Supply Chain Planning Solutions (Process Industries)

To thrive in today’s dynamic market, process industry companies need advanced supply chain planning technology for greater agility and responsiveness. This Magic Quadrant helps leaders identify and implement top SCP solutions to drive strategic and operational success.

Market Definition

Gartner defines supply chain planning (SCP) solutions as platforms that provide technological support to help companies manage, link, align and share planning data across an extended supply chain. SCP solutions support a wide range of planning activities, from demand planning and detailed supply planning, to strategic and execution-level planning. They establish a single version of the truth for planning data and decisions, regardless of the underlying execution technology environment.

Organizations use SCP solutions to enhance the quality and efficiency of their supply chain planning decisions and to achieve higher levels of maturity. These solutions enable and streamline planning decision making by providing access to planning data, applying advanced analytics, business rules and prioritization logic, and enforcing process governance across the planning cycle. When utilized optimally, the result is improved end-to-end supply chain planning decisions, including strategic priorities aligned with resource allocations to drive improved business outcomes.

Some of the common business problems that SCP solutions are designed to address include:

Aligning plans end to end — This involves creating plans that are aligned and feasible across all tiers of the supply chain, from suppliers to customers and further tiers out. It also focuses on connecting plans across the different planning layers, from strategic-level planning to execution-level planning.

Improving visibility — This involves providing insights into the status of the supply chain, partners and key metrics used for decision making. By having information readily available, organizations are better equipped to assess situations and deliver actionable insights based on data. Users can then identify areas where improvements can be made to increase efficiency and drive value creation for the organization.

Fostering decision-making speed and quality — This involves meeting the need for faster and higher-quality decision making in supply chain operations. Strong technology support and process automation enable greater efficiency and reduce human bias indecision making. The collaboration capabilities of SCP solutions allow planners and partners to work together directly on the platform, increasing confidence in both the inputs and outputs used to make decisions.

Report 2026

Here is a summary of the vendors featured in the Gartner magic quadrant 2026 report.
For the full analysis and detailed insights, you can read the report here and view the magic quadrant graphic here.

Market Status	Market Vendor
Leader	OMP
Leader	Kinaxis
Leader	Oracle
Leader	o9 Solutions
Leader	Aptean (Logility)
Visionary	RELEX
Visionary	Blue Yonder
Visionary	Dassault Systemes
Visionary	John Galt Solutions
Niche Player	Infor
Niche Player	Coupa
Niche Player	AIMMS
Niche Player	QAD
Niche Player	Aspen Technology
Challenger	SAP
Challenger	Sunstice
Challenger	Anaplan
Challenger	Arkieva