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Kinaxis disclosed a collaboration with NVIDIA to explore long-running AI agents that could continuously optimize and adapt Supply Chain Planning decisions at scale.

Gartner has published its 2026 Global Supply Chain Top 25, with Schneider Electric retaining first place ahead of NVIDIA and Walmart. The research highlights three major themes: autonomous workforces combining people and machines, adaptive physical networks and end-to-end orchestration.

The ranking points to a broader shift in how leading supply chains are evaluated. AI is moving beyond isolated features toward workforce design, connected decision-making and coordination across enterprise and partner networks.

Schneider Electric is cited for its use of generative and agentic AI to improve visibility, prediction and action coordination, making the ranking a useful market signal on the operating-model implications of Supply Chain AI.

Kinaxis announced work with NVIDIA to accelerate planning optimization in Kinaxis Maestro. The announcement matters for supply chain teams because advanced planning scenarios are increasingly constrained by computation speed, data volume and the need to compare options quickly.

For Concurrent Planning, faster optimization can shorten the time between disruption, scenario analysis and decision. The practical value will depend on whether planners can understand the trade-offs behind AI-accelerated recommendations and apply them through governed Planning Governance.