A few weeks back, I talked about the high costs generated by deployment variability. You may recall this graphic of an actual plant to DC lane volume in trucks...
Now Dan Gilmore is quoting noted Gartner Analyst Amber Salley:
"But Gartner says it is seeing a number of companies combining more traditional planning software with an AI/analytics platform supporting the short-term time horizon.
So what does it mean? Among other recommendations, Salley suggests that companies identify areas of greatest variability in the short-term time horizon. Next, they should determine which type of advanced analytic or AI techniques can be applied to better absorb the variability in planning, sometimes in combination."
Sounds like LevelLoad: