics, as Pat Plonski, Executive Director of…