To ensure success in adopting AI for planning, it needs to be combined with the right data and supporting applications, says Lori Harner, VP of product marketing with SAP.

Cristina Carvallo, senior director analyst with Gartner, offers advice on how organizations can build a collaborative planning effort that unites all elements of the function.

AI capability will move from niche expertise to baseline literacy, on par with digital and data fluency. 

Integrated into SaaS platforms, AI classification becomes global, consistent and collaborative.

Supply chains today face constant pressure from disruptions to trade, volatile markets, and raised costs across a variety of sectors. Warehouses sit at the center of many of these challenges, and the ones that are best equipped to weather that storm are often those that have the technology they need to stay resilient.

Food logistics is a tough business for any warehouse operator, but especially for a mid-market, asset-owning third-party logistics (3PL) provider whose core focus is perishables.

Many companies are trapped in a constant firefighting mode, reacting to disruptions instead of proactively managing them. This creates inefficiencies, strains teams and hinders growth.

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.

Third-party logistics providers with their own warehouses must accommodate a wide range of very specific customer fulfillment needs.

While IBP is not new, many organizations have not made it an ongoing part of their strategic processes.