Lily Sawyer

Lily Sawyer is an in-house writer for Supply Chain Outlook Magazine, where she is responsible for interviewing corporate executives and crafting original features for the magazine, corporate brochures, and the digital platform.
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“Building resilience through better forecasting, diversified supplier networks, and stronger risk management”: Accenture Maps a Resilient Supply Chain

Accenture’s latest Pulse of Change research reveals supply chain disruption remains the defining operational challenge, driving organisations to prioritise diversification, forecasting, and AI-enabled resilience over reshoring.

“Being able to act with speed and confidence is a significant advantage”: Anaplan and Google Cloud Strengthen AI Planning

Anaplan has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud in France, enabling organisations to access secure, AI-driven scenario planning while meeting growing demands for data residency and sovereignty.

“Supplier failure is no longer an exception; it is a cost of doing business”: Ivalua Reveals Supplier Risk Blind Spots

New Ivalua research reveals that most organisations have experienced critical supplier failures, exposing widespread visibility gaps, slow response times, and a growing need for AI-powered, data-driven supply chain resilience.

“Airlines are Adapting Quickly”: Boeing’s Commercial Market Outlook Plots Aviation’s Next Ascent

Boeing's latest Commercial Market Outlook forecasts a near doubling of global passenger traffic by 2045, with almost 44,000 new aircraft set to reshape airline fleets, connectivity, and sustainability.

“EcoVadis Platinum reflects the progress we are making in embedding sustainability into the way we operate” : Hitachi Rail Earns EcoVadis Platinum

Hitachi Rail has secured EcoVadis’ highest sustainability recognition, EcoVadis Platinum, placing the global mobility leader among the top one percent of companies worldwide for environmental, ethical, and responsible business performance.

Ivalua: New Research Reveals the Rise of Skimpflation

New Ivalua research reveals businesses are quietly cutting quality to manage rising costs, while AI is emerging as the key to building more resilient, transparent, and future-ready supply chains.

Ivalua’s Chief AI Officer : How IVA Studio Enables Agentic AI Across Modern Procurement

We speak with David Khuat-Duy, Founder and Chief AI Officer at Ivalua, to discuss why procurement is becoming one of the first enterprise functions to realise measurable value from artificial intelligence (AI).

Physical AI is Giving Supply Chains Their Missing Sense of Reality

Amir Khoshniyati, Vice President of Wiliot, explores how physical artificial intelligence is closing the gap between digital systems and physical reality, enabling supply chains to move beyond static visibility and build continuously aware networks powered by real-time operational truth.

DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific : Shaping Intelligent Supply Chains

We sit down with Dr Omera Khan, Chief of Staff, Strategy and ESG Lead at DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific, who discusses the rise of artificial intelligence in today’s supply chain sector, the resilience required to thrive, and why human judgement remains crucial.