Artificial Intelligence

Accenture and Mars collaborate on factory of the future

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 · SCMR Staff Artificial intelligence, cloud, edge and digital twins all figure prominently.

ShipHero adds AMRs to two fulfillment centers

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 · SCMR Staff In addition, the AI-driven solution from inVia Robotics will digitize and automated e-commerce logistics services at the facilities.

Bringing AI to inventory optimization

Friday, September 9, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock Antuit.ai is combining historical data and new sources of data with AI and machine learning to recommend promotion strategies and inventory allocation down to the shelf level.

SGS Maine Pointe partners with dSilo to provide AI-driven contract performance and insights

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 · SCMR Staff A new digital contract journey will help SGS Maine Pointe clients capture greater value, reduce costs and automate the process of capturing and understanding contract data.

Loko AI names Jeff Volpe senior advisor

Thursday, August 4, 2022 · SCMR Staff Volpe will be focused on strategic initiatives to provide best-in-class artificial intelligence capabilities to the supply chain.

Accenture to acquire Eclipse Automation

Friday, July 22, 2022 · SCMR Staff The move is expected to help clients build factories of the future that leverage the cloud, data and AI.

The past is prologue to today’s supply chain challenges

Thursday, June 23, 2022 · Michael J. Gravier Instead of consistently investing in incremental improvements, we keep postponing the investments until we have no choice.

Using advanced analytics to turn attrition into retention

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 · Doug Mehl, Azaz Faruki and Joseph Ehinger Advances in ML and other technologies are creating possibilities few companies have fully considered, including the power to turn employee attrition into retention.

AI-Driven Parts Sourcing to Optimize Supply Chain Efficiency

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 · MMH Staff Join our webinar to explore how AI for parts sourcing helps Procurement to make intelligent make-or-buy decisions and optimize supply chains.

Zebra Technologies to Acquire Antuit.ai

Friday, September 24, 2021 · SCMR Staff Acquisition accelerates Zebra’s Enterprise Asset Intelligence vision by expanding its growing retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) software portfolio

The human touch in forecasting and demand planning

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Jonathon Karelse, CEO of NorthFind Management Supply chain managers are exploring remarkable innovations like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to improve their forecasting. But don’t overlook the importance of human behavior, or Behavioral Economics, in the planning process.

Don’t overlook the importance of KPIs in AI/ML projects

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Maria Jesus Saenz, Ph.D., director of the MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can reshape the way KPIs are chosen and applied and facilitate the development of new ones.

APQC Infographic: With AI comes the need for Employee Learning

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · APQC Artificial intelligence (or AI) has the potential to assist with multiple aspects of the supply chain, such as creating self-adjusting supply chain plans or self-optimizing manufacturing processes. In fact, AI is one of the top trends anticipated to impact supply chains by 2023.

AI is driving new skills in supply chain

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, APQC Organizations should respond by offering employee learning opportunities.

The future of supply chain management is AI and Data

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 · Seth Earley Speeding the information flows and reducing inefficiencies equips supply chains to operate effectively, adapt quickly and evolve to meet competitive threats and exploit opportunities in the environment.