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He explains : “ Shoppers pack their physical or digital shopping carts . Walmart uses AI to enhance daily supply chain workflows , helping anticipate cycles in demand , especially amid peak or unexpected events in customer traffic .”
Tech is sustainability boon Staying on the theme of advanced analytics and AI , Venky says such tech is helping in another hugely important area : sustainability .
“ AL and ML can help optimise routes , reduce fuel consumption , improve inventory management and reduce overall waste ,” he says . “ Advanced analytics is also helping companies improve efficiency , as well as enhancing their reputation by allowing them to play a bigger role in preserving the environment .
“ The customer is at the core of any supply chain ”
VENKY ARUN , PARTNER OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS ,
KEARNEY
“ For example , since 2015 , Amazon has reduced the weight of its outbound packaging by 33 %, eliminating 915,000 tonnes of packaging material .
“ Once a customer orders a product , an ML solution powered by Amazon SageMaker identifies the type of packaging needed – whether this is paper bags , padded paper mailer – as opposed to defaulting to predefined boxes .” supplychaindigital . com 81