Every organization, in a recent study of 180 senior supply chain leaders, had access to AI. Only 5% scaled it to operations.
They’re called the Performance Elite. And they share a playbook: Fix the process before deploying the model. Prepare the workforce before scaling the agents. Build governance before automating decisions.
Six dimensions separate AI-ready organizations from the rest — idea sourcing, investment logic, governance, testing, data governance, and success metrics. The Performance Elite made structural choices across all six. Not technology choices. Operational ones.
The report maps every dimension — with frameworks and a clear path to close the gap.
Download The 2026 Supply Chain AI Readiness Report today.
To download please sign in.The question of AI - friend or foe is not really about robots taking over the world. It is about something far more immediate: can we trust what we are adopting? Can we control it once it is embedded in our business? And if it goes wrong, who is accountable?
Workday have implemented Workday Contract Intelligence, which uses AI to turn contracts into structured, searchable data and surface the terms that actually drive decisions. It doesn’t just make contracts easier to find, but turns them into insights the business can actually use.
Geopolitical volatility. Rising risk. AI acceleration. ESG accountability. Procurement and supply professionals are navigating a landscape of shifting pressures and expanding expectations. The CIPS Global State of Procurement and Supply 2026, supported by GEP, reveals a profession at a defining moment and leaders stepping closer than ever to the heart of organisational strategy.
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