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September 27, 2023 15 mins

Peggy Smedley and Jeff Winter, senior director industry strategy, manufacturing, Hitachi Solutions, talk about demand forecasting. He says demand forecasting involves predicting future customer demand for a product or a service—and it is the starting point for all supply chain planning and management activities.

They also discuss:

  • Three ways AI (artificial intelligence) can help with demand forecasting.
  • The bullwhip effect in the supply chain.
  • Examples of how different industries benefit from using AI with demand forecasting.

global.hitachi-solutions.com 

(9/26/23 - 840)

IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, 5G, cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast, Jeff Winter, Hitachi Solutions, worker of tomorrow

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