Kate Kowalczyk
Supply chain and procurement expert with extensive experience in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and regulated industries; guest expert on The Operations Science Podcast discussing resilience, data integrity, and operational complexity.
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May 27, 2026
Ed PoundHOST
But, uh, AI, what else do you see in terms, uh, of, of changes to supply chain management out there in the near future that's gonna have significant impact?
Kate KowalczykGUEST
Um, I've seen one, one system, Kinaxis, um, that's been, I think, gaining popularity.
Kate KowalczykGUEST
And they have different types of solutions, but one important one is they are able to connect more data within supply chain.
Kate KowalczykGUEST
So they could tie in logistics data, logistics information on shipments going in and out, for example, to warehouses or to distribution centers, um, as well as be able to kind of give visibility on, on that spend, um, t- to manage it.
Kate KowalczykGUEST
Um, and then also connecting, uh, shipments to, to production facilities to be able to know really when materials are arriving, um, to really have like a full picture.
Kate KowalczykGUEST
Like, you could, you could have a snapshot on daily basis exactly what's, what's going on where, what's moving where.
Kate KowalczykGUEST
And, and I think that's, that type of visibility, um, is important because it, it ables to identify any gaps.