Intelligent Supply Chain Execution with AI Agents

Infios has introduced a series of new AI capabilities that put the execution intelligence of some of the world’s largest supply chains within reach of organsations of any size. These new solutions power a modular, adaptable execution system where each component works independently, with decisions and actions coordinated in real time.

Supply chains are under more pressure than ever, but the systems running them weren’t built for it. As disruption accelerates, information flows, but action doesn’t, forcing teams to bridge gaps and react after the damage is done. Infios embeds intelligence directly into supply chain execution, where predictive, generative, agentic and conversational AI work together to anticipate disruption, drive decisions and act in real time. The result is a continuous sense–decide–act–learn loop that powers Intelligent Supply Chain Execution across workflows, not silos.

“Disruption is constant, and it’s expensive. This isn’t a cycle. It’s the new baseline, and legacy systems just can’t keep up,” said Ed Auriemma, CEO of Infios. “Supply chains don’t need faster reactions. They need a system that takes action, moving from manual intervention to automated action to execute without interruption.”

Integrating AI agents into real operational workflows

AI agents run inside Infios’s execution systems, not to replace them, but to orchestrate them, so a decision in one domain triggers coordinated action across all others.

  • Transportation Agents automate execution workflows, including driver check calls, via AI-powered voice agents that are triggered by defined conditions. This significantly reduces manual touch and manages exception workflows with full context.
  • Order and Document Agents capture, translate and validate unstructured documents such as orders and bills of lading, transforming them into structured data within live execution to eliminate manual entry. Shippers gain full inbound visibility, reducing dependency on vendors’ use of EDI or portals.
  • Warehouse Agents assist supervisors and operators by automating inventory research, issue resolution and real-time, tailored labor coaching based on associate performance and company SOPs.
  • Optimisation Agents identify the best route for a load or the optimal fulfilment option, then dynamically adjust in real time as conditions change, without manual intervention. When a carrier delay hits, picking falls behind, and order promises are at risk, Optimisation Agents evaluate inventory, capacity, and routing across systems, then automatically reassign, reprioritise, and re-tender in minutes without manual intervention.

Execution without interruption

Customers are achieving tangible results with AI, including:

  • Order release times reduced from hours to minutes at a global apparel firm
  • Backorders reduced by 70 percent in production environments for a US online retailer
  • Automated order entry achieving 83% autonomy rate for a leading logistics service provider
  • Disruption detection and recovery measured in minutes instead of days across all customers

“What makes Infios AI agents different is that they operate inside real workflows where decisions and actions happen every minute,” said Eugene Amigud, Chief Innovation Officer of Infios. “By embedding AI directly into execution, when something changes, orders update, warehouse work shifts, and shipments are rebooked in real time. That’s how AI moves beyond experimentation and starts driving real business outcomes.”

A practical path to real-time execution

Autonomy is not deployed on day one, it is earned. Infios AI operates within customer-defined guardrails and advances through graduated autonomy, moving from recommendation to execution as trust is established.

  • Stage 1: Assisted, where the agents recommend actions with clear rationale.
  • Stage 2: Automated, with Infios AI executing within defined policies.
  • Stage 3: Autonomous, where operational decisions are executed end-to-end within defined guardrails.

Teams can start with a single high-impact workflow like delayed shipments or order changes and expand from there as the system proves itself. Execution becomes continuous. Decisions happen faster. Responses happen automatically.

How Logistics can Navigate Europe’s Next Cycle

When demand softens, warehouses empty and rates fall across Europe, the instinct across logistics is to focus on streamlining costs. The recent fireside chat between Chris Roe, Managing Director of Amazon Freight UK, and Tamara Basic Vasiljev, LinkedIn’s Head Economist for EMEA, makes the case for a broader response.

For logistics leaders, they argue, the next phase in Europe will be defined as much by how we manage people, data, and collaboration as by how many trucks we put on the road.

Collaboration and intermodal as resilience tools

One of the strongest themes in the discussion is the value of shared solutions. Roe highlights how more shippers are looking beyond their own siloed flows and exploring how to align peaks, while combining volumes and using brokerage services to access larger, denser networks than they could build alone.

For operators and third-party logistics (3PLs), this is about more than marketing sustainability. Using intermodal where it fits can free up truck capacity for lanes where only road will do and make networks more robust when demand or fuel costs swing.

Competing for adaptable talent in a tight labour market

While networks are being re‑engineered, the workforce running them is undergoing its own transformation. Drawing on LinkedIn’s data, Vasiljev describes a structural shift in European careers: someone starting now might move through roughly twice as many roles over their working life as a counterpart who entered the labour market 15 years ago.

For logistics businesses, that churn can feel like a risk. But Roe’s experience suggests it can also be a strength if managed well. At Amazon Freight, hiring heavily weighs towards cultural fit and leadership behaviours, followed by structured training to build freight‑specific skills.

Vasiljev also states a shift in what employers are looking for. Across sectors, there is a growing premium on human‑centric skills: communication, cross‑functional collaboration, negotiation, and stakeholder management. In logistics, where every disruption demands fast coordination between transport, warehousing, customers, and suppliers, those capabilities often matter more than any single system certification.

AI in the control tower, not in the driver’s seat

Artificial intelligence is the third pillar of the conversation, and here the tone is pragmatic. LinkedIn projects that by 2030, around 70% of the skills listed in a typical job ad today will have changed in some way. For those working within the freight industry, that is less a threat than a signal that tools and workflows will keep evolving.

Roe describes how AI and machine learning are already embedded in Amazon Freight’s operations, particularly in areas like routing and network optimisation. Instead of asking humans to enumerate every possible path through a complex network, algorithms generate scenarios that planners can interrogate and refine. The technology does the heavy lifting on data; people decide which trade‑offs best serve customers and align with service commitments.

Both speakers emphasise that the value lies in this partnership. The organisations that benefit most from AI in logistics will be those that redesign roles accordingly and invest in AI literacy across operations and planning teams.

What this means for logistics leaders

From this chat, a few practical signals emerge. Firstly, collaboration is emerging as a pragmatic way to cut carbon emissions and strengthen service. Moreover, the combination of adaptable talent and AI‑enabled tools is becoming a core capability, not a side project, for anyone running complex logistics.

In short, the next chapter of European logistics is as much in control towers and planning tools as on the road. The conversation between Amazon Freight and LinkedIn is a reminder that resilience now depends on how well the industry blends collaboration, technology, and human skills to design supply chains that can absorb the next shock, whenever that arrives.

How Amazon Freight is approaching the next chapter

The conversation between Roe and Vasiljev offers a window into how Amazon Freight is thinking about the next chapter of European logistics: a market shaped by AI‑enabled planning, tight labour markets, and growing pressure to decarbonise road freight.

Amazon Freight gives shippers access to Amazon’s network of owned trailers and trusted carrier partners across the UK and EU, backed by technology designed to improve visibility, support real‑time decision‑making and reduce waste such as empty miles.

For logistics operators and shipping teams, that means plugging into infrastructure built to handle volatility as standard, while using tools such as online quotes, self‑service booking and shipment tracking to manage freight on their own terms.

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