Fall Forum 2025

Innovation in the Supply Chain

Our CSCRL Fall Forum took place in Lehigh University's scenic Wood Dining Room, overlooking the Lehigh Valley, with 175 attendees on November 6-7, 2025.

Industry leaders from Johnson & Johnson, Crayola, Penske Logistics, Air Products, and other major organizations shared cutting-edge insights on Innovation from Small "i" Innovation, Virtual Vertical Integration, AI Democratization, Embedding Innovation, Autonomous Procurement, and AI-Powered Problem Solving.

We learned a lot... (click on the photos to learn more about our speakers)

And had excellent food and plenty of time for networking...

Save the date for our Spring Symposium on April 23-24, 2026!

Spring Symposium 2026

"AI and the Future of Work in Supply Chain:

People, Culture and Performance"

Keynote: Peter C. Bayer, Jr., Senior Vice President of Operations,

Penske Logistics

Panel: AI Working Group results from Crayola, Sharp and Lutron

More Details Coming Soon

Latest Research

Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index

2025 4th Quarter

The LRMI for the fourth quarter of 2025 indicates a decrease in risk, with eight out of ten risk categories showing a decline. Cybersecurity and Data Risk emerged as the highest risk at 78.31, rising modestly, while other categories declined significantly. This increase in cybersecurity risk underscores the persistent and evolving nature of cyber threats in an increasingly digital supply chain environment.

The average risk index dropped substantially from 70.32 to 67.05, representing the lowest risk values in the last three quarters.

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