Why Leadership Might Be Looking at AI Through the Wrong Lens
The greatest use of AI won’t come from doing work faster or cheaper. It will come from helping people solve
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/ The apparel industry is looking to AI to help manage more complex supply chains and demand for more finely tuned inventory management.
AI continues to deepen its role in apparel sourcing. Most large brands are already using AI in design development, 3D sampling, and demand planning.
However, more brands are now trying to roll out AI in other parts of their supply chain management as they struggle to cope with an escalating list of challenges including managing more sourcing countries, sustainability demands and speed to market.
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