What if your TMS didn't just track shipments but anticipated disruptions and fixed them? Agentic AI promises that proactive edge, but is it hype or real architectural shift?
You're crammed in coach, 129 souls shuffling ahead like clogged highways. That's supply chains right now: AI promises speed, but diesel wars and tariffs jam everything.
We all figured April 2026 would dial down the chaos—ceasefire vibes, steady oil flows. Wrong. Cyber predators prowl factories, AI agents grab the wheel, and 2,000 ships idle in a fee-riddled strait.
I've seen AI hype cycles come and go; this one's no different until supply chains force real results. But who's pocketing the cash amid 80% failure rates?
Oracle just dropped 12 AI-powered workspaces for supply chains. They'll 'reason, decide, and act' – sounds great, until you remember ERP history.
Chatbots? So last year. Gartner now bets big on AI agents exploding supply chain software spend to $53 billion by 2030. But hold the champagne—reality might crash the party.