Gartner | Coolest Vendor Innovations in Supply Chain Planning Technology
Amazon Web Services recognized as a Cool Vendor in Innovations in Supply Chain Planning Software
Supply chain planning teams face growing complexity—from volatile demand patterns to fragmented data across systems. Traditional planning tools often require months of implementation and leave planners buried in exceptions rather than focused on strategic decisions.
Amazon Connect Decisions takes a different approach. Built on Amazon’s 30 years of operational science managing over 400 million SKUs, Amazon Connect Decisions deploys AI teammates that work alongside your planners—not in place of them. These AI teammates observe, detect, recommend, and act across demand and supply planning workflows, so your team can focus on the decisions that matter most.
We believe this recognition from Gartner as a Cool Vendor in Coolest Vendor Innovations in Supply Chain Planning Technology reflects the value of our approach: AI-native supply chain planning that gets smarter with every decision, deploys in weeks instead of months, and works with your existing systems.
We believe you must read the report to learn:
- How AI-native approaches are reshaping supply chain planning and decisioning
- Why multi-agent architectures can help planners move from reactive exception management to proactive decision-making
- What Gartner identifies as key capabilities and considerations for modern supply chain planning platforms
- How organizations in high-volatility sectors such as FMCG, retail, automotive, and industrial manufacturing can benefit
NOTICE
Gartner, Coolest Vendor Innovations in Supply Chain Planning Technology, 2026, By Joe Graham, Buse Aras. 26 August 2026. Gartner does not endorse any company, vendor, product or service depicted in its publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s business and technology insights organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this publication, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Gartner and Magic Quadrant are trademarks of Gartner, Inc., and/or its affiliates. This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Amazon Web Services.
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