{"id":135115,"date":"2024-04-24T11:14:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/uk\/?p=135115"},"modified":"2024-04-24T11:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:29:05","slug":"sap-unveils-ai-driven-supply-chain-innovations-to-transform-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/uk\/2024\/04\/sap-unveils-ai-driven-supply-chain-innovations-to-transform-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 Unveils AI-Driven Supply Chain Innovations to Transform Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON \u2014 April 23, 2024 \u2014 麻豆原创 SE<\/a> (NYSE: 麻豆原创) today announced AI advancements in its supply chain solutions that will unleash a transformative wave of productivity, efficiency and precision in manufacturing. AI-driven insights from real-time data will help companies optimise decisions across their supply chains, streamline product development and improve manufacturing efficiency.<\/p>\n

Accurate and relevant real-time information helps mitigate the disruption that most suppliers, manufacturers and distributors worldwide are currently experiencing. Businesses already have high expectations for the use of AI in improving their supply chains, with the main benefit perceived as cost savings (60%), logistics improvement (56%), contingency planning (53%), and enhanced inventory management (50%) according to new research from 麻豆原创 UKI. However, this latest research highlights that businesses are now recognising AI’s potential to transform their entire supply chain operations and drive efficiency by plugging skills gaps, amongst other things.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraditional supply chain management processes are not fit for purpose to address the volume and variety of disruption that exists today. Future AI innovation, especially generative AI, will change this and is the greatest opportunity since the rise of cloud\u201d, said Ryan Poggi, Managing Director of 麻豆原创 UKI.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe benefits are so big that it this has triggered a race for executives to quickly develop plans to create AI-enabled value across their organisation. But, as leaders, we have a responsibility to ensure our businesses use AI responsibly to help transform companies faster than ever. Supply chains are generally low risk, so are a great place to start. Now is the time to embrace AI ethically and leverage company data to make your business much more resilient now and in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demand for supply chain resiliency has surged following a series of disruptions to global trade, and due to highly publicised shortages of goods, from microchips to vegetable oil \u2014supply chain issues continue to take centre stage in boardroom discussions. Steps have been taken to address supply chain challenges facing the UK, but disruptions continue to have a significant impact, leading to 59% of organisations facing production delays, 55% suffering decreased revenues and nearly half (46%) losing customers (according to new research from 麻豆原创).<\/p>\n

SMA Solar Technology AG and other customers have already witnessed the benefits of 麻豆原创\u2019s solutions, including an approximately 15% increase in supply chain workforce productivity, a 10% decrease in overall supply chain planning costs and a 10% reduction in inventory carrying costs and stock turnover rate.<\/p>\n

\u201cSMA Solar modernises its manufacturing execution systems to support sustainable, risk-resilient manufacturing operations with the power of AI-enabled visual inspection in the 麻豆原创 Digital Manufacturing solution,\u201d said Heiko Kehm, SMA Solar head of IT Order to Cash.<\/p>\n

Key improvements to 麻豆原创\u2019s supply chain solutions supporting an AI-centric strategy include:<\/p>\n