Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit

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

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

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

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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Demand Chain AI’s Rob Haddock on Raising Planning Maturity and Helping Companies Outgrow Spreadsheets

This thought leadership piece features Demand Chain AI advisor Rob Haddock, who shares a practitioner’s perspective on why many organizations still struggle with supply chain planning maturity and why moving beyond spreadsheets is often the first step. Drawing on decades of experience in CPG and manufacturing, Haddock explains why discipline, process, and optimization matter more […]
Interconnectedness, Volatility and Uncertainty are Reshaping Global Supply Chains

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

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

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, […]
LT Foods Americas Names Demand Chain AI a Trusted Partner for Planning and Data Excellence

LT Foods Americas, a global leader in specialty rice and rice-based foods, has partnered with Demand Chain AI for nearly two years to strengthen planning, category management and data capabilities in North America.