Impact: HighNetwork Investment and Scenario Planning2026-07-14· Gartner
Gartner finds network-decision approvals are frequently reopened
Gartner’s latest survey shows that most Supply Chain leaders reopen final approvals for network decisions, revealing decision regret and rigidity in network-investment planning.
The Dataleo angle
The affected decision is when a network investment is considered stable enough for approval. Value requires uncertainty, optionality and trigger conditions to be built into the decision rather than handled through repeated executive rework. The failure mode is treating network design as a one-time capital approval when demand, tariffs, service requirements and capacity assumptions remain unstable.
