AI in Supply Chain stories
Procurement teams will be able to handle sourcing, invoicing and supplier risk in one interface, as Ivalua adds AI agent IVA Studio.
The wider rollout will put AI tools in the hands of more than 276,000 KPMG staff, as the firm pushes clients beyond pilot projects.
Shippers could cut review times from weeks to minutes as the closed-loop tool spots savings and service issues across global freight.
Actual procurement data now points to a broad April slowdown, with all five tracked sectors posting month-on-month spend declines.
Poor data quality could cost supply chains millions a year, and AI will only magnify errors unless records are cleaned first.
The new system could cut document automation setup from months to minutes for firms facing heavy paperwork and limited technical resources.
The deal aims to help firms cut AI errors by giving agents a live picture of business processes and future scenarios.
The deal broadens automation across procurement and finance as Coupa folds Rossum's invoice-reading AI into its source-to-pay platform.
The move could speed finance closes and ERP migrations for customers as SAP ties more than 50 assistants to business data and controls.
The deal aims to give enterprise AI a live view of operations, while also adding planning and forecasting tools to Celonis's platform.
Support tickets could fall as JAGGAER embeds a multilingual AI assistant into procurement workflows to answer policy and supplier questions.
FourKites links live shipment data to Inventory Twin, giving planners earlier risk alerts and a direct path from stock shortfall to freight booking.
Large companies could cut weeks of analysis to minutes as Aera links conversational AI to governed, auditable business actions.
Orders and shipments can now be rebooked in minutes as Infios pushes AI deeper into live logistics systems amid persistent disruption.
Businesses could cut back-office cycle times by up to 70% as Salesforce expands Agentforce into finance, supply chain and compliance.
The drinks group is rolling out ChatGPT Enterprise to 2,500 staff to sharpen forecasting, inventory and production as demand shifts overnight.
The move gives Mars staff a single AI system for search and task automation across its global Petcare, Snacking and Food businesses.
Rising transport and supplier costs are pushing Indian businesses to prioritise agility, as 47 per cent seek tighter systems integration.
Most firms still avoid the technology, but adoption in UK transport and storage has jumped to 27.1%, according to ONS data.
The deal gives Mphasis a decision-intelligence platform aimed at helping clients improve pricing, forecasting and supply-chain choices with AI.