The Software Risk Hiding in Modern Supply Chains
Software quality is no longer simply an IT metric. It’s a strategic business capability.
Home » Blogs » Think Tank » The Software Risk Hiding in Modern Supply Chains Think Tank RSS The Software Risk Hiding in Modern Supply Chains October 27, 2026 Carl Andrews, SCB Contributor When we talk about supply chain resilience, the focus naturally falls on physical risks such as supplier shortages, transport disruption and geopolitical uncertainty.
Those challenges haven’t gone away, but there’s another dependency that has become just as important: the software that keeps modern supply chains running.
That shift is already well underway. Gartner's latest Future of Logistics Survey found that 86% of supply chain leaders now operate using mainstream logistics technologies integrated with custom systems, illustrating just how dependent modern supply chains have become on interconnected software.
That interconnected technology has transformed the way organizations operate, providing real-time visibility and faster decision-making. At the same time, every software update, integration and application change introduces another potential point of failure if it hasn’t been properly validated.
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