Why Supply Chain Consulting Firms are Getting In Early with ketteQ

When I reflect on my three decades in supply chain, which includes founding Servigistics, leading Barkawi Management Consultants in North America, and later building the global supply chain practice at Genpact, I’ve seen a clear pattern emerge: consulting firms that identify and align early with transformative technologies consistently outpace the competition.

Now, as CEO of ketteQ, I see that pattern repeating itself, but this time, the opportunity is even bigger.

The Opportunity: A Market on the Move

According to Gartner’s Market Share: Supply Chain Management Software, Worldwide, 2023 report, the SCM software market reached $29.6 billion in revenue last year, growing 13.7% yearly. That’s not just impressive growth; it’s a game-changing opportunity for consulting firms that align with the next generation of planning solutions.

Much of this expansion is driven by companies urgently seeking supply chain AI-powered capabilities that can process more data, autonomously run thousands of scenarios, and respond more dynamically to disruption. Today’s supply chain leaders don’t just want incremental improvement. They want to change the game with intelligent systems that continuously adapt, learn, and optimize.

That’s where ketteQ comes in.

“The PolymatiQ™ Solver has revolutionized the way we approach supply chain planning—dynamic, multi-pass capabilities are a game-changer.” — Genpact

Why Partners Are Getting in Early

Consulting firms partnering with ketteQ today are enjoying a set of clear first-mover advantages:

• Fewer Competitors: Because ketteQ is still in its high-growth phase, partners get involved before the space gets crowded. This means more opportunities to shape client relationships and dominate categories.

• Deeper Engagements: Early partners are engaging not just at the tactical project level but at the strategic transformation level, driving end-to-end reinvention across demand, supply, inventory, service parts, and revenue planning.

• Broader Client Impact: Built on Salesforce and powered by our PolymatiQ™ agentic AI engine, ketteQ connects planning directly with sales, service, and operations. For consulting firms, this means delivering transformation not just in the supply chain organization, but across the entire customer-facing enterprise—within a platform that clients already know and trust.

“Partnering with ketteQ allows us to deliver measurable value to our clients quickly, strengthening relationships and creating new opportunities.” — Balanced Force

Many consulting firms were late to partner with legacy planning vendors—and those who did were often stuck in endless cycles of cleanup and retraining. Whether the platforms were too rigid to adapt or so endlessly customizable that consultants never fully mastered delivery, the result was the same: low enablement, long ramp-up, and unpredictable outcomes.

With ketteQ, that dynamic flips. Our partners lead with confidence—powered by a modern, agentic AI engine that’s intuitive to deploy, fast to implement, and built for

A New Generation of Planning—and Partnership

At ketteQ, our mission is to bring adaptive, AI-powered supply chain planning to every enterprise. But we know technology alone doesn’t drive transformation; people do. That’s why our partner model is designed to enable and accelerate consulting firms’ success.

We make onboarding fast, intuitive, and hands-on. With role-based training, real implementation shadowing, and access to our robust Partner Portal, firms can go from certification to billing in weeks, not months.

“We had consultants enabled and effectively engaged on projects in no time—ketteQ’s enablement approach set us up for success" — Scott Sheldon

And when it’s time to deliver? We’re right there with you. From discovery through go-live and beyond, ketteQ supports our partners with transparency, collaboration, and a unified approach to client success.

“ketteQ doesn’t just show up at go-live—they’re with us every step of the way, making it easy to deliver a seamless client experience.” — Balanced Force

Where It’s Working

We’re already seeing powerful results from AI-powered transformation led by our consulting partners:

• In manufacturing, partners are helping clients replace disconnected spreadsheets and legacy tools with integrated planning powered by AI-driven forecasting and simulation.

• In distribution and service, partners use PolymatiQ’s scenario modeling to evaluate thousands of real-time possibilities, improving promise-date accuracy, service levels, and cost control.

• In private equity portfolios, the rapid time to value (3–6 months, not 12–36) makes it possible to deliver high-impact, scalable results across multiple holdings—all powered by AI.

These aren’t small steps forward. They’re leaps in efficiency, accuracy, and strategic insight, and consulting firms are at the center of that change.

Don’t Miss the Next Wave

If you’re a consulting firm with supply chain expertise, the time to act is now. The next generation of supply chain planning is already here—AI-powered, adaptive, and enterprise-connected. The market is moving fast. The opportunity is real.

Those who partner early with ketteQ are already seeing what’s possible: faster wins, stronger relationships, and a critical role in the future of intelligent supply chain transformation.

Don’t miss the boat this time.