This year's winners are making a difference in the supply chain, both personally and professionally. Let's meet the winners from the 2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award.

Abbi Failla, chief administrative officer and chief of staff to the CEO at EASE Logistics, was named the overall winner of the Workforce Innovator category for this year’s Women in Supply Chain Forum™ award.

Here's how AI is actually reshaping global supply chains, manufacturing, and the workforce behind them.

Organizations take 25 days on average to identify and onboard a replacement supplier, during which 74% are exposed to shortages or significant operational disruption.

Organizations with 50,000 or more employees are the most likely to deploy AI widely (33%) and the least likely to show clear ROI (11%).

Manufacturers tie up approximately 10% of annual sales in spare parts inventory.

Every business relationship that matters to procurement — every supplier, every commitment, every risk — is governed by a contract. Yet for most organizations, that intelligence sits dormant until a crisis forces the issue.