TECH & AI
In the manufacturing sector , supply chain disruptions are part of day-to-day life , but it ’ s important to consider those in the context of overall supply chain management . At Blue Yonder , Puneet Saxena , Corporate Vice President of Industry Strategies for Manufacturing , and his team look at technology innovation in three parts :
• AI
• End-to-end supply chain management
• Interoperability .
Software developer Blue Yonder is a world leader in digital supply chain innovation .
“ We decide which sub verticals to target , our message for each of these sub verticals , our solutions and how we differentiate and add value to our customers in the process ,” Puneet explains . “ We currently focus on high technology , semiconductors , consumer packaged goods , food and beverages , automotive , industrial and life sciences industries . Industry strategy is about working with your product and continuing to enhance your solutions to add value to the market and customers .”
Puneet has worked in the manufacturing industry since 1993 , starting out as a manufacturing analyst with a semiconductor company , where his role was to bring in new practices to the industry .
“ After six years , I moved to i2 Technologies based in Dallas . At the time it was one of the pioneering companies that brought in supply chain planning software to global enterprises ; we were thinking about supply chain planning as connected planning and end-to-end global optimisation ,” Puneet says .
Later on , i2 Technologies was acquired by JDA Software , which was heavily focused on machine learning and AI . JDA Software then acquired Blue Yonder , another market leader in AI solutions for retail and supply chain , which is how Puneet ended up where he is now .
122 July 2024