Manufacturing Magazine November 2024 | Page 121

Georgia-Pacific processing at GreenBay
Georgia-Pacific : Gen AI to power safety & sustainability Georgia-Pacific is a renowned American manufacturer of ubiquitous household packaging and goods brands . From Brawny ® paper towels to Dixie ® cups , you ’ ll find their products in public restaurants , bars and medical facilities .
In 2023 their revenue was US $ 17bn , with 35,000 employees across more than thirty US states . Georgia-Pacific is a Koch Industries company , part of a network that has exceeded US $ 125bn in revenue and employed 120,000 people worldwide from more than 60 countries .
Roshan Shah is Georgia-Pacific ’ s Vice President of Applied AI and Products . His role specifically addresses the development and deployment of organisational AI solutions that create profound business value .
“ We view technology , and Generative AI in particular , as a key enabler to operations ,” he says .
“ Generative AI brings forward a lot of potential opportunities , such as helping train and inform our manufacturing employees on best practices that proactively predict failures , alert employees to risks and other problems so they can be quickly addressed and reduce environmental impact .
“ This helps our facilities run safer and more efficiently which positively impacts our employees , customers , and the communities we operate in .”
Over the past year , Georgia-Pacific has developed and deployed a range of Gen AI solutions .
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