Integrated Business Planning (IBP) AI Index
The IBP-AI® is calculated using a diffusion index, in which any reading above 50 percent indicates that IBP activities are expanding; a reading below 50 percent is indicative of a shrinking IBP capabilities via the usage of AI. The score is a combination of components, including IBP efficiency, productivity of individual dynamic capabilities levels and costs, resources capacity, AI utilization, and AI scalability, and AI deployment capacity, utilization, and prices.
Results Overview
The LMI score is a combination of eight unique components that make up the supply chain industry, including: IBP efficiency, productivity of individual dynamic capabilities levels and costs, resources capacity, AI utilization, and AI scalability, and AI deployment capacity, utilization, and prices.
Researchers from leading supply chain schools are conducting a long-term survey with the goal of identifying trends and developments in the logistics industry over time. This data will be used to generate knowledge and content relevant to the logistics industry.
Our Goal
Metrics such as transportation, warehousing, and inventory are leading economic indicators, and can point towards potential movements in the overall economy.
How?
In our monthly survey, we gather the responses of over 100 professionals on the movement and direction of eight key logistics metrics.
Metrics
These metrics are aggregated into the Logistics Managers' Index, which is released on the first Tuesday of every month.
Our network enables us to collaborate with our affiliated companies from all involved centers on research and discussion of various areas, thereby pooling their expertise and facilitating global projects that create supply chain and logistics innovations. These innovations help companies compete in an increasingly complex business environment.
Foresight & Scenario Planning
Trend Analysis: Examine emerging clinical technologies, behavior trends, and regulatory shifts.
Scenario Development: Craft multiple “possible futures” to capture various industry trajectories (e.g., technology breakthroughs, policy changes, global health crises).
Vision Definition: Establish a bold, outcome-focused vision of how your organization fits into these future landscapes.
Backward Road mapping
High-Level Milestones: Work backward from each scenario to identify essential achievements over 3, 5, or 10 years.
Tactical Objectives: Translate high-level milestones into specific, time-bound goals (e.g., adopting AI-based clinical workflows, building blockchain ecosystems for supply chain tracking).
Risk Assessment: Identify potential barriers—technical constraints, cultural resistance, regulatory hurdles—and plan mitigation strategies.
Implementation & Agile Iteration
Pilot Projects: Launch controlled experiments to validate feasibility and refine strategies.
Ongoing Feedback Loops: Track progress using real-time dashboards, adjusting plans as market conditions evolve.
Scalable Deployment: Roll out proven initiatives organization-wide, ensuring alignment with your overarching future-back vision.