Strategic Intelligence: Harnessing AI to Redefine Supply Chain Execution

This IDC Perspective explores how AI is transforming supply chain execution from siloed, spreadsheet-driven processes to intelligent, adaptive, and autonomous operations. "The supply chains that will thrive tomorrow are those that approach AI as a strategic, enterprisewide transformation, using it to redefine execution as a true competitive advantage built on resilience, agility, productivity, safety, security, and sustainability," says Travis Eide, research director on global supply chain execution, IDC. Eide adds, "By leveraging traditional AI, GenAI, and agentic AI, organizations can achieve predictive accuracy, operational resilience, and sustainable growth. Success hinges on robust data governance, strategic technology alignment, and flexible pricing models, positioning AI as a foundational driver of competitive advantage in increasingly complex global supply chains."