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Supply Chain 5.0

Driving Human-Centric Technology in Supply Chain Operations

Daniel Stanton, Janeth Gabaldon

Discover how Industry 5.0 is shaping the future of supply chains and understand how to lead in this emerging landscape and achieve long-term strategic success.

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EAN: 9781398626294

Edition: 1

Published: 03 May 2026

Format: 234 x 156

432 pages

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About the book

Build a resilient, human-centered supply chain powered by advanced technology and sustainable performance.

Supply Chain 5.0 equips supply chain leaders and operations executives with a strategic roadmap for integrating advanced technologies like AI, automation, and Internet of Things while reintroducing human collaboration and sustainability to the core of supply chain strategy. As global disruption, digital acceleration, and sustainability pressures intensify, organizations must evolve beyond automation alone toward resilient, adaptive, and value-driven supply chain networks.

Written by Daniel Stanton, a leading supply chain speaker and educator and Janeth Gabaldon, Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, this book combines industry expertise with academic rigor. Together, they present a systems-level framework for implementing Industry 5.0 principles across complex supply chain operations.

You'll learn how to:
- Integrate AI, automation, and IoT into operations
- Design resilient and human-centered supply chain networks
- Implement circular supply chain and reverse logistics models
- Leverage data analytics for strategic decision-making
- Align technology adoption with sustainability objectives

With practical roadmaps and real-world examples, Supply Chain 5.0 enables leaders to navigate the next industrial revolution and future proof supply chain performance through innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth.

Themes include: supply chain management, Industry 5.0, digital transformation, circular supply chains, reverse logistics, supply chain resilience, data-driven decision making

About the authors

Daniel Stanton is a leading author, educator and speaker in supply chain management. Stanton is renowned for his expertise and has been featured in media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and CNBC. He is based in Charlotte, NC.

Janeth Gabaldon is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas's Sam M. Walton College of Business, specializing in logistics and supply chain management. She is a widely published researcher, with her work appearing in top industry journals. She is based in Fayetteville, AR.

Daniel Stanton

Janeth Gabaldon

- Chapter - 00: Introduction – the evolution toward supply chain 5.0;
Section - ONE: Understanding supply chain 5.0;
- Chapter - 01: Defining the shift – what makes supply chain 5.0 different?;
- Chapter - 02: Human and machine – designing collaborative supply chains;
- Chapter - 03: The three pillars of supply chain 5.0;
- Chapter - 04: The supply chain 5.0 playbook as a roadmap for transformation;
Section - TWO: End-to-end process management overview;
- Chapter - 05: Plan – designing for the future;
- Chapter - 06: Source – securing inputs;
- Chapter - 07: Transform – adding value to products and services;
- Chapter - 08: Order – co-creating with customers;
- Chapter - 09: Fulfill – a dynamic outbound process;
- Chapter - 10: Return – managing the reverse supply chain;
- Chapter - 11: Orchestrate – collaboration across the supply chain;
Section - THREE: Challenges and barriers to adoption;
- Chapter - 12: Ethics by design – responsible ai and automation in supply chains;
- Chapter - 13: Building the workforce of supply chain 5.0;
- Chapter - 14: Securing hyperconnected supply chains;
- Chapter - 15: Overcoming barriers to supply chain 5.0 adoption;
- Chapter - 16: Conclusion – shaping what’s next – the road ahead for supply chain 5.0;
- Chapter - 17: Appendix;

Reviews

Richard Wilding OBE, Emeritus Professor, Supply Chain Strategy, Cranfield University

The evolution from Supply Chain 4.0 to Supply Chain 5.0 has been increasingly rapid. Supply Chain 5.0's emphasis on sustainability, resilience and human centricity is being identified as a key source of competitive advantage. This is a timely and practical guide that will both challenge and inspire business professionals as supply chains continue to evolve.

Lisa Morales-Hellebo, Co-Founder and General Partner, REFASHIOND Ventures

In Supply Chain 5.0, Daniel Stanton and Janeth Gabaldon make a compelling case that the future of supply chains isn't just digital - it must also be deeply human. This book is a must-read for leaders who want to harness advanced technologies while keeping people, purpose and performance at the center of transformation.

Professor Knut Alicke, Senior Advisor and Partner Emeritus, McKinsey and co-author of From Source to Sold

Supply Chain 5.0 is the essential blueprint for moving beyond the digital-first era toward a future of resilient, sustainable and human-centric orchestration. By blending academic rigor with deep consulting expertise, Daniel Stanton and Janeth Gabaldon provide the definitive playbook for leaders who recognize that people remain the ultimate engine of global supply chain excellence.

Lisa Ellram, University Distinguished Professor, Miami University

Spanning important concepts such as antifragility and regenerative supply chains and orchestrating rather than leading, this book provides holistic principles for successful supply chain management in an age where being human-centric is critical, and change and technology are moving faster than ever. Read this book and don't be left behind.

Steven Brown, supply chain educator, LinkedIn Learning

An essential roadmap for your people and technologies to achieve Supply Chain 5.0! This book is a must read for every supply chain executive and manager.

Sheri Hinish, Founder, Supply Chain Revolution Global LLC (Supply Chain Queen®)

Supply Chain 5.0 delivers what our field urgently needs: a practical, human-centered roadmap that moves leaders beyond technology hype and into the real work of building supply chains that are sustainable, resilient and designed for people. This is essential reading for anyone serious about leading the next era of transformation.

David Shillingford, entrepreneur and investor

Supply Chain 5.0 arrives at a critical time for global supply chains and society as a whole. It offers a clear, well-researched roadmap for a future in which supply chains are deeply entwined with the success of companies and communities. A must read, not just for supply chain managers but for anyone who wants to better understand the world around them and what needs to change.

Hannah Kain, President and CEO, ALOM

Supply Chain 5.0 is here, and this incisive, comprehensive and carefully documented book is the one practitioners and leaders cannot afford to miss.

Bonnie Fetch, EVP and President, Global Operations, Cummins Inc.

I firmly believe that supply chain and operations leaders who will thrive in the future will be those who make the shift from 'chief of execution' to 'chief of adaptability', being fluent in operational excellence and strategic orchestration, data and culture. Supply Chain 5.0 is the perfect guide for leaders who are ready to make the shift. A must read!

Matthew Waller, William Dillard II Endowed Leadership Chair, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas

Supply Chain 5.0 does something rare: it reframes the underlying logic of supply chain management, showing how inventory, forecasting, and fulfilment are converging into a single data science problem that demands a fundamentally different kind of leadership.

Jeffrey Luft, Portfolio Development Leader, Siemens Digital Industries Software

In increasingly uncertain times, Supply Chain 5.0 plots the path to improved supply chain resiliency.

Tim Kachur, Vice President, Genpact

Managing disruptions while integrating AI is now reality for supply chain practitioners. Daniel Stanton and Janeth Gabaldon deliver valuable frameworks for practitioners to respond to the new normal and deliver sustainably for their customers.

Janice Scully, ex-Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations, Perrigo International

At a time when supply chain management is defined by cost pressures and geopolitical uncertainty, Daniel Stanton and Janeth Gabaldon bring a refreshing sense of possibility. They show not only what a better future could look like, but also how organisations can start moving toward it today. A genuinely inspiring read.

The evolution from Supply Chain 4.0 to Supply Chain 5.0 has been increasingly rapid. Supply Chain 5.0's emphasis on sustainability, resilience and human centricity is being identified as a key source of competitive advantage. This is a timely and practical guide that will both challenge and inspire business professionals as supply chains continue to evolve.
Richard Wilding OBE, Emeritus Professor, Supply Chain Strategy, Cranfield University

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