{ "updated": "2026-11-07", "what": "One row per company on the map. `cat` is its one category, what its own headline sells; `ph` scores the map's stages 0 (not found on its site), 1 (partial) or 2 (core); `caps` lists the AI capabilities it sells today; `flags` marks who it is built for, from the vendor's own pages; `home` names the map a cross-listed row's name, site, category, scale and funding come from; `v` says where the row's facts come from: `primary` (the vendor's own release or changelog), `site` (the vendor's own site) or `reported` (trade press, where the vendor's site would not open); `src` lists every page the researcher opened for the row.", "categories": { "scp": { "n": "Supply chain planning suites", "d": "Plan demand, supply, inventory and S&OP in one suite, now with planning agents." }, "demand_inv": { "n": "Demand forecasting and inventory", "d": "Forecast demand and set stock levels and reorders, with machine learning at the core." }, "mrp": { "n": "Manufacturing ERP and MRP", "d": "Run the plant's materials, orders and production plan, with AI added to planning and scheduling." }, "decision": { "n": "Decision intelligence and network design", "d": "Model the network and test decisions before making them, with optimization and AI agents." }, "bizplan": { "n": "Business planning platforms", "d": "Finance and connected-planning platforms that model headcount, quotas or supply alongside the budget, now with AI forecasts and agents." } }, "phases": [ { "k": "demand", "n": "Demand", "d": "Forecast demand: statistical and AI forecasts, demand sensing." }, { "k": "supply", "n": "Supply", "d": "Plan supply: materials, production and capacity plans, MRP and scheduling." }, { "k": "inventory", "n": "Inventory", "d": "Set inventory: stock targets, safety stock and replenishment." }, { "k": "sop", "n": "S&OP", "d": "Align the plan: sales and operations planning, scenarios, the financial plan." }, { "k": "respond", "n": "Respond", "d": "Respond to change: disruption alerts, risk, re-planning and network design." } ], "caps": [ { "k": "forecasting", "n": "AI demand forecasting", "d": "Machine learning or AI demand forecasts." }, { "k": "sensing", "n": "Demand sensing", "d": "Short-term forecasts from live signals: orders, point of sale, weather, events." }, { "k": "supply_plan", "n": "Supply planning", "d": "AI-assisted supply, materials or capacity plans." }, { "k": "mrp", "n": "MRP", "d": "Material requirements planning from the bill of materials." }, { "k": "scheduling", "n": "Production scheduling", "d": "AI or optimization that sequences production." }, { "k": "inventory_opt", "n": "Inventory optimization", "d": "AI-set stock targets and safety stock." }, { "k": "replenishment", "n": "Replenishment", "d": "Automated reorder and purchase suggestions." }, { "k": "sop", "n": "S&OP and IBP", "d": "Sales and operations planning or integrated business planning." }, { "k": "scenario", "n": "Scenario planning", "d": "AI-built or AI-explained what-if scenarios." }, { "k": "network", "n": "Network design", "d": "Model and optimize the network: plants, warehouses, lanes." }, { "k": "risk", "n": "Disruption sensing", "d": "AI that detects disruptions or risk and suggests a response." }, { "k": "analytics", "n": "Planning analytics", "d": "AI analytics or natural-language questions on planning data." }, { "k": "copilot", "n": "Assistant", "d": "A general AI assistant or chat over the product's data." }, { "k": "agent", "n": "Named agent", "d": "A named agent that completes multi-step work on its own." }, { "k": "mcp", "n": "MCP or agent API", "d": "An MCP server, agent API, or apps inside ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot." } ], "flags": [ { "k": "mfg", "n": "Manufacturing", "d": "Built for manufacturers: bills of materials, production and plant capacity." }, { "k": "commerce", "n": "Retail and e-commerce", "d": "Built for retailers, brands and e-commerce sellers." } ], "modes": { "assist": { "n": "Assistive", "d": "Drafts, forecasts, ranks or suggests when a person asks. The person does each step." }, "agent": { "n": "Agent", "d": "Completes multi-step work on its own once a person sets it going, such as rebuilding a replenishment plan or drafting purchase orders." }, "always_on": { "n": "Always-on", "d": "Runs continuously without a prompt, such as watching demand and supply for exceptions." } }, "scale_tiers": { "1": "Enterprise incumbent: a public company or nine-figure revenue", "2": "Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base", "3": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed", "4": "No disclosed scale" }, "companies": [ { "n": "Kinaxis Maestro", "u": "https://www.kinaxis.com/", "w": "Kinaxis calls Maestro \"the only AI-infused end-to-end supply chain platform.\" Supply chain planning teams use it for demand, supply, inventory and S&OP plans, and for scenario work on one concurrent model. Its AI is Maestro Agents, prebuilt agents inside live plans, plus Maestro Agent Studio, a no-code builder for custom agents. Planners stay in the loop on each recommended action.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Maestro™ is the only AI-infused end-to-end supply chain platform.", "url": "https://www.kinaxis.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "risk", "scenario", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Maestro Agents (launched October 2025) analyze live planning data, flag issues and recommend next-best actions with human-in-the-loop guardrails. Maestro Agent Studio (February 2026) lets teams compose custom agents on OpenAI GPT and Google Gemini. Kinaxis also runs GPU-accelerated optimization with NVIDIA cuOpt.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Public company (TSX: KXS). Its March 2026 release says it supports more than 400 global enterprises." }, "founded": 1984, "hq": "Ottawa, Canada", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Industry pages list aerospace and defense, automotive, high-tech, industrial and life sciences; retail is not listed." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.kinaxis.com/", "https://www.kinaxis.com/en/node/7911", "https://www.kinaxis.com/en/solutions/ai-agents", "https://www.kinaxis.com/en/about-us", "https://www.kinaxis.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/kinaxis-introduces-maestro-agent-studio-unlocking-next-level-decision", "https://www.kinaxis.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/kinaxis-advances-large-scale-supply-chain-optimization-nvidia-ai", "https://www.kinaxis.com/en/news/press-releases/2025/kinaxis-announces-new-partnership-workday-unite-supply-chain-finance-and" ] }, { "n": "Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning", "u": "https://www.oracle.com/scm/supply-chain-planning/", "w": "Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning \"combines demand insights, supply constraints, and stakeholder input to align product, demand, supply, workforce, and sales plans.\" Planners use it for demand, supply, S&OP and collaboration inside Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM. Its AI is embedded planning agents and Fusion Agentic Applications such as Inventory Planning Command Center.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "It unifies enterprise planning with built-in AI and agentic applications to forecast and segment demand, and manage inventory to improve profitability and customer service.", "url": "https://www.oracle.com/scm/supply-chain-planning/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "scenario", "scheduling", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Embedded agents (February 2026) include a Planning Cycle Agent and a Planning Measure Expression Agent. In June 2026 Oracle added multi-echelon inventory optimization, an Inventory Optimization Advisor Agent and an Inventory Planning Command Center. In October 2026 a Claw-powered Supply Planning Allocation application compares allocation scenarios for team approval.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Product line of Oracle, a public enterprise software company. Oracle's planning page cites customers such as Milwaukee Tool, Wolseley and Zebra." }, "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led. Oracle says embedded agents carry no additional cost." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Planning page covers production scheduling and shop floor schedules; Milwaukee Tool is shown as a manufacturing customer." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.oracle.com/scm/supply-chain-planning/", "https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-ai-agents-help-boost-supply-chain-efficiency-and-strengthen-resiliency-2026-02-10/", "https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-adds-new-fusion-agentic-applications-to-help-customers-improve-supply-chain-performance-2026-06-29/", "https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ai-world-oracle-introduces-claw-powered-fusion-agentic-applications-for-supply-chain-2026-10-26/" ] }, { "n": "SAP Integrated Business Planning", "u": "https://www.sap.com/products/scm/integrated-business-planning.html", "w": "SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) is SAP's cloud suite for demand, supply, inventory and S&OP planning. Supply chain planners use it with SAP and non-SAP data. Its AI is Joule, SAP's assistant, plus embedded generative AI that explains forecasts, optimizer runs and safety stock. SAP's learning site describes planning agents as the product direction.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "SAP Integrated Business Planning users can now generate complex formulas in Microsoft Excel with natural language.", "url": "https://news.sap.com/2026/04/sap-business-ai-release-highlights-q1-2026/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "analytics", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "scenario", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Joule-powered features in IBP include AI-assisted forecast results analysis, AI-assisted supply optimization analysis (general availability January 2026), AI-assisted inventory optimization analysis, MRO inventory analysis and an Excel add-in that writes IBP formulas from plain language. SAP Learning names four agent focus areas for IBP, including a planning area configuration agent, as the product vision.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Product line of SAP, a public enterprise software company. SAP says it has over 30 specialized agents and more than 2,500 Joule Skills across its portfolio." }, "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "No industry flag is set." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://news.sap.com/2026/04/sap-business-ai-release-highlights-q1-2026/", "https://news.sap.com/2026/01/sap-business-ai-release-highlights-q4-2025/", "https://news.sap.com/2025/10/sap-business-ai-release-highlights-q3-2025/", "https://news.sap.com/2025/07/sap-business-ai-release-highlights-q2-2025/", "https://learning.sap.com/courses/discovering-ai-in-sap-integrated-business-planning/summarizing-the-four-primary-focus-areas-for-ai-agents-within-ibp-1" ] }, { "n": "Blue Yonder", "u": "https://blueyonder.com/", "w": "Blue Yonder sells \"AI-powered, end-to-end supply chain management solutions on a common data cloud.\" Its Cognitive Planning portfolio covers integrated business planning, demand, supply, inventory, replenishment, and production planning and scheduling for manufacturers, retailers and distributors. Its AI is domain agents (Inventory Ops, manufacturing and retail planning agents) and an Orchestrator app.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Blue Yonder's Cognitive Planning portfolio supports integrated business planning, demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, replenishment planning, and production planning and scheduling", "url": "https://blueyonder.com/blog/2026/blue-yonder-recognized-again-as-a-leader-in-the-nucleus-research" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "risk", "scenario", "scheduling", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Agents launched at ICON 2025 include an Inventory Ops Agent that finds root causes of shortages and suggests fixes. In 2026 Blue Yonder added manufacturing and retail planning agents and an Orchestrator mobile app. A Model Training Factory built with NVIDIA Nemotron is meant to train agents on supply chain work. The 2026.2 release adds Intelligent Inventory Operations and Gross-to-Net Impact.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Owned by Panasonic. Its about page says more than 3,000 customers across 81 countries and territories." }, "owner": "Panasonic", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "The about page says retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers use it; the Cognitive Planning blog names manufacturing, distribution and retail." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://blueyonder.com/", "https://blueyonder.com/about", "https://blueyonder.com/about/locations", "https://blueyonder.com/about/leadership", "https://blueyonder.com/blog/2026/blue-yonder-recognized-again-as-a-leader-in-the-nucleus-research", "https://blueyonder.com/blog/2026/day-one-icon-recap", "https://blueyonder.com/release-announcements/2026-2-release/cognitive-solutions-for-planning", "https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/en210917-3", "https://itsupplychain.com/?p=76265", "https://techintelpro.com/news/blue-yonder-expands-agentic-ai-for-supply-chain-execution", "https://diginomica.com/blue-yonder-expands-its-agentic-ai-footprint-warehouse-floors-microsoft-teams", "https://diginomica.com/node/30539" ] }, { "n": "DELMIA Quintiq", "u": "https://www.3ds.com/products/delmia/quintiq", "w": "DELMIA Quintiq is \"a leading supply chain planning and optimization solution\" from Dassault Systèmes for end-to-end supply chain planning, manufacturing scheduling, logistics and workforce planning. Its AI is optimization, with predictive and prescriptive analytics, forecasting and unlimited what-if scenarios, on a virtual twin. No named planning agent or dated AI launch was found on its pages.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "DELMIA Quintiq is a leading supply chain planning and optimization solution that helps organizations model and manage complex, end-to-end supply chain operations.", "url": "https://www.3ds.com/products/delmia/quintiq" }, "ph": { "demand": 1, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "analytics", "forecasting", "scenario", "scheduling", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "The product page describes AI-powered optimization that cuts planning time, predictive and prescriptive analytics, forecasting and unlimited what-if scenarios. A 2025 What's New webinar page mentions features that leverage AI without naming them.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Product line of Dassault Systèmes; no scale figures published." }, "owner": "Dassault Systèmes", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Product page names manufacturing scheduling and factory orchestration." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.3ds.com/products/delmia/quintiq", "https://events.3ds.com/delmia-quintiq-what-new" ] }, { "n": "e2open Planning", "u": "https://www.e2open.com/planning", "w": "e2open sells \"connected planning across all ecosystem partners, with real-time data and field-proven artificial intelligence.\" Its planning suite covers demand sensing, demand and supply planning, multi-echelon inventory, S&OP and allocation, tied to the e2net partner network. Its AI is an Agentic Digital Assistant that gives natural-language decision support in planning. WiseTech Global owns e2open.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Connected planning across all ecosystem partners, with real-time data and field-proven artificial intelligence", "url": "https://www.e2open.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "risk", "scheduling", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "e2open's August 18, 2026 release says it launched an Agentic Digital Assistant that brings natural-language, goal-oriented decision support into planning workflows. The planning page shows the assistant tracing a supplier disruption to root cause, and says its AI is 'built in, not bolted on' across forecasting, scenario planning and automated decisions.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Owned by WiseTech Global (ASX: WTC); e2open was NYSE-listed (ETWO) before the 2025 acquisition at $2.1 billion enterprise value." }, "owner": "WiseTech Global", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Home navigation lists consumer packaged goods and retail; the planning page lists detailed production scheduling." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.e2open.com/", "https://www.e2open.com/planning", "https://www.e2open.com/news/press-releases/e2open-named-a-leader-in-nucleus-research-enterprise-supply-chain-planning-technology-value-matrix-2026", "https://www.e2open.com/news/press-releases/wisetech-global-completes-strategic-acquisition-of-e2open" ] }, { "n": "Infor Supply Chain Planning", "u": "https://www.infor.com/solutions/scm/planning", "w": "Infor Supply Chain Planning is \"a portfolio of powerful solutions that leverage big data and AI\" for S&OP, demand forecasting, supply planning and production scheduling. Manufacturers and distributors on Infor CloudSuites use it. Its AI is probabilistic and machine-learning forecasting plus Infor Industry AI Agents, including an Infor Supply Chain Planning Insights Agent for production schedules.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Infor Supply Chain Planning is a portfolio of powerful solutions that leverage big data and AI to transform planning and decision-making across your supply chain.", "url": "https://www.infor.com/solutions/scm/planning" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "scenario", "scheduling", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "The 2026.10 release (October 2026) lists an Insights Agent for Infor Supply Chain Planning that answers questions about the active production schedule, plus a Supply Chain agent that adjusts planning decisions against live demand, supply and inventory signals. Users reach agents through the Infor GenAI Assistant.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Owned by Koch Industries; Infor's about page lists 60,000+ customers." }, "owner": "Koch Industries", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Release blog places the agents in Infor LN-based manufacturing CloudSuites; the planning page covers production scheduling." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.infor.com/solutions/scm/planning", "https://www.infor.com/blog/infor-industry-ai-2026-10-release" ] }, { "n": "Logility Supply Chain Management Suite", "u": "https://www.logility.com/", "w": "Logility, now an Aptean company, sells \"AI-first supply chain management\" for demand, inventory, supply, merchandise planning and S&OP. Planners at manufacturers, distributors and retailers use it. Its AI is DemandAI+ with prebuilt demand agents on Aptean AppCentral, plus Orchestration Center, an agentic layer across planning and execution.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Intelligent End-to-End Supply Chain", "url": "https://www.logility.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "scenario", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "DemandAI+ on AppCentral (April 2026) ships agents that review forecast accuracy, retrieve history, detect trends and flag training needs; each can run alone or with a planner. Orchestration Center (April 2026) runs agents across planning, production, supplier and transport systems. The January 2026 OpsVeda deal adds a command center.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Owned by Aptean; Logility's own press releases describe it as 'an Aptean company'. Client count not re-verified." }, "hq": "Atlanta, Georgia, United States", "owner": "Aptean", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Industry pages list industrial manufacturing, process manufacturing, apparel, retail and wholesale distribution; navigation includes Merchandise Planning." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.logility.com/", "https://www.logility.com/solutions/platform/", "https://www.logility.com/press-release/demandai-on-aptean-appcentral/", "https://www.logility.com/press-release/orchestration-center-for-supply-chain-leaders/", "https://www.logility.com/press-release/aptean-acquires-opsveda/", "https://www.aptean.com/en-US/insights/press-release/aptean-completes-acquisition-of-logility" ] }, { "n": "o9 Solutions", "u": "https://o9solutions.com/", "w": "o9 sells an \"AI-Powered Enterprise Planning & Execution Platform\" built on its Digital Brain and Enterprise Knowledge Graph. Supply chain, commercial and finance teams in 30-plus industries use it for demand, supply, inventory, S&OP and control tower work. Its AI is specialized planning agents, post-game analyzers and the APEX operating model.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "AI-Powered Enterprise Planning & Execution Platform", "url": "https://o9solutions.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "risk", "scenario", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Specialized AI agents (generally available June 2025) answer \"what happened and why, what is likely to happen, what actions to take.\" Performance Post-Game Analyzers find value leakage. The APEX model (March 2026) runs on neuro-symbolic AI in the Enterprise Knowledge Graph. No-code and low-code agents are in the self-service platform.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Private. Dallas Innovates (July 19, 2023) reports a $116 million round at a $3.7 billion valuation, led by General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero fund." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": null, "last": "$116M round at a $3.7B valuation, 2023-07-19", "investors": "General Atlantic BeyondNetZero (lead), KKR, Generation Investment Management", "src": "https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-o9-solutions-raises-116m-in-latest-funding-round-for-a-3-7b-valuation/" }, "founded": 2009, "hq": "Dallas, Texas, United States", "price": { "note": "Not published; scoped per customer." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "o9's navigation lists Retail & Merchandise (merchandise financial planning, assortment, allocation) and 30-plus verticals including automotive and industrial manufacturing." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://o9solutions.com/", "https://o9solutions.com/ai-info", "https://o9solutions.com/news/o9-is-raising-the-bar-for-enterprise-planning-and-execution", "https://o9solutions.com/news/o9-apex-ai-planning-model", "https://o9solutions.com/news/o9-partners-with-databricks-to-accelerate-time-to-value-for-supply-chain-planning", "https://o9solutions.com/news/o9-snowflake-connected-application", "https://o9solutions.com/news/o9-solutions-demonstrates-over-10x-faster-optimization-for-enterprise-supply-chain-planning-with-nvidia-cuopt", "https://o9solutions.com/news/o9-solutions-q3-2026-results" ] }, { "n": "OMP Unison Planning", "u": "https://omp.com/", "w": "OMP sells Unison Planning, a supply chain planning platform for supply, demand and data management, built for consumer goods, life sciences, chemicals, metals, paper, packaging and plastics makers. Its AI layer is UnisonIQ, with always-on agents, the Unison Companion assistant, an Agent Library and Agent Studio, all running on OMP's optimization engines.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Supply chain planning solutions and services with Unison Planning™", "url": "https://omp.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "scenario", "scheduling", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "UnisonIQ (October 2025) bundles always-on agents, the Unison Companion generative AI assistant and optimization engines. Unison Decision-Centric Planning (March 2026) adds event-driven agents. In November 2026 OMP added a ready-made Agent Library and Agent Studio; the agents produce executable plans and each customer sets what an agent may decide, execute or escalate.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Private. OMP's releases say hundreds of customers across consumer goods, life sciences, chemicals, metals, paper, packaging and plastics use Unison Planning." }, "hq": "Antwerp, Belgium", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Releases name chemicals, metals, packaging and consumer goods makers and plant constraints such as shelf life, co-products and shared capacity; retail is not listed." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://omp.com/", "https://omp.com/about", "https://www.newswire.com/news/omp-unveils-unisoniq-the-ai-breakthrough-transforming-supply-chain-22650746", "https://www.newswire.com/news/omp-unveils-decision-centric-planning-to-accelerate-supply-chain-22738009", "https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/72470415/omp-extends-unisoniq-with-agent-library-and-agent-studio-ai-agents-that-produce-executable-supply-chain-plans?publisherId=69820871" ] }, { "n": "ketteQ", "u": "https://www.ketteq.com/", "w": "ketteQ sells agent-led, adaptive supply chain planning for manufacturers, distributors and service organizations, built on Salesforce. It runs its own planning platform, or sits above SAP IBP, Oracle, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, o9 or Logility. Its AI is the PolymatiQ agentic solver, Intelligent Digital Planning Agents and Quintus, a free-form planning AI.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Quintus™ sits above whatever you already run and keeps your plan adapting in real time, before it breaks.", "url": "https://www.ketteq.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "risk", "scenario", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Intelligent Digital Planning Agents (general availability February 2026) run on the patent-pending PolymatiQ agentic engine and watch demand, supply and inventory continuously. Quintus (general availability August 2026) answers any planning question with code it writes and runs on the fly, and tests scenarios with PolymatiQ.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "Raised a $20 million Series B in August 2025 led by Vocap Partners." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": null, "last": "Series B, $20M, 2025-08-05", "investors": "Vocap Partners (lead)", "src": "https://www.ketteq.com/blog/ketteq-secures-20m-series-b-funding-to-scale-global-growth-and-ai-powered-planning-innovation" }, "hq": "Atlanta, Georgia, United States", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Series B release names manufacturers, distributors and service organizations as buyers." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.ketteq.com/", "https://www.ketteq.com/seriesb", "https://www.ketteq.com/blog/ketteq-secures-20m-series-b-funding-to-scale-global-growth-and-ai-powered-planning-innovation", "https://www.ketteq.com/blog/ketteq-announces-fall-2025-oslo-release-advancing-the-era-of-agentic-supply-chain-planning", "https://www.ketteq.com/blog/ketteq-introduces-intelligent-digital-agents-that-augment-any-supply-chain-planning-system", "https://www.ketteq.com/blog/ketteq-launches-quintus-tm-the-only-free-range-ai-tm-for-supply-chain" ] }, { "n": "Arkieva", "u": "https://arkieva.com/", "w": "Arkieva sells \"Supply Chain Planning Built for Real-World Complexity\" to process manufacturers in chemicals, consumer packaged goods, and food and beverage. Planners use it for demand forecasting, inventory, supply planning, multi-constraint production scheduling and S&OP. Its AI is machine-learning demand forecasting, including cluster-based forecasting, and GenAI embedded at no added cost.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Purpose-built software for process manufacturers managing batch operations, limited capacity and constant change.", "url": "https://arkieva.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "scenario", "scheduling", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Arkieva's April 2026 release lists 'GenAI functionality embedded at no additional cost, with expanded use cases on the roadmap', cluster-based demand forecasting and scenario-driven planning. The release has a section headed 'Agent-Driven Workflows and AI' but names no agent product.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "Private. Named a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for process industries (11th straight year); no customer count or funding published." }, "founded": 1993, "hq": "Wilmington, Delaware, United States", "price": { "note": "Not published; sales-led." }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Built for process manufacturers: blending, co-products, campaign production and capacity limits." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://arkieva.com/", "https://arkieva.com/?p=6229", "https://arkieva.com/blog/supply-chain-planning-solution-magic-quadrant-2026/", "https://arkieva.com/blog/arkieva-rebrand/" ] }, { "n": "John Galt Solutions", "u": "https://www.johngalt.com/", "w": "\"Get more value from your supply chain with AI built for results.\" John Galt sells Atlas, an AI-driven planning platform for demand, inventory, supply, S&OP and scheduling, and ForecastX for Excel. Its AI is Galt Intelligence, Atlas' GenAI assistant that explains inventory and forecast results, plus agentic AI that recommends next steps planners can review, approve or override.", "cat": "scp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Get more value from your supply chain with AI built for results", "url": "https://www.johngalt.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "scenario", "scheduling", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Galt Intelligence, \"Atlas' GenAI assistant\", explains multi-echelon inventory optimization and ensemble forecasts (September 2025). Agentic AI in Atlas (January 2026) diagnoses exceptions and gives explainable recommendations that teams can review, approve or override.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "Privately owned; no customer count disclosed; vendor says 30 years of supply chain expertise" }, "hq": "Austin, United States", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Homepage lists 12 industries including industrial manufacturing, chemicals, apparel, retail and wholesale distribution." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.johngalt.com/", "https://www.johngalt.com/learn/press-releases", "https://www.johngalt.com/our-story" ] }, { "n": "GAINS", "u": "https://www.gainsystems.com/", "w": "\"Manage modern supply chain complexity and volatility.\" GAINS sells demand forecasting, inventory optimization and replenishment planning to manufacturers, distributors, retailers and service-parts operations. DEO, its Decision Engineering and Orchestration platform, adds an agentic assistant and machine learning lead time prediction.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Manage modern supply chain complexity and volatility.", "url": "https://www.gainsystems.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "scenario" ], "ai": "DEO (Decision Engineering and Orchestration) with a \"DEO Agentic Agent\" that reasons, simulates scenarios and acts on approved tasks, plus Lead Time Prediction, Demand Prediction and Demand Forecast Factory machine learning.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Customers named on the vendor's own site include Honda, Keurig Dr Pepper and L'Oréal; the vendor reports record customer growth in 2025; revenue not disclosed" }, "hq": "Atlanta, United States", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Vendor lists manufacturing first among its markets; retail is one of several markets, not the focus." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.gainsystems.com/", "https://gainsystems.com/platform/gains-and-ai/deo-agentic-ai/", "https://gainsystems.com/company/press/", "https://gainsystems.com/blog/gains-sets-record-2025-growth-with-ai-driven-supply-chain-platform/" ] }, { "n": "Inventory Planner", "u": "https://www.inventory-planner.com/", "w": "Inventory forecasting, replenishment and purchase order software for ecommerce and retail brands, now \"Inventory Planner by Sage\". It forecasts demand SKU by SKU and tells planners what to order and when. Sage Copilot, in beta for Premium customers, adds a Retail Intelligence Agent that flags what needs attention.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Retail and Ecommerce Inventory Planning Solution", "url": "https://www.inventory-planner.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 0, "inventory": 2, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment" ], "ai": "Sage Ai powers the recommendations, and Sage Copilot with its Retail Intelligence Agent reviews inventory data to flag reorder priorities, late purchase orders and missing cost prices (beta, Premium plan only).", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Vendor says 2,600+ brands; owned by Sage Group, which is public" }, "owner": "Sage", "price": { "note": "pricing page exists; not opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": true, "note": "Built for retailers and ecommerce sellers (apparel, beauty, sporting goods, furniture, jewelry)." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.inventory-planner.com/", "https://www.inventory-planner.com/sage-copilot-for-inventory-planner/", "https://www.inventory-planner.com/sage-ai-for-inventory-planner/", "https://help.inventory-planner.com/en/articles/13843704-sage-copilot-for-inventory-planner" ] }, { "n": "Netstock", "u": "https://www.netstock.com/", "w": "\"Intelligent supply & demand planning.\" Netstock sells demand and inventory planning to small and mid-sized businesses, working from their ERP data. Its Opportunity Engine finds stock-out, excess and sales opportunities with AI, and its AI Pack and email agents explain issues and help planners act on them.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Intelligent supply & demand planning.", "url": "https://www.netstock.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 0, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt" ], "ai": "Opportunity Engine (the vendor reports 1.4M AI opportunities served), an \"AI inventory expert\" that finds issues with one-click actions, the AI Pack, Safety Stock Explainer and Inventory Email Agents.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Vendor homepage claims 2,500+ global customers and $26 billion in inventory managed; vendor reports 29% growth in 2025" }, "founded": 2009, "price": { "note": "not published on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Serves SMBs across wholesale, distribution, manufacturing and retail; its pages do not single out one." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.netstock.com/", "https://www.netstock.com/about/", "https://www.netstock.com/blog/category/company-news/", "https://www.netstock.com/blog/netstock-achieves-29-growth-as-smbs-move-from-ai-evaluation-to-execution/" ] }, { "n": "Peak", "u": "https://peak.ai/", "w": "\"Agentic AI solutions that predict, decide, and act autonomously.\" Peak sells Inventory AI (dynamic inventory, rebuy, reorder, replenishment, production planning and scenario planning) and Pricing AI. UiPath bought Peak in March 2025 to build vertical pricing and inventory agents. Peak's own site still sells under the Peak name.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Agentic AI solutions that predict, decide, and act autonomously", "url": "https://peak.ai/" }, "ph": { "demand": 1, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "scenario", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Peak's agentic intelligence and Inventory AI, plus \"Autopilot\", its agentic AI assistant. Peak's AI platform optimizes product inventory and pricing.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Owned by UiPath (NYSE: PATH), announced 2025-03-12; Peak's About page shows 200+ people and six offices." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": 119, "last": "Series C, led by SoftBank (before the UiPath acquisition)", "investors": "SoftBank (lead)", "src": "https://peak.ai/company/about-us/" }, "founded": 2015, "hq": "Manchester, United Kingdom", "owner": "UiPath", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Vendor sells Production Planning and a manufacturing customer story, and merchandising for retail \"from supplier to store shelf\"." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://peak.ai/", "https://peak.ai/company/about-us/", "https://peak.ai/hub/blog/uipath-acquires-peak-to-launch-vertically-specialized-agents-within-its-agentic-automation-platform/", "https://www.uipath.com/blog/product-and-updates/peak-acquisition" ] }, { "n": "RELEX Solutions", "u": "https://www.relexsolutions.com/", "w": "\"An AI-native platform for end-to-end planning\" for retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers. RELEX sells machine learning demand forecasting, automatic replenishment, merchandise and production planning. Its AI agents explain forecast and stock problems, and RELEX Open lets customers connect their own agents through APIs and MCP.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "An AI-native platform for end-to-end planning", "url": "https://relexsolutions.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "mcp", "replenishment", "scheduling", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Machine learning forecasting engine (200+ of 700+ customers live on it), AI-assisted Diagnostics with purpose-built AI agents, forecasting and replenishment agents, and RELEX Open with MCP and APIs for outside agents.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "700+ customers and 2,300+ employees in 21 countries, per RELEX's own About page and press releases; revenue not disclosed" }, "founded": 2005, "hq": "Finland (global company, 21 countries)", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Vendor sells production planning and scheduling to manufacturers and fresh, store and merchandise planning to retailers." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.relexsolutions.com/", "https://relexsolutions.com/company/news/", "https://www.relexsolutions.com/about/", "https://www.relexsolutions.com/meet-the-agents/", "https://www.relexsolutions.com/news/relex-closes-2025-with-strong-subscription-growth-and-expanding-ai-capabilities/", "https://www.relexsolutions.com/news/relex-delivers-record-first-half-2026-growth/" ] }, { "n": "Slimstock", "u": "https://www.slimstock.com/", "w": "Slimstock sells Slim4, an AI-powered platform for demand forecasting, inventory optimisation, replenishment and supply planning, to wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers. Its supply planning covers production scheduling, S&OP and scenarios. It also sells agentic data cleaning, where AI agents \"identify, validate and correct product data issues\" and work with suppliers to fix data at source.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Create a more Efficient, Resilient & Sustainable Supply Chain", "url": "https://www.slimstock.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "agent", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "scenario", "scheduling", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Slim4 is \"Powered by AI\" for forecasting and inventory decisions. Agentic Data Cleaning uses AI agents to \"identify, validate and correct product data issues\" with supplier collaboration.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "1,700+ customers, 600+ staff and offices in 28 countries per Slimstock's own About page; privately owned" }, "founded": 1993, "hq": "Deventer, Netherlands", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Vendor lists production planning and scheduling, and also commerce management, assortment and promotions for retailers." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.slimstock.com/", "https://www.slimstock.com/about-us/news/", "https://www.slimstock.com/about-us/our-company/", "https://www.slimstock.com/solutions/agentic-data-cleaning-software/" ] }, { "n": "ToolsGroup", "u": "https://www.toolsgroup.com/", "w": "\"Don't Just Plan Your Supply Chain. Steer It.\" ToolsGroup sells probabilistic demand and inventory planning to manufacturers, distributors, retailers and aftermarket parts businesses. Decion is its always-on agentic decision platform, and Decy is the AI assistant inside it that surfaces risk and explains recommendations.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Don't Just Plan Your Supply Chain. Steer It.", "url": "https://www.toolsgroup.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "risk", "scenario", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Decion, an \"always-on decision intelligence platform\" with agentic execution inside human-defined guardrails, and Decy, the \"friendly AI assistant inside Decion\". Probabilistic forecasting and an AI-driven pricing engine (PriceAI).", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "400+ customers in 45+ countries per ToolsGroup's About page; named in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Discrete Industries; backed by private equity firm Accel-KKR" }, "founded": 1993, "hq": "Boston, United States", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Customers named by the vendor span manufacturing, distribution, aftermarket parts, food and beverage and retail; it owns retail planning from the JustEnough and Onera acquisitions." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.toolsgroup.com/", "https://www.toolsgroup.com/about/", "https://www.toolsgroup.com/news/" ] }, { "n": "Flieber", "u": "https://www.flieber.com/", "w": "\"The inventory intelligence layer your agents run on.\" Flieber plans purchases, transfers and replenishment for multichannel product brands across Amazon, Shopify, Walmart and wholesale. It forecasts demand, models cash and stockout trade-offs, and connects to Claude, ChatGPT and other agents through an MCP server.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Flieber: the inventory intelligence layer your agents run on", "url": "https://www.flieber.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "mcp", "replenishment", "scenario" ], "ai": "A demand forecasting engine built with Nixtla models, an MCP server and CLI for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, Slack agents, and workflows that carry out approved purchase orders and transfers.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "$12M Series A in 2021, $20M raised in total per TechCrunch; vendor says 1,000+ commerce brands" }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": 20, "last": "Series A, $12M, 2021-09-22", "investors": "GGV Capital and Monashees (co-leads)", "src": "https://techcrunch.com/?p=2205717" }, "founded": 2019, "hq": "New York, United States", "price": { "note": "14-day free trial, monthly contracts; plan prices on a pricing page not opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": true, "note": "Built for ecommerce and multichannel product brands." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.flieber.com/", "https://www.flieber.com/who-we-are", "https://www.flieber.com/blog", "https://www.flieber.com/blog/flieber-is-now-the-inventory-intelligence-layer-your-agents-run-on", "https://techcrunch.com/?p=2205717" ] }, { "n": "EazyStock", "u": "https://www.eazystock.com/", "w": "\"AI-powered demand planning and inventory management software\" for small and mid-sized wholesalers, distributors, retailers and manufacturers. EazyStock connects to the ERP, forecasts demand with machine learning, sets reorder points and safety stock, and generates supplier orders. It is built on Syncron's platform.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "AI-powered demand planning and inventory management software", "url": "https://www.eazystock.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 0, "inventory": 2, "sop": 0, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment" ], "ai": "Machine learning demand forecasts, reorder points, safety stock and automated supplier order proposals that a user confirms in one click, plus the EazyStock AI Help Assistant (EazyAI), an in-app AI chat that explains the tool and inventory concepts.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No customer count published; part of Syncron per the vendor's Cision newsroom page (\"Built on Syncron's powerful software platform\")" }, "owner": "Syncron", "price": { "note": "not published on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Targets SMB wholesalers, distributors, retailers and manufacturers equally." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.eazystock.com/", "https://www.eazystock.com/blog/press-release/", "https://www.eazystock.com/blog/press-release/eazyai-further-enhances-eazystocks-customer-support/", "https://news.cision.com/eazystock" ] }, { "n": "Intuendi", "u": "https://intuendi.com/", "w": "\"AI demand planning for retail and ecommerce.\" Intuendi, a company from Florence, Italy, sells forecasting, inventory and ordering software to small and mid-sized retailers and brands. Symphonie is its in-app agentic assistant, and its MCP integrations connect ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to forecasts and order suggestions.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "AI DEMAND PLANNING FOR RETAIL AND ECOMMERCE", "url": "https://www.intuendi.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "mcp", "replenishment", "scenario", "sop" ], "ai": "Symphonie, \"your agentic demand planner AI\" that answers questions in natural language, recommends purchase orders and inventory levels, and executes tasks such as fine-tuning forecasts with user approval; MCP access from ChatGPT and Claude.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No customer count disclosed; the vendor shows \"4,4 on 100+ reviews\" and says it makes 4.7M forecasts weekly" }, "hq": "Florence, Italy", "price": { "note": "pricing page exists; not opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": true, "note": "Positioned for retail and ecommerce; it also lists a bill of materials feature." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.intuendi.com/", "https://intuendi.com/company/", "https://intuendi.com/symphonie/", "https://intuendi.com/integrations/ai-llm/" ] }, { "n": "Lokad", "u": "https://www.lokad.com/", "w": "\"Better supply chain decisions.\" Lokad sells probabilistic forecasts and automated purchasing, allocation, pricing and scheduling decisions, run by its own Supply Chain Scientists in the Envision programming language. Customers are retail networks, aerospace, automotive, fashion, oil and gas, and manufacturers.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "BETTER SUPPLY CHAIN DECISIONS", "url": "https://www.lokad.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 0, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "scheduling" ], "ai": "Probabilistic forecasting with differentiable programming, an \"AI-powered platform\" that automates daily purchasing and dispatch decisions, and a public digital supply chain assistant at lokad.com/chat that cites sources and writes Envision code.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No customer count disclosed; the vendor claims \"over $20 billion worth of merchandise optimized\" and names case-study customers; self-funded, no outside investors per its About page" }, "founded": 2008, "hq": "Paris, France", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Vendor lists Manufacturing among its industries and handles bills of materials; Retail Networks and Fashion are headline industries." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.lokad.com/", "https://www.lokad.com/about-us/", "https://www.lokad.com/blog/tag/lokad-news/", "https://www.lokad.com/blog/2025/5/12/digital-assistant-for-supply-chain-upgraded/" ] }, { "n": "Prediko", "u": "https://prediko.io/", "w": "\"Restock on time, every time.\" Prediko is inventory management software for ecommerce brands, mainly Shopify merchants. It sets demand plans, a 12 month purchase order calendar, restocking suggestions and transfers. Pia is its always-on AI inventory agent, and Prediko MCP puts inventory data inside Claude and ChatGPT.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "Restock on time, every time.", "url": "https://prediko.io/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "mcp", "replenishment", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "AI demand and supply planning, AI replenishment buying table, AI inventory transfers, Pia (\"an always-on AI co-worker\" that flags late POs and stockout risk) and Prediko MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP assistants.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "Vendor says \"Trusted by 3000+ Shopify merchants\" and has a 15-person team; no funding is published" }, "founded": 2022, "price": { "note": "not published on the pages opened; free trial offered" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": true, "note": "Built for Shopify and ecommerce brands; it also tracks raw materials and bills of materials, but that is not the focus." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://prediko.io/", "https://prediko.io/product/inventory-ai-agent", "https://prediko.io/product/prediko-mcp", "https://prediko.io/about-us" ] }, { "n": "StockIQ", "u": "https://stockiqtech.com/", "w": "\"AI-powered Expert-backed Trusted Supply Chain Planning Software\" that sits on top of an existing ERP (Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, SAP, Acumatica and others) for manufacturers and distributors. It covers demand planning, replenishment, supplier performance, promotion planning and inventory analysis. Edison is its AI agent that answers questions, recommends actions and carries them out after a person reviews them.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "AI-powered Expert-backed Trusted Supply Chain Planning Software", "url": "https://stockiqtech.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "sop" ], "ai": "Edison, \"your AI Supply Chain Agent built directly into StockIQ\": plain-English questions, explainable recommendations and actions inside StockIQ, grounded in ERP data.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No customer count or funding published; founded in 2015 per its About page" }, "founded": 2015, "price": { "note": "priced on the complexity of the planning environment; quote within one business day" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Sells to manufacturers and distributors across auto parts, food and beverage, beauty and home goods; no bill of materials or plant capacity claim seen." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://stockiqtech.com/", "https://stockiqtech.com/edison-ai-supply-chain-agent/", "https://stockiqtech.com/about/", "https://stockiqtech.com/resources/blog/" ] }, { "n": "Streamline", "u": "https://gmdhsoftware.com/", "w": "\"The Planning Agent for Modern Supply Chain Teams.\" Streamline, from GMDH, connects demand forecasting, inventory and supply in one model, automates replenishment and purchasing, and writes orders back to the ERP. It also covers MRP and S&OP. Buyers are supply chain planners.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "The Planning Agent for Modern Supply Chain Teams", "url": "https://gmdhsoftware.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "mrp", "replenishment", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "AI-driven demand forecasting using pre-trained decision trees, and an \"AI-native agentic supply chain planning platform\" that automates replenishment and purchasing so planners \"manage only the exceptions\".", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No customer count published; the vendor page cites 264 reviews." }, "hq": "New York, USA", "price": { "note": "\"Get pricing\" link on the homepage; pricing details not opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Its pages state no industry focus; case studies include a furniture brand, an autoparts distributor and a catering manufacturer." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://gmdhsoftware.com/", "https://gmdhsoftware.com/company", "https://gmdhsoftware.com/streamline-5-20-21-release-updates" ] }, { "n": "Thrive Technologies", "u": "https://www.thrivetech.com/", "w": "\"ERP Inventory Optimization AI Solutions For Wholesalers to Measurably Reduce Dead Stock and Lost Sales.\" Thrive sells two add-ons to a distributor's ERP: Thermostock, for low-volume SKUs that standard forecasts cannot handle, and Tiltmeter, which speeds the ERP's reaction to demand and supply changes.", "cat": "demand_inv", "cat_src": { "quote": "ERP Inventory Optimization AI Solutions For Wholesalers to Measurably Reduce Dead Stock and Lost Sales", "url": "https://www.thrivetech.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 1, "supply": 0, "inventory": 2, "sop": 0, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "inventory_opt", "replenishment" ], "ai": "Thermostock and Tiltmeter, two 'ERP Inventory Optimizers' sold under an 'AI Solutions' headline, plus an inventory platform that tunes the ERP's own settings for multi-location wholesalers.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No customer count disclosed; Thrive says it has served wholesale distributors for more than 20 years and names three customers in testimonials." }, "founded": 2001, "price": { "note": "not published; demo-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Built for wholesale distributors." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.thrivetech.com/", "https://thrivetech.com/about-us", "https://thrivetech.com/taking-stock" ] }, { "n": "Epicor Kinetic", "u": "https://www.epicor.com/", "w": "Epicor's Kinetic ERP, one of the two Epicor industry ERP clouds (with Prophet 21) that Epicor Prism plugs into. Prism is a network of vertical AI agents that work inside the ERP. Prism started as a chat layer for finding and acting on ERP data. In May 2026 Epicor added a design system (Lux), a build workspace (Agent Foundry) and new agents, including an MRP Log Agent that explains why MRP made a recommendation. Buyers are manufacturers and their IT and operations leads.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "now available for integration with Epicor Industry ERP Cloud, including Epicor Prophet 21 and Epicor Kinetic", "url": "https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/epicor-expands-ai-to-accelerate-productivity-at-scale-for-supply-chain-industries" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "mcp", "mrp" ], "ai": "Epicor Prism agents (Knowledge Agent, MRP Log Agent, Reasoning Agent, EDI Agent and others) run inside Kinetic and Prophet 21, and Prism Agent Foundry lets customers and partners build their own. Epicor Grow AI adds predictive machine learning. Epicor says it is exposing headless, API-first ERP services so agents, including customer-chosen LLMs, can act through MCP.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Large private ERP vendor; Epicor says its opt-in ERP dataset covers roughly 40 percent of the estimated $54B U.S. independent supply chain market (its own claim)." }, "owner": "Clayton Dubilier & Rice (agreed to buy Epicor from KKR in 2020, per Panorama Consulting)", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led (Epicor pages were blocked to automated reads)" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Epicor sells industry ERP for supply chain industries; the MRP Log Agent and the MRP discussion in its release point to manufacturing use." }, "v": "reported", "src": [ "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/epicor-expands-ai-accelerate-productivity-scale-supply-chain-industries-2025-05-06", "https://salestechstar.com/predictive-ai-artificial-intelligence/epicor-introduces-agentic-ai-stack-to-power-action-across-erp-workflows/", "https://www.panorama-consulting.com/epicor-acquired/" ] }, { "n": "Infor CloudSuite Industrial", "u": "https://www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-industrial", "w": "Infor's ERP for industrial and discrete manufacturers sold as a multitenant cloud suite. In 2026 Infor packaged it as Velocity Suite, with Industry AI Agents for roles from quoting to scheduling, an Agentic Orchestrator that coordinates multi-step work, and an Agent Factory for custom agents. Buyers are plant, supply chain and IT leaders at machinery, electronics and metalworking makers.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Industrial manufacturing software to manage complexity and change", "url": "https://www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-industrial" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "mcp", "scheduling", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Infor Industry AI Agents (more than 100 in the April 2026 library), the Agentic Orchestrator with supervisor-led coordination and native MCP connectivity, Infor GenAI embedded experiences, and a GenAI Knowledge Hub for building custom agents. Velocity Suite on CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise adds Agent Factory.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Large enterprise software vendor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries since 2020 (Infor's own history page)." }, "founded": 2002, "owner": "Koch Industries", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "CloudSuite Industrial targets industrial and metalworking manufacturers." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-industrial", "https://www.infor.com/en-ca/blog/infor-industry-ai-2026-04-release", "https://www.infor.com/news/infor-unveils-its-expanded-infor-industry-ai", "https://www.mmsonline.com/products/infor-software-suite-accelerates-erp-implementation-for-discrete-manufacturers", "https://techintelpro.com/news/ai/enterprise-ai/infor-and-aws-launch-industry-specific-ai-agents-for-manufacturing", "https://www.infor.com/about" ] }, { "n": "Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management", "u": "https://www.microsoft.com/dynamics-365/products/supply-chain-management", "w": "Microsoft's ERP module that \"helps manufacturers, distributors, and retailers orchestrate end-to-end supply chain operations\". Planning has a Demand Planning app with forecast models and in-memory Planning Optimization for MRP and production scheduling. The AI is Copilot, a Supplier Communication Agent, and in wave 1 2026 price-to-demand correlation and capable-to-promise date protection. Buyers are supply chain and operations teams at mid-size to large firms.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management helps manufacturers, distributors, and retailers orchestrate end-to-end supply chain operations", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2026wave1/enterprise-resource-planning/dynamics365-supply-chain-management/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "forecasting", "mrp", "scheduling", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Copilot and AI features in the product, a Supplier Communication Agent (now accepts Excel attachments), AI-driven inventory rebalancing in the warehouse, and demand planning that finds correlations between sales price and demand. At Ignite-season roadmap sessions Microsoft previewed a catalog of agents including demand forecasting.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Microsoft product line; public parent." }, "owner": "Microsoft", "price": { "note": "not found on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "The module names manufacturers first and also serves distributors and retailers." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2026wave1/enterprise-resource-planning/dynamics365-supply-chain-management/", "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/get-started/whats-new-home-page", "https://stoneridgesoftware.com/dynamics-365-finance-supply-chain-management-2026-wave-1-release-breakdown/", "https://dynamicscommunities.com/news/microsoft-shares-an-agent-ready-roadmap-for-dynamics-365-finance-supply-chain/" ] }, { "n": "Odoo Manufacturing", "u": "https://www.odoo.com/page/manufacturing", "w": "\"The future of MRP\": open-source MRP, MES, PLM, quality, shop floor and maintenance on one platform, with finite-capacity planning, a Gantt view and make-or-buy replenishment proposals. The AI is Ask AI and AI agents; Odoo 20 adds agents that automate a process from a plain-language instruction and lets outside AI tools connect to the database. Buyers range from micro businesses to large companies.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "The future of MRP. MRP + MES + PLM + Quality + Shop Floor + Maintenance.", "url": "https://www.odoo.com/page/manufacturing" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "mcp", "mrp", "replenishment", "scheduling" ], "ai": "Ask AI and AI agents in Odoo 19. In Odoo 20 an AI agent builds and runs an automation from a plain instruction after showing its plan, an outside AI tool can connect once and read and write data under the user's access rights, and Odoo calculates minimum and maximum stock levels from the last 30 days of sales and drafts the purchase order.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Odoo says 2026 billing revenue should reach about EUR 900 million with nearly 8,000 staff (Odoo blog, September 2026)." }, "hq": "Belgium", "price": { "note": "the Odoo manufacturing page says 'Free, forever, with unlimited users' for its entry offer; paid plans not checked" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Odoo is a general business suite; manufacturing is one app." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.odoo.com/page/manufacturing", "https://www.odoo.com/documentation/19.0/applications/productivity/ai.html", "https://www.odoo.com/blog/odoo-news-5/meet-odoo-19-1851", "https://www.odoo.com/blog/odoo-news-5/meet-odoo-20-2439", "https://www.odoo.com/blog/odoo-news-5/odoo-takes-stock-of-2026-and-unveils-its-ambitions-for-2027-during-odoo-experience-2444" ] }, { "n": "Oracle NetSuite", "u": "https://www.netsuite.com/", "w": "General cloud ERP with production management: demand planning, material supply planning and scheduling for on-time delivery. The AI is Ask Oracle in NetSuite Next, an AI Connector Service that links outside assistants through MCP, a SuiteAgent framework for custom agents, and from October 2026 industry SuiteAgents, one of which watches inventory exposure and supply changes. Buyers are finance and operations leaders at mid-market firms.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "NetSuite provides the tools to easily plan your material supplies and schedule production for on-time delivery", "url": "https://us-approval.netsuite.com/portal/products/erp/production-management/planning-scheduling.shtml" }, "ph": { "demand": 1, "supply": 1, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "inventory_opt", "mcp", "mrp", "scheduling", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Ask Oracle (conversational assistant), AI Connector Service with standard and custom MCP tools, SuiteAgent frameworks, and industry SuiteAgents announced October 2026. The product-company agent evaluates inventory exposure and supply changes and their effect on inventory efficiency, supply performance and margin. NetSuite's own demand planning page describes statistical forecasts (moving average, regression, seasonal average), not AI forecasts.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Oracle business; Oracle says NetSuite serves more than 43,000 customers in 220 countries and territories." }, "owner": "Oracle", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "NetSuite is a general ERP with a manufacturing module, not built only for manufacturers." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://us-approval.netsuite.com/portal/products/erp/production-management/planning-scheduling.shtml", "https://www.oracle.com/sg/news/announcement/sw25-netsuite-expands-suitecloud-platform-new-ai-innovation-2025-10-07", "https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/10/26/oracle-netsuite-debuts-industry-specific-ai-agents/192565/" ] }, { "n": "Acumatica Manufacturing Edition", "u": "https://www.acumatica.com/", "w": "Acumatica's cloud ERP for mid-market manufacturers. Planning covers MRP and DRP, and in 2026 R2 an Advanced Planning and Scheduling engine that sets finite or infinite capacity per work center and schedules to the minute. The AI Assistant answers questions about material readiness, schedule status and production-order risk, and users can build AI agents from plain instructions. Buyers are operations and finance leaders at growing manufacturers.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Build Reliable Production Schedules With Enhanced APS", "url": "https://www.acumatica.com/blog/2026-r2-manufacturers-intelligent-capabilities-smarter-operations/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot", "mcp", "mrp", "risk", "scheduling" ], "ai": "AI Assistant (plain-language questions on manufacturing inquiries such as 'which production orders are most likely to run late'), AI Studio and AI Automation, and from 2026 R2 AI agents that start from business events and pass work to each other. MCP servers give external tools such as Claude or ChatGPT governed, read-only access to published inquiries.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Cloud ERP vendor with a disclosed customer base; Acumatica says 3,000+ Community members attended Summit 2026." }, "hq": "Bellevue, Washington, USA", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Acumatica is a general mid-market ERP; the Manufacturing Edition is its manufacturer-specific line, so the flag is set for this row only." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.acumatica.com/corporate-newsroom/press-releases/acumatica-2026-r2-release-with-embedded-ai/", "https://www.acumatica.com/blog/2026-r2-manufacturers-intelligent-capabilities-smarter-operations/", "https://community.acumatica.com/acumatica-news-updates-2/introducing-acumatica-cloud-erp-2026r2-37191", "https://www.acumatica.com/corporate-newsroom/press-releases/2026-r1-for-manufacturers-distributors-and-retailers/", "https://www.acumatica.com/corporate-newsroom/press-releases/acumatica-opens-summit-2026/", "https://www.acumatica.com/corporate-newsroom/press-releases/" ] }, { "n": "ProShop ERP", "u": "https://proshoperp.com/", "w": "ERP, quality and MES for precision machine shops, which ProShop calls a \"system of execution\". Chip, its AI, learns from past jobs and puts that history in front of estimators, schedulers and operators. ProShop says Chip supports more dynamic scheduling with real-time what-if analysis and flags job capacity risks and schedule conflicts early. Buyers are owners and managers of CNC and aerospace shops.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "ProShop is the AI that learns your machine shop.", "url": "https://proshoperp.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 0, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "copilot", "risk", "scenario", "scheduling" ], "ai": "Chip, an AI built into ProShop: it learns from each completed job, surfaces cycle times and costs to estimators and operators, and flags capacity, schedule and margin problems before they reach the floor. ProShop's release says it supports 'real-time what-if analysis' for scheduling and was unveiled 2026-06-24 without a stated availability date.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "ProShop says 700+ precision manufacturers run on it; no funding published." }, "hq": "Bellingham, Washington, USA", "price": { "note": "not found on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Built for precision machine shops." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://proshoperp.com/", "https://proshoperp.com/news/", "https://proshoperp.com/news/proshop-unveils-chip-first-system-of-execution-built-precision-manufacturing/", "https://proshoperp.com/chip-overview" ] }, { "n": "SYSPRO", "u": "https://www.syspro.com/", "w": "Purpose-built ERP for manufacturing and distribution that has run mid-market plants for almost 50 years. In 2026 it launched Syspro Torque, an ERP-agnostic agent platform that detects problems such as a late supplier, recommends the next step and takes approved action, with every decision logged. AI Studio lets operations staff describe an agent in plain language. Buyers are operations and supply chain leaders at mid-sized makers and distributors.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Purpose-built ERP for Manufacturing & Distribution", "url": "https://www.syspro.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "mcp", "risk", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Syspro Torque: agents that watch orders, inventory, the production schedule and supplier data, connect to SCADA, MES and warehouse systems through MCP connectors, and act within approval rules. It is in a controlled availability program (since August 2026), with general availability due later. Staff build agents without code, and SIDEKICK is an AI co-pilot for ERP users.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Established vendor with ~50 years in the market; Syspro reports double-digit ARR growth in 2025 and 26 elite partners (own year-in-review)." }, "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Built for manufacturers and distributors." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.syspro.com/", "https://www.syspro.com/syspro-torque/", "https://www.syspro.com/about-syspro/in-the-news/", "https://www.syspro.com/press_release/syspro-launches-torque-the-industrial-ai-platform-that-transforms-manufacturing-decisions-into-auditable-automatic-action/", "https://salestechstar.com/?p=257933", "https://erp.today/syspro-betting-on-ai-to-activate-manufacturing-erps-future/" ] }, { "n": "Fulcrum", "u": "https://fulcrumpro.com/", "w": "Cloud ERP, MRP and shop-floor software for small and mid-sized job shops, mostly CNC and sheet metal. It covers jobs, purchase planning, quoting with capable-to-promise, and Autoschedule, which builds a finite-capacity schedule in seconds. The AI is Archie: chat on live shop data that can change a due date or add a job note, Builder for custom apps, and agents still coming. Buyers are shop owners and production managers.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Fulcrum's Autoschedule generates a full production schedule in seconds and recalculates automatically as priorities shift.", "url": "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/how-to-increase-throughput-with-auto-scheduling" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "copilot", "mcp" ], "ai": "Archie, Fulcrum's native AI: Archie Chat is live (it answers which jobs are at risk and can change a due date, leave a note or update a record), Archie Build and the Builder app tool let a shop describe an app in plain English, and Archie Agents are listed as coming soon. Fulcrum publishes an MCP server and public API.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "Institutional funding disclosed: $39.9M total through an $18M Series A2 led by Bessemer (closed May 2023, announced 2023-08-09)." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": 39.9, "last": "Series A2, $18M, closed 2023-05 (announced 2023-08-09)", "investors": "Bessemer Venture Partners (lead)", "src": "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/fulcrum-raises-18m-to-fuel-the-future-of-manufacturing" }, "hq": "Minneapolis, USA", "price": { "note": "not found on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "The vendor builds for CNC and sheet metal job shops." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://fulcrumpro.com/", "https://fulcrumpro.com/blog", "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/archie-fulcrums-native-manufacturing-ai-takes-action-on-your-shops-data", "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/connect-2026-fulcrum-customers-are-building-their-own-software", "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/job-shops-built-their-own-apps", "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/how-to-increase-throughput-with-auto-scheduling", "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/announcing-a-new-partnership-fulcrum-x-datanomix", "https://fulcrumpro.com/article/fulcrum-raises-18m-to-fuel-the-future-of-manufacturing" ] }, { "n": "Katana", "u": "https://katanamrp.com/", "w": "Cloud inventory and manufacturing platform for small product brands that make and sell physical goods. It plans production from the bill of materials, tracks stock across locations and channels, and suggests purchases. The AI is a replenishment tool that forecasts 12 months ahead and drafts the purchase or manufacturing order, an AI assistant, and an MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. Buyers are founders and operations leads.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "Manufacturing: Gain a clear view of production, from materials to finished goods.", "url": "https://katanamrp.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 1, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 0, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "copilot", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "mcp", "replenishment", "scenario" ], "ai": "AI replenishment reads sales history, finds seasonal patterns and returns minimum, recommended and maximum order scenarios with a plain-language explanation and a draft PO or MO. Katana MCP lets Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini read stock, orders and production data and create orders after the user confirms. The site also offers an AI Assistant for product questions.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "Institutional funding disclosed: a EUR 14M Series B extension (2025-10-02) with total funding above EUR 60M. Katana says it serves more than 1,500 businesses in 70 countries (funding release) and 1,600+ customers (home page)." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": null, "last": "Series B extension, EUR 14M, 2025-10-02", "investors": "Cogito Capital Partners (lead), Fenton/Greer Family Trust (Peter Fenton, Benchmark), Northzone, Atomico, 42Cap, Lightrock", "src": "https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.laserfocusworld/article/bizwire-2025-10-2-katana-extends-series-b-with-cogito-capital-as-lead-joined-by-benchmarks-peter-fenton" }, "founded": 2017, "hq": "Tallinn, Estonia", "price": { "note": "not found on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": true, "note": "Started as a manufacturing ERP; its own 2026 pages now stress multi-channel sellers of physical products, so the commerce flag is also set." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://katanamrp.com/", "https://katanamrp.com/newsroom/", "https://katanamrp.com/newsroom/katana-series-b-extension/", "https://katanamrp.com/blog/ai-replenishment/", "https://katanamrp.com/blog/katana-mcp/", "https://katanamrp.com/mcp/" ] }, { "n": "MRPeasy", "u": "https://www.mrpeasy.com/", "w": "\"The AI-powered MRP software for small manufacturers\" with 10 to 200 employees. It generates production plans that balance materials and capacity, shows purchase requirements, lets users reschedule production orders, and tracks stock by lot. The AI is Mr. Peasy, an assistant built into the product that can now answer questions from the account's own data, read-only. Buyers are small manufacturers.", "cat": "mrp", "cat_src": { "quote": "The AI-powered MRP software for small manufacturers", "url": "https://www.mrpeasy.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "analytics", "copilot", "mrp" ], "ai": "Mr. Peasy answers how-to questions from MRPeasy's manual and, when an admin turns data access on, looks up items, stock, manufacturing orders, purchase orders and more, and builds reports, tables and charts. It is read-only and follows each user's permissions. MRPeasy says it is powered by Google's Gemini through a commercial agreement.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No funding published. MRPeasy says more than 2,400 manufacturers use it and that it passed 1,000 active customers in North America." }, "price": { "note": "not found on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": true, "commerce": false, "note": "Built for small manufacturers." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.mrpeasy.com/", "https://www.mrpeasy.com/resources/user-manual/mr-peasy-ai-assistant/", "https://www.mrpeasy.com/blog/category/news/", "https://www.mrpeasy.com/blog/mrpeasy-ai-assistant-data-access/", "https://www.mrpeasy.com/blog/mr-peasy-instant-operational-insights/" ] }, { "n": "AIMMS SC Navigator", "u": "https://aimms.com/", "w": "AIMMS sells SC Navigator, 'a set of ready-to-use supply chain design and planning applications' built on mathematical optimization, under the headline 'The Optimal Supply Chain Decision, Every Time'. Buyers are network design and supply chain strategy teams. SENSAI is its AI assistant: a chat window that edits data, runs optimizations and compares scenarios, plus SENSAI Data Ready for network design data preparation.", "cat": "decision", "cat_src": { "quote": "The Optimal Supply Chain Decision, Every Time", "url": "https://aimms.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 1, "inventory": 0, "sop": 0, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "copilot", "network", "scenario" ], "ai": "SENSAI, an assistant inside SC Navigator. SENSAI Pro (2026-05-21) lets users change data, run optimizations and compare scenarios by chat; SENSAI Apps (preview 2026-09-01) opens the platform to business users in everyday language. The optimization model still produces the answer.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Recognized in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning: Process Industries (its homepage); offices in Haarlem (Netherlands), Bellevue (US) and Singapore." }, "founded": 1989, "hq": "Haarlem, Netherlands", "price": { "note": "SENSAI Pro was free until 2026-07-01; other pricing not published" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "" }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://aimms.com/", "https://aimms.com/company/office-locations/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIMMS", "https://community.aimms.com/product-updates/sc-navigator-26-6-1-1978", "https://www.aimms.com/story/aimms-launches-sensai-apps-preview-putting-optimization-in-reach-of-an-entire-supply-chain-team/" ] }, { "n": "Cosmo Tech", "u": "https://cosmotech.com/", "w": "Cosmo Tech sells AI simulation for decisions: 'Enhance Your Business Decisions with AI Simulation'. For supply chains it offers simulation twins for resilience, planning, inventory optimization and tariff risk, and its simulations work alongside planning suites such as SAP IBP. Buyers are supply chain planning and S&OP teams. It also sells to energy and asset planning buyers.", "cat": "decision", "cat_src": { "quote": "Enhance Your Business Decisions with AI Simulation", "url": "https://cosmotech.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 1, "inventory": 1, "sop": 2, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "risk", "scenario", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "AI-Simulation Orchestration and Prescriptive Simulation Twins that test many supply and demand scenarios under business rules and constraints. No named agent or assistant is published.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Michelin is named on its own release as a customer for S&OP tactical supply planning; Gartner's May 2026 'AI Vendor Race' research names it the company to beat in supply chain intelligent simulation (as reported on its own page)." }, "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "" }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://cosmotech.com/", "https://cosmotech.com/company/news/", "https://cosmotech.com/company/news/press-release/michelin-deploys-cosmo-tech-ai-simulation-to-strengthen-sales-and-operations-tactical-supply-planning-decision-making/", "https://cosmotech.com/resources/article/gartner-named-cosmo-tech-in-the-reprt-ai-vendor-race-2026/" ] }, { "n": "Optilogic", "u": "https://optilogic.com/", "w": "Optilogic sells 'the always-on decision intelligence platform for supply chains': Cosmic Frog for network design and optimization, DataStar for data preparation, and Ada, an agentic AI assistant. Buyers are supply chain design and strategy teams. Ada cleanses and enriches data, builds baseline models, runs scenarios, and answers questions in chat, and outside AI agents can reach it over an MCP connector.", "cat": "decision", "cat_src": { "quote": "The Always-On Decision Intelligence Platform for Supply Chains", "url": "https://optilogic.com/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 1, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "inventory_opt", "mcp", "network", "risk", "scenario" ], "ai": "Ada, an agentic AI system for supply chain design (generally available 2026-06-03) with an embedded chat interface. Ada now covers the Cyclo (multi-echelon inventory), Dart (network risk scoring) and Dendro (simulation-optimization) engines and reads attached files and DataStar macros. An MCP connector lets Claude, ChatGPT and other agents open Ada sessions.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "Its own pages name Castrol and Signify as customers, and its Ada launch was shown live to more than 300 customers, partners and industry leaders at its user conference." }, "hq": "Ann Arbor, United States", "price": { "note": "Ada was open to all users through 2026-07-31, then metered by Ada tokens from August; other pricing not published" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "" }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://optilogic.com/", "https://optilogic.com/contact-us", "https://optilogic.com/resources/post/optilogic-launches-ada-the-first-agentic-ai-system-purpose-built-for-supply-chain-design", "https://optilogic.com/resources/post/whats-new-in-optilogic-product-update-june-2026", "https://optilogic.com/resources/post/whats-new-in-optilogic-product-update-october-2026", "https://optilogic.com/resources/help-center/docs/the-optilogic-mcp-connector" ] }, { "n": "Aera Technology", "u": "https://www.aeratechnology.com/", "w": "Aera Technology sells 'agentic decision intelligence': Aera Skills that understand a situation, recommend a decision under company policy, and act in connected systems. Supply Chain is one skill set, listed with Procurement, Sales & Marketing, Finance, HR and ESG. Buyers are supply chain and operations leaders. The AI reasons over company data, runs governed decisions end to end, and learns from each outcome.", "cat": "decision", "cat_src": { "quote": "the leader in agentic decision intelligence", "url": "https://www.aeratechnology.com/company/" }, "ph": { "demand": 0, "supply": 1, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "mcp", "risk" ], "ai": "Aera Skills with embedded AI agents, Aera Chat, and agentic reasoning that moves 'from a question to a validated action in a single conversation'. Agents connect to outside assistants and tools over A2A and MCP.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "Institutional investors named on its company page (NEA, Georgian Partners, NewView Capital, DFJ Growth, Silver Lake Waterman); amounts not stated. Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms on its own pages." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": null, "last": null, "investors": "NEA, Georgian Partners, NewView Capital, DFJ Growth, Silver Lake Waterman (amounts not stated)", "src": "https://www.aeratechnology.com/company/" }, "hq": "Mountain View, CA, United States", "price": { "note": "not published on the pages opened; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Cross-industry decision platform; supply chain is one skill set, so the demand, supply and inventory stages are scored as partial." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.aeratechnology.com/", "https://www.aeratechnology.com/company/", "https://www.aeratechnology.com/news/aera-technology-advances-people-centric-decision-intelligence-with-agentic-ai/", "https://www.aeratechnology.com/news/aera-technology-introduces-agentic-reasoning-for-enterprise-decisions-moving-from-situation-to-action-in-one-conversation/", "https://www.aeratechnology.com/blogs/aera-expands-the-frontier-of-enterprise-decision-intelligence/", "https://www.unite.ai/?p=493671" ] }, { "n": "Lyric", "u": "https://lyric.tech/", "w": "Lyric sells Lyric Studio, an 'AI-native platform for all your supply chain decisions'. Planners work on decision areas such as network design, production, fulfillment, inventory and risk. Buyers are supply chain design, planning and analytics teams. The AI is a layer of Decision Agents on a math-first core of optimization, simulation and forecasting, with MCP and A2A links.", "cat": "decision", "cat_src": { "quote": "AI-native platform for all your supply chain decisions", "url": "https://lyric.tech/" }, "ph": { "demand": 1, "supply": 1, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "agent", "forecasting", "mcp", "network", "scenario" ], "ai": "Pre-built Decision Agents that surface insights, explain what happened and why, run scenarios and recommend actions; Builder Agents that help build data pipelines and algorithms through conversation. Auto Scenarios run 'hundreds of variants per run'. MCP connects Lyric Studio to external systems and agents; A2A links its agents to an enterprise's own agents.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "Series B led by Insight Partners; its about page says more than 40 Fortune 500 brands run on Lyric Studio and the team is over 300." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": 80, "last": "Series B, $43.5M, 2025-08-05 (about page now says a $55.5M Series B)", "investors": "Insight Partners (lead); VMG Partners, PSP Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Permanent Capital Ventures, NewBuild Venture Capital", "src": "https://lyric.tech/about-us" }, "hq": "Chicago, IL, United States", "price": { "note": "not published on the pages opened; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Horizontal supply chain platform; no manufacturing or retail focus stated." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://lyric.tech/", "https://lyric.tech/platform", "https://lyric.tech/about-us", "https://lyric.tech/blog/built-for-builders-backed-to-scale-43-5m-to-grow-lyric-s-ai-platform", "https://lyric.tech/blog/agents-meet-demand-forecasting" ] }, { "n": "paretos", "u": "https://www.paretos.com/", "w": "paretos sells Socrates, a decision intelligence product that turns company data and planner knowledge into daily recommendations for demand, replenishment, production and resource allocation. Planners approve or reject each one, and approved actions write back to the ERP. It also calls its approach 'Agentic Decision Intelligence'. Buyers are demand, supply and operations planning teams in manufacturing and retail.", "cat": "decision", "cat_src": { "quote": "Agentic Decision Intelligence", "url": "https://paretos.com/en-newsrooms/ey-and-paretos-bring-intelligence-to-european-enterprise-planning" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 1, "inventory": 1, "sop": 0, "respond": 0 }, "caps": [ "agent", "forecasting", "replenishment", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Expert Engines (forecasting and optimization models trained on the customer's own data) with a language model that explains the results, a 'Company Brain' context layer, and Decision Agents that customers can build for a process. Only approved recommendations are written back to the ERP.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "Series A of EUR 8.5M led by Acton Capital (2024-10-28); Gartner lists it as one of nine representative European Decision Intelligence vendors (per its own release)." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": null, "last": "Series A, EUR 8.5M, 2024-10-28", "investors": "Acton Capital (lead); UVC Partners, LEA Partners", "src": "https://www.startbase.de/news/paretos-schliesst-series-a-ueber-85-millionen-euro-ab/" }, "founded": 2020, "hq": "Heidelberg, Germany", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "The homepage cites a meal-kit retailer and a packaging maker, but the product is not built for one industry." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.paretos.com/", "https://paretos.com/en-newsrooms/ey-and-paretos-bring-intelligence-to-european-enterprise-planning", "https://www.startbase.de/news/paretos-schliesst-series-a-ueber-85-millionen-euro-ab/" ] }, { "n": "ThroughPut", "u": "https://www.throughput.world/", "w": "ThroughPut says it will 'de-bottleneck industrial supply chain operations. One data set at a time.' Its platform finds bottlenecks and outliers in material flow, then prescribes actions on inventory, replenishment and capacity. Buyers are operations and supply chain leaders in heavy industry, food and beverage, and defense. Its AI tool ELI senses shifts in usage demand and ranks inventory rebalancing actions.", "cat": "decision", "cat_src": { "quote": "De-bottleneck industrial supply chain operations.", "url": "https://www.throughput.world/" }, "ph": { "demand": 1, "supply": 1, "inventory": 2, "sop": 1, "respond": 2 }, "caps": [ "analytics", "inventory_opt", "replenishment", "risk", "sensing", "sop" ], "ai": "ELI, an 'AI-Powered Material Flow Bottleneck & Outlier Detection System' that flags outlier data, senses shifts in demand, and prescribes inventory rebalancing ranked by operational criticality. Its site lists AI-driven product allocation, auto-ordering and auto-rebalancing.", "scale": { "tier": 4, "basis": "No funding or revenue published. The home page shows customer testimonials (Cementos Progreso, Church Brothers Farms, ConAgra); a release headline mentions a US Air Force Phase III contract; sold through Carahsoft (2026-06-09)." }, "hq": "Palo Alto, CA, United States", "price": { "note": "not published; sales-led, also sold through the Carahsoft government reseller" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Industrial and defense focus, but no bills of materials or plant scheduling published." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.throughput.world/", "https://throughput.world/press-release/", "https://throughput.world/press-releases/throughput-ai-launches-new-ai-powered-predictive-parts-kit-management-capabilities-to-optimize-sourcing-reduce-unplanned-downtime-and-improve-production-reliability/", "https://throughput.world/press-releases/throughput-ai-and-aankhen-launch-breakthrough-sku-level-tariff-management-decision-acceleration-product/", "https://throughput.world/press-releases/throughput-ai-now-available-on-sbir-aisle-of-cdaos-tradewinds-solutions-marketplace", "https://throughput.world/press-releases/throughput-ai-now-available-through-carahsoft-expanding-government-and-commercial-access-to-ai-powered-predictive-supply-chain-decision-intelligence" ] }, { "n": "Anaplan", "home": "workforce-planning-software", "u": "https://www.anaplan.com/", "w": "Anaplan's supply chain planning is 'the decision infrastructure for your supply chain': applications for integrated business planning, demand, supply, inventory and production planning, MRP and distribution requirements planning, with scenario planning on top. Buyers are supply chain leaders. The AI is the Supply Chain Analyst agent, ML forecasting with demand sensing, and Anaplan Retail Intelligence from the Syrup acquisition.", "cat": "bizplan", "cat_src": { "quote": "The decision infrastructure for your supply chain", "url": "https://www.anaplan.com/solutions/supply-chain-management/" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 2, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "forecasting", "inventory_opt", "mrp", "risk", "scenario", "sensing", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Anaplan Supply Chain Analyst, a role-based agent that 'surfaces risks and opportunities, runs scenarios, enables end-to-end visibility' and helps coordinate demand and supply plans, working under planner approval. ML and AI forecasting with demand sensing, and Retail Intelligence models. Anaplan's 2026-06-30 release says it expects to deliver complete suites of skills-based supply chain agents by the end of 2026.", "scale": { "tier": 1, "basis": "Revenue of US$592.2 million in 2022 and more than 2,200 employees in January 2022 (Wikipedia); taken private by Thoma Bravo in 2022." }, "founded": 2006, "hq": "Miami, Florida, USA", "owner": "Thoma Bravo (acquisition completed 2022-06-22, about US$10.4 billion)", "price": { "note": "not published; the page advises weighing total cost of ownership" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Horizontal platform with production planning, MRP and retail applications; not built for one industry." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.anaplan.com/solutions/supply-chain-management/", "https://www.anaplan.com/news/anaplan-introduces-new-suite-role-based-ai-agents/", "https://www.anaplan.com/news/anaplan-announces-acquisition-of-syrup-tech/", "https://www.anaplan.com/news/anaplan-introduces-the-agentic-enterprise/", "https://www.anaplan.com/news/" ] }, { "n": "Board", "home": "workforce-planning-software", "u": "https://www.board.com/", "w": "Board's supply chain planning covers demand, supply and S&OP/IBP on its planning platform, with 'AI-native planning for decision-ready supply chains'. Buyers are supply chain planners and operations leaders. The Board Supply Chain Agent has three uses: Risk & Opportunity in demand planning, Constraint Intelligence (the Feasibility Agent) in supply planning, and Meeting Insights in S&OP. Board says it is built for human-in-the-loop planning.", "cat": "bizplan", "cat_src": { "quote": "AI-native planning for decision-ready supply chains", "url": "https://www.board.com/ai/supply-chain-agent" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "risk", "scenario", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Board Supply Chain Agent: it 'continuously' senses supply chain disruptions, evaluates trade-offs, and simulates feasible corrective actions before decisions are committed, and it turns S&OP discussions into structured themes and decisions. Planners keep control of approvals.", "scale": { "tier": 2, "basis": "FAQ: \"trusted by 2,000+ organizations worldwide\"; privately held." }, "founded": 1994, "price": { "note": "not published on the pages opened" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Merchandiser Agent is sold for retail planning, but the Supply Chain Agent itself is not built for one industry." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.board.com/ai/supply-chain-agent", "https://www.board.com/en/news", "https://www.board.com/news/board-reimagines-the-planner-experience-with-ai-powered-agents", "https://www.board.com/news/agentic-continuous-planning-supply-chain-merchandiser-ai-agents", "https://www.board.com/blog/boards-latest-release-advances-continuous-planning" ] }, { "n": "Pigment", "home": "workforce-planning-software", "u": "https://www.pigment.com/", "w": "Pigment's supply chain planning page covers scenario modeling (shipping lines, facility switches, tariffs), supply planning, demand planning with a consensus forecast, and S&OP/IBP, with connectors to SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Snowflake and BigQuery. Buyers are supply chain and finance planners. The AI is an Analyst Agent that analyzes performance and surfaces risks, a Modeler Agent that builds supply chain models from a stated intent, and an MCP server.", "cat": "bizplan", "cat_src": { "quote": "Supply Chain Planning (SCP) Software", "url": "https://www.pigment.com/use-case/supply-chain" }, "ph": { "demand": 2, "supply": 2, "inventory": 1, "sop": 2, "respond": 1 }, "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "mcp", "scenario", "sop", "supply_plan" ], "ai": "Analyst Agent (scheduled supply chain reports and risk alerts), Modeler Agent ('builds, expands, and documents supply chain planning applications within minutes'), and Pigment MCP, which gives Claude and ChatGPT governed access to planning data. Its pages do not state each agent's release status.", "scale": { "tier": 3, "basis": "Series E of $250 million at a $2.3 billion valuation reported 2026-10-21 (PYMNTS)." }, "funding": { "total_usd_m": null, "last": "Series E, $250M at $2.3B valuation, 2026-10-21 (reported)", "investors": "not confirmed from a page opened", "src": "https://www.pymnts.com/?p=4328721" }, "price": { "note": "14-day free trial with usage limits; paid pricing not published" }, "flags": { "mfg": false, "commerce": false, "note": "Retail planning is listed on the page, but the product is horizontal." }, "v": "primary", "src": [ "https://www.pigment.com/use-case/supply-chain", "https://www.pigment.com/webinars/autonomous-supply-chain-planning-with-ai-agents" ] } ] }