The supply chain of tomorrow
The supply chain of tomorrow
Good Day! This is my weekly newsletter, with a dose of insights into the future. The topic of this newsletter is the exponential times we live in, hence the title of f(x) = e^x, which is the (natural) exponential function.
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The Supply Chain of Tomorrow Will Be Flexible, Efficient and Resilient
My latest article:
It is clear that technology has become a conditio sine qua non (essential action, condition, or ingredient) for supply chains. Consumers are pushing organisations to become more digital, more agile and provide better, faster services, which can only be achieved when organisations fully embrace technology. Just like companies or today’s consumers, supply chains need to not just do digital, but rather be digital.
Three Useful Nuggets of Information
My weekly tips from around the web to get you thinking.
1. EU countries could link their tracing apps.
Within Europe, every country has its own tracing app. Now, several EU countries are testing to connect these apps with each other, which could make travelling abroad easier. (Reuters)
2. How can we trust AI?
Artificial intelligence, unfortunately, has a dark side and organisations face multiple risks when implementing AI. How can we make AI more trustworthy? (InformationWeek)
3. Unified rules for crypto companies in the US.
A new rule will see a single board of examiners overseeing digital money businesses, instead of it being a state-by-state process. More streamlined rules could certainly help the crypto industry. (Decrypt)
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker, a world-leading futurist and global AI keynote speaker who helps leaders decide what AI, and the technologies that follow it, mean for their business. He speaks to leadership teams at their retreats and to conference audiences worldwide, and his WAVE framework gives them a way of deciding that they keep using long after he has left the room. His Intelligence Age Scorecard measures how ready an organization is across the four WAVE pillars.
He holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney, is a Certified Speaking Professional and Global Speaking Fellow, and ranks among the world’s top futurists on the Global Gurus list (#1 in 2025, #3 in 2026). Salesforce named him one of its 16 leading AI voices. He has written six books, most recently Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change, writes the Synthetic Minds newsletter on Substack, and founded Futurwise. Talk to his digital twin on WhatsApp: +1 (830) 463-6967.
