Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Management: Empirical Studies and Research Directions

Empowering businesses with data-driven solutions for inventory, demand, and risk management.

Innovative Data Solutions

Transforming operational insights through advanced data collection, processing, and AI-driven analytics for smarter decision-making.

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Data-Driven Insights

Transforming data into actionable insights through advanced analytics and machine learning techniques.

Data Collection Phase

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We gather and preprocess diverse operational data for comprehensive analysis and insights.

A warehouse setting features a modern automated vehicle labeled 'Stockchaser' with significant branding from Columbia and Cynch. The vehicle, equipped with several wheels, shows a futuristic design illuminated by blue LED lights. Surrounding the vehicle, stacks of boxes indicative of a storage or logistics environment add to the industrial atmosphere, and the background is lit with ambient blue and green lights.

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Prompt Engineering Phase

Creating tailored prompts to enhance inventory management, demand forecasting, and risk alerting.

Integrating historical data with real-time inputs for improved decision-making and predictive analytics.

Retrieval Augmentation

Data Solutions

Empowering businesses through data-driven insights and analytics.

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Phase One

Data collection and preprocessing for operational excellence.

A warehouse aisle lined with tall metal shelves stacked with packaged goods. The shelves have labels and signs indicating different sections and product codes. The floor guides with blue lines direct the traffic flow within the facility.

Large pallets wrapped in plastic are stacked on several levels of metal shelving inside a warehouse. The focus is on the orderly arrangement of goods, emphasizing industrial efficiency.

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Phase Two

Prompt engineering and retrieval for enhanced decision-making.

In a globalized context, supply chains face uncertainties from market fluctuations, geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, and pandemics, leading to material shortages, delivery delays, and production halts. AI, particularly generative LLMs, offers unprecedented capabilities for data-driven supply chain analysis and decision-making, yet real-world adoption confronts three key challenges: (1) fusing structured and unstructured data, (2) balancing high-precision forecasting with audit-ready explanations, and (3) ensuring robustness under disruption.

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