Analysts to Explore Development of AI-enabled Autonomous Supply Chains at Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo
By 2031, 60% of supply chain disruptions will be resolved without human intervention as AI enables increasingly autonomous supply chains, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.
As supply chain disruptions mount from ongoing trade policy uncertainty and intensifying geopolitical conflicts, the likelihood of mismanagement, delayed responses, and financial losses increase without the support of real-time analytics or automated risk analysis.
Gartner data shows many chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are responding by rapidly embracing agentic AI capabilities, or plan to do so within the next two years. A Gartner survey of 509 supply chain leaders from October 2025 indicated “changes in ways of working driven by advancements in AI and agentic AI” will be the most influential driver of future supply chain performance over the next two years.
“As more frequent and complex disruptions continue to test response capacity, organizations are moving toward AI that can sense and act in real time to improve the consistency and speed of decisions,” said Julia von Massow, Director Analyst in Gartner’s Supply Chain practice. “CSCOs should focus on expanding autonomy in a controlled manner by starting with low-risk decisions and building the data and governance needed to grow automation capabilities responsibly in the coming years.” (....)