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Pia Orup Lund
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- AI and Machine Learning
- End-to-End Decision-Centric Planning
- Data and Analytics
- Planning Transformation
- Advanced Practice
- Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment
Speaker Bio
Pia Orup Lund is a Senior Research Director in the Strategy and Planning Technologies team. Pia covers Supply Chain Planning Technology and Supply Chain Technology Strategy. Pia advises CSCOs and supply chain leaders focused on technology on best practices and trends within supply chain planning technologies, including roadmap development, provider selection and technology implementation strategies.
Her current research areas focus on several aspects of supply chain planning technology including supply chain design, S&OP/IBP, demand planning, inventory planning and optimization, replenishment planning, manufacturing planning and scheduling, and order promising.
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Her current research areas focus on several aspects of supply chain planning technology including supply chain design, S&OP/IBP, demand planning, inventory planning and optimization, replenishment planning, manufacturing planning and scheduling, and order promising.
Sessions
Tuesday, December 02, 2025 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Autonomous Planning: Separating Hype from Reality
Pia Orup Lund,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This session delves into the idea of automation within planning, and specifically what is feasible, or achievable, and what isn't really possible using modern technologies and methods. Emerging and established methods, leveraging machine learning, artificial intelligence and extended planning data sets can create near-term opportunities to improve planning productivity, but how much can truly be automated? Join this session to understand the state of the art, alongside emerging opportunities to improve planning decision making through automation. This session showcases advanced practices and explores high maturity content.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2025 03:15 PM - 03:35 PM MST
Magic Quadrant Insights for SCP Solutions 2025
Pia Orup Lund,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Supply chain planning solutions are vital to an organization's digital strategies for supply chain. The SCP technology market is evolving rapidly, leveraging newer techniques to increase planning quality and automation. Supply chain technology leaders who attend this session will gain insight into the trends of the SCP market, leading SCP solution providers and how to approach technology selection.
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Wednesday, December 03, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
The S&OP Consensus Illusion: How Chasing Agreement Hinders Supply Chain Agility
Pia Orup Lund,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
In the world of supply chain planning, “consensus” has become the unquestioned mantra—consensus demand planning, consensus supply planning, endless meetings to align on the numbers. But let’s be honest: this fixation on universal agreement on numbers is slowing us down. In a volatile environment where plans shift constantly, chasing consensus often stifles the very flexibility and agility we desperately need. Does consensus truly create value, or is it merely a comforting illusion that prevents us from making bold, timely decisions? This session will challenge the conventional wisdom of consensus-driven planning and provoke you to consider: Is our relentless pursuit of agreement driving us forward, or is it the anchor holding us back? This session showcases advanced practices and explores high maturity content.
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