Artificial intelligence and the consumer packaged goods supply chain
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Blanco, Ana Paula
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Technology and Policy Program.
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Michael Cusumano.
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This study explores how Goods (CPG) industry to what trends this industry supply chain in the next solutions in an attempt to of this technology. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help the Consumer Packaged address the future challenges in its supply chain. It analyses is already exposed to, and the impacts of those trends in its five years. The work also explores examples of available Al match the demand generated by future trends with the supply The scope is limited to the CPG manufacturers with a bigger focus on planning and distribution rather than manufacturing, since these processes are present in any company with small variances. Other supply chain players such as material suppliers, retailers, distributors, third party logistics (3PL), etc. are covered at a high level since they are part of the network and influence the dynamic of the system.
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Thesis: S.M. in Management of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63).
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2018Department
Sloan School of ManagementPublisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sloan School of Management., Technology and Policy Program.