<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/initiatives/supply-chain-research/posts/moving_with_less_exposure.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>Moving With Less Exposure</title><description>The fourth and final paper in the 2035 vision-back series examines what modernized sustainment must look like and what it takes to get there: AI-driven demand forecasting, real-time asset visibility, and autonomous distribution as the operational layer that brings it all together.</description><pubDate>05/27/2026</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/supply-chain-research/posts/images/alex_scmrc_14_913x485_72dpi.jpg" alt="Text on autonomous distribution with icons: a drone carrying a package and a delivery vehicle. Emphasizes ground resupply, aerial delivery, and system coordination."/></image><author>Alex Solis</author><tags><tag>clc</tag><tag>scmrpost</tag></tags></item>