Visibility to velocity: Digital twins, agentic AI build supply chain resilience

Integrated tools aid faster detection, response to disruptions

By Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan, Prabhat Rao Pinnaka, Ramakrishna Garine and Raja Jayaraman

Supply chain disruptions have intensified over the past decade, prompting organizations to prioritize investments in supply chain visibility. Many firms have deployed sensors, established control towers and integrated dashboards across supply networks to improve monitoring and information flow. While some have successfully achieved near real-time visibility about impending disruptions, even basic end-to-end transparency remains difficult to attain for others. Risks beyond Tier-1 suppliers often remain largely invisible.