Finding the One Thing That Can Break Your Supply Chain

Mar 2, 2026

Jonathan Doller, Senior Solution Consultant at Logility with ~25 years in supply chain planning and AI-enabled resilience. He discusses how AI turns data into actionable information. He talks about distinguishing correlation from causation in forecasting. He explores constrained inventory allocation, agentic AI linking demand, supply and distribution, and mapping single points of failure for resilience.

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INSIGHT

AI Frees Planners From Spreadsheet Work

AI's immediate value is automating mundane, time-consuming tasks so planners stop being data wranglers.
Planners then focus on domain expertise and final validation rather than aggregating dozens of spreadsheets.

INSIGHT

Let Models Find Signal In Event Data

Large AI models can distinguish correlation from causation in forecasts by evaluating event impact versus noise.
Let models ingest many event signals instead of pre-filtering; the AI will surface meaningful relationships.

ADVICE

Connect Specialized AI Agents Across Planning

Build agentic AI where specialized AI agents (demand, supply, distribution) communicate to resolve cross‑impacts.
This lets a forecast change propagate to inventory, capacity, and distribution recommendations automatically.

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Is your supply chain one nut away from failure?

In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain podcast, I’m joined by Jonathan Doller, Senior Solution Consultant at Logility (now part of Aptean), to explore how AI is reshaping supply chain resilience - beyond the hype, and into real operational impact. At a time of tariff shocks, port disruptions, climate risk and talent pressure, the question isn’t whether to use AI, but how to use it intelligently.

You’ll hear how AI can distinguish correlation from causation in forecasting - including a case where a company stopped discounting a Mother’s Day product and saw no drop in demand, only improved margins. We break down why constrained inventory allocation may be AI’s real superpower, and how agentic AI can connect demand, supply, and distribution decisions across the network. And you might be surprised to learn why Jonathan compares fragile supply chains to the “Jesus nut” on a helicopter, a single point of failure with no redundancy.

We also explore supplier visibility, digital readiness assessments, anti-fragility, and why AI should be treated as infrastructure, not a buzzword.

🎙️ Listen now to hear how Jonathan Doller and Logility are redefining data-driven, resilient, sustainable supply chains.

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