Published on: August 31, 2026
Updated on: September 2, 2026
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DALLAS, August 31, 2026 – o9 Solutions, a leading software company that is powering enterprise planning and decisioning models across 30-plus industry verticals with its groundbreaking, AI-powered Digital Brain platform, today announced its partnership with Merry Electronics, one of the world's leading electroacoustic original design manufacturers (ODM), to broaden and transform its supply planning and scenario planning capabilities.
Headquartered in Taiwan, Merry Electronics produces headphones, speakers, microphones, hearing aids, and more, using core technologies in acoustics, software, and battery development. To meet the dynamic demands of the global consumer electronics market and provide higher agility and end-to-end visibility for its international brand customers, Merry continues to drive digital supply chain transformation, aiming to enhance decision-making efficiency in cross-regional resource allocation, complex material lifecycle management, and multi-site collaborative operations.
Merry Electronics selected o9 for its next-generation platform and IBM as its systems integration partner for their ability to address the unique planning challenges of the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry, including constrained supply, complex BOM structures, substitutions, liability management, and rapid scenario planning. The partnership will enhance planning processes through data-driven decision-making. The partnership also signifies one of o9's first clients in Taiwan's electronics sector, strengthening its overall presence in the APAC region.
"The ODM/EMS industry demands constant agility, from managing constrained supply to navigating disruptions across multiple manufacturing sites,” said Chakri Gottemukkala, Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO, o9. “Our partnership with Merry Electronics will help it build the resilience and speed needed to turn supply chain complexity into a competitive advantage."
"Merry Electronics is a great example of what the IBM and o9 partnership can deliver,” said Pushpinder Singh, Global Supply Chain and Transformation Leader, IBM Consulting. “By combining IBM’s deep supply chain transformation experience in the electronics industry with o9’s AI-powered planning platform, we’re helping Merry build a stronger foundation to plan, respond, and grow across its global operations."
