The Buzz for June 20th: The Impact of AI on Supply Chains and the Economy Featuring John DeSarbo with ZS

The Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12 noon ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!In this week's episode of The Buzz, hosts Scott Luton and Kim Reuter welcomed special guest John DeSarbo, Principal at ZS Associates. Together they discussed top news in business including:The latest inflation updatesHow retailers are leveraging AI and predictive technologies to better sort orders and understand shopper surgesBut are business leaders using GenAI all wrong?Is the AI train already losing steam?How impactful IS AI going to be on industry growth?Join us for this and so much more!Additional Links & Resources:Most Recent With That Said: https://bit.ly/3KPTZ5XFollow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@supplychainnowInflation flat for the first time in four years: https://bit.ly/4b8rlaIHow retailers are battling the last mile squeeze: https://bit.ly/45qsxoTJohn's interview with Scott at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av5HbbUA7wAAre executives looking at AI wrong? https://bit.ly/3Vr866GIs the AI revolution already losing steam? https://bit.ly/3KKqimTAI and the economy: https://bit.ly/4cfkIVcGenerative AI: reshaping pharma R&D, supply chain, and manufacturing: https://bit.ly/3KNCQtBScaling generative AI for value by building chains of interconnected use cases: https://www.zs.com/insights/scale-generative-ai-for-value-interconnected-use-casesSubscribe to more updates from ZS: https://www.zs.com/subscription-preferencesLearn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comSubscribe to Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com/joinCheck out Supply Chain Now’s NEW Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3XH6OVkWEBINAR- Automation ROI: Solving the Top 3 Operational Challenges: https://bit.ly/3VvxTvsWEBINAR- Strategies for Aligning Business Planning with Supply Chain Design: https://bit.ly/3XvRHk7This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kim Reuter. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/buzz-impact-AI-supply-chains-economy-zs-1289 The content in this episode, including all audio, videos, visuals, and graphics, is the property of Supply Chain Now and is protected by copyright law. Unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, modification, or re-uploading of this content in any form is strictly prohibited without explicit written permission from Supply Chain Now.For licensing inquiries or permissions, please contact us at [email protected]© 2026 Supply Chain Now. All rights reserved. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.