Supply chain as a strategic asset: data, AI and resilience — Panel discussion at Tech For Industry Show 2026 (Paris Expo Porte de Versailles), featuring Groupe Nestlé, Renault Group and an aerospace player.
Long seen as a cost center, the supply chain has become a source of value and competitiveness. But it faces structural instability: globalization, customs barriers, geopolitical shocks (Russian titanium, Taiwan), cyberattacks, climate hazards and consumer expectations (15-minute delivery in India). A single US factory fire is enough to trigger a "butterfly effect" across an entire sector.
Three manufacturers share their roadmaps: Renault's shift to data-driven operations (40,000 tier-n suppliers, control towers, data lake), Nestlé's 1,000 AI agents and predictive models 50% more accurate than human experts, and aerospace's autonomous procurement agent.
The guiding thread: the autonomous supply chain made possible by agentic AI — provided you first lay the data foundations, without giving in to complexity or hallucinations.
