Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit Dec 2-3, 2025 | Denver, CO

November 2-3, 2026 | Denver, CO

Engage with forward-thinking supply chain leaders as they explore the future of AI-driven demand planning, forecasting, and operational responsiveness. Featuring real-world case studies, advanced planning strategies, and leadership discussions, the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit showcases how organizations are leveraging AI-powered demand sensing, driver-based forecasting, and intelligent automation to improve forecast accuracy, strengthen S&OP performance, and build more agile, resilient supply chains.

CGSM Summit 2026

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October 20-21, 2026 | Chicago, IL

Connect with leading CPG and food & beverage executives as they explore the future of AI-powered commercial planning, revenue growth optimization, and connected decision-making. Featuring real-world success stories, strategic discussions, and innovative AI-driven solutions, the CGSM Summit 2026 highlights how organizations are transforming trade promotion management, forecasting, and commercial execution to improve agility, increase profitability, and drive sustainable growth across the demand chain.

AI Implementations: Balancing Progress vs Perfection

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Written by: Nolen Akerman & Fraser Lockhart Earlier this year, friends were conducting research on weather stations for their backyard garden. Evaluating the set of features for all the models was a tiresome process, so they sought assistance from a friendly online AI chatbot. The response was impressively formatted with tables and links, highlighting the best features of each model. The only problem: several of […]

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium

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Engage with the industry’s most influential supply chain executives as they define the future of AI, advanced analytics, and digital operations. Featuring leadership-level panels, proven case studies, and strategic dialogues, the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium provides insights that enhance resilience, improve efficiency, and unlock long-term value creation.

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Interconnectedness, Volatility and Uncertainty are Reshaping Global Supply Chains

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Discover how growing volatility and interconnected supply networks are pushing CPG brands beyond traditional supply-centric planning in this article written by Geoff Shive. He explains why demand chain planning, grounded in consumer demand, retailer collaboration, and transparent AI, is critical for protecting service levels and margins. The piece highlights practical approaches, including scenario planning, agentic AI, and digital twins, to help CPG leaders manage uncertainty and make faster, more confident decisions.

Data Reboot: How Cleansing Fuels AI, Automation, and Agility

Clean data hygiene drives AI automation and agility in Demand Chain AI’s Data Reboot story, written by Chad Schumacher for ClearSprout Foods cleansing playbook.

By Chad Schumacher This white paper explores the journey of ClearSprout Foods, a fast-growing CPG manufacturer that learned a critical lesson: AI and analytics are only as powerful as the data behind them. As the company raced to implement advanced tools, fragmented systems and inconsistent records held back meaningful progress. Through ClearSprout’s transformation from messy, […]

Crawl, Walk, Run – Advancing Supply and Demand Chain Production Planning

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Written by Rick Davis Discover how CPG manufacturers are transforming supply and demand planning through the “Crawl, Walk, Run” framework, as outlined by Richard Davis, CEO of Demand Chain AI. In our latest article, Davis explains how a phased approach—starting with foundational visibility, progressing through process integration, and advancing to AI-driven optimization—helps organizations build capability, […]