o9 and Prewave Unite for AI Supply Chain Risk Management

Uncertainty in global trade creates major challenges for procurement teams.

Supply chains are more complex than ever and disruptions can have severe knock-on effects, delaying production and increasing costs. Addressing such risks requires a combination of real-time data and predictive intelligence.

To help businesses stay ahead, enterprise AI firm o9 Solutions has partnered with Prewave, a specialist in AI-driven supply chain risk intelligence.

Their collaboration aims to enhance visibility, strengthen resilience and enable proactive risk management across procurement and supply chain operations. 

o9 and Prewave combine strengths

o9 Solutions, known for its AI-powered Digital Brain platform, focuses on improving enterprise planning and supply chain decision-making.

Its system helps companies adapt to changing conditions and anticipate disruptions before they escalate.

Prewave, on the other hand, provides AI-driven risk monitoring for procurement, supply chain and sustainability teams.

The platform analyses vast amounts of data, from social media to news sources, to detect potential supply chain risks. This approach ensures that businesses receive timely, relevant alerts, allowing them to act before issues disrupt operations.

The partnership brings together these strengths, integrating Prewave’s external risk intelligence with o9’s planning and optimisation capabilities. This combination allows companies to gain real-time visibility into potential disruptions and adopt proactive risk management strategies.

Chakri Gottemukkala, Co-Founder and CEO of o9, highlights the significance of the partnership: “We’re very pleased to provide comprehensive supply chain insights to our clients through our partnership with Prewave, combining its AI-powered external risk intelligence with o9’s innovative planning and optimisation capabilities.

"As a result, joint clients benefit from an integrated workflow that provides real-time visibility into potential supply chain disruptions and capacity constraints and are able to implement proactive risk management strategies that keep their business moving forward."

Enhancing procurement and risk management strategies

Procurement teams need accurate and timely data to make informed sourcing decisions. A lack of visibility into supplier risks can lead to costly delays, production stoppages and reputational damage.

The integration of Prewave’s AI-powered risk intelligence into o9’s platform offers a centralised source of real-time insights, helping companies monitor and assess supply chain vulnerabilities.

Through the partnership, businesses can track risks across multiple tiers of their supply chains.

Prewave’s platform categorises risks into more than 200 categories, covering everything from geopolitical conflicts and labour strikes to supplier insolvencies.

By connecting this intelligence with o9’s sales and operations planning (S&OP) capabilities, companies gain structured risk data to guide their sourcing strategies.

This AI-driven solution allows procurement teams to test ‘what-if’ scenarios, assessing potential disruptions before they impact supply chains.

Businesses can evaluate revenue exposure, plan alternative sourcing strategies and collaborate with suppliers to mitigate risks. With better forecasting and scenario planning, companies can make more informed procurement decisions, ensuring supply chain continuity.

Building supply chain resilience with real-time data

The increasing complexity of modern supply chains makes risk mitigation more crucial than ever.

External factors—ranging from natural disasters to regulatory changes—can disrupt operations with little warning. Businesses that lack visibility into their supply chains may struggle to respond effectively, resulting in financial losses and operational inefficiencies.

By leveraging AI-powered intelligence, o9 and Prewave aim to provide a more structured, proactive approach to risk management.

Companies will be able to react faster to disruptions, optimise inventory management and improve supplier collaboration. This approach enhances decision-making across procurement and risk management processes, ensuring businesses remain agile in an unpredictable landscape.

Prewave Co-Founder Harald Nitschinger highlights the importance of proactive risk mitigation, stating: “Modern, global supply chains are more complex and prone to disruption than ever before.

"Companies across the world need solutions that can help them mitigate potential disruptions. Prewave enables a rapid time-to-response and provides strategic, revenue-linked insights that build the foundation of proactive resilience.

"By partnering with o9, we can provide an end-to-end, unified approach to supply chain risk management that facilitates proactive risk mitigation, improves inventory optimisation, strengthens supplier collaboration and enhances data-driven decision-making throughout procurement and risk management processes."

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