The Autonomous Supply Chain Excellence: A Practical Blueprint for Building AI-Driven Autonomous Supply Chain - Softcover

Saini, Sanjay

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798190723076

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

From how supply chains work — to how they transform.

Artificial intelligence has changed the one thing that governs every supply chain: the cost and speed of a good decision. The Autonomous Supply Chain Excellence (ASCEX™) is a complete management system for the shift from operational excellence to autonomous excellence — built to answer the two questions every executive is asking: Where are we today, and what should we do next?

Grounded in 25+ years of frontline experience and global best practices, this book turns an original body of intellectual property — the ASCEX™ framework — into a working, practical blueprint. It moves beyond describing how supply chains operate to showing, step by step, how to make them intelligent, adaptive, resilient, and self-improving.
Inside this book, you will discover:

• The ASCEX™ framework — the House, Compass, DNA, Maturity and Capability Models, Scorecard, Transformation Roadmap, and Reference Architecture
• A five-level maturity model to pinpoint exactly where you stand, and a Compass to prioritize initiatives by value and readiness
• How to build autonomous capabilities and operating models across planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, digital, risk, and sustainability
• Agentic AI, agents, and digital twins in practical supply chain applications — with the governance to deploy them safely
• Real-world case studies from Johnson & Johnson, UPS, Alibaba, JD.com, Shein, Haier, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, and more — spanning India, China, Southeast Asia, Japan, and the United States
• 30+ figures, proven metrics and scorecards, board questions, practitioner checklists, a ready-to-use assessment toolkit, and a 90-day action plan to start now

Written for CXOs, COOs, CSCOs, Chief Digital Officers, AI and transformation leaders, consultants, private-equity operating partners, board members, and MBA readers who need more than theory — a system they can run.

The next era of supply chains will be autonomous. This is the blueprint for building it.

Sanjay Saini is a global supply chain leader with 25+ years of experience across consumer health, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices companies, currently Chief Supply Chain Officer at Himalaya Wellness Company, based in Dubai, following two decades of leadership at Johnson & Johnson across Asia-Pacific.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798190723076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176