Flipping the Script: Why I Joined the ketteQ Journey to Lead the Next Era of Supply Chain Planning

I've been in the supply chain industry a long time; actually, a really long time. After earning my Master's in Operations Research from Georgia Tech, I spent over 38 years at Logility, leading engineering, product innovation, strategy, and customer success. I had the opportunity to work with hundreds of companies across industries, helping evolve the supply chain planning systems they relied on every day.

But over the years, one thing became increasingly clear: the world changed, and most supply chain planning systems didn't.

As disruptions became more frequent and complexity surged, the gap between what legacy supply chain systems were built for and what supply chains needed kept growing. And it wasn't just a small gap but a chasm! I knew that to provide the capabilities required by this new era of supply chain; systems had to be built from scratch to leverage AI, cloud technology, and new approaches to solve these complex problems. Incremental changes to legacy supply chain systems were no longer a viable option.

When I began considering a new chapter in my career, I reached out to a trusted Gartner analyst to get their take. Their advice was clear: "If you want to be part of what's next, talk to ketteQ. They're building something fundamentally different." That led to a few conversations with Mike Landry, ketteQ's CEO. And it didn't take long to see what the analyst meant.

ketteQ isn't just incrementally improving legacy systems; they're flipping the script. After implementing hundreds of legacy supply chain planning platforms, kettteQ's founding team, led by Mike Landry and Chris Amet, had also seen the limitations of legacy systems firsthand. So, they built something entirely new: a modern, intelligent, adaptive, and autonomous solution built natively on the cloud and leveraging innovative algorithms.

Built for the Future, Not the Past

At the core of ketteQ is PolymatiQ™, the world's only agentic AI engine purpose-built for supply chain planning.

PolymatiQ™ doesn't wait for users to define perfect inputs or ask the right questions. It anticipates and simulates thousands of scenarios in parallel, adapts to real-time data, and recommends confident, goal-aligned actions. It's autonomous. It's strategic. And in today's volatile environment, it's essential.

This isn't single-pass solving with one narrow objective. PolymatiQ™ runs multi-pass, multi-objective solves—delivering solutions optimized for service, cost, risk, and more. In an era of constant disruption, this level of intelligence isn't optional. It's required.

Legacy Systems Were Built for a Different World

The systems most companies still rely on were created for an era when supply chains were more regional and stable. You could plan once and execute for weeks.

But those days are gone.

Now, businesses face port delays, inflation, labor shortages, trade volatility, and ever-rising customer expectations—all at once. Spreadsheet workarounds and static one-pass plans can't keep up. Continuous, adaptive decision-making is the new mandate.

That's why ketteQ isn't fixing the past. It's building what the future demands.

A New Model for Planning

What drew me to ketteQ is its fundamentally different approach to solving today's most pressing supply chain challenges:

• From One-Pass to Multi-Pass: PolymatiQ™ autonomously simulates and evaluates thousands of scenarios, surfacing the best outcomes aligned with business priorities.

• From Siloed to Connected: ketteQ is built natively on Salesforce, making planning a connected, real-time process across sales, service, and operations—not an isolated function.

• From Reactive to Proactive: Instead of reacting after disruptions occur, PolymatiQ™ anticipates risk and recommends action in advance—turning uncertainty into opportunity.

This is more than a planning tool. It's a platform for intelligent, agile decision-making.

Proven by Industry Leaders

Companies like Johnson Controls, NCR Voyix, Coca-Cola, Carrier, and Alliance Consumer Group are already realizing results by moving beyond legacy planning.

With ketteQ, they've achieved:

• Increased forecast accuracy

• More reliable promise dates

• Lower inventory costs

• Higher fill rates

• Shorter planning cycles

• Better asset utilization

• Improved collaboration

• Stronger resilience across supply chains

These aren't proofs of concept; they're real-world transformations demonstrating how ready the market is for change.

Why I'm All In

After nearly four decades in this industry, I wasn't looking for another incremental product update. I wanted to be part of something that redefines how planning is done—a team and platform truly equipped for the challenges supply chains face today.

That's what I found at ketteQ.

A deeply experienced and passionate team. A vision grounded in practical innovation. And a solution that doesn't just modernize—it leads.

Are You Ready to Flip the Script?

If your planning systems weren't built for today's complexity, maybe it's time to look beyond what you've always used.

ketteQ is adaptive. Intelligent. Resilient. Powered by PolymatiQ™, the world's only agentic AI solver for supply chain.

See how companies like Johnson Controls, Coca-Cola, and Carrier are flipping the script.
Read their stories at ketteQ.com/clients and discover what's possible.

Let's plan for what's next—together.

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