Supply Chain Planning Challenges and Remediation in 2026

This IDC Perspective examines the current state of supply chain planning through the lens of persistent challenges and opportunities for remediation. "As agentic AI is poised to change everything, supply chain planning sits in the crosshairs. Although traditionally performed by analog (aka human) planners, it is inherently a decision-making process that can, and often is, fully digitized," says Simon Ellis, Group VP, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, IDC. "It is also crucially important to the supply chain, and at IDC we have often noted that if you don't get planning right, you don't get the supply chain right."