If you’ve read a newspaper over the past year—or purchased gasoline—you’re aware that our global supply chain is turbulent. And while we can’t control weather or war, manufacturers do have tools at our disposal to operate more efficiently within unsteady supply chains.

In this Automation World podcast we connect with Vincent Vasilevski of Supply Technologies, a leading global supply chain management company for assembly components and fasteners, to discuss how supply chain disruption can be mitigated through additional inventory and contingency planning, but those tactics don't always give manufacturers the flexibility to respond during prolonged disruptions. Vincent explains emerging smart inventory strategies to bolster supply chains, how the evolution of industrial automation is changing how we access assembly components, and how findings in Supply Technologies' new "State of Supply Chain Resilience 2026 Report" reveal the common supply chain challenges and exciting opportunities facing modern manufacturing decision-makers.

This podcast is sponsored by Supply Technologies.