Data and AI are helping leaders identify market signals earlier, evaluate scenarios faster, and focus S&OP conversations on the decisions and trade-offs that matter.
In the inaugural episode of the Nagarro Supply Chain Leadership Exchange, supply chain leaders from ITC, RR Kabel, and Nagarro discuss how planning is evolving amid demand volatility, quick commerce, commodity fluctuations, and changing customer expectations. They also explore why technology alone is not enough and what organizations must do to translate intelligence into better decisions.
Key takeaways:
- Shift the S&OP conversation from validating numbers to making strategic decisions and trade offs.
- Balance forecast accuracy with responsiveness, visibility, and supply chain agility.
- Use AI to sense demand shifts, identify exceptions, and evaluate scenarios at speed.
- Enable planners to assess recommendations and trade-offs instead of creating plans manually.
- Build adoption through trusted data, quick wins, cross-functional ownership, and executive sponsorship.
- Move toward a more continuous planning model that responds to change as it happens.
Interested in learning more? Watch the complete leadership exchange here.