Should You Really Vibe Code A TMS?

Just because you can vibe code a TMS doesn’t mean you should. What AI changes -- and doesn’t -- about build vs. buy decisions.

Feb 09, 2026

Two weeks ago, Dave Clark, the founder and CEO of Auger — and the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO — posted on LinkedIn about a “wildly productive weekend” he had where he “built a custom CRM that actually fits how we sell.” Here’s more from his post:

Three things that used to take months happened in 72 hours.
The CRM one surprised me most. We tried configuring an off-the-shelf tool for our cycle. Too many fields we don’t need, missing the ones we do, forces a pipeline flow that doesn’t match reality. Spent more time fighting the tool than using it.
So I just built what we needed. Took a night and a morning.

Then early last week, as this Wall Street Journal headline announced, “Threat of New AI Tools Wipes $300 Billion Off Software and Data Stocks.” As the authors reported…

Digital Twins in Supply Chain Operations

PepsiCo announced an industry-first collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA to apply AI-enabled digital twin technology across manufacturing and supply chain operations. The initiative is focused on simulating, optimizing, and validating production and logistics decisions before making physical or capital changes. Against this backdrop, this survey explored how supply chain and logistics executives are viewing the strategic importance, readiness, and potential value of AI-enabled digital twins within their own organizations.

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