o9 Announces Teleflex Global Go-Live for Integrated Demand and Supply Planning

Teleflex leverages o9's AI-powered platform to enhance end-to-end planning and supply chain management capabilities

Mar. 12, 2026 at 12:03pm

o9 Solutions, a leading enterprise AI software platform provider, announced that Teleflex Incorporated, a global medical technology company, has gone live globally with Demand Planning and Supply Planning on the o9 platform. This deployment supports Teleflex's multi-year effort to enhance its integrated business planning and supply chain management capabilities, enabling improved coordination across commercial, operational, and supply teams, enhanced visibility into inventory and capacity positions, and faster alignment on trade-offs.

Why it matters

The integration of demand and supply planning on a single platform allows Teleflex to better align decisions across functions and regions, leading to improved forecast performance and cross-functional coordination. This structural coordination is essential for Teleflex to sustain performance and adapt with confidence in complex environments.

The details

With Demand Planning and Supply Planning on one platform, Teleflex now connects demand forecasts and demand planning in a single environment. This integrated approach improves coordination across commercial, operational, and supply teams, enhances visibility into inventory and capacity positions, and enables faster alignment on trade-offs that directly impact service and execution. The rollout supports collaborative workflows and advanced forecasting methods, resulting in measurable improvements in forecast performance and cross-functional alignment.

  • Teleflex went live globally with Demand Planning and Supply Planning on the o9 platform on March 12, 2026.

The players

o9 Solutions

A leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making.

Teleflex Incorporated

A leading global provider of medical technologies that is now live globally with Demand Planning and Supply Planning on the o9 platform.

David Connaughton

Vice President Global Demand Fulfilment at Teleflex.

Chakri Gottemukkala

Co-founder and CEO of o9 Solutions.

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What they’re saying

“Going live globally with Demand and Supply Planning strengthens how we align decisions across functions and regions. We are seeing improved forecast performance and better coordination across our operations. That helps us manage inventory, reduce back orders, and serve healthcare professionals and patients more reliably in line with our vision to be the most trusted partner in the world of healthcare.”

— David Connaughton, Vice President Global Demand Fulfilment

“Teleflex's go-live reflects meaningful progress toward a more connected enterprise planning model. By bringing demand and supply decisions together within a single platform, Teleflex has strengthened alignment across its global operations and improved how trade-offs are evaluated and executed. That structural coordination is essential to sustaining performance and adapting with confidence in complex environments.”

— Chakri Gottemukkala, Co-founder and CEO

The takeaway

The integration of demand and supply planning on a single AI-powered platform enables Teleflex to improve cross-functional coordination, forecast performance, and supply chain resilience, positioning the company to better serve healthcare professionals and patients in a complex and volatile environment.