Industry 4.0 Exposes Gap Between Retailers and Manufacturers
· Source: sdcexec.com
In short
Industry 4.0 technologies like AI and IoT are exposing critical disconnects between retailers and manufacturers, particularly in demand forecasting and inventory management. The article highlights how misaligned data signals lead to stockouts and overstocks costing the global retail industry $1.73 trillion annually. It advocates for unified planning systems that connect demand, inventory, production, and logistics into a single continuous loop to enable effective AI implementation.
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Tags: demand, forecasting, inventory, automation, planning, IoT