AI for Supply Chain: Today and Future

摘要

A supply chain is the network of entities and processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity. Supply chains are a critical backbone across industries like retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive, driving everything from product availability to operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Modern supply chains are 1) non-cooperative, functioning as fragmented systems where isolated technologies solve individual problems without integration, and 2) unadaptable, failing to adjust to real-time data and uncertainties, like demand fluctuations and regulatory changes. As a result, frequent manual overrides are required, as even small errors can lead to significant financial losses, strained customer relationships, or reputational damage. Modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) advancements offer great potential to unify fragmented supply chains into a seamless, adaptive system while enhancing automation, decision-making, and transparency. In this workshop, we will examine critical supply chain challenges and demonstrate how AI can provide accurate, efficient, and scalable solutions.