Retail giant Carrefour has announced that it has become the first in France to implement artificial intelligence to optimise supply chain management, and reduce food waste. The project is a part of the'Carrefour 2022' transformation plan to meet customer expectations through the introduction of advanced technologies. Carrefour will integrate a software developed by advanced analytics leader SAS into its supply chain. The software, SAS Viya, will collect and process data from stores, warehouses, and e-commerce sites. Analysis of the data will help the retailer to understand the nature of demand in various outlets, and accordingly arrange for the supply of products – thereby reducing stock outage and overstocking.