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AI the next big thing in SCM
Organizations are progressively digitizing their supply chains to differentiate and drive
revenue growth. The key implication of this transformation is that the supply chains are
generating huge amounts of information. Artificial intelligence helps organizations analyse
this information, gain a stronger understanding of the variables within the supply chain and
allows them to anticipate future scenarios. Artificial intelligence capabilities allow us to
process even unstructured data, determine influencing factors for relevant decisions and
anticipate future scenarios with the help of pattern recognition.
Artificial intelligence creates new prospects for entirely new approaches and business
models. It's clear already how these prospects can quickly modify the design and management
of the flow of products in supply chains: full automation, optimum use of resources,
intelligent and predictive management of uncertainties and exceptional circumstances.
Connectivity, data, and algorithms constitute the framework for fully new str