Kinaxis and AI4OPT at Georgia Tech Announce Co-Innovation Partnership to Advance Scalable AI in Supply Chain Orchestration

Kinaxis, a global leader in supply chain orchestration, and the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) at Georgia Tech today announced a  new co-innovation partnership. This partnership will focus on developing scalable artificial intelligence (AI) and optimization solutions to address the growing complexity of global supply chains. AI4OPT operates under Tech AI, Georgia Tech’s AI hub, bringing together interdisciplinary expertise to advance real-world AI applications.

This particular collaboration builds on a multi-year relationship between Kinaxis and Georgia Tech, strengthening their shared commitment to turn academic innovation into real-world supply chain impact. The collaboration will span joint research, real-world applications, thought leadership, guest lectures, and student internships.

“In collaboration with AI4OPT, Kinaxis is exploring how the fusion of machine learning and optimization may bring a step change in capabilities for the next generation of supply chain management systems,” said Pascal Van Hentenryck, the A. Russell Chandler III Chair and professor at Georgia Tech, and director of AI4OPT and Tech AI at Georgia Tech.

Kinaxis’ AI-infused supply chain orchestration platform, Maestro™, combines proprietary technologies and techniques to deliver real-time transparency, agility, and decision-making across the entire supply chain — from multi-year strategic orchestration to last-mile delivery. As global supply chains face increasing disruptions from tariffs, pandemics, extreme weather, and geopolitical events, the Kinaxis–AI4OPT partnership will focus on developing AI-driven strategies to enhance companies’ responsiveness and resilience.

“At Kinaxis, we recognize the vital role that academic research plays in shaping the future of supply chain orchestration,” said Chief Technology Officer Gelu Ticala. “By partnering with world-class institutions like Georgia Tech, we’re closing the gap between AI innovation and implementation, bringing cutting-edge ideas into practice to solve the industry’s most pressing challenges.”

With more than 40 years of supply chain leadership, Kinaxis supports some of the world’s most complex industries, including high-tech, life sciences, industrial, mobility, consumer products, chemical, and oil and gas. Its customers include Unilever, P&G, Ford, Subaru, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Ipsen, and Santen.

 

About Kinaxis
Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains and supporting the people who manage them, in service of humanity. Our powerful, AI-infused supply chain orchestration platform, Maestro™, combines proprietary technologies and techniques that provide full transparency and agility across the entire supply chain — from multi-year strategic planning to last-mile delivery. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption. For more news and information, please visit kinaxis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.  

About AI4OPT
The NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) is one of the 27 National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes set up by the National Science Foundation to conduct use-inspired research and realize the potential of AI. The AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) is focused on AI for Engineering and is conducting cutting-edge research at the intersection of learning, optimization, and generative AI to transform decision making at massive scales, driven by applications in supply chains, energy systems, chip design and manufacturing, and sustainable food systems. AI4OPT brings together over 80 faculty and students from Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, University of Southern California, UC San Diego, Clark Atlanta University, and the University of Texas at Arlington, working together with industrial partners that include Intel, Google, UPS, Ryder, Keysight, Southern Company, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. To learn more, visit ai4opt.org.