Supply chains stuck on data silos
Supply Chain Now argued AI adoption in supply chains is blocked less by models and more by disconnected systems — they pushed self-serve analytics, composable AI, and intelligent workflows as fixes video. The message: orchestration and data plumbing still matter more than the latest model.
Supply Chain Now published) an on-demand program titled "Building AI-Ready Operations in Advanced Manufacturing" on February 2, 2026 that highlighted data plumbing as the primary barrier to scaling AI in factories. Their Resource Hub reported) that most teams spend 70–90% of analytics effort on data preparation and recommended implementing a "data gateway" to unify access across warehouses, lakes, and enterprise applications. CEO Keith Moore described how AutoScheduler.AI's consulting engagement with Procter & Gamble exposed "disjointed technology" problems that directly shaped the company's real-time orchestration product roadmap recounted), and Supply Chain Now streamed) an episode titled "Human + Machine — Redefining the Future of Supply Chains" that focused on orchestration over model selection. Supply Chain Now hosted) a webinar called "Building the Foundation for Agentic AI in the Modern Supply Chain" on February 9, 2026 stressing curated data flows and guardrails, while ABI Research reported) in its 2025 survey that AI adoption is accelerating but remains constrained by data management and model customization.
