From planners to orchestrators: The rise of AI-driven planning in retail
· Source: insideretail.com.au
In short
Retail planning is evolving from reactive spreadsheet-based processes to AI-driven multi-agent orchestration. The article explores how multi-agent AI systems can compress re-planning cycles, enable real-time scenario simulation, and integrate demand, inventory, supplier and logistics data. It emphasizes a human-in-the-loop model where AI amplifies planners' capabilities rather than replacing them, citing a real deployment by Argon & Co's IRIS in a fresh produce operation.
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Tags: retail planning, multi-agent, demand forecasting, supply chain, inventory, automation