Supply Chain 2026: towards contextual, intelligent, and actionable planning

In 2026, the Supply Chain enters an era where performance will no longer be measured solely by execution speed, but by the relevance of decisions made in their context. Discussions at the Supply Chain Event 2025 confirmed it: after the era of digitalisation and data, comes contextualisation and augmented intelligence.

Industrial and supply leaders are no longer looking for “the best algorithm”, but the right balance between automation and human discernment, between speed and meaning.

From data to decision: contextual intelligence

In recent years, data has become the gravitational centre of planning. But by 2026, the most advanced companies will go further: they will use systems capable of interpreting this data according to business context. A major change.

Planning will no longer be about “forecast and adjust”, but about understanding why variations occur and how to respond intelligently to them.

At BEVOLTA, this vision is already materialised with VOLTA Forecast and VOLTA Simulate, which incorporate contextualised analyses to help planners connect data to operational realities: seasonality, promotions, supplier tensions, or customer behaviour.

And in 2026, VOLTA takes a new step with the introduction of its Guided Performance Actions (Actions guidées de performance): A new generation of intelligent recommendations designed to transform insights into action levers.

VOLTA no longer just explains what is happening or why it is happening, it now proposes the best possible responses based on the company’s real context.

These Guided Performance Actions help planners make quicker decisions, more accurate corrections, and strengthen the overall stability of the supply chain.

VOLTA no longer just points out the problem, but guides performance.

Planning becomes a collaborative space

Another strong trend observed at the SCE: the end of silos. Successful organisations are those that plan together. Solutions are no longer isolated tools, but shared workspaces where professions – supply, commerce, finance, production – challenge their assumptions and align their decisions.

This is embodied today by VOLTA Simulate, which enables the construction of an S&OP plan by bringing all stakeholders together around a unified view of stocks, margins, and capacities.

With the Guided Performance Actions, this collaboration reaches a new level: The system not only highlights points of tension but proposes concrete decision paths, shared amongst teams for validation.

This approach turns planning into a continuous and proactive dialogue — a space where technology and human intelligence co-build the best possible response.

Resilience and agility: the two pillars of performance 2026

The key word for 2026 will not be “sustainability”, but agile resilience. The ability to absorb shocks without breaking operational dynamics. To anticipate an unforeseen event, quickly reconfigure a plan, and decide without stalling the organisation. Successful enterprises will not be those avoiding crises, but those able to navigate through them with flexibility and insight.

This requires tools that make organisations more responsive, yet also calmer. This is exactly the spirit in which VOLTA Plan and VOLTA Schedule are evolving:

• VOLTA Plan helps adjust replenishment priorities according to real constraints.

• VOLTA Schedule synchronises capacities and resources to avoid domino effects.

Together, they offer smooth planning, able to move from a strategic plan to an immediate action without disruption.

In 2026, resilience will no longer be built in waiting, but in daily agility.

Smooth integration, a key success factor

One of the clearest findings from SCE 2025: companies want tools that integrate seamlessly. Gone are the days of cumbersome IT projects. Leaders seek platforms capable of connecting to their ERP, BI, or CRM databases without changing their environment.

The simplicity of integration becomes a competitive advantage.

This is why BEVOLTA has made interoperability a cornerstone of its VOLTA© platform: plug-and-play, connected, open, and maintainable without IT dependency.

This approach enables continuous and collaborative planning, where each piece of data, each decision, and now each Guided Performance Action, naturally circulates within the company's ecosystem.

Conclusion

2026 promises to be the year of augmented planning: More contextual, more collaborative, and more actionable. The companies that succeed will be those that can transform data into decisions and complexity into a competitive advantage.

At BEVOLTA, we believe that technology only makes sense if it saves time and clarifies choices.

VOLTA continues to evolve in this direction: a complete, human, and fluid solution — so that the Supply Chain remains what it must be above all: a lever of control, coherence, and confidence.