Evolution of supply chain control towers beyond visibility.
A system is agentic when it pursues a goal on its own, not when it runs a smart script. The test is five properties together: autonomy, planning, tool use, memory, and a feedback loop. Most supply chain systems marketed as agentic satisfy some but not all of them.
A practitioner’s guide to evaluating, costing, and selecting demand planning and forecasting software, including demand sensing: what these systems do, how the market and vendors stack up in 2026, what they cost, how to run the selection, and how to de-risk the rollout.
A practitioner’s guide to evaluating, costing, and selecting returns management and reverse-logistics software: what these systems do, how the market and vendors stack up in 2026, what they cost, how to run the selection, and how to de-risk the rollout.