Editorial coverage of supply chain transformation — AI in the value chain, CSCO leadership, geopolitical risk, sustainability, procurement, and the European events landscape. Written for Director-level and above practitioners. From the TFEST26 Editorial Team.
Where the serious AI supply chain content actually is in Europe for 2026 and 2027, why no dedicated event leads the category, and how to spot a fake summit.
Seven alternatives to Gartner Supply Chain Symposium for European and UK supply chain leaders, with what each does instead and an honest limit on each one.
Every supply chain conference worth attending in Berlin in 2026 and 2027, with dates, venues, audience profile, an honest limitation each, and what to ignore.
Peer conference or trade show? We compare both formats on seniority, cost per conversation, vendor access and who to send, with honest limits on each.
Seven lessons from TFEST25 in Berlin, drawn from named sessions with Novartis, 3M, Schneider Electric, Rolls-Royce, Unilever and Siemens leaders.
Most supply chain conferences optimise for the stage instead of the room. Four structural failures, a four-question audit, and where our own event falls short.
A nine-stage procurement maturity model for 2026: what each stage looks like, the test that proves you are there, and the trap that stalls CPOs.
A build manual for agentic supply chains in 2026: the four layers, a 12-month sequence, real costs, guard-rails, and the failure modes that stall pilots.
We scored 8 S&OP platforms for European manufacturers in 2026 on planning depth, data lift and process fit, with one honest limitation each.
How European CSCOs can map tariff exposure, choose a response playbook, and report it to the board in 2026, without overcommitting supply chain capital.
A 12-point checklist for CSCOs to run before approving any AI supply chain pilot in 2026: data readiness, decision rights, cost ceilings and kill criteria.
We scored 7 supply chain control tower platforms for 2026 on visibility, decision support and planning depth, with one honest limitation for each CSCO.