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Only 6% of companies are clear on their supply chain strategy. That's not a tooling problem. It's a first-principles problem. Chapter 2 of our research with Supply Chain Insights traces it back to 1982, when Keith Oliver first proposed managing purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution as one coordinated system. Most organizations never fully made that shift. Functions stayed siloed, and inventory paid the price: up 30% over the last two decades, even as 90% of manufacturers deployed supply chain planning software to bring it down. Chapters 1 and 2 are live now in one unified read. Chapter 2 makes the case that you can't fix lead time, or anything else, without first fixing alignment. Read Chapters 1 and 2: https://vist.ly/5mfkk

The October newsletter is live, and the biggest news this month is the launch of our flagship event now signal44, formerly decision44. Registration is open for signal44 2027, with events in Chicago in March and Amsterdam in April. This issue also covers new research on why most lead time data is outdated before it ever reaches a planning system, the life sciences pharma webinar on October 15, and the latest recognition from G2 and IDC. Read more 👇

Life sciences keeps rewriting its supply chain strategy overnight, first for COVID vaccines, then cell and gene therapy, and now GLP-1s and peptides. Fullerton Eric and Vishal Ringwala discussed what happens as these companies keep growing, and Vishal's answer came fast: complexity grows exponentially. At this new scale, visibility means an operating picture of the whole network. Tracking one shipment at a time won't survive the next GLP-1, and every new partner is another place for a temperature excursion to hide. Join Vishal and Scott Cleland from our solutions team on October 15 for a 30-minute live session on exactly this. Bring your questions, because we're taking them live. Link in comments.

project44’s flagship event is back in 2027 with a new name and a sharper focus. decision44 is becoming signal44, and registration is now open. The name reflects where supply chain is heading. Teams need the signal in the data, the context to act, and the confidence to automate. That’s what project44 built this event around. In 2027, signal44 comes to two cities: Chicago, March 31–April 1, at Convene Willis Tower, and Amsterdam, April 7–8, at The Okura Hotel. Expect live demos of project44’s newest AI innovations, sessions from supply chain leaders already putting orchestration to work, hands-on training, and a certification you can put to use immediately. This is going to be our best event yet! See you in Chicago or Amsterdam. Register for signal44 Chicago → https://vist.ly/5m9bv Register for signal44 Amsterdam → https://vist.ly/5m9by

Join the project44 team for a conversation about supply chain orchestration that protects product integrity from origin to patient. Every degree, every mile, every second matters. 

Two dates worth putting on your calendar this month. In life sciences, a late shipment isn't just an inconvenience. It can mean a batch that's no longer viable. We're spending October talking about what it takes to catch that risk before it costs you. Every degree, every mile, every second matters. Find us at #LogiPharma, Booth #605, October 5-7 in Boston. Or join us live, October 15 at 10am CT, for a conversation with Vishal Ringwala, project44's life sciences and pharma industry expert, plus a live demo from Solutions Engineer Scott Cleland. Save your seat → https://vist.ly/5ku47

#LogiPharma starts next week Oct 5-7. If you're heading to Boston and haven't booked a meeting with our team yet, there's still time. Come to booth #605 to see how life sciences brands are tracking shipments in real time, managing exceptions before they become delays, and cutting manual work out of cold chain logistics. Book a session with us: https://vist.ly/5kttd

Intelligent TMS entered the G2 TMS Grid for the first time this season and placed as a Leader in seven reports, including the Enterprise, Mid-Market, and Momentum grids. Enterprise customers rated it 81 on Satisfaction. Mid-Market customers rated it 90. Winning both cohorts is hard, because they want different things from a TMS. A platform that earns high marks from both is one that flexes across use cases without losing what makes it work. Read more: https://vist.ly/5kt49

SAP Connect starts next week at Resorts World Las Vegas, and project44 will be there as a Silver sponsor. Stop by Booth #6311 from Oct. 5 to 7 for a hands-on look at the project44 platform, built for today's complex, fast-moving supply chains. We connect every mode, node, and partner into one platform. AI-powered insights then help you plan smarter, monitor inventory in motion, and deliver a more proactive customer experience. Book a meeting and meet us there: https://vist.ly/5kp4d