Artificial intelligence ai and machine learning ml are of the hot topics being.
Ai in supply chain planning.
Among the leading applications of ai ml in planning are forecasting and replenishment processes.
Indeed there is something of an arms race among supply chain application vendors in this area.
Alibaba and zara are leading the path in the use of technology and advanced analytics in managing supply chains.
This change can help supply chain managers be more dynamic flexible and efficient in their planning and execution.
In the supply chain management review webcast ai and supply chain planning watch video to the right we discussed several steps in getting started including articulating a future vision of what s op model looks like starting to get a handle on integrating disparate data source for training and scaling a i ml solutions and developing a.
While the potential for ai application and implementation is quickly visualized in this graph it lacks a percentage designated to supply chain management scm.
Handle supply chain disruptions supply chain professionals are humans after all and humans tend to stick to things that are familiar to them.
Ai is driving the evolution of interconnected digital supply networks.