Supply chain and distribution

Under its AI agenda, Sobi's capital markets presentation includes applying data and AI to optimize supply and reduce cost of goods sold.

An AI tool used in manufacturing and supply to help decide how production batches are allocated.

Lilly's CIDO named demand forecasting as one of the business areas where the company applies AI.

Merck uses generative AI to produce supply chain risk assessments when disruptive events occur, reporting a turnaround of less than half an hour.

Weights & Biases says GSK now uses agents that detect anomalies, present root-cause hypotheses to the brand manager and simulate downstream scenarios, in an agentic supply-chain setup built with Microsoft.

Partners: Microsoft, Weights & Biases

The same risk-management list includes market inventory prediction using AI as part of Shionogi's business-model and operations reform.

Takeda's Japan manufacturing and supply unit brought in an AI demand-forecasting model for production planning. It replaces a mostly history-and-expert approach.

In a talk summarised by OMP, J&J described its next-generation supply planning tool, including an AI assistant that surfaces insights for planners in real time.

Partners: OMP

J&J analyses demand swings, supplier performance and other data with machine learning to anticipate events that could disrupt product supply.

Use of plai in biopharma supply chain to flag likely low-inventory positions ahead of time so planners can act earlier.

Partners: Aily Labs