# RELEX Solutions Named a Leader in Four IDC MarketScape Supply Chain Planning Assessments

> RELEX Solutions was named a Leader in four IDC MarketScape 2026 supply chain planning reports and a Major Player in two.

- Published: 2026-11-11T10:47:59+00:00
- Section: Business
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/relex-solutions-idc-marketscape-leader
- Source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/relex-named-a-leader-in-four-idc-marketscape-worldwide-supply-chain-planning-vendor-assessments-302936359.html)

## Key takeaways

- RELEX Solutions was named a Leader in four IDC MarketScape 2026 supply chain planning vendor assessments and a Major Player in two others.
- RELEX supports nearly 140 manufacturers globally, including Bonduelle, Carhartt and Camco, and says manufacturing is now its fastest-growing business.
- RELEX Open, the company's agentic AI platform, lets organizations deploy pre-built capabilities, connect external AI agents and build new capabilities through its Plugin Framework.

RELEX Solutions was named a Leader in four IDC MarketScape 2026 supply chain planning vendor assessments and a Major Player in two others, the company said in a [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/relex-named-a-leader-in-four-idc-marketscape-worldwide-supply-chain-planning-vendor-assessments-302936359.html) announcement on November 11, 2026. The recognition covers the Overall, Process Industries, Consumer-Packaged Goods and Distribution Industries reports.

## RELEX's Four Leader Placements and Two Major Player Ratings

The Leader ratings cover the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Supply Chain Planning Overall 2026 Vendor Assessment, the Process Industries 2026 assessment, the Consumer-Packaged Goods 2026 assessment and the Distribution Industries 2026 assessment. RELEX was also positioned as a Major Player in the Discrete Industries 2026 and Life Sciences Industries 2026 assessments. The reports evaluate solution providers on capabilities and strategy across demand forecasting, distribution and replenishment, master planning and production scheduling.

[RELEX Solutions](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000457/relex-solutions) provides a decision orchestration platform that coordinates decisions across retail and manufacturing operations. The company said the recognition follows its report on strong manufacturing momentum, supporting nearly 140 manufacturers globally, including Bonduelle, Carhartt and Camco, and the introduction of RELEX Open, its extensible platform architecture with productized AI agents for forecast troubleshooting, supply constraint unlocking and plan stress testing.

"Manufacturing is now our fastest-growing business, and this recognition across four reports reflects the platform behind that growth," said Mikko Kärkkäinen, co-founder and group CEO of RELEX Solutions. Eric Thompson, research director for worldwide supply chain planning and services at [IDC](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000bce/idc), said RELEX's ability to connect demand, supply and execution across the full planning process is a differentiator for organizations evaluating supply chain planning platforms.

## RELEX Open and the Manufacturing Push Behind the Ratings

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), RELEX launched RELEX Open in May 2026, an AI-native platform architecture offering three pathways: deploy pre-built capabilities, connect external AI agents via open protocols, and build new capabilities through the Plugin Framework and Rebot prompt-based authoring. The same records show the company released 10 production-ready AI agents in March 2026 across Forecasting & Replenishment and Pricing & Promotion categories, including Inventory Control, Order Troubleshoot, Promotion Diagnostics and Pricing Strategy agents with human-in-the-loop governance.

## Earlier RELEX Platform and Customer Moves

RELEX unveiled new agentic operating capabilities for its RELEX Open platform on November 2, 2026, enabling AI-driven orchestration across supply chain, merchandising and operations, PR Newswire reported. On October 6, 2026, Covetrus went live with RELEX's AI-driven forecasting and replenishment capabilities across its 28 distribution centers, PR Newswire reported. Stüssy Inc. partnered with RELEX on September 30, 2026 to integrate AI-driven inventory and merchandise planning across its global operations, Third News reported.

## What Comes Next for RELEX

RELEX opened a new office in Tokyo in February 2026 to strengthen its Asia-Pacific presence and support local retail and manufacturing clients, according to akta.pro company records.

## Companies in this story

- [RELEX Solutions company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000457/relex-solutions) · website: http://www.relexsolutions.com
- [IDC company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000bce/idc) · website: http://www.idc.com

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