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Build a predictive enterprise that delivers faster-than-human decisions, eliminates procurement bottlenecks, and achieves full payback on AI investment in under 90 days
The Predictive Enterprise: How Superhuman Supply Chains Transform Global Business reveals how Fortune 500 leaders at are using AI to fundamentally redesign-not just automate-their procurement and supply chain operations. Built around a powerful framework with three pillars-Faster-Than-Human Decision-Making, Humanless Loops, and Outcome-Based Process Re-Engineering-this book shows executives how to move from reactive, bloated processes to predictive operations that deliver measurable results at enterprise scale.
Written by Arkestro Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Edmund Zagorin with a foreword by former GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and a conclusion by three time Chief Procurement Officer Len DeCandia, this book delivers key insights on:
Overcoming the three "double binds" that trap procurement teams-speed and cost, supplier rationalization and resiliency, and scale and efficiency-using predictive AI
The Predictive Process Framework: how to replace static workflows with dynamic, outcome-driven process stacks that adapt in real time
Responsible AI governance for suppliers, including a risk-reward matrix for deciding what to automate, what to augment, and what to leave to human judgment
A step-by-step 100-day leadership playbook for CPOs and supply chain executives to build transformation teams, launch quick wins, and scale predictive initiatives across the enterprise
The Predictive Enterprise is a timely, essential read for C-suite executives, supply chain leaders, and procurement professionals at global enterprises navigating AI transformation and the reshoring wave reshaping manufacturing.
Build a predictive enterprise that delivers faster-than-human decisions, eliminates procurement bottlenecks, and achieves full payback on AI investment in under 90 days
The Predictive Enterprise: How Superhuman Supply Chains Transform Global Business reveals how Fortune 500 leaders at are using AI to fundamentally redesign-not just automate-their procurement and supply chain operations. Built around a powerful framework with three pillars-Faster-Than-Human Decision-Making, Humanless Loops, and Outcome-Based Process Re-Engineering-this book shows executives how to move from reactive, bloated processes to predictive operations that deliver measurable results at enterprise scale.
Written by Arkestro Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Edmund Zagorin with a foreword by former GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and a conclusion by three time Chief Procurement Officer Len DeCandia, this book delivers key insights on:
Overcoming the three "double binds" that trap procurement teams-speed and cost, supplier rationalization and resiliency, and scale and efficiency-using predictive AI
The Predictive Process Framework: how to replace static workflows with dynamic, outcome-driven process stacks that adapt in real time
Responsible AI governance for suppliers, including a risk-reward matrix for deciding what to automate, what to augment, and what to leave to human judgment
A step-by-step 100-day leadership playbook for CPOs and supply chain executives to build transformation teams, launch quick wins, and scale predictive initiatives across the enterprise
The Predictive Enterprise is a timely, essential read for C-suite executives, supply chain leaders, and procurement professionals at global enterprises navigating AI transformation and the reshoring wave reshaping manufacturing.
EDMUND ZAGORIN is an American entrepreneur and inventor specializing in applications of artificial intelligence within supply chains. He is the founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Arkestro, the leading predictive procurement platform. Zagorin holds numerous patents for AI inventions and was recognized by the Institute for Supply Management as Supply Chain Management Executive of the Year in 2024.
Epigraph ix
AI Disclosure x
Foreword xi
Introduction: The Power of Process in the Predictive Enterprise xvii
Chapter 1 Why AI Is Transforming Procurement and Supply Chain at Large Enterprises 1
Chapter 2 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Unforgiving Need for Speed 9
Chapter 3 Better Deals, Faster: Overcoming the Speed and Cost Double Bind 19
Chapter 4 Better Deals, Safer: Overcoming the Supplier Rationalization and Resiliency Double Bind 47
Chapter 5 Better Deals, Easier: Overcoming the Scale and Bandwidth Double Bind 59
Chapter 6 Facing the Uncomfortable Truth About Status Quo Enterprise Transformation Projects 81
Chapter 7 AI Agents, AI Employees, and Service-as-Software 87
Chapter 8 Winning the Business Case for the Predictive Enterprise 101
Chapter 9 Fears, Anxieties, and Dependencies Regarding Enterprise Data Quality Issues for AI 115
Chapter 10 AI Robots in Factories and Warehouses 131
Chapter 11 Why Procurement and Supply Chain Hold the Keys to Responsible AI Governance Across the Enterprise 147
Chapter 12 The Part About Vibes, Morale, and Enthusiasm: What We Talk About When We Talk About Procurement and Supply Chain Transformations 173
Conclusion: Leadership Playbook to Win Your First 100 Days in the Predictive Enterprise 189
AI and The Techno-Industrial Revolution 209
Postscript: We Asked 5 Leading Supply Chain and Manufacturing Futurists and 2 AI Models About How AI Will Change Supply Chain and Manufacturing over the Next 10 Years 221
Notes 241
Acknowledgments 249
About the Authors 253
Index 255
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Management |
| Genre: | Importe, Wirtschaft |
| Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
| Medium: | Buch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781394370511 |
| ISBN-10: | 1394370512 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Zagorin, Edmund |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 236 x 159 x 23 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Edmund Zagorin |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.10.2026 |
| Gewicht: | 0,562 kg |