The post-peak period may lack the drama of peak, but its impact on profitability, customer loyalty and next year’s readiness is just as significant.

Activewear retailer Fabletics turns to radio frequency identification to boost inventory accuracy, efficiency and store performance.

For much of modern healthcare history, supply chain operations were treated as a necessary background function, focused on purchasing, inventory management, and keeping clinical shelves stocked. Today, that model is no longer viable, as hospitals operate in an environment defined by razor-thin margins, supply disruptions, and growing scrutiny over costs.

For supply chain leaders, inventory health is directly tied to operational performance. 

AI now has the potential to make the existing infrastructure of data systems, planning and execution systems, spreadsheets, and data science models work as one.

The question isn’t just “do we have enough inventory?” but “do we have the right inventory, in the right places, at the right time?” 

As manufacturers adjust their pricing strategies, an operational challenge has emerged: Keeping prices accurate and synchronized across core business and customer platforms.

In an era where speed, accuracy, and efficiency are the lifeblood of retail, the logistics industry is undergoing significant change. At the heart of this is goods-to-person (GTP) automation, a technology that could change not just the warehouse floor, but the economics and possibilities of fulfillment itself.

Successfully deploying artificial intelligence in supply chain planning is an ongoing process, according to Nicholas Wegman, senior director and AI scientist with Zebra Technologies.

Mike Landry, chief executive officer of ketteQ, lays out a path for companies looking to get started with using artificial intelligence in supply chain planning.