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Why 2026 Will Be the Year Supply Chain Leaders Stop Building Their Own AI

· Source: supplychainbrain.com

In short

The article argues that supply chain organizations are moving away from building their own AI solutions after experiencing failures with generic AI tools that lacked domain expertise. Specialized vendors with supply chain-specific AI trained on operational data from multiple companies are proving more effective than internal IT builds. The shift is driven by budget authority moving to supply chain leaders who have seen concrete ROI from vendor solutions at industry conferences.

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