Supply Chain Software

The $53 billion forecast measures software spend, not decision maturity. The affected decision is the architecture and procurement of Supply Chain platforms: which agents remain embedded in one vendor suite, which coordinate across APS, ERP, procurement and logistics systems, and who controls their authority. Value depends on explicit decision rights, human-in-the-loop thresholds and orchestration rules. The main trade-off is platform dependence versus interoperability: vendor-native agents may be easier to deploy, while cross-system multi-agent workflows can create duplicated logic, inconsistent permissions and unclear accountability.