Council Post: How AI Can Support The Supply Chain And Overcome Hurdles

Lidia Yan is Co-Founder and CEO at NEXT, overseeing its vision and growth. The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything the logistics sector has seen. While the industry is old enough that it's been through epidemics, the global nature of today's supply chain coupled with a laser-like focus on efficiency (often "just-in-time" shipping) has created a unique set of challenges. Thus far, many of the approaches ensuring essential goods make it into the hands of those that need them have relied on the sheer willpower of the truckers, warehouse packers and port workers who are willing to brave the environment. However, behind the scenes and out of the public eye, artificial intelligence (AI) is powering hundreds of logistics decisions and overcoming thousands of external hurdles.