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Building the Future of Supply Chain Operations

By S.Y. Shenoy, senior vice president, Fusion SCM development, Oracle—Jun 29, 2026

Supply chain leaders are navigating one of the most complex operating environments in decades. Economic uncertainty, shifting trade policies, labor constraints, and evolving customer expectations continue to test organizations’ ability to adapt, respond, and grow.

At the same time, AI is creating a new opportunity for supply chain leaders to anticipate disruptions, improve resilience, and enhance outcomes.

To seize that opportunity, organizations need a connected foundation that brings together critical supply chain and business functions so that they can respond to change as one business. At Oracle, we have been working on building that foundation for many years and I am proud that Gartner® has recognized Oracle as a Leader in six recent Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports evaluating supply chain technologies:

What makes these recognitions particularly meaningful to us is what they say about the direction of modern supply chains. In organizations of all sizes, every decision is interconnected, and every disruption can create ripple effects across the business. Success depends on the ability to see those connections, understand their impact, and respond quickly.

That is why Oracle has focused on helping customers connect end-to-end supply chain operations with Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM). Built on a unified cloud platform and common data model, Oracle Cloud SCM helps organizations operate with greater visibility, a single source of truth for decision-making, and the agility to adapt when conditions change.

It also creates a strong foundation for AI, which delivers the greatest value when it is embedded directly into the applications and workflows people use every day, not layered on as a separate tool. When intelligence is built into business processes, teams can move faster, make more informed decisions, and act with greater confidence.

The combination of connected data, integrated processes, and embedded AI will define the next generation of supply chain performance. I believe the recognition across these six Gartner reports further validates our vision for the future and reflects the progress our customers are making as they build more resilient, intelligent, and adaptive supply chain operations.

Gartner Disclaimers

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, Greg Leiter, Tomas Kienast, Johan Jartelius, Denis Torii, Dennis Gaughan, 13 October 2025

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Source-to-Pay Suites, Micky Keck, Kaitlynn Sommers, Lynne Phelan, Magnus Bergfors, Alex Brady, 21 January 2026

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Discrete Industries, Joe Graham, Pia Orup Lund, Buse Aras, Julia von Massow, Eva Dawkins, Jan Snoeckx, 18 March 2026

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Process Industries, Joe Graham, Pia Orup Lund, Buse Aras, Julia von Massow, Eva Dawkins, Jan Snoeckx, 18 March 2026

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, Brock Johns, Oscar Sanchez Duran, Manav Jain, 30 March 2026

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, Simon Tunstall, Rishabh Narang, Federica Stufano, 29 April 2026

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