AI IN PROCUREMENT These challenges are not surprising, as 73 % of respondents say they have experienced some form of disruption in the last year. The same report found that AI is helping amid this rising challenge. The top benefits for AI-generated supplier risk summaries are fast operational decisions( 31 %), faster strategic decisions( 29 %) and speed / accuracy in under 60 seconds( 24 %).
The report adds:“ Leaders see Gen AI as a tool that serves immediate operational agility and longer-term strategic planning. The emphasis on speed highlights the demand for risk intelligence that keeps pace with disruption, while the focus on strategic decision making and board defensibility shows that executives expect AI to elevate the quality and authority of decisions.
“ AI solutions must deliver on two fronts simultaneously: compressing time-to-decision for day-to-day procurement moves and strengthening the defensibility of strategic choices at board level. Anything less risks falling short of executive expectations.”
Sphera also published research on how 73 % of supply chain leaders experienced supplier disruptions in the past 12 months, with the majority seeing those disruptions negatively impact their bottom line.
The revenue impact of supply chain risk is a widespread issue: almost one in four respondents( 23 %) reported significant revenue or cost losses and an additional 50 % acknowledged minor losses.
102 February 2026