--- title: "Auto Supply Chain Prophets Highlight: A Tier Two Perspective on Supply Chain Success" description: Tier two suppliers can turn complexity into opportunity by leveraging automation, AI, and proactive strategies for supply chain success. image: https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/Jenni%20Smith%20Blog.png --- [![White AIAG Logo - Uniting Minds.Elevating Standards.](https://blog.aiag.org/hs-fs/hubfs/White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png?width=254&height=76&name=White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png)](http://www.aiag.org/) [< Back to Blog Listings](https://blog.aiag.org/) # Auto Supply Chain Prophets Highlight: A Tier Two Perspective on Supply Chain Success by [AIAG](https://blog.aiag.org/author/aiag) | Aug 28, 2025 ![Jenni Smith Blog](https://blog.aiag.org/hs-fs/hubfs/BLOG/Jenni%20Smith%20Blog.png?width=500&height=280&name=Jenni%20Smith%20Blog.png) How can tier two suppliers turn complexity into opportunity? In a recent episode of the *Auto Supply Chain Prophets* podcast, Jenni Smith, VP of Supply Chain at Royal Technologies, shares how her team navigates modern supply chain challenges with clarity, speed, and innovation. From leveraging automation and AI to applying MMOG/LE as a tool for process improvement, she highlights how proactive strategies unlock efficiency, reduce risk, and strengthen collaboration across the supply chain. Key themes from this episode include: - Leveraging automation and robotics to reduce labor constraints and boost efficiency - Using AI for demand sensing, forecasting, and identifying risks months in advance - Applying [MMOG/LE](https://www.aiag.org/expertise-areas/supply-chain-management/materials-management/(mmog-le)-global-materials-management-operations-guideline) as a framework for profitability and process improvement - Communication speed and context as critical factors for supply chain stability - Strategies to prevent supply chain fatigue and burnout in small teams - Strengthening engagement between tier one and tier two suppliers - How [AIAG membership](https://www.aiag.org/membership) supports training, collaboration, and supplier development Jenni also emphasizes that visibility into the *why* behind OEM decisions is just as important as the numbers themselves and discusses the human side of supply chain management: rotating responsibilities, allowing recovery time, and joining teams in the trenches to help prevent burnout. 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