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Why Modernization Efforts Fall Short of Expected Business Outcomes

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June 3, 2026

AI investment is accelerating. But many supply chain organizations are still struggling to improve inventory performance, service levels, forecast accuracy, and responsiveness to market volatility at pace. Join Blue Ridge, industry analysts, and distribution leaders for a live roundtable discussion on how supply chain priorities are shifting in 2026, and what organizations must do differently to turn modernization investments into measurable business performance gains.

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JUNE 3, 2026 | 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET

AI investment is accelerating. But many supply chain organizations are still struggling to improve inventory performance, service levels, forecast accuracy, and responsiveness to market volatility at pace.

Join Blue Ridge, industry analysts, and distribution leaders for a live roundtable discussion on how supply chain priorities are shifting in 2026, and what organizations must do differently to turn modernization investments into measurable business performance gains.

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What You’ll Take Away from the Discussion:

  • Why Modernization Isn’t Driving Measurable Impact
    • Why many modernization investments are falling short of expected gains in inventory performance, service levels, and business outcomes.
  • Where AI is Delivering Value, and Where It Isn’t
    • Where AI is delivering measurable value today, and where expectations are outpacing results.
  • Why Many Organizations Struggle to Plan and Adapt in Real Time
    • What’s preventing organizations from building more agile, responsive planning and decision-making models.
  • Why Better Visibility Isn’t Improving Responsiveness
    • Why data and visibility alone are not translating into faster decisions and greater business agility.
  • Why Planning Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage
    • How stronger planning capabilities improve responsiveness, free working capital, and enable future modernization.
  • What Will Separate Adaptive Organizations from Reactive Ones
    • The capabilities helping organizations adapt faster, improve business performance, and compete more effectively in volatile markets.
Meet the roundtable participants: Zach Perge, Chief Strategy Officer, HARDI; John Gunderson, Director of Distribution Strategy, ISA; Ken Carpenter, Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Blue Ridge.

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Zach Perge

Chief Strategy Officer at HARDI

HARDI

John Gunderson

Director of Distribution Strategy at ISA

ISA

Ken Carpenter

Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge

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