{
  "id": 6523849,
  "title": "AI and big data can help logistics companies navigate supply-chain disruptions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ai-and-big-data-can-help-logistics-companies-navigate-supply-chain",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-big-logistics-companies-chain.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AI and big data technologies have the potential to enhance the agility and resilience of logistics companies facing supply-chain disruptions, suggests research published in the International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling. By analyzing responses from nearly 300 logistics professionals in Indonesia, the study found that digital capabilities aid companies in detecting disruptions, improving forecasting and decision-making, optimizing routing, and responding more swiftly to changing conditions.\n\nHowever, the researchers caution that technology alone is not enough to help companies adapt to supply-chain uncertainties, such as geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, trade restrictions, labor disputes, regulatory changes, and energy insecurity. The study's findings align with dynamic capabilities theory, which posits that organizations must continuously identify changes, exploit opportunities, and reconfigure resources as circumstances evolve.\n\nWhile the survey provides a snapshot of Indonesian logistics providers, the researchers believe the results could be applicable to other regions. They recommend further longitudinal and cross-country studies to validate these findings. The research indicates that AI and big data capabilities are associated with improved disruption detection, forecasting, decision-making, routing, and response speed among logistics providers in Indonesia. However, the benefits are contingent on the organization's ability to translate information into adaptation and resource reconfiguration.",
  "summary": "Artificial intelligence and big-data capacity might help logistics companies withstand supply-chain disruptions by making them more agile and resilient, according to research in the International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling. The results are based on an analysis of responses from almost 300 logistics professionals in Indonesia.",
  "key_points": [
    "AI and big data enhance logistics agility and resilience",
    "Digital capabilities aid in detecting disruptions and improving forecasting",
    "Technology benefits depend on organization's adaptation and resource reconfiguration"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Logistics companies can enhance their resilience to supply-chain disruptions by leveraging AI and big data, but only if they can effectively translate insights into adaptive actions and resource reconfigurations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}