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Use AI for advanced warehousing and logistics, intelligent sourcing, dynamic inventory optimization, predictive visibility and insights, and demand planning and forecasting. Quickly adapt to market changes with more synchronized execution across the supply chain ecosystem.
Optimize warehouse design, planning, and operations with the latest simulation tools. Use agents to manage raw material sourcing, production schedules, and logistics, and adapt plans based on disruptions like supplier delays. With this complete set of retail-specific capabilities across the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem and partners, supply chain leaders get greater agility, cost savings, and a competitive advantage with data and AI.
Use cases
| Use case | Description |
|---|---|
| Predictive visibility and insights | - Automate demand planning and decision making with agents. - Use generative AI to turn visibility data into actionable insights. |
| Advanced warehousing and logistics | - Adapt to market changes with synchronized execution across orders, warehouses, and transportation. - Optimize warehouse design, planning, and operations with the latest simulation tools. |
| Intelligent sourcing | - Use agents to manage raw material sourcing, production schedules, and logistics. Adapt plans based on disruptions like supplier delays. |
| Dynamic inventory optimization | - Help warehouse managers drive operational excellence with agentic AI. Use streamlined reports to stay current with the most important data. |
| Demand planning and forecasting | - Use agents to monitor supply chain activities, identify bottlenecks, and adjust operations to optimize performance. Prevent stockouts by adjusting orders in real time. - Use AI-powered analytics to predict and reduce stockouts. - Unlock customer signals to improve plans and forecasts. |
Core differentiator
- Microsoft’s unique supply chain enablers include Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365, and the Microsoft Teams experience for smart supply chain forecasting. This also includes cybersecurity solutions and a technology ecosystem that accelerates AI, data investments, and Azure Cloud. These tools enable supply chain innovation by connecting data across the value chain.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot and agentic AI improve the quality and speed of decision making with goal-based optimization.