RELEX State of Supply Chain 2026: Volatility, trade-offs and the rise of AI
Find out why 77% of retail and manufacturing leaders remain optimistic, even as global disruptions, trade pressures, and demand volatility reshape planning.
Resources
At RELEX, we’ve accumulated a wealth of supply chain and retail planning expertise from our 2000+ planning specialists. Dive into resources crafted for you by our experts — from blogs and whitepapers to guides, reports, videos, and more.
The RELEX multi-agent system: A practical approach to realizing AI’s full potential
Discover how the RELEX multi-agent AI system helps retailers and manufacturers overcome the pilot plateau and achieve scalable AI success.
Beyond the blind spots: Unified AI-powered merchandising
Discover how AI-driven, unified planning eliminates retail blind spots to boost profits, align teams, and enhance customer experiences.
Where manufacturing connects with retail: turning POS data into shared growth
With retail connected planning, manufacturers bridge the sell-in and sell-out gap by turning POS data into coordinated execution and shared growth.
How attribute-based planning maximizes profitability in food manufacturing
Learn how attribute-based planning helps food manufacturers get more out of non-uniform raw materials.
Demand sensing: How to conquer manufacturing supply chain chaos
This blog explores how forecasts built using demand sensing can result in fewer lost sales, reduced waste, and increased cost savings.
Wholesale success depends on supply chain technology that maximizes efficiency to drive margins
Scott Curtiss, RELEX Head of Field Presales, discusses three key focus areas for wholesaler success and how AI-enabled solutions from RELEX can help them overcome their challenges and drive efficiency and profitability.
Building a business case for wholesale supply chain technology investment
The essential guide for building a business case to drive wholesale supply chain technology investments. Read more.
Customer video: C&S Wholesale Grocers
Andrew Connell, SVP of Procurement at C&S Wholesale Grocers, discusses how RELEX Solutions has transformed their supply chain operations.
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Introducing RELEX Open: Building any buying in the age of AI
RELEX Open gives retailers and manufacturers three ways to chart their own course with AI: deploy validated solutions, extend the platform with new tools built on proven foundations, and orchestrate existing systems to make context-aware, explainable decisions.
QSR supply chain planning: overcoming operational friction with ingredient-level forecasting and franchise-wide visibility
Discover how connected QSR supply chain planning closes the gap between the kitchen and customer demand.
Case Study: Coop Estonia
Coop Estonia selected RELEX to introduce this new pricing approach following an evaluation of functional fit.
How to build a consumer decision tree: why the best CDTs start with shopper behavior, not supply logic
See why CDTs based on shopper behavior beat vendor- and workshop-built trees, and how RELEX CDT Builder applies the method.
Agentic AI in manufacturing supply chain planning
Learn why most manufacturers need both general and tailored agents, meet the five core RELEX agents for manufacturing, and see how RELEX Open lets you deploy, connect, and extend AI across your supply chain planning.
Reality In A Time Of Transformation
The report looks at what’s holding retailers back today, from dirty data to fragmented systems, and what it will take to finally cut waste and lost sales.
Case Study: Grupo Vinoteca
See how Grupo Vinoteca, a Mexican wine and spirits distributor, reduced lost sales by 34.7%, cut store replenishment time by around 50%, and saved on inventory with RELEX’s unified planning.
Make AI work at scale.
This session works through what leading retailers and manufacturers are doing instead: deciding what to own, what to buy, and how to make the two work together. You’ll see it working through examples drawn from real deployments, not a vision deck.
7 ways AI planning software solves meat manufacturing’s supply chain challenges
Discover seven AI supply chain planning capabilities that close the margin gap in red meat manufacturing.
Customer Story: Grupo Vinoteca
Karen Contreras, Supply Strategy Manager at Grupo Vinoteca, shares how the company selected RELEX to strengthen its supply chain ahead of an ambitious store and territory expansion.
Case Study: Biyoute Trading Co. Ltd.
RELEX was selected to provide AI-driven demand forecasting and multi-echelon supply chain optimization across Biyoute’s three-tier supply network.
Customer Story: Biyoute Trading
No Stockouts, No Overstock at Chinese New Year: BeYouTe’s President on Building a True Partnership with RELEX.