This article explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to enhance manufacturing productivity. The authors review the synergistic relationship between AI-driven SCM optimization and ERP systems integration, highlighting their collective impact on improving operational efficiency, agility, and competitiveness. Key AI techniques such as machine learning, predictive analytics, and natural language processing are discussed for their role in enhancing demand forecasting, inventory management, and logistics. The integration of AI into ERP systems is also examined, focusing on challenges such as technical, organizational, and data-related issues, and strategies for successful implementation, including pilot projects, skilling, change management, and data governance. The article concludes by emphasizing the transformative potential of AI in SCM and ERP systems, offering a roadmap for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to unlock the full potential of these technologies in enhancing manufacturing productivity.This article explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to enhance manufacturing productivity. The authors review the synergistic relationship between AI-driven SCM optimization and ERP systems integration, highlighting their collective impact on improving operational efficiency, agility, and competitiveness. Key AI techniques such as machine learning, predictive analytics, and natural language processing are discussed for their role in enhancing demand forecasting, inventory management, and logistics. The integration of AI into ERP systems is also examined, focusing on challenges such as technical, organizational, and data-related issues, and strategies for successful implementation, including pilot projects, skilling, change management, and data governance. The article concludes by emphasizing the transformative potential of AI in SCM and ERP systems, offering a roadmap for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to unlock the full potential of these technologies in enhancing manufacturing productivity.