From Vision to Reality: How ketteQ Aligns with Gartner's 2025 Supply Chain Roadmap

Gartner’s Future of Supply Chain 2025 Executive Report provides invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of supply chain management. The report identifies key drivers shaping the future, including advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), stricter environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulations, geopolitical shifts, data control, and talent shortages.  

To navigate these challenges, Gartner emphasizes the importance of agility, resilience, strategic alignment, regionalization, and ecosystem collaboration within supply chains.

ketteQ’s solutions are meticulously aligned with these highlighted areas, empowering organizations to effectively address the challenges outlined in Gartner’s report.

‍Let’s explore how.

Advancements in AI and Real-Time Decision-Making

Gartner underscores the necessity for supply chains to invest in AI and real-time analytics to enhance decision-making and execution. ketteQ’s PolymatiQ™ solver exemplifies this by leveraging AI and agentic technology to run and automatically evaluate thousands of scenarios simultaneously. This capability enables organizations to anticipate disruptions and make informed decisions swiftly, thereby enhancing agility and resilience.

Customer Example: NCR Voyix – Faced with forecasting and demand planning inefficiencies while using Oracle Cloud Planning, NCR Voyix transitioned to ketteQ’s AI-powered adaptive planning. Within five months, they saw improved promise dates, higher on-time deliveries, and better customer service.

Sustainability and ESG Compliance

With increasing emphasis on sustainability, Gartner highlights the need for supply chains to integrate ESG considerations into their operations. ketteQ’s adaptive planning solutions facilitate this by providing real-time visibility and analytics, allowing organizations to monitor and adapt their supply chain activities in line with ESG goals by prioritizing more sustainable routes and leveraging repairable inventory. This ensures that companies can meet regulatory requirements and uphold their commitment to sustainable practices.

Customer Example: Cosmetica Labs – A contract manufacturer for major beauty brands like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder, Cosmetica needed precise planning to manage new product launches. With ketteQ, they optimized raw material inventory and reduced supply chain waste, supporting sustainability efforts while improving production predictability.

Talent Development and Human-Centric Work Design

Addressing talent shortages and fostering a culture that embraces change are pivotal themes in Gartner’s report. ketteQ supports this by offering user-friendly interfaces and AI-driven insights that empower employees to make data-informed decisions. By reducing complexity and enhancing accessibility, ketteQ enables teams to thrive in dynamic environments, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Strategic Alignment and Ecosystem Collaboration

Gartner emphasizes the importance of aligning supply chain strategies with overarching business objectives and collaborating across ecosystems. ketteQ’s seamless integration capabilities, particularly its native deployment on platforms like Salesforce, ensure that supply chain data is unified across operations, sales, and finance. This holistic view fosters cross-functional collaboration and strategic alignment, driving cohesive and informed decision-making.

Customer Example: Johnson Controls (JCI) – JCI’s global parts business needed consistency across local teams, but legacy systems and disparate processes created inefficiencies. By deploying ketteQ in phases, starting with its chiller business, JCI achieved global visibility, streamlined planning, and enhanced cross-functional collaboration.  

Conclusion

Gartner’s Future of Supply Chain 2025 Executive Report provides a comprehensive roadmap for organizations aiming to navigate the complexities of modern supply chain management. ketteQ’s innovative solutions are well-aligned with these insights, offering the tools and capabilities necessary to build agile, resilient, and sustainable supply chains poised for future success.

By leveraging AI-driven decision-making, improving ESG compliance, enabling human-centric planning, and fostering collaboration, ketteQ is already helping forward-thinking companies like NCR Voyix, Cosmetica Labs, and Johnson Controls transform their supply chains.

Want to future-proof your supply chain? Explore how ketteQ can help at ketteQ.com.

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