AI has become a main topic of discussion and intrigue in recent years. The reason behind this widespread fascination is justified. As we all know, AI holds promise across various industries, even within the consumer goods sector.
AI-powered solutions let businesses streamline and enhance various aspects of their operations, from supply chain management and demand forecasting to personalized marketing and customer service. Machine learning algorithms also let companies analyze vast amounts of data to uncover valuable insights, enabling them to make data-driven decisions that lead to improved efficiency and profitability.
Yeah, AI has the potential to revolutionize how consumer goods are produced, marketed and sold. The challenge is businesses typically do not know how to go about applying it within their organizations.
Alloy.ai, a software platform that helps consumer brands rapidly sense and adjust to changes in consumer demand and supply chain disruptions, is positioning itself to be that crutch to help businesses apply AI. Alloy.ai recently launched new predictive and generative AI features to help companies overcome the sales, inventory, forecasting and supply chain challenges they are facing due to an uncertain economy and unpredictable consumer demand.
Alloy.ai is building upon its core capabilities, which encompass the analysis of point-of-sale, or POS, trends, alerts for lost sales across various retailers, and experiments to gauge the impact of promotional activities.
One significant addition is the proactive identification of potential stock risks within warehouses. Utilizing advanced simulations, Alloy.ai aids replenishment teams in predicting well in advance if there's a looming risk of low inventory in warehouses. This foresight enables timely corrective actions, aiming to improve fill rates, ensure on-time shipping, reduce OTIF (On-Time In Full) fines and minimize disruptions to downstream on-shelf availability.
Alloy.ai also introduces a feature that identifies opportunities for boosting sales through retail replenishment recommendations. The platform offers actionable suggestions that precisely indicate the additional inventory needed to preempt retail stockouts. These recommendations are backed by data-driven insights, making it easier for replenishment teams to persuade retail buyers.
Furthermore, Alloy.ai enhances supply chain visibility by enabling the monitoring of inventory levels and trends across multiple channels. This includes tracking inventory in their warehouses as well as partner retail distribution centers, e-commerce fulfillment centers and physical stores. This holistic view provides a macro understanding of where products are accumulating and where they are depleting within the supply chain.
“With today’s launch we’re giving our customers the predictive and prescriptive AI features they’ve been seeking — features they can easily apply to their business today to drive millions in new revenue and reduce costly mistakes like out-of-stocks and OTIF fines,” said Joel Beal, co-founder and CEO of Alloy.ai.
In addition to these operational enhancements, Alloy.ai introduced AI-driven conversational capabilities. The Alloy.ai assistant, powered by generative AI, allows users to ask supply chain and sales-related questions using natural language. This intuitive feature delivers instant answers, eliminating the need for users to configure complex dashboards or manually sift through data, making data-driven decision-making more accessible and efficient.
Alloy.ai streamlines the process of integrating and structuring diverse, unorganized data inputs. As a result, clients confidently prepare their data for AI applications, simplifying the adoption of advanced technologies like predictive analytics and artificial intelligence.
Edited by
Greg Tavarez
