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What were the salary trends of 2026? What will leadership look like in 2030? The November/December issue of Inside Supply Management® takes a look at current trends and topics and those of the future. The four feature articles highlight findings from Institute for Supply Management®’s annual Salary Survey, how the USMCA remains in force and in flux, the challenges of seasonal food inventory management, and how leaders are becoming enterprise strategists.

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2030: A Multifaceted Approach

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Don’t Wait for USMCA Certainty

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’Tis the Season For Smarter Stocking

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Leadership Doctrine

Practical, military-inspired best practices can foster influence and motivation to enhance competitiveness, effectiveness and resilience in supply chain organizations.
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The ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ and its Legacy of Shipping Safety

New technologies and regulations have been so effective that the ship is not only the most famous commercial vessel to sink in the Great Lakes, but half a century later, it’s also the last.
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When a Paper Mill Stops Guessing About Demand

AI is rewiring procurement, scheduling and logistics in the pulp and paper industry — and it offers lessons for supply managers in any process industry.
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The Monthly Metric: Unscheduled Downtime

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ISM®’s 2026 Salary Survey: Steady Pay in a Shifting Market

November 11, 2026
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The data points to modest compensation growth but a more uneven employment picture, raising the value of measurable results, continuous learning and career mobility.
Dan Zeiger
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    2030: A Multifaceted Approach

    In the next three years, as supply chain organizations develop into forces of increasing value, risk management and competitive advantage, leaders will become enterprise strategists.
    Sue Doerfler
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    Don’t Wait for USMCA Certainty

    Procurement organizations should prepare for changes to the trade agreement by mapping supplier dependencies, strengthening compliance, testing alternative sources and balancing regional capacity with global sourcing.
    Dan Zeiger
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    ’Tis the Season For Smarter Stocking

    The holidays are here again, so many food manufacturers have made changes in production, packaging and inventory management to meet consumer demand.
    James Kirby Easterling, DBA, Kristen B. Wilson, Ph.D., Julia Graham, Ph.D., Teresa Smith, DBA
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A ‘Blunt Tool’ That’s Here to Stay

No longer just a sourcing issue, tariffs have become a strategic business variable that organizations must embed in planning.
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Supply Chain Roundtable: Freight, Frights and 47-Tab Spreadsheets

For this Halloween-themed edition, ISM’s monthly panel of experts discuss an environment in which business data and sentiment are significantly misaligned, as well as procurement talent rail freight.
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Negotiator’s Paradox: ‘Winning’ a Deal Risks Losing the Relationship

The tension between short-term transactional gains and long-term strategic viability is the “silent killer” of supply chain resilience.
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Front-Loading Inventory Isn’t Always About Tariffs

There’s no one-size-fits-all or easy answer on how to stay ahead of disruption, cost increases and risk while avoiding stockouts.

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