o9 and Prewave: Enhancing Supply Chain Risk Visibility
Global supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to disruption, from trade tariffs and geopolitical tensions to extreme weather events. These risks can cause significant instability across industries, affecting sourcing, production and distribution.
To address these challenges, enterprise AI software provider o9 Solutions has announced a strategic partnership with Prewave, a specialist in AI-driven supply chain intelligence.
Together, they aim to equip businesses with advanced tools for identifying and managing potential risks while strengthening supply chain resilience.
Chakri Gottemukkala, Co-Founder and CEO at o9, emphasises the significance of the collaboration: “We’re very pleased to provide comprehensive supply chain insights to our clients through our partnership with Prewave, combining its AI-powered external risk intelligence with o9’s innovative planning and optimisation capabilities.
"As a result, joint clients benefit from an integrated workflow that provides real-time visibility into potential supply chain disruptions and capacity constraints, and are able to implement proactive risk management strategies that keep their business moving forward."
Introducing o9 and Prewave
o9 Solutions focuses on transforming enterprise planning through AI-driven, integrated decision-making.
Its "game-changing" Digital Brain platform enhances the ability of businesses to navigate supply chain complexities and volatility.
Prewave, meanwhile, specialises in supplier monitoring for procurement, supply chain and sustainability teams.
Using AI, the platform tracks and categorises supplier risks by monitoring social media and other sources. This approach enables businesses to receive targeted, relevant alerts that improve their risk management strategies.
Enhancing risk visibility with AI integration
By integrating Prewave’s multi-tier risk intelligence into o9’s Digital Brain platform, businesses stand to gain a single, centralised source of real-time supply chain risk insights. This improves visibility of potential disruptions, enabling firms to identify vulnerabilities and develop alternative sourcing strategies.
The solution is set to facilitate direct collaboration with suppliers, allowing companies to mitigate risk before issues escalate.
Clients using o9’s sales and operations planning (S&OP) solution will benefit from real-time alerts on external risks, categorised into more than 200 categories such as geopolitical conflicts, labour strikes and supplier insolvency.
With access to structured risk data, businesses can enhance their mid- and long-term sourcing strategies by evaluating revenue exposure and testing 'what-if' scenarios, enabling proactive decision-making and helping firms to navigate supply chain volatility more effectively.
A proactive approach to supply chain resilience
Prewave Co-Founder, Harald Nitschinger, highlights the increasing complexity of modern supply chains – and the need for solutions that enable rapid risk mitigation.
“Modern, global supply chains are more complex and prone to disruption than ever before," he adds.
"Companies across the world need solutions that can help them mitigate potential disruptions. Prewave enables a rapid time-to-response and provides strategic, revenue-linked insights that build the foundation of proactive resilience.
"By partnering with o9, we can provide an end-to-end, unified approach to supply chain risk management that facilitates proactive risk mitigation, improves inventory optimisation, strengthens supplier collaboration and enhances data-driven decision-making throughout procurement and risk management processes."
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