Retailers that build flexible plans, strengthen cross-team coordination and prepare for shifts in advance are better equipped to handle change.

AI is only as good as the data it gets — and ambient IoT is delivering the data that supply chains have been missing.

By 2030, the most effective supply chains will be the ones where humans and AI learn, adapt and orchestrate together in real time. 

Ruth Abbott, senior business consultant with John Galt Solutions, discusses the evolution of scenario planning, and how it’s being “supercharged” today by technology.

The CPG and retail industries can no longer afford to rely on fragile, backward-looking forecasting systems.

For supply chains, artificial intelligence offers new paradigms and approaches, delivering streamlined processes and results that are unprecedented.

With the integration of AI, enterprise leaders have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build smarter, more resilient supply chain operations.

Goldman-Sachs predicts that AI will drive a 160% increase in data center power demand by 2030, and require an estimated $720 billion in upgrades to global power grids to account for that growth.

Many manufacturers miss key components when digitizing their planning and scheduling processes. 

Companies will need to implement powerful governance frameworks, invest in training, and ensure transparency in AI-driven processes.