Supply Chain Future Seminar: UMI Industrial Engineering Hosts Prof. Dr. Ir. Elisa Kusrini, M.T., CPIM, CSCP, SCOR-P

UMI In­dus­trial Engi­nee­ring Hosts Prof. Elisa Kus­rini: Buil­ding Smart, Re­si­lient, and Sus­tai­na­ble Supply Chains Through AI and Di­gi­tal In­no­va­tion

 

MAKASSAR — The In­dus­trial Engi­nee­ring Study Pro­gram at Uni­ver­si­tas Muslim In­do­ne­sia (UMI) suc­cess­fully held a se­mi­nar titled "The Future of Supply Chain Ma­na­ge­ment: Buil­ding Smart, Re­si­lient, and Sus­tai­na­ble Supply Chains through AI and Di­gi­tal In­no­va­tion." The event took place on Monday, Fe­bruary 14, 2026, and fea­tu­red an expert spea­ker in supply chain ma­na­ge­ment, Prof. Dr. Ir. Elisa Kus­rini, M.T., CPIM, CSCP, SCOR-P.

 

The se­mi­nar ad­dres­sed the cru­cial theme of how Ar­ti­fi­cial In­tel­li­gence (AI) and di­gi­tal in­no­va­tion can trans­form supply chain ma­na­ge­ment, making it smar­ter, re­si­lient against dis­rup­tions, and en­vi­ron­men­tally and eco­no­mi­cally sus­tai­na­ble.

 

In her pre­sen­ta­tion, Prof. Elisa ex­plai­ned that the in­dus­trial world cur­rently faces inc­rea­singly com­plex chal­le­nges, ra­nging from market un­cer­tainty and price fluc­tua­tions to the im­pacts of cli­mate change. Con­se­quently, supply chains must be not only ef­fi­cient but also re­si­lient and sus­tai­na­ble.

 

"In this di­gi­tal era, a re­lia­ble supply chain is one ca­pa­ble of le­ve­ra­ging data and tech­no­logy to pre­dict cha­nges, adapt quickly, and si­mul­ta­neously reduce en­vi­ron­men­tal impact. AI is not merely a sup­por­ting tool; it is the key to buil­ding smart and sus­tai­na­ble systems," stated Prof. Elisa.

 

The event was at­ten­ded by lec­tu­rers and stu­dents from the UMI In­dus­trial Engi­nee­ring Study Pro­gram, as well as in­dustry prac­ti­tio­ners from Ma­kas­sar. Par­ti­ci­pants showed great ent­hu­siasm during dis­cus­sions co­ve­ring the ap­pli­ca­tion of di­gi­tal tech­no­logy, data in­te­gra­tion, and stra­te­gies for buil­ding supply chains that are re­si­lient yet en­vi­ron­men­tally friendly.

 

The Head of the UMI In­dus­trial Engi­nee­ring Study Pro­gram noted that the event aligns with the pro­gram's vision of pro­du­cing gra­dua­tes who are not only tech­ni­cally com­pe­tent but also pre­pa­red to face the chal­le­nges of the future in­dus­trial lands­cape. "We hope that through this event, stu­dents and all par­ti­ci­pants will gain up-to-date in­sights into the di­rec­tion of supply chain ma­na­ge­ment de­ve­lop­ment, as well as the im­por­tance of di­gi­tal in­no­va­tion and tech­no­logy in crea­ting su­pe­rior in­dus­trial systems," he stated.

 

The se­mi­nar is ex­pec­ted to serve as a bridge bet­ween aca­de­mic theory and in­dustry needs, par­ti­cu­larly in rea­li­zing a smart, re­si­lient, and sus­tai­na­ble supply chain ecosys­tem in In­do­ne­sia.