RISK & RESILIENCE
The future will not be a choice between human or machine, but rather a thoughtful integration of both. Successful organisations will redesign processes and roles to ensure that people focus on the highest-value activities: strategic thinking, innovation, customer engagement and crossfunctional collaboration. This will require careful change management to drive reskilling and upskilling programmes, as well as leadership that understands how to nurture human capabilities in parallel with technological adoption.
Q. WHAT TRENDS WILL MOST INFLUENCE WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN ORGANISATIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
ยป Workforce planning in the supply chain is moving from an annual budgeting exercise to an ongoing, adaptive process. Several trends are driving this shift: volatile global trade conditions, supply constraints, climate-related disruptions, regulatory changes and evolving consumer expectations around speed and transparency.
108 November 2025