CAPS News-07 January 2026

Managing Geopolitical Risk: Exploring Opportunities to Enable Adaptive Supply Chains
Geopolitical developments — trade restrictions, regional conflicts, and policy changes — continue to reshape sourcing and distribution. CAPS’ new benchmarking report, Designing Antifragile Supply Chains in a World of Geopolitical Uncertainty (2025), examines how organizations are navigating today’s most pressing geopolitical risks and where opportunities exist to build antifragile supply chains.

The report features two decision tools: a Geopolitical Risk Strategy Effectiveness heat map to compare approaches across scenarios, and a 2x2 matrix that maps implementation difficulty against effectiveness to support prioritization.

Access the full report, with related CAPS resources, to benchmark your current approach and plan a practical path from resilience to antifragility.

AI in Cybersecurity: Watch the Replay 
Missed our recent webinar? Watch the recording of Dr. Robert Handfield reviewing key findings from the recent report Emerging Applications of AI in Cybersecurity (2025). The session shows how organizations are moving beyond perimeter security to build integrated, AI-driven resilience. Viewers will gain practical insights to enhance cybersecurity and protect supply chain continuity.

Watch the recording to learn how AI innovations are transforming cyber and supply chain resilience and how to apply these findings within your organization.

Quick Fact – AI Cybersecurity: Value vs. Investment Priorities
CAPS' Generative AI in Procurement: Practical Use Cases report reveals a gap between what organizations consider strategically important and where they're actually investing their AI efforts.

Organizations using Generative AI for cybersecurity indicate that threat detection and anomaly detection are most strategically important for driving business value, yet their implementation priorities focus elsewhere. When it comes to planned implementations, incident response automation tops the list, followed by behavioral analysis.

Understanding this disconnect can help organizations align their AI investments with their strategic priorities and optimize resource allocation for maximum impact.

Upcoming Webinar: Negotiation Bots
Artificial intelligence is reshaping procurement negotiations, moving beyond experimentation to deliver measurable, real-world impact. Join us on January 27th at 12 PM EST for an overview of key insights from CAPS’ forthcoming white paper, Negotiation Bots (2025).

This session will introduce an AI-supported framework that models the effects of anchoring, power asymmetry, and emotions in contract negotiations — while embedding the rational guardrails and fairness essential for responsible adoption.

What You’ll Learn:

• Real-world applications from industry leaders such as Walmart and Maersk
• How AI can automate routine negotiations and strengthen supplier relationships
• The strategic advantages of being a first mover
• A practical five-step implementation checklist to guide adoption

Register today to explore how AI technologies can enhance efficiency, governance, and value creation for procurement negotiations.