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The fragility of global supply chains was glaringly apparent after the COVID-19 pandemic ground everything to a halt. Inadequate supply chain capacity planning caused sweeping shortages of essential goods for consumers and manufacturers alike—some of which may still stand today. Just-in-time manufacturing may help facilities operate at maximum efficiency by eliminating high inventory costs. Yet the system builds in practically no fail-safe to rapidly respond to anomalies. Without predictive technology guiding production, or any stock to fall back on, there’s no room to adapt to unforeseen or...