Why AI alone can’t fix supply chains without end-to-end traceability?
· Source: expresscomputer.in
In short
The article argues that AI in supply chain management is only as good as the data it is fed, and that disconnected, inconsistent or biased data — cited by 59% and 62% of supply chain leaders in IBM research respectively — is the biggest barrier to autonomous operations. It makes the case that end-to-end traceability, built on QR codes, batch IDs and digital records linking manufacturing, distribution, retail and the consumer, generates the clean, verifiable and provenance-rich data AI needs. Rather than rivals, AI and traceability are complementary: traceability builds the data foundation while AI turns it into real-time anomaly detection and operational intelligence.
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Tags: supply chain, traceability, provenance, forecasting, data quality, inventory