There’s a growing chasm between AI ambition and adoption in the supply chain, according to research sponsored by Kinaxis, a cloud-based software company that provides supply chain management and orchestration solutions. The research was done by IDC InfoBrief, which surveyed more than 2,000 supply chain leaders across nine markets. Every AI-driven recommendation is explainable and auditable before it acts, so accountability happens at the decision, not just the policy,” King said, referring to its AI-infused supply chain orchestration platform that combines proprietary technologies and techniques that provide full transparency and agility across the entire supply chain. “The next phase of supply chain AI is not simply more adoption. It is accountability—ensuring AI delivers trusted decisions, measurable value, governed autonomy, and operational outcomes,” added Eric Thompson, IDC’s research director, global supply chain planning.