Supply Chain Execution Challenges and Remediation in 2026

This IDC Perspective examines the current state of supply chain execution and fulfillment through the lens of persistent challenges and opportunities for remediation. "As agentic AI is poised to change everything, supply chain execution is an area that should reap significant benefit," says Simon Ellis, IDC group VP for Manufacturing and Supply Chain. "While it is true that if you don't get planning right, you don't get the supply chain right; it is also true that execution and fulfillment are the way customers view performance. Any delivery failure is a customer failure, regardless of the perfection of the underlying plan."