What is agile Supply Chain strategy?

An agile Supply Chain strategy is a structured approach to planning and execution that prioritizes flexibility, real-time decision-making, and collaboration across the Supply Chain. It combines advanced forecasting, dynamic inventory management, and continuous planning. The defining feature is the speed at which the plan adapts to new information. Instead of revisiting key parameters once a quarter, an agile strategy revises them as soon as signals warrant it, which keeps decisions close to current reality. The combination of probabilistic forecasting and dynamic buffers makes this practical at scale, since planners do not need to recompute everything manually each time demand or lead time conditions change.