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o9 Solutions: how Google & HPE master Supply Chain agility. March 31, 2026 From Google to Silicon Labs, industry leaders are leveraging o9 Solutions' APEX model to turn supply chain chaos into calm, integrated intelligence In a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, traditional functional optimisation is not enough for manufacturers. When things are highly interconnected, improvements in one department can create problems in another. o9 Solutions' Executive Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO Chakri Gottemukkala has introduced the APEX operating model: agile, adaptive and autonomous planning and execution. APEX is powered by neuro-symbolic AI that combines large language models with structured reasoning. Manufacturing supply chain leaders from companies including Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Apollo Tyres and Silicon Labs are addressing critical challenges using the o9 platform and driving continuous improvements. Chakri explains: "When LLMs emerged, Manufacturing Digital immediately saw their strengths and weaknesses in an enterprise decision-making context. "Given our AI roots, we were laser-focused on connecting them to the Enterprise Knowledge Graph to solve the toughest challenges in driving operational value." Google's agility supply chain value. Google Networking Operations has achieved ROI by codifying decision logic, o9 says. It has embedded agility across the supply chain that supports its critical global data centre infrastructure. Supriya Iyer, Director of Networking SC & Operations at Google, told o9: "Manufacturing Digital achieved double-digit improvements in order-to-delivery performance. "Delivery in full, on time improved by double digits in the first year. It then improved by another 10% the following year." Previously, Google's responsiveness relied on what she called "heroics", but the team decided to engineer agility into the operating model using the o9 platform. HPE's Centre of Excellence. HPE saved millions of dollars in avoided external development costs by committing to continuous improvement and created a Centre of Excellence (CoE) behind a planning transformation, o9 says. The CoE was designed as a business-owned capability responsible for governance, prioritisation, configuration, onboarding and continuous enhancement of the o9 platform. Brian Louis, Senior Director of Digital Transformation and Analytics at HPE, told o9 that the goal was to create "an engine that could continuously improve the system, grow adoption, and keep proving value". The CoE helped the organisation move from expected value to realised value. This included introducing monthly tracking of KPIs and verified benefits to ensure impact is measurable and sustained. Silicon Labs' self-service planning model. Using o9, Silicon Labs now operates with automated supply plans, monthly executive versions, daily refreshes and scenario simulations. The company designs chips and outsources manufacturing across wafer fabrication, assembly and testing partners. Its self-service model helped to establish a single source of truth and improve data quality at the source. This helped to improve performance, increasing batch runtime by more than 15%, o9 says. It also embedded quality controls and introduced structured prioritisation, evaluating requests based on business value and impact, urgency and available resources. Chakri says: "With o9's breakthrough Neuro-Symbolic AI technology to power the APEX Model, enterprises can now learn systematically from post-game analysis, improve faster across functions, deploy new capabilities at the pace of the market and continuously evolve their operations. "Our clients see APEX as a strategic differentiator for their businesses in the coming years." Executives. * Brian Louis Senior Director of Digital Transformation & Analytics * Chakri Gottemukkala Official member * Supriya Iyer Director of Supply Chain and Commercial Operations Company portals.

o9 Solutions: powering Hormel's Supply Chain transformation. March 30, 2026 Hormel Foods implements o9 Solutions' AI-powered platform to strengthen efficiency and planning capabilities across its global supply chain network Supply chains across the globe have been adapting their approaches and working to enhance operational performance. This shift has led major organisations worldwide to turn to o9 Solutions as they seek to build more agile and responsive supply chain systems. Hormel Foods Corporation has become one of the businesses to implement the AI-powered digital platform, aiming to strengthen its efficiency and planning capabilities. Organisations are navigating a complex landscape where internal demands for business resilience, cost reduction and operational efficiency coincide with external challenges including regulatory requirements and geopolitical instability that are reshaping supply chain operations. These converging pressures have prompted many businesses to explore the potential benefits of digital tools and platforms such as o9. The company offers a leading AI-powered platform that could help organisations build agile, autonomous and adaptive supply chains, which may support improved decision-making processes. This capability could prove particularly valuable as businesses contend with increasing volatility and uncertainty across global markets. Addressing contemporary challenges. The platform's solutions are designed to enhance forecasting accuracy, support the alignment of demand and supply, and facilitate collaboration across multi-tier supply chain networks. These functions could contribute to improved resilience, transparency and cost efficiency. The technological innovations combine collaboration tools, generative AI, real-time learning capabilities and inventory management systems. These integrated capabilities work together to provide organisations with comprehensive visibility across their operations. Hormel Foods represents one of the companies to invest in o9 Solutions as part of efforts to strengthen planning across its global supply chain. The organisation has implemented o9's integrated Demand and Supply Planning capabilities, with the objective of achieving enhanced operational efficiency. "Hormel Foods operates at a level where planning precision directly impacts performance," explains Chakri Gottemukkala, Co-founder and CEO of o9. "By going live with the o9 Digital Brain platform, Hormel has replaced disconnected tools with a unified enterprise model that links demand signals to supply, inventory and deployment decisions. This foundation enables stronger operational rigour, faster cross-functional alignment and the agility required in a market defined by volatility and change." Managing complexity at scale. The food manufacturer operates a notably complex supply chain network within the sector, handling thousands of supply items while producing thousands of products. Its global portfolio encompasses SPAM, SKIPPY, APPLEGATE and PLANTERS. The company's range includes refrigerated foods, deli meats, plant-based alternatives and shelf-stable products. This diverse product mix requires sophisticated planning and coordination across multiple channels. These operations introduce various complexities including perishability considerations, seasonal demand fluctuations, capacity limitations and multi-tier distribution requirements that consistently present challenges throughout supply chain planning. To address these complexities across its value chain, Hormel has adopted o9's platform, utilising AI and machine learning forecasting capabilities to develop better demand insights. "Every day, we balance moving thousands of products across multiple channels and storage environments," says Will Bonifant, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Hormel Foods. "By connecting demand, supply and inventory decisions in one streamlined platform, we are shifting from reactive problem-solving to more proactive, data-driven planning. We believe this will strengthen our ability to operate consistently, serve customers more reliably and ultimately, drive additional growth across our brand portfolio." Enhanced forecasting and coordination. The implementation of o9's platform at Hormel could enable expanded touchless forecasting capabilities, potentially improving forecast accuracy for seasonal demands while reducing manual overrides. The platform introduces system-recommended inventory transfers and optimised truckload grouping based on weight, volume and stackability constraints, which may support enhanced efficiency and more coordinated planning throughout the network. These capabilities could allow planners to make better informed trade-offs across each segment of the network proactively. By developing deeper insights into demand and inventory patterns, there may be improved alignment across the various segments throughout the supply chain. When planners have access to accurate forecasts during schedule development, they could ensure greater synchronisation across operations. Working in collaboration with Accenture, the o9 platform was deployed across Hormel's network through a phased implementation process. Through five go-lives between March and December 2025, the software has been deployed across more than 70 sites spanning dry and refrigerated networks. "We are partnering with Hormel Foods on the company's strategic, growth-oriented pivot from a supply-led value chain to a demand-driven value chain," adds Adheer Bahulkar, Global Supply Chain Lead for Consumer Industries and Client Account Lead for Hormel Foods at Accenture. "As part of this reinvention, we are building a strong data foundation for Hormel and helping our client use AI, data and analytics to power its planning process and solution. All this is underpinned by strong change management to help Hormel's supply chain planners pave the way for sustained growth." The initiative aims to deliver greater efficiency for Hormel Foods, supporting end-to-end transformation across its supply chain operations. Executives. * Adheer Bahulkar Global Supply Chain Lead for Consumer Industries * Chakri Gottemukkala Official member * Will Bonifant Company portals.

o9 Solutions, an AI-powered enterprise planning software company, has launched APEX, an Agile, Adaptive and Autonomous Planning and Execution model designed to help enterprises accelerate decision-making amid rising volatility. The company reported 28 consecutive quarters of annual recurring revenue growth and completed over 130 successful deployments in 2025. APEX combines human and AI decision-making capabilities, using o9's new Enterprise Knowledge Graph technology powered by Neuro-Symbolic AI. This connects large language models with the company's proven Enterprise Knowledge Graph to detect risks, analyse scenarios and continuously improve decisions across value chains. In 2025, o9 was named a Gartner Customers' Choice for Supply Chain Planning Solutions and received Platinum recognition from EcoVadis, ranking in the top 1 percent globally.